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Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Acting1919Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.

Acting History

2025
2012
Driving Lessons
as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
1996
Fatal Frames
as Professor Robinson
1995
Safe Haven
as The Sailor
Signs and Wonders
TVas Cornelius Van Damm
1994
Freeze: But is it Art?
as Sinister Dentist
Guinevere
as Merlin
The World of Hammer
TVas Self (archive footage)• 1 eps
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
The Big Freeze
as Soup slurper
Femme Fatale
as Victor Harty
Screen Two
TVas Victor Harty• 1 eps
1992
Diên Biên Phu
as Howard Simpson
1991
Millions
as Ripa
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
as The Art Collector
Women in Arms
as Dreyfuss
1990
Life of General De Gaulle
as Winston Churchill
1989
Buried Alive
as Dr. Schaeffer
American Rickshaw
as Rev. Mortom
The House of Usher
as Walter Usher
Paganini Horror
as Mr. Pickett
Casablanca Express
as Colonel Bats
Ten Little Indians
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
River of Death
as Heinrich Spaatz
1988
Nosferatu in Venice
as Don Alvise
The Commander
as Henry Carlson
Hanna's War
as Captain Thomas Rosza
Phantom of Death
as Inspector Datti
Metropolitan Animals
as Prof. Livingstone
Last Platoon
as Colonel B. Abrahams
The Ray Bradbury Theater
TVas George Hill• 1 eps
1987
Double Target
as Sen. Blaster
Basements
as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
Warrior Queen
as Clodius Flaucus
Specters
as Professor Lasky
Scoop
as Lord Copper
Ground Zero
as Prosper Gaffney
Gila and Rik
as Joe Gardenia
1986
Cobra Mission
as Father Lenoir
Into the Darkness
as David Beckett
To Kill a Stranger
as Col. Kostik
Deadheat
as Aldo Rossi
1985
Phenomena
as Professor John McGregor
Nothing Underneath
as Commissioner Danesi
Black Arrow
as Sir Oliver Oates
Treasure of the Amazon
as Klaus von Blantz
Reel Horror
as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
The Ambassador
as Minister Eretz
The Corsican Brothers
as The Chancellor
Wogan
TVas Self• 1 eps
1984
A Breed Apart
as J.P. Whittier
Arch of Triumph
as Ivon Haake
Terror in the Aisles
as Self - Host
Where Is Parsifal?
as Mackintosh
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
Master of the Game
TVas Salomon Van der Merwe
1983
The Falklands Factor
as Dr. Samuel Johnson
1982
Computercide
as George Dettler
The Barchester Chronicles
TVas Septimus Harding• 7 eps
1981
Halloween II
as Dr. Sam Loomis
The Monster Club
as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
Escape from New York
as President of the United States
Saturday Night Live
TVas Self - Host• 1 eps
Dick Turpin
TVas Ignatius Slake• 5 eps
1980
Pumaman
as Kobras
Blade on the Feather
as John Cavendish
1979
L'Homme en colère
as Albert Rumpelmayer
Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
Jaguar Lives!
as General Villanova
Gold of the Amazon Women
as Clarence Blasko
Better Late Than Never
as Colonel Riddle
The French Atlantic Affair
TVas Max Dechambre
1978
The Bastard
as Solomon Sholto
Blood Relatives
as James Doniac
Power Play
as Blair
Halloween
as Loomis
Night Creature
as Axel MacGregor
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
as Capt. Vladimir Popov
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
TVas Narrator (voice)• 2 eps
Centennial
TVas Sam Purchas• 12 eps
1977
The Uncanny
as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
Telefon
as Nicolai Dalchimsky
Oh, God!
as Doctor Harmon
Jesus of Nazareth
TVas Melchior• 4 eps
1976
Goldenrod
as John Tyler Jones
Trial by Combat
as Sir Giles Marley
Land of the Minotaur
as Father Roche
Hindle Wakes
as Nat Jeffcote
The Passover Plot
as Pontius Pilate
Meriel the Ghost Girl
as George Livingston
The Joke
as Bendel
Laurence Olivier Presents
TVas Nat Jeffcote
1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Lucas Deranian
Hearts of the West
as A.J. Nietz
1974
From Beyond the Grave
as Jim Underwood
The Mutations
as Professor Nolter
The Black Windmill
as Cedric Harper
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Erich Count von Plasma
House of the Damned
as Martin Zayas
Occupations
as Christo Kabak
Playhouse
TVas Bendel / Aaron / George Livingston• 1 eps
1973
Malachi's Cove
as Malachi
Tales That Witness Madness
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
The Rainbow Boys
as Ralph Logan
Lonely Water
as The Spirit (voice)
Columbo
TVas Adrian Carsini• 1 eps
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
TVas Cawser• 1 eps
1972
The Pied Piper
as The Baron
Death Line
as Inspector Calhoun
The Jerusalem File
as Major Samuels
Wedding in White
as Jim Dougall, Sr.
Hawaii Five-O
TVas Hans Vogler• 1 eps
1971
THX 1138
as SEN
Skin Deep
as Gerry Muddiman
Kidnapped
as Ebenezer Balfour
Wake in Fright
as Doc Tydon
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TVas Carnacki• 1 eps
Play for Today
TVas Gerry Muddiman• 1 eps
1970
Soldier Blue
as Isaac Q. Cumber
1969
Mr. Freedom
as Dr. Freedom
Arthur? Arthur!
as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Prospector
1968
Creature of Comfort
as James Thorne
1967
Will Penny
as Preacher Quint
The Night of the Generals
as General Kahlenberge
You Only Live Twice
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Matchless
as Gregori Andreanu
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Albert Dussel
Call Me Daddy
as Ben Hoffman
1966
Fantastic Voyage
as Dr. Michaels
Eye of the Devil
as Pere Dominic
Cul-de-sac
as George
The Fugitive
TVas Max Pfeiffer• 1 eps
1965
The Hallelujah Trail
as 'Oracle' Jones
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
The Defenders
TVas Dr. Byron Saul• 1 eps
1964
The Caretaker
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
1963
The Great Escape
as Blythe 'The Forger'
Dr. Crippen
as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
The Outer Limits
TVas Harold J. Finley• 1 eps
1962
The Inspector
as Wolters
The Twilight Zone
TVas Ellis Fowler• 1 eps
1961
What a Carve Up!
as Everett Sloane
Spare the Rod
as Mr. Jenkins
The Horsemasters
as Captain Pinski
One Step Beyond
TVas Harvey Laurence• 1 eps
1960
The Shakedown
as Jessel Brown
The Hands of Orlac
as Graham Coates
The Big Day
as Victor Partridge
Toff and Fingers
as Self/Host
The Cupboard
as Fred Watson
Hell Is a City
as Gus Hawkins
Mania
as William Hare
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Pappleworth
Suspect
as Parsons, alias Bill Brown
The Battle of the Sexes
as Irwin Hoffman
Interpol Calling
TVas Karl Haussman• 1 eps
1959
The Traitor
as Grantley Caypor
1958
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gen. Hardt
The Man Inside
as Organ Grinder
1957
Barnacle Bill
as Cashier
Manuela
as Evans
1956
1984
as R. Parsons
The Adventures of Robin Hood
TVas Prince John• 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
TVas President of the USA
1955
The Moment of Truth
as The Foreign Minister
1954
Orders Are Orders
as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
1952
The Dybbuk
as Second batlon
Sunday Night Theatre
TVas Corporal / Syme• 1 eps
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Myers / The Chancellor / Kantorek

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/5/1919
Day of Death
2/2/1995
Place of Birth
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK