VINCENT PRICE - Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (1974)

Actor Vincent Price guests on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (May 17, 1974). Topics include game shows, horror and artwork. Price died of lung cancer on October 25, 1993, at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 82.

[@hungfao]

I met Price at my college back in 1976. He was a complete class act.

[@ebmk96]

Why does that not surprise me. Old school. 👍👍👍

[@srothbardt]

Did you get his autograph?

[@hungfao]

@@srothbardt No. I don't do autographs. I shook his hand and we chatted. I was running up a stairway and wasn't looking where I was going. Suddenly I become aware of someone in front of me. I look up and YIKES!! It's Vincent Price. He looked down and in that instantly recognizable voice said, 'Hello, son'. I ran into Bill Murray a couple of years ago. I shook his hand as well and told him he was great. As I walked away he gave me this odd look like 'What? You don't want an autograph or talk?'

[@gisellel12357]

I’m so jealous. I had a crush on him but well after he’d died. I just love the voice and his style throughout his career.

[@barbaraarnzen5181]

Power to you! 👍

[@jeffking4176]

He went to school with my mom’s brothers. When he came back to St.Louis, he ran into mom. He remembered her. He took mom and I out to dinner. What a wonderful sweet, Gentleman. Great sense of humor. Extremely intelligent. Kind…. It was so much fun. I was maybe 10(?) years old.

[@inachambersofhellohellohel575]

💞🌹What a lovely memory to have 🌹💞

[@bobjg1956]

wow precious memory indeed friend!

[@petejones879]

Vincent was such a classy stylish charismatic actor.. I love him to bits

[@jameswoodridge7712]

Vincent Price is one of the greatest American actors of all time. 💫🌟

[@markscungio2996]

Price was highly intelligent, well read, a trained gourmet...a wonderful man and his eife was lovely

[@tomtalker2000]

What a stellar actor he was. I always loved Vincent. Class act all the way around.

[@ThomasJones-sz3sx]

One Of A Kind For Sure!!

[@vinceniederman]

@@ThomasJones-sz3sxShame We Don’t Have Nice Celebrities As Much at Times Even Though There’s Some of Them Who Are Nice and Friendly Like Vincent Price

[@steveperry1344]

i as a remember as a school kid our teacher once brought in a record player and a record of vincent price reading poe stories to get us interested in literature.

[@SGrey-fk3zf]

Vincent Price's cookbook is incredible. Restaurants around the world. Well worth checking out.

[@micheltremblay-m2y]

the voice of Vincent Price..!!!!!!!!!

[@ThomasJones-sz3sx]

Priceless!!!!!!!!!

[@Katnip452]

Price was priceless. Great guest

[@XAdaLgi]

I love that he goes to the movies to watch other ppl's movies and attend to his own movies to scare the crap out of unsuspecting audiences😂He is a gentlemanly rascal. I love it❤

[@jimcoleman598]

Johnny Carson and an intelligent / talented guest just chatting away. Carson had his great comedy skits, but was a very good host, actually listened to the guests. What a concept for a talk show. Vincent Price was a gem.

[@jamesdenofantiquity]

I like seeing this part of Price and knowing that he had a great hobby. Art is not my cup of tea but I admire his ability.

[@Czechbound]

I believe when he died his art collection was worth many millions. Steve Martin is another actor well regarded for his knowledge or art and for his extensive ( and very valuable ) art collection. Dennis Hopper was another. You can find on here Mr. Hopper taking a ( BBC ? ) production team around part of his collection and explaining why he bought the painting and why it is important.

[@delavalmilker]

I didn't realize that Vincent Price was such a tall man. He towers over everybody else on the stage.

[@SomeGamesAreTooFun]

6'3-6'4 at his peak, Christopher Lee was about an inch taller.

[@wingtip7149]

Nothing was forced, Johnny listened and learned from Vincent, and Vincent, who knows his stuff about art, was so casual, not condescending at all, the conversation was smooth and interesting.

[@williamescolantejr5871]

Wonderful that a younger generation,hopefully younger generation has taken a interest into Vincent Price.I miss those days as a kid watching his movies on tv an the movies

[@andrewrodgers2180]

Thank you very much for putting this clip up. Mr. Price is a stand up guy, a true gentleman and icon of horror cinema.

[@reybarreto7979]

Erudite and debonair, Price was a real class act.

[@geoffm9944]

Vincent Price was a great dramatic actor, and in a very long career, he featured in countless movies playing a flamboyant, erudite and eccentric character. He was a scene stealer in so many films because of his haunting Shakespearean deep and seductive voice as well as his plethora of facial expressions, ranging from stern to false sincerity. In many respects, Vincent Price was extremely comfortable in historical costume drama films, playing the cad and in modern drama, playing the suave and chilling villain. He was not only brilliant in the epic biblical film: The Ten Commandments - playing the callous and odious Baka, the slave overseer, but these same talents of portraying a figure of terror, were also used to petrify audiences to great effect when he was cast as the religious zealot, Matthew Hopkins, in the film: Witchfinder General. Vincent Price was a remarkable actor.

[@waldopepper1]

Yes, agreed..he was an outstanding actor. Thank you for reminding me he was in The Ten Commandments.

[@Pashasmom1]

Even when I was a kid, I loved Mr. Price. There was just something about him that I liked. The Dr. Phibes movies were probably my favorites, and his cameo in Edward Scissorhands.

[@julienielsen3746]

I was hoping this was the one with the paintings. I enjoyed Vincent talking about the paintings.

[@michaelhughes8057]

I met Vincent Price at Queens College after his show, Diversions and Delights, in which he played Oscar Wilde. I didn't get his autograph, because he didn't have time for them. But I shook hands with him and told him he put on a good performance, as usual. He was a resl gentleman and thanked every one for coming to see his performance. May he R.I.P.

[@bobert8618]

Saw him in the North End of Boston in the fall of 1985. Just staring at this very handsome well-dressed man, holding court with about eight ladies who were surrounding him, trying to figure out who he was. Then it dawned on one of my friends who it was and we were tempted to cross Hanover and just say "hey Vince Price!", but from the looks of those women we knew he was trapped 😄 they weren't going to share him. He was smiling and they were laughing. The very definition of a charming gentleman.

[@deanm375]

I'm glad I watch the entire video. The review of the painting was really refreshing. I wish the modern late night show would give serious coverage of the arts instead of constantly playing for laughs or lecturing their audiences on how they should think about politics.

[@TheWilkReport]

I was born the very night after this broadcast!

[@SandraDeefan]

A 70s baby.😃

[@showtunestarpower]

I love the tour through the art gallery. What a great idea!

[@brucejay1409]

Seek out the "Columbo" episode where he goes to an art gallery. Peter Falk at his comedic best

[@wjack4728]

Remember as a kid I'd run to the theater when a Vincent Price movie was playing. He was in one of the strangest movies ever made, "Confessions of an Opium Eater"(1962). If you like strange movies, check it out.

[@AlcibiadesMD]

Love that film. 👍

[@TheMrB]

Vincent was a beautiful man.

[@jjscalf]

Must now have a Vincent Price cookbook.

[@JimBischoff1184]

Just a truly nice man !

[@brucejay1409]

This was, obviously, long before Joan and Johnny had a massive falling out. Anyway.... Vincent Price.... all-time favorite if mine. Great actor and interesting, stylish personality

[@marcyfan-tz4wj]

the notion that vincent was the scary guy on stage this night...i love carson but the way he treated joan rivers was right out of a vincent price film. as i said, i love the guy but all joan rivers tried to do is have her own show and make carson-like money. he never spoke to her again. 3 (or 4) legends for certain but carson's the one i'd have been most fearful of.

[@susanb2015]

It would be great to turn on my free b&w TV on and see Vincent Price on Johnny Carson

[@divox9pqr]

Price found his niche in the horror genre, but in his early days he had leading man potential, and should have been in more films as the romantic lead.

[@MusicFilmGeek]

Vincent Price a classy actor a gentleman who is sadly missed . Towards the end of his life he did a wonderful film with Bette Davis called The Whales of August it's a gem of a film 🎥

[@WolfRun59]

Loved watching his movies on TV and a few in the theater. No matter how bad the script may have been, he found a way to elevate the film with his acting. The horror legends; Price, Lee, Karloff, Cushing, Newsome. I miss the four them. I’m looking forward to the passing of the last one.

[@markperry4536]

Vincent was very charming.

[@joeycentofanti1987]

RIP to all those on this show

[@johnsewell6593]

Vincent Price was the host of a Canadian Horror/comedy show from 1971 called "the Hillarious House of Frightenstein". It originated in Hamilton Ontario and ran for a couple of years. The multi-talented Billy Van played practically the entire cast of characters. If you get a chance its worth a look. Price is like the Host Narrator whos only seen at the "intro" and the "outro"..... Its really wacky entertainment that I highly recommend.

[@cyoungso]

price recorded all those in one day

[@markseib4173]

Loved that show!!

[@dwightropp3014]

Yes, I have lived my whole life not too far west of Hamilton and watched that TV show often in my youth. Billy was just hilarious while hamming it up as the various characters. And Vincent's voice was unforgettable, of course! Price really spread himself around, always popping up in productions here and there, having also done narration on Alice Cooper's song, "Welcome To My Nightmare" and of course, on the song, "Thriller" by the King of Pop himself.

[@CloneShockTrooper]

1974 what a year

[@Leif-yv5ql]

Vincent Price was the best!

[@jonniereynolds7915]

There will never be another like him, ever.

[@robertdinunzio1749]

Vincent was great as Egghead in the Batman t.v show in the 60's and was a narrator of sorts in Michael Jackson's Thriller

[@jimcoleman598]

Also narrated Alice Coopers "The Black Widow" from the album "Welcome to my Nightmare" How fitting! lol

[@robertdinunzio1749]

@@jimcoleman598 I'm not really an Alice Cooper fan so I can't fully understand your reference but Price had that special kind of texture to his voice in a sinister way. Fitting for Cooper indeed!

[@jimcoleman598]

@@robertdinunzio1749 Im sure you can google it on youtube....it's vintage Vincent Price. Funny thing is Alice Coopers real first name is Vincent lol

[@dbarker7794]

Price was such a good actor. Wish he'd gotten to work with a great director like Scorsese.

[@palmereldritch7777]

.....he worked with Mankiewicz, Otto Preminger, Frit'z Lang, Cecil B.De Mille and Corman, Lindsay Anderson. Most actors could only hope to be so lucky.

[@deanm375]

Vincent Price was a large man. He looks like a giant next to Johnny.

[@dbarker7794]

I've seen him in so many movies and never realized how tall he is.

[@robertmarszalek1978]

You got me curious about his height I Googled it and it says he was 6'4. I never realized he was that tall but you were right he looked like a giant compared to everybody there. My favorite will always be the first Dr phibes movie and I also really loved him the movie where he was the last man on Earth or at least he thought he was. But really everything he played was awesome and one of a kind and what a Incredibles sense of humor and wit he possessed he wasn't that funny in this show for whatever reason Johnny seemed a bit insecure and kept talking over him which was strange and Vincent seemed a bit obsessed with Joan Rivers so it felt a little awkward and uncomfortable for some reason I don't really know why but that was really cool with the art critiques I also didn't know what a great art Aficionado Vincent was. I've watched other interviews with him and he literally will make you laugh your ass off is sense of dry humor is incredible kind of like Bob Newhart only with a little more panache

[@susanb2015]

​@@robertmarszalek1978 I like a horror movie he did with Peter Lorre. Edgar Allen Poe The Cat I think. I think there were a few movie shorts in it.

[@robertmarszalek1978]

@@susanb2015 yes that is a good one too! Vincent did some gangster noir films as well I can't think of any titles offhand but if you Google it he played a pretty good gangster as well

[@susanb2015]

@@robertmarszalek1978 I'll look for them. He was on the Brady Bunch too. The crazy archaeologist.

[@phaedrabacker2004]

Excellent interview.

[@judyledbetter3915]

Amazing Gentleman. I Met Him Years Ago. God Bless 💗🙏

[@4stringz.]

Joan & Vincent. LEGENDS

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

John's staff very original/creative with show ideas 💡

[@kendonfahr8337]

What's truly sad is that all three of these main speakers are dead 😢

[@barbaraarnzen5181]

I always appreciated him as an actor!! ❤️🎥 I envy those who've met him. 👍

[@CallMeMrRook]

Shame Johnny loves the sound of his own voice... Vincent has a unique voice

[@Gwaithmir]

I think the first movie I saw Vincent Price in was "The Pit and the Pendulum."

[@chaosfive55]

That was my first Vincent Price film, and it remains my #1 Favorite Movie! 😁

[@765kvline]

A very splendid movie.

[@dangerman5617]

I wish Carson would have talked more about horror movies with Vincent Price. Everyday is Halloween for many people.

[@SandraDeefan]

All my favourite people of tv, music , films are dead😢including these three. Todays " celebrities " are pretty sub standard in general i think.

[@donhailer4994]

Vincent and Joan must have become close later in life because after his death she received some of his ashes. And later still, Joan gave a portion of his ashes to Robin Quivers.

[@gkmacca1]

A classic example of bad talk show interviewing: ask a question, don't wait for the answer, ask another question, don't wait for the answer, ask another question, etc etc.

[@lindenarden667]

He's kind of a scary Fred Rogers.

[@alexkije]

great show!

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

Vincent was hilarious on The Hollywood Squares!

[@cityslick007]

Dr. Phibes himself

[@vickilindberg6336]

Carson could handle everyone so well. Today they don't dare put two guests together let alone the likes of Joan Rivers & Vincent Price.

[@bobert8618]

Joan looked good...

[@gogoyubari366]

Joan Rivers is so pretty and Vincent is a legend!

[@leilanirocks]

5:30 Vincent Price exhalts Northern Michigan!

[@stevenj9970]

Late night talk shows are garbage now first of all, you don't have the star quality that's so permeated the entertainment business back in those days and the late night talk show host would never spend time doing something like this which is totally fascinating....

[@PlayNiceFolks]

The best actors of today are leagues better than the best actors of that day, objectively so, if you know anything about acting as an art.

[@stevenj9970]

@@PlayNiceFolks sir you're just so wrong

[@dangerman5617]

PlayNiceFolks = Derp?

[@pendorran]

The artist Martin Broderson, 1928-2011, deaf from birth.

[@matthewfisher-sp5fq]

I like the film marquee of the red death it's called something like that ?

[@brooke8567]

Masque of the red death

[@brookehanley3659]

All gone

[@les-b5p]

Nice zinger at Marlon Braaaaaaando.

[@darkerufo]

10:33 "5000 dollars" sounds like Information Society's sample

[@ModMokkaMatti]

InSoc is apparently big in South America, but still woefully underrated in the US, all these years later.

[@WolfRun59]

What Tone Loc originally paid Van Halen’s management for sampling Jamie’s Crying. Oh Eddie didn’t like that.

[@christosyal5883]

Off topic, but that is such a stylish desk! I want it

[@Nomed38]

IIRC that desk is in a museum dedicated to broadcast memorabilia. I do agree it is a strikingly handsome desk.

[@timgarrett203]

@@Nomed38That and the green shag carpet! Pure 1970’s…

[@RezSkel]

if you watch with some care you'll notice every time Johnny reaches to his left for a cigarette the camera changes to the guest

[@kmsmith49]

I liked Carson, but he talks too much here. He keeps interrupting Vincent Price.

[@shadesofgray5476]

He seemed a bit nervous or intimidated by Vincent Price.

[@alartandy]

Saw Vincent Price at East Carolina University in the early 70's and besides being an engaging speaker--mentioning how Ava Gardner (and her rather generous breasts) was discovered by hanging up tobacco leaves--he spoke with students backstage afterward. He was very approachable and affable.

[@frannyleyden7988]

He was great in The Song of Bernadette.

[@kimmathis1945]

The guy was great in anything he was in.

[@melissapietrok8050]

Need to go when it's time 😢

[@melissapietrok8050]

Wow sad 😢

[@michaelhughes8057]

By coincidence May 17 is one of my sisters' birthday.

[@jameswest8280]

The master of horror.

[@einarvalentinoronn9870]

DR Death 💀👍

[@audreydaleski1067]

Great movie...???the dungeon. His wife really never died.

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

The irony of the lovefest between Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers...sad, considering, in 2024, we know how that story turned out.

[@Czechbound]

Why is it irony ?

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

@@Czechbound You are not aware of what happened? Joan Rivers was in line to take over the Tonight Show hosting, when Johnny Carson retired. But, she was offered her own show and she "jumped ship" to take that opportunity. Carson considered this a serious betrayal and ended their friendship. I have seen videos where Joan stated that she felt frustrated, waiting, waiting and waiting for an opportunity; who knows? All I know is what the media feeds us, so there could be more (or less) to the story. We all have callouts with friends and relatives, but when someone is famous, the world gets to hear about it. I remember when all this happened and actually witnessed several very silly arguments about the whole affair. I liked them both, so I just felt sad.

[@Czechbound]

@@jeraldbaxter3532 Well, you've schooled me on irony. I didn't realise the definition also included " incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the normal or expected result", which I guess you were referring to. You live. You learn ! All the best and greetings from Prague, CZ

[@connievino4226]

No we don't not really.

[@Czechbound]

@@connievino4226 She got a late night show on another channel after guest hosting for Jonny. After that he completely ghosted her ( would ignore her at parties, never take her phone call etc. ).

[@paulhammons7077]

😅

[@Raven5150]

Out the those 4 people on stage vincent price was the first to die i donr know it that means something but just wierd and something i noticed

[@rockingtr1]

Someday the fakes will be collectable

[@4tarsus]

@1:10 - I will never "forgive" Johnny for how he treated Joan when she started her own show on Fox in late 80s. Whatever his talent, he was a pompous self-centered jerk.

[@melissapietrok8050]

Johnny your sounding weird and wrong 😢

[@jadezee6316]

racist snake rivers...but the great vincent price makes up for it...

[@dragnet11]

Everyone has smokers voice. Hard to watch.

[@PlayNiceFolks]

Well just listen to it instead.

[@satori03]

Vincent Price always makes me happy when I see him

[@astrophelhart3806]

Gay

[@AJ-tp9bk]

So what!!

[@palmereldritch7777]

astrophellar : if you want to out yourself can we see your credentials?

[@tomtalker2000]

Your point...?

[@gisellel12357]

You are? Nothing to be ashamed of sweetie. My favorite people are.

[@dangerman5617]

Yes, astrophelfart is!