Donald Pleasence
Acting
Born: October 5, 1919 · Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died: February 2, 1995 (aged 75)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Halloween
1978
Escape from New York
1981
The Great Escape
1963
You Only Live Twice
1967
Halloween II
1981
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
Prince of Darkness
1987
THX 1138
1971
The Twilight Zone
1959
Phenomena
1985
Photos (3)
Movies (178)
Halloween
Loomis
Escape from New York
President of the United States
You Only Live Twice
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Great Escape
Blythe 'The Forger'
Halloween II
Dr Samuel Loomis
Warrior Queen
Clodius Flaucus
Prince of Darkness
Priest
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Dr. Loomis
Watch Out, We're Mad
Doctor
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Dark Hermit - Satan
Soldier Blue
Isaac Q. Cumber
The Eagle Has Landed
Himmler
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Dr. Loomis
Shadows and Fog
Doctor
From Beyond the Grave
Jim Underwood
Wake in Fright
Doc Tydon
Phenomena
Professor John McGregor
The Hallelujah Trail
'Oracle' Jones
Alone in the Dark
Leo Bain
The Night of the Generals
General Kahlenberge
All Quiet on the Western Front
Kantorek
Django Strikes Again
Ben Gunn
Buried Alive
Dr. Schaeffer
The Monster Club
Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
Escape to Witch Mountain
Lucas Deranian
Telefon
Nicolai Dalchimsky
Will Penny
Preacher Quint
Fantastic Voyage
Dr. Michaels
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Danglars
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Thomas Cromwell
The Last Tycoon
Boxley
The Thief and the Cobbler
Phido the Vulture (voice)
Warrior of the Lost World
Prossor
River of Death
Heinrich Spaatz
Hearts of the West
A.J. Nietz
Oh, God!
Doctor Harmon
Hanna's War
Captain Thomas Rosza
Dracula
Dr. Jack Seward
THX 1138
SEN
Kidnapped
Ebenezer Balfour
The Wind Cannot Read
Doctor
The Black Windmill
Cedric Harper
1984
R. Parsons
American Rickshaw
Rev. Mortom
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Dr. Steiner
A Breed Apart
J.P. Whittier
Witness for the Prosecution
Mr. Myers
Death Line
Inspector Calhoun
The Hour of the Pig
Pincheon
Nosferatu in Venice
Don Alvise
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
B.D. Brockhurst
Hell Is a City
Gus Hawkins
Pumaman
Kobras
Journey into Fear
Kuvetli
Cul-de-sac
George
Arch of Triumph
Ivon Haake
Tales That Witness Madness
Prof. R.C. Tremayne
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Dr. Absalon
Eye of the Devil
Pere Dominic
Guinevere
Merlin
Look Back in Anger
Hurst
Treasure of the Amazon
Klaus von Blantz
Circus of Horrors
Vanet
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Gilbert Carson
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Captain
The Hands of Orlac
Graham Coates
Femme Fatale
Victor Harty
Innocent Bystanders
Loomis
Paganini Horror
Mr. Pickett
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Jason Rafiel
Mr. Freedom
Dr. Freedom
A Tale of Two Cities
Barsad
The Devil's Men
Father Roche
The Two-Headed Spy
Gen. Hardt
Jaguar Lives!
General Villanova
The Flesh and the Fiends
William Hare
The Man Inside
Organ Grinder
Sons and Lovers
Mr. Pappleworth
Trial by Combat
Sir Giles Marley
Cobra Mission
Father Lenoir
Manuela
Evans
Nothing Underneath
Commissioner Danesi
The Passover Plot
Pontius Pilate
The Ambassador
Minister Eretz
Ten Little Indians
Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Basements
Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
The Pied Piper
The Baron
Double Target
Sen. Blaster
The Mutations
Professor Nolter
Jig-Saw
Albert Rumpelmayer
The Horsemasters
Captain Pinski
The Uncanny
Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
The Battle of the Sexes
Irwin Hoffman
Blood Relatives
James Doniac
Dien Bien Phu
Howard Simpson
Suspect
Parsons, alias Bill Brown
A Story of David
Nabal
Where Is Parsifal?
Mackintosh
The Corsican Brothers
The Chancellor
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Prospector
The Joke
Bendel
Fatal Frames
Professor Robinson
Millions
Ripa
Phantom of Death
Inspector Datti
Gold of the Amazon Women
Clarence Blasko
The House of Usher
Walter Usher
Malachi's Cove
Malachi
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Erich Count von Plasma
Hindle Wakes
Nat Jeffcote
I Don't Want to Be Born
Dr. Finch
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
Power Play
Blair
What a Carve Up!
Everett Sloane
Blade on the Feather
John Cavendish
Tomorrow Never Comes
Dr. Todd
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Syme
Matchless
Gregori Andreanu
No Love for Johnnie
Renfrew
Casablanca Express
Colonel Bats
Reel Horror
Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
Ground Zero
Prosper Gaffney
Value for Money
Limpy
The Diary of Anne Frank
Albert Dussel
Black Arrow
Sir Oliver Oates
Dr. Crippen
Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
The Wind of Change
Pop
Scoop
Lord Copper
The Caretaker
Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
The Man in the Sky
Crabtree
Better Late Than Never
Colonel Riddle
Barnacle Bill
Cashier
Freeze: But is it Art?
Sinister Dentist
Meriel the Ghost Girl
George Livingston
The Commander
Henry Carlson
The Devonsville Terror
Dr. Warley
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Fred Smudge
House of the Damned
Martin Zayas
Goldenrod
John Tyler Jones
Computercide
George Dettler
The Dybbuk
Second batlon
Spare the Rod
Mr. Jenkins
Sleep is Lovely
Clive
The Black Tent
Ali
Heart of a Child
Spiel
The Cafeteria
Aaron
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Capt. Vladimir Popov
The Big Day
Victor Partridge
Occupations
Christo Kabak
The Inspector
Wolters
The Jerusalem File
Major Samuels
To Kill a Stranger
Col. Kostik
Specters
Professor Lasky
Last In, First Out
Rothko
The News-Benders
J.G.
The Beachcomber
Tromp
Night Creature
Axel MacGregor
Deadheat
Aldo Rossi
The Moment of Truth
The Foreign Minister
The Cupboard
Fred Watson
Skin Deep
Gerry Muddiman
The Big Freeze
Soup slurper
Life of General De Gaulle
Winston Churchill
Wedding in White
Jim Dougall, Sr.
Metropolitan Animals
Prof. Livingstone
The Falklands Factor
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Alice Through the Looking Box
Caterpillar
The Fox Trot
Tom
Arthur? Arthur!
Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
Last Platoon
Colonel B. Abrahams
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
Dr. Loomis
Gila and Rik
Joe Gardenia
The Rainbow Boys
Ralph Logan
Orders Are Orders
Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
The Shakedown
Jessel Brown
Creature of Comfort
James Thorne
Into the Darkness
David Beckett
Last to Go
1969
TV Shows (53)
Columbo
Adrian Carsini · 1 eps
The Fugitive
Max Pfeiffer · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Hans Vogler · 1 eps
Play for Today
Samuel Johnson · 1 eps
Play for Today
Gerry Muddiman · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Ellis Fowler · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
The Head Waiter · 1 eps
The Defenders
Dr. Byron Saul · 1 eps
Screen Two
Victor Harty · 1 eps
Screen Two
Pincheon · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Richard Pratt · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
J.G. · 1 eps
Playhouse
George Livingston · 1 eps
Playhouse
Bendel · 1 eps
Playhouse
Aaron · 1 eps
One Step Beyond
Harvey Laurence · 1 eps
The Outer Limits
Harold J. Finley · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Syme · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Corporal · 1 eps
The Ray Bradbury Theater
George Hill · 1 eps
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Prince John · 2 eps
Danger Man
Nikolides · 1 eps
Danger Man
Captain Aldrich · 1 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Carnacki · 1 eps
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Cawser · 1 eps
Interpol Calling
Karl Haussman · 1 eps
ITV Play of the Week
Supt. Smith · 1 eps
Espionage
Escalon · 1 eps
Centennial
Sam Purchas · 12 eps
Dick Turpin
Ignatius Slake · 5 eps
The Adventures of William Tell
1 eps
Jesus of Nazareth
Melchior · 4 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Captain Pinski · 2 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Lucas Deranian · 1 eps
Mrs. Columbo
1 eps
Master of the Game
Salomon Van der Merwe · 9 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Kantorek · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Myers · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Chancellor · 1 eps
Laurence Olivier Presents
Nat Jeffcote · 1 eps
The French Atlantic Affair
Max Dechambre · 3 eps
The Barchester Chronicles
Septimus Harding · 7 eps
Shades of Greene
Puckler · 1 eps
The Bastard
Solomon Sholto · 1 eps
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Narrator (voice) · 2 eps
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Dr. Absalon · 2 eps
NBC Experiment in Television
(voice) · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
President of the USA · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
3 eps
Armchair Theatre
Fred Watson · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Ben Hoffman · 1 eps
Donne armate
Dreyfuss · 2 eps
Signs and Wonders
Cornelius Van Damm · 4 eps
Self / Appearances (8)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
Terror in the Aisles
Self - Host
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)