
Biography
Dennistoun Franklyn John Rose Price (23 June 1915 – 6 October 1973) was an English actor, best remembered for his role as Louis Mazzini in the film Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) and for his portrayal of the omniscient valet Jeeves in 1960s television adaptations of P. G. Wodehouse's stories.
Personal Life
Price was married to the actress Joan Schofield from 1939 to 1950. They had two daughters. Price was bisexual.In April 1954, he tried to commit suicide by gas in a London guest house. Public sympathy led to a revival of his career and the offer of film roles.
Early Life
Price was born in Ruscombe in Berkshire. He had distant Welsh family connections, and was the son of Brigadier-General Thomas Rose Caradoc Price (1875–1949) CMG DSO (who was a great-grandson of Sir Rose Price, 1st Baronet and, through his mother, a descendant of the Baillie baronets of Polkemmet, near Whitburn, West Lothian) and his wife Dorothy, née Verey, daughter of Sir Henry Verey, Official Referee of the Supreme Court of Judicature. He attended Copthorne Prep School, Radley College and Worcester College, Oxford. He studied acting at the Embassy Theatre School of Acting.
Filmography
All 109
Movies 97
TV shows 12

Son of Dracula (1974)

Lovers of Devil's Island (1973)

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (1973)

Horror Hospital (1973)

Theatre of Blood (1973)

Go for a Take (1972)

That's Your Funeral (1972)

Pulp (1972)

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (1972)

The Adventurer (1972)

Tower of Evil (1972)

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

Twins of Evil (1971)

Jason King (1971)

Vampyros Lesbos (1971)

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)

The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)

Some Will, Some Won't (1970)

The Magic Christian (1969)

Venus in Furs (1969)

The Haunted House of Horror (1969)

Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon (1967)

Callan (1967)

Just Like a Woman (1967)

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (1967)

Curse of the Voodoo (1965)

Ten Little Indians (1965)

The World of Wooster (1965)

A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)

The Comedy Man (1964)

The Horror of It All (1964)

Detective (1964)

Murder Most Foul (1964)

A Jolly Bad Fellow (1963)

The Sentimental Agent (1963)

Harry's Girls (1963)

The V.I.P.s (1963)

Doctor in Distress (1963)

Tamahine (1963)

The Cool Mikado (1963)

The Cracksman (1963)

The Amorous Prawn (1962)

Kill or Cure (1962)

Go to Blazes (1962)

The Pot Carriers (1962)

Play It Cool (1962)

What a Carve Up! (1961)

Watch It, Sailor! (1961)

Victim (1961)

Double Bunk (1961)

The Rebel (1961)

No Love for Johnnie (1961)

Five Golden Hours (1961)

The Avengers (1961)

The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)

The Millionairess (1960)

Tunes of Glory (1960)

Piccadilly Third Stop (1960)

Oscar Wilde (1960)

School for Scoundrels (1960)

No Hiding Place (1959)

I'm All Right Jack (1959)

Don't Panic Chaps! (1959)

The Naked Truth (1957)

Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

A Touch of the Sun (1956)

Port Afrique (1956)

Charley Moon (1956)

Private's Progress (1956)

Oh... Rosalinda!! (1955)

That Lady (1955)

Eight Witnesses (1954)

Time Is My Enemy (1954)

For Better, for Worse (1954)

The Intruder (1953)

Murder at 3am (1953)

Noose for a Lady (1953)

The Frightened Bride (1952)

Song of Paris (1952)

The Magic Box (1952)

The House in the Square (1951)

Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)

Fortune in Diamonds (1951)

Murder Without Crime (1950)

The Dancing Years (1950)

The Lost People (1949)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

The Bad Lord Byron (1949)

Helter Skelter (1949)

Studio One (1948)

Good-Time Girl (1948)

Snowbound (1948)

Easy Money (1948)

The White Unicorn (1947)

The Master of Bankdam (1947)

Jassy (1947)

Holiday Camp (1947)

Dear Murderer (1947)

Hungry Hill (1947)

The Magic Bow (1946)

Caravan (1946)

The Echo Murders (1945)

A Place of One's Own (1945)

A Canterbury Tale (1944)

Nana (1926)

Those British Faces: A Tribute to Dennis Price 1915-1973

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Information
Known for Acting
Gender Male
Birthday 1915-06-23
Deathday 1973-10-06 (58 years old)
Place of birth Twyford, United Kingdom
Height
Spouse Joan Schofield Temperley
Children Tessa Alexandra Rose Rose Price
Father Thomas Rose Price
Mother Dorothy Patience Verey
Citizenships United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also known as Denis Price , Dennistoun John Franklyn Rose-Price
