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Donald Pleasence

Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Pleasence, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Oct 5, 1919 In Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
147
First Appeared:
In the movie The Beachcomber 1954-08-10
Latest Project:
Movie Halloween: The Inside Story 2010-10-25
Known For
Filmography
Movie Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Self (archive footage) 2010-05-04
Movie Escape from New Jersey The President 2010-08-03
Movie Halloween: The Inside Story Self (archive footage) 2010-10-25
Movie Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest Himself (archive footage) 2003-08-05
Movie Best Ever Bond Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited) 2002-11-22
Movie In and Out of Fashion Self (archive footage) 1998-03-03
Movie Fatal Frames Professor Robinson 1996-02-15
Movie Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Dr. Sam Loomis 1995-09-29
Movie Guinevere Merlin 1994-05-07
Movie The Hour of the Pig Pincheon 1993-09-25
Movie The Thief and the Cobbler Phido the Vulture (voice) 1993-09-23
Movie Diên Biên Phu Howard Simpson 1992-03-04
Movie Women in Arms Dreyfuss 1991-01-09
Movie Millions Ripa 1991-02-01
Movie Shadows and Fog Doctor 1991-12-05
Movie The House of Usher Walter Usher 1989-04-13
Movie Buried Alive Dr. Schaeffer 1989-09-01
Movie American Rickshaw Rev. Mortom 1989-01-24
Movie Casablanca Express Colonel Bats 1989-12-22
Movie River of Death Heinrich Spaatz 1989-09-29
Movie Ten Little Indians Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave 1989-11-29
Movie Animali metropolitani Prof. Livingstone 1988-05-09
Movie Phantom of Death Inspector Datti 1988-03-11
Movie The Commander Henry Carlson 1988-04-28
Movie Last Platoon Colonel B. Abrahams 1988-08-21
Movie Nosferatu in Venice Don Alvise 1988-09-10
Movie The Great Escape II: The Untold Story Dr. Absalon 1988-11-05
Movie Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Dr. Loomis 1988-10-21
Movie Basements Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room") 1987-05-12
Movie Double Target Sen. Blaster 1987-06-11
Movie Specters Professor Lasky 1987-04-24
Movie Warrior Queen Clodius Flaucus 1987-01-26
Movie Ground Zero Prosper Gaffney 1987-10-01
Movie Prince of Darkness Father Loomis 1987-10-23
Movie Django Strikes Again Ben Gunn 1987-10-22
Movie Into the Darkness David Beckett 1986-01-01
Movie To Kill a Stranger Col. Kostik 1986-02-06
Movie Cobra Mission Father Lenoir 1986-07-31
Movie The Ambassador Minister Eretz 1985-01-11
Movie Dario Argento's World of Horror Self (Archive) 1985-01-01
Movie Phenomena Professor John McGregor 1985-01-25
Movie Black Arrow Sir Oliver Oates 1985-10-09
Movie Nothing Underneath Commissioner Danesi 1985-11-07
Movie Treasure of the Amazon Klaus von Blantz 1985-05-30
Movie Reel Horror Axel MacGregor (archive footage) 1985-10-01
Movie Where Is Parsifal? Mackintosh 1984-01-01
Series Master of the Game Salomon Van der Merwe 1984-02-19
Movie Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein 1984-01-01
Movie Arch of Triumph Ivon Haake 1984-12-19
Movie Terror in the Aisles Self - Host 1984-10-26
Movie A Breed Apart J.P. Whittier 1984-06-01
Movie Warrior of the Lost World Prossor 1983-01-01
Movie The Devonsville Terror Dr. Warley 1983-10-24
Movie Alone in the Dark Leo Bain 1982-11-12
Movie Witness for the Prosecution Mr. Myers 1982-12-04
Movie The Monster Club Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad 1981-04-11
Movie Race for the Yankee Zephyr Gilbert Carson 1981-11-28
Movie Halloween II Dr. Sam Loomis 1981-10-30
Movie Pumaman Kobras 1980-02-14
Movie All Quiet on the Western Front Kantorek 1979-11-14
Movie Gold of the Amazon Women Clarence Blasko 1979-03-06
Movie Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff Dr. Steiner 1979-04-13
Movie The Angry Man Albert Rumpelmayer 1979-03-14
Movie Dracula Dr. Jack Seward 1979-07-20
Movie Jaguar Lives! General Villanova 1979-08-09
Movie Tomorrow Never Comes Dr. Todd 1978-03-02
Movie Blood Relatives James Doniac 1978-02-01
Series The Dark Secret of Harvest Home 1978-01-23
Movie The Bastard Solomon Sholto 1978-05-22
Movie The Defection of Simas Kudirka Capt. Vladimir Popov 1978-01-23
Movie Night Creature Axel MacGregor 1978-06-01
Movie Power Play Blair 1978-11-01
Movie Halloween Loomis 1978-10-24
Movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band B.D. Brockhurst 1978-07-24
Movie Last In, First Out Rothko 1978-08-30
Series Jesus of Nazareth Melchior 1977-03-27
Movie The Uncanny Valentine De'ath (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936") 1977-08-24
Movie Telefon Nicolai Dalchimsky 1977-12-16
Movie Oh, God! Doctor Harmon 1977-10-07
Movie I Don't Want to Be Born Dr. Finch 1976-02-01
Movie Trial by Combat Sir Giles Marley 1976-04-01
Movie The Passover Plot Pontius Pilate 1976-10-29
Movie The Devil's Men Father Roche 1976-08-11
Movie Journey into Fear Kuvetli 1975-08-08
Movie Escape to Witch Mountain Lucas Deranian 1975-03-21
Movie Hearts of the West A.J. Nietz 1975-10-08
Movie The Black Windmill Cedric Harper 1974-05-17
Movie From Beyond the Grave Jim Underwood 1974-02-21
Movie Watch Out, We're Mad Doctor 1974-03-29
Movie The Mutations Professor Nolter 1974-05-22
Movie House of the Damned Martin Zayas 1974-09-08
Movie Barry McKenzie Holds His Own Erich Count von Plasma 1974-12-12
Movie COI: Lonely Water The Spirit 1973-01-01
Movie Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Fred Smudge 1973-03-07
Movie Tales That Witness Madness Prof. R.C. Tremayne 1973-10-31
Movie The Rainbow Boys Ralph Logan 1973-03-27
Movie Henry VIII and His Six Wives Thomas Cromwell 1972-07-13
Movie The Jerusalem File 1972-02-02
Movie Innocent Bystanders Loomis 1972-09-01
Movie Death Line Inspector Calhoun 1972-10-13
Movie Wedding in White Jim Dougall, Sr. 1972-10-20
Movie The Pied Piper The Baron 1972-12-27
Movie THX 1138 SEN 1971-03-11
Movie Wake in Fright Doc Tydon 1971-07-21
Movie Kidnapped Ebenezer Balfour 1971-12-22
Movie Soldier Blue Isaac Q. Cumber 1970-08-12
Movie Mr. Freedom Dr. Freedom 1969-01-08
Movie The Madwoman of Chaillot The Prospector 1969-10-12
Movie Creature of Comfort James Thorne 1968-01-01
Movie The Night of the Generals General Kahlenberge 1967-01-29
Movie You Only Live Twice Ernst Stavro Blofeld 1967-06-13
Movie Matchless Gregori Andreanu 1967-08-13
Movie Cul-de-sac George 1966-06-17
Movie Fantastic Voyage Dr. Michaels 1966-08-24
Movie The Hallelujah Trail 'Oracle' Jones 1965-06-23
Movie The Caretaker Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins 1964-01-21
Movie The Great Escape Blythe 'The Forger' 1963-07-03
Movie Dr. Crippen Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen 1963-08-07
Movie The Inspector Wolters 1962-05-24
Movie The Horsemasters Captain Pinski 1961-10-01
Movie The Wind of Change Pop 1961-03-01
Movie No Love for Johnnie Renfrew 1961-02-14
Movie Spare the Rod Mr. Jenkins 1961-05-23
Movie What a Carve Up! Everett Sloane 1961-09-15
Movie The Big Day Victor Partridge 1960-07-01
Movie Hell Is a City Gus Hawkins 1960-04-10
Movie The Battle of the Sexes Irwin Hoffman 1960-02-25
Movie The Flesh and the Fiends William Hare 1960-02-02
Movie Circus of Horrors Vanet 1960-04-01
Movie Suspect Parsons, alias Bill Brown 1960-11-15
Movie Sons and Lovers Mr. Pappleworth 1960-08-29
Movie The Hands of Orlac Graham Coates 1960-12-01
Movie Alice Through the Looking Box Caterpillar 1960-12-25
Movie A Story of David Nabal 1960-12-01
Movie Look Back in Anger Hurst 1959-09-15
Movie Killers of Kilimanjaro Captain 1959-10-01
Movie The Man Inside Organ Grinder 1958-09-07
Movie The Wind Cannot Read Doctor 1958-06-10
Movie The Two-Headed Spy Gen. Hardt 1958-11-17
Movie The Man in the Sky Crabtree 1957-01-24
Movie Barnacle Bill Cashier 1957-12-17
Movie Manuela Evans 1957-07-18
Movie The Black Tent Ali 1956-04-09
Movie Value for Money Limpy 1955-08-09
Movie The Beachcomber Tromp 1954-08-10
Movie Nineteen Eighty-Four Syme 1954-12-12
Movie Orders Are Orders Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance) 1954-10-01
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