History Creator / VincentPrice

* EvilIsHammy: His theatrics as villains are the main reason to watch his films. Especially in ''Film/TheatreOfBlood'' where he played a GiftedlyBad Shakespearean actor who murders critics.

** WesternAnimation/The13GhostsOfScoobyDoo: He invokes DarkIsNotEvil as Vincent Van Ghoul, a fittingly creepy, yet charming warlock [[InkSuitActor drawn to look like himself]] that's ultimately heroic with the end goal of helping Scooby and his friends re-capture the 13 Ghosts that escaped from the Demon Chest

** In the original ''Film/{{The Fly|1958}}'' he's a perfectly nice guy just trying to understand what terrible fate has befallen his friend.

In his later years, Price struggled with both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and Parkinson's decease, which made acting difficult for him. He eventually passed away from complications related to lung cancer in 1993, at the age of 82.

An extremely progressive person for his time, he publicly denounced racial and religious intolerance as early as 1950, and even got a position on the Indian Arts and Crafts Board under the Eisenhower administration (which he claimed came as a surprise to him, considering he was a Democrat). He immediately [[OpenMindedParent came out in support of his daughter]] when she admitted she was a lesbian, going so far as to decry openly homophobic political figures (and if his daughter is to be believed, this is likely in part due to him having queer tendencies himself).

He also provided the creepy narrator voice and EvilLaugh in Music/MichaelJackson's "Music/{{Thriller}}" and Music/AliceCooper's "Devil's Food". On the 1960s ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series, he had a semi-recurring role as the [[{{Foreshadowing}} world's greatest criminal mind]], [[HurricaneOfPuns Egghead]], notable as one of only two villains on the show (the other being King Tut) to deduce Bruce Wayne's secret identity. He also voiced the DiabolicalMastermind of ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'', Professor Ratigan (which he would later say was one of his favourite roles). In addition, in 1971 he spent a few days in Canada doing segments for that goofy mainstay of Canadian kids' TV, ''The Hilarious House of Frightenstein'', with his segments being distributed among the series' impressive 130-episode run. In the 1970s Price also lent his face and name to a number of novelty products, such as a kit that allowed children to create their own ''shrunken heads'' (using only apples, however) which was advertised in comic books throughout that decade.

* ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'' (1948) --brief but memorable voice cameo

He also provided the creepy narrator voice and EvilLaugh in Music/MichaelJackson's "Music/{{Thriller}}" and Music/AliceCooper's "Devil's Food". On the 1960s ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}'' TV series, he had a semi-recurring role as the [[{{Foreshadowing}} world's greatest criminal mind]], [[HurricaneOfPuns Egghead]], notable as one of only two villains on the show (the other being King Tut) to deduce Bruce Wayne's secret identity. He also voiced the DiabolicalMastermind of ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective'', Professor Ratigan (which he would later say was one of his favourite roles). In addition, in 1971 he spent a few days in Canada doing segments for that goofy mainstay of Canadian kids' TV, ''The Hilarious House of Frightenstein'', with his segments being distributed among the series' impressive 130-episode run. In the 1970s Price also lent his face and name to a number of novelty products, such as a kit that allowed children to create their own ''shrunken heads'' (using only apples, unfortunately) which was advertised in comic books throughout that decade.

* ''Tower of London'' (1962)

* EvilLaugh: One of the undisputed ''masters'' of this trope, his cackling is so distinctive that when [[Franchise/TheHauntedMansion Phantom Manor]] initially replaced his narration track with a fully French-language one, they couldn't bear to give up his villainous laughter.

** In fact, he said in an interview around the time of the film's release, "If anybody but Disney had asked me [to audition for a role], I would have been offended."