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He of the very distinctive voice (1911-93). [[Ink Suit Actor|Appeared]] in ''[[The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo]]'' as Vincent van Ghoul. His other television credits include the [[PBS]] series ''Mystery!'' and the 1950s [[Game Show]] turned interview show ''ESP''. As the villain of such classics as ''[[The Abominable Dr. Phibes]]'', ''[[House on Haunted Hill]]'', and ''[[House of Wax]]'', he and [[Peter Lorre]] have the two most homaged voices when it comes to evil cartoon characters.

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** His character in ''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo'' is pretty much just Price playing himself with magical powers.

** When acting, Price was known to do exaggerated Shakespearean gesticulation. He also did it when he voiced ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'''s [[Big Bad]], Prof. Ratigan (his favorite role), so the animators sketched him during voice-over sessions and animated the poses into Ratigan.

* [[Large Ham]]: Though he was capable of nuance-- from [[Cool Old Guy|Cool Old Guys]] to [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]], such as in ''[[Witchfinder General]]''-- Price's characters tended to be larger than life, but thankfully not cheesy.

* [[Large Ham]]: Though he was capable of nuance-- from [[Cool Old Guy|Cool Old Guys]] to [[Complete Monster|Complete Monsters]], such as in ''Witchfinder General''-- Price's characters tended to be larger than life, but thankfully not cheesy.

** ''Usually'' not cheesy. In ''[[Theater of Blood]]'', he took the cheese to eleven, and [[Rule of Funny|for good reason.]]

** In the 1951 ''His Kind of Woman'', Price co-starred with Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell, playing an [[Errol Flynn]] style matinee idol who, when he helps Bob fight mobsters, gets a huge rush from real-life peril and leaps into the fray loudly spouting Shakespeare. Ham and cheese with plenty of relish.