As well as radio, Vincent Price found documentaries to be the perfect vehicle for his iconic voice, while many of the subjects tapped into both his screen horror persona and his passions for art and rollercoasters.
Links marked (*) for more information about the programme.
You can watch clips or the full documentary marked (**)
1951
Notes on the Port of St. Francis**
Pictura: Adventure in Art*
1952
The Ancient Maya
– Documentary short
1953
Crucifixion
– Documentary short
1957
Odyssey
– Documentary series, 1 Episode
Revolution of the Eye
– CBS documentary
Eight Steps to Peace
– Charter Review
– The Answer Now
1960
It Happened in Hollywood
– The Western
– The Comedies
1961
Naked Terror
(This was the original title to Richard Matheson’s screenplay for Last Man on Earth. It ended up being about Zulu tribes. Status: MIA)
1962
Vincent Price Collection of Fine Art (Sears Promotional Campaign)**
1963
Chagall
– Documentary short, Narrator (English version)
Exploring
– Documentary series, 1 episode
Taboos of the World **
– Trailer only, but not Vincent’s narration
1964
Horror!!
– Documentary short
The House on Art Hill
– Documentary, host
1965
If These Walls Could Speak
– Virginia City, Nevada
– Versailles
– Tsarkoe Selo
– Sutter’s Mill
– San Juan Capistrano
– Port Arthur Jail **
– Pompeii
– Peterhof Palace
– Mount Vernon
– Kronberg Castle
– Kilmainham Jail
– Iolani Palace
– Hampton Court, England
– Fushimi Castle
– Edinburgh Castle
– Chapultepec Palace
1966
Monsters and Madonnas: The World of William Mortensen
– Documentary short
Caravan Around the World
– Episodes 1-5
Great American Museums
– The DeYoung in San Francisco **
1967
Eye on Art
– The St Louis Art Scene
1968
The City of Gods
– Documentary, Narrator (English version)
Attic Civilization: The MH DeYoung Memorial Museum
1969
The Heart of Variety
– Documentary, Self
1971
The Anna Kaseman Hospital Story
– Documentary short
The Beginning of the End of the World
– Documentary
1972
Sophia T Salvin Elementary School
– Documentary short
1973
The Art Institute: A Self-Portrait
– Documentary, host
Oscar Howe: Sioux Painter
– Documentary short
Film Making Techniques: Acting
– Documentary short, Self
Aquarius
– Documentary series, Self (1 episode)
1974
The Tender Trap (AKA Death Trap) **
1975
Winds of Change
– Documentary short, narrator
1976
Hollywood
– Documentary short, narrator
Project 13
– Documentary series, narrator/voice (1 episode)
1977
Gregory Peck: A Living Biography
– Documentary, Self
World Hunger Telethon: The Cry of a Hurting World… I’m Hungry!
– Documentary, Self
The World of Vincent Price
– Documentary pilot
1978
Personal View
– Documentary series, Self (1 episode)
1979
V.I.P.-Schaukel
– Documentary series, Self (1 episode)
Hollywood Greats
– Documentary series, Self (1 episode)
Symbols of Lives Past: The Rambova Collection
– Documentary, narrator
1980
Days of Fury ** (Trailer only)
America Screams
To Venice with Love
– Documentary, Self
1981
The Language of the Flowers **
1982
The Walters
– Documentary short, narrator
1983
Missouri Arts Council
– Documentary short, narrator (Slide Presentation)
Mysteries of the Supernatural
– TV documentary special, host
Out of Control
– TV documentary special, host
Tales from the Vatican Collection
– Documentary, narrator
The Making of Thriller
– Video documentary, Voice (uncredited)
1984
Vincent Price’s Halloween Thriller
– TV Special, host
1985
Spirit of Quality
– Video documentary short, self/narrator
Looking for Perfection
– Video documentary short, narrator
Don’t Scream: It’s Only a Movie!
– Documentary, self (intro)
An American Portrait – Mathew B Brady
– TV documentary, self/host
The Violent Universe
– Documentary, narrator
Idea Power
– Documentary short, narrator
1986
Vincent Price’s Dracula: The Great Undead **
Cinéma cinémas **
(This wonderful interview features Vincent at his Malibu beach house where he discusses his role as Rattigan in The Great Mouse Detective)
1987
Creepy Classics **
Strange But True Football Stories **
Vincent Price: The Sinister Image
– Documentary, self
1988
Once in A Lifetime…
– Documentary, self (1 episode)
The Mysterious Death of the Dinosaurs
– Documentary, narrator
1989
Bat Talk
– Documentary, self
Step Into the Third Dimension **
– Nishika 3D Camera promo
1990
The House of the Seven Gables: A Guided Tour with Vincent Price **
In the Director’s Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands
– Documentary, self
Appreciating Art
– TV documentary series, 29 episodes, self/host
1991
Relative Values
– Documentary, self (1 episode)
American Masters
– Documentary, self (1 episode)
The Horror Hall of Fame II
– Inductee
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
– Documentary, self
Helen Hayes: First Lady of the American Theatre
– Documentary, self
1994
Vincent Price: My Life and Crimes
– Video documentary
A Visit with Vincent
– Tim Burton’s unfinished video documentary