Donald Pleasence

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 5, 1919

died

February 2, 1995

place of birth

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

also known as

Donald Pleasance · Don Pleasence · Donald Plesance · Donald Henry Pleasence

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Donald Henry Pleasence OBE (October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995) was an English actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during a career which spanned over four decades. Often typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence is arguably best-known for his work in two of cinema's most successful franchises - James Bond and Halloween.

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Known For

Filmography

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Halloween
7.6

Halloween

1978as Loomis
You Only Live Twice
6.6

You Only Live Twice

1967as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Great Escape
7.9

The Great Escape

1963as Blythe 'The Forger'
Escape from New York
7.0

Escape from New York

1981as President of the United States
Warrior Queen
3.6

Warrior Queen

1987as Clodius Flaucus
Halloween II
6.6

Halloween II

1981as Sam Loomis
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
6.2

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988as Dr. Loomis
THX 1138
6.5

THX 1138

1971as SEN
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
5.1

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995as Dr. Loomis
Phenomena
6.8

Phenomena

1985as Professor John McGregor
Prince of Darkness
6.8

Prince of Darkness

1987as Priest
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
5.3

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989as Dr. Sam Loomis
Will Penny
6.7

Will Penny

1967as Preacher Quint
The Eagle Has Landed
6.7

The Eagle Has Landed

1976as Himmler
Fantastic Voyage
6.7

Fantastic Voyage

1966as Dr. Michaels
Watch Out, We're Mad
7.4

Watch Out, We're Mad

1974as Doctor
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965as The Dark Hermit - Satan
The Count of Monte-Cristo
6.8

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975as Danglars
Cul-de-sac
6.7

Cul-de-sac

1966as George
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025as Self (archive footage)
Wake in Fright
7.2

Wake in Fright

1971as Doc Tydon
Soldier Blue
6.8

Soldier Blue

1970as Isaac Q. Cumber
Dracula
6.4

Dracula

1979as Dr. Jack Seward
All Quiet on the Western Front
6.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979as Kantorek
Escape to Witch Mountain
6.4

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975as Lucas Deranian
The Thief and the Cobbler
7.1

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993as Phido the Vulture (voice)
Shadows and Fog
6.7

Shadows and Fog

1991as Doctor
Oh, God!
6.4

Oh, God!

1977as Doctor Harmon
1984
6.5

1984

1956as R. Parsons
Power Play
7.2

Power Play

1978as Blair
The Monster Club
5.8

The Monster Club

1981as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
The Night of the Generals
6.8

The Night of the Generals

1967as General Kahlenberge
Alone in the Dark
5.9

Alone in the Dark

1982as Leo Bain
The Last Tycoon
6.3

The Last Tycoon

1976as Boxley
Hanna's War
5.3

Hanna's War

1988as Captain Thomas Rosza
The Hallelujah Trail
6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

1965as 'Oracle' Jones
Buried Alive
4.3

Buried Alive

1989as Dr. Schaeffer
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.4

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978as B.D. Brockhurst
A Breed Apart
5.8

A Breed Apart

1984as J.P. Whittier
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
6.5

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989as Jason Rafiel
The Hour of the Pig
6.2

The Hour of the Pig

1993as Pincheon
Telefon
6.6

Telefon

1977as Nicolai Dalchimsky
Witness for the Prosecution
6.5

Witness for the Prosecution

1982as Mr. Myers
The Pied Piper
6.0

The Pied Piper

1972as The Baron
Ten Little Indians
4.9

Ten Little Indians

1989as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.3

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954as Syme
Ground Zero
6.8

Ground Zero

1987as Prosper Gaffney
Death Line
5.8

Death Line

1972as Inspector Calhoun
The Uncanny
5.9

The Uncanny

1977as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
Jaguar Lives!
4.2

Jaguar Lives!

1979as General Villanova