Dennis Price

Suave English light leading man, who became an equally light character actor

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Born in Twyford, Dennis Price began acting at Oxford University, studied acting under Ronald Adam at the Embassy Theatre School and was on stage from 1937. Alcoholism and tax problems from the mid-1960s led to his absence from Britain and his appearance in some third-rate films. Died of cirrhosis of the liver.

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Main title from Ten Little Indians (1965) (15) featuring Dennis Price — Ten Little Indians (1965) opening credits (15) | Dennis Price

The Price of Fame – The Biography of Dennis Price by Elaine Parker and Gareth Owen. Hardback edition published by Fonthill Media in May, 2018 — The Price of Fame – The Biography of Dennis Price by Elaine Parker

Dennis Price – a Tribute. The Life and Death of Dennis Price, by Elliot J Huntley. Pickard Communication, 2008 — Dennis Price – a Tribute. The Life and Death. Elliot J Huntley, 2008

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Born

Dennis Price was born in Twyford, Berkshire on 23^rd June, 1915.
Died

Dennis Price died of cirrhosis of the liver in Guernsey, Channel Islands on 6^th October, 1973, aged 58.

Watch Dennis Price on British television

- What a Carve Up! (1961)
- Saturday at 10.25am on Sony Movies Classic
- Saturday at 11.25am on Sony Movies Classic
- Saturday at 11.25am on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
- Saturday at 12.25pm on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
- Sunday at 3am on Sony Movies Classic
- Sunday at 4am on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
- 12^th April at 3am on Sony Movies Classic
- 12^th April at 4am on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
- A madman fakes his own death in order to murder his relatives.
- Dear Murderer (1947)
- Monday at 2.45pm on London Live
- Wednesday at 2.15pm on London Live
- Plot and counter-plot among an adulterous triangle.
- School for Scoundrels (1960)
- Monday at 3.15pm on BBC Two HD
- A failure reports to the College of One-Upmanship and his life is transformed.
- Murder Without Crime (1950)
- Tuesday at 2.50am on Talking Pictures
- A blackmailer extracts money for a crime not yet committed.
- Murder at 3am (1953)
- 9^th April at 6am on Talking Pictures
- A police detective suspects that his sister’s boyfriend is a murderer.
- The Cracksman (1963)
- 9^th April at 6.45pm on Talking Pictures
- A master locksmith becomes the unwitting dupe of a gang of safe-crackers.
- Jassy (1947)
- 10^th April at 2.30pm on Talking Pictures
- A gypsy servant girl falls in love with her master but is accused of murder.
- Tunes of Glory (1960)
- 13^th April at 4.10am on Sony Movies Classic
- 13^th April at 5.10am on Sony Movies Classic Plus 1
- The new disciplinarian CO of a Highland regiment crosses swords with his lax, hard-drinking predecessor.

Dennis Price News

- ‘The Price of Fame’, Dennis Price biography published
- 10^th May, 2018
- Author Elaine Parker writes ‘The Price of Fame’, a new biography of British actor, Dennis Price.