Ohhh wow...hard question.
Price is far-and-away my favourite actor of all time, and one of my own personal idols as an actor. I've never seen a performance from him that I didn't thoroughly enjoy...but f I had to pick some favourites:
Pit and the Pendulum
House on Haunted Hill
Abominable Dr. Phibes
Theatre of Blood
Masque of the Red Death
Witchfinder General
The Invisible Man Returns
And if you want to go beyond his horror roles - and I strongly suggest that you do - I'd suggest:
The Song of Bernadette
Dragonwyck
Edward Scissorhands
Shock
He only has a small role in Song of Bernadette, but IMO it's one of his greatest performances. His internal monologue near the end of the film is easily one of the high points of his career.
Dragonwyck is equally impressive - one of his first leading roles, and he nails it. such an incredible character, very suave,sophisticated...and, of course, very dark and tortured. It's not a horror movie, but you can certainly see the hallmarks of his horror performances.
And, of course, his role in Edward Scissorhands is flat-out heartbreaking.
It's always nice to see a new Price fan - you're in store from some INCREDIBLE movies.
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