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Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Acting

Born: October 5, 1919Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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
Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Self (archive footage)

2025
Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)

2012
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)

2003
Fatal Frames

Fatal Frames

Professor Robinson

1996
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Dr. Sam Loomis

1995

Safe Haven

The Sailor

1995
Guinevere

Guinevere

Merlin

1994
Freeze: But is it Art?

Freeze: But is it Art?

Sinister Dentist

1994
The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

Soup slurper

1993
The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

Pincheon

1993
The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler

Phido the Vulture (voice)

1993
Femme Fatale

Femme Fatale

Victor Harty

1993
Diên Biên Phu

Diên Biên Phu

Howard Simpson

1992
Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

Doctor

1991
Millions

Millions

Ripa

1991
Women in Arms

Women in Arms

Dreyfuss

1991
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

The Art Collector

1991
Life of General De Gaulle

Life of General De Gaulle

Winston Churchill

1990
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Jason Rafiel

1989
Casablanca Express

Casablanca Express

Colonel Bats

1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Dr. Sam Loomis

1989
River of Death

River of Death

Heinrich Spaatz

1989
Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave

1989
Buried Alive

Buried Alive

Dr. Schaeffer

1989
Paganini Horror

Paganini Horror

Mr. Pickett

1989
The House of Usher

The House of Usher

Walter Usher

1989
American Rickshaw

American Rickshaw

Rev. Mortom

1989
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

Dr. Absalon

1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Dr. Loomis

1988
Nosferatu in Venice

Nosferatu in Venice

Don Alvise

1988
Last Platoon

Last Platoon

Colonel B. Abrahams

1988
Metropolitan Animals

Metropolitan Animals

Prof. Livingstone

1988
The Commander

The Commander

Henry Carlson

1988
Hanna's War

Hanna's War

Captain Thomas Rosza

1988
Phantom of Death

Phantom of Death

Inspector Datti

1988
Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

Priest

1987
Django Strikes Again

Django Strikes Again

Ben Gunn

1987
Ground Zero

Ground Zero

Prosper Gaffney

1987
Double Target

Double Target

Sen. Blaster

1987
Basements

Basements

Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")

1987
Scoop

Scoop

Lord Copper

1987
Specters

Specters

Professor Lasky

1987
Warrior Queen

Warrior Queen

Clodius Flaucus

1987
Gila and Rik

Gila and Rik

Joe Gardenia

1987
Cobra Mission

Cobra Mission

Father Lenoir

1986
To Kill a Stranger

To Kill a Stranger

Col. Kostik

1986
Into the Darkness

Into the Darkness

David Beckett

1986
Deadheat

Deadheat

Aldo Rossi

1986
Nothing Underneath

Nothing Underneath

Commissioner Danesi

1985
Black Arrow

Black Arrow

Sir Oliver Oates

1985
Reel Horror

Reel Horror

Axel MacGregor (archive footage)

1985
Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon

Klaus von Blantz

1985
The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

The Chancellor

1985
Phenomena

Phenomena

Professor John McGregor

1985
The Ambassador

The Ambassador

Minister Eretz

1985
Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

Ivon Haake

1984
Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles

Self - Host

1984
A Breed Apart

A Breed Apart

J.P. Whittier

1984
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein

1984
Where Is Parsifal?

Where Is Parsifal?

Mackintosh

1984
The Devonsville Terror

The Devonsville Terror

Dr. Warley

1983
The Falklands Factor

The Falklands Factor

Dr. Samuel Johnson

1983
Warrior of the Lost World

Warrior of the Lost World

Prossor

1983
Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Mr. Myers

1982
Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

Leo Bain

1982
Computercide

Computercide

George Dettler

1982
Race for the Yankee Zephyr

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

Gilbert Carson

1981
Halloween II

Halloween II

Dr. Sam Loomis

1981
Escape from New York

Escape from New York

President of the United States

1981
The Monster Club

The Monster Club

Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad

1981
Blade on the Feather

Blade on the Feather

John Cavendish

1980
Pumaman

Pumaman

Kobras

1980
All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

Kantorek

1979
Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

Colonel Riddle

1979
Jaguar Lives!

Jaguar Lives!

General Villanova

1979
Dracula

Dracula

Dr. Jack Seward

1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Dr. Steiner

1979
L'Homme en colère

L'Homme en colère

Albert Rumpelmayer

1979
Gold of the Amazon Women

Gold of the Amazon Women

Clarence Blasko

1979
Power Play

Power Play

Blair

1978
Halloween

Halloween

Loomis

1978
Last In, First Out

Last In, First Out

Rothko

1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

B.D. Brockhurst

1978
Night Creature

Night Creature

Axel MacGregor

1978
Tomorrow Never Comes

Tomorrow Never Comes

Dr. Todd

1978
Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives

James Doniac

1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

Capt. Vladimir Popov

1978
Telefon

Telefon

Nicolai Dalchimsky

1977
Oh, God!

Oh, God!

Doctor Harmon

1977
The Uncanny

The Uncanny

Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")

1977
The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

Himmler

1976
Hindle Wakes

Hindle Wakes

Nat Jeffcote

1976
The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

Boxley

1976
The Passover Plot

The Passover Plot

Pontius Pilate

1976
Meriel the Ghost Girl

Meriel the Ghost Girl

George Livingston

1976
Goldenrod

Goldenrod

John Tyler Jones

1976
The Devil's Men

The Devil's Men

Father Roche

1976
The Joke

The Joke

Bendel

1976
Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

Sir Giles Marley

1976
I Don't Want to Be Born

I Don't Want to Be Born

Dr. Finch

1976
The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Danglars

1975
Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

A.J. Nietz

1975
Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

Kuvetli

1975
Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain

Lucas Deranian

1975
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Erich Count von Plasma

1974
House of the Damned

House of the Damned

Martin Zayas

1974
Occupations

Occupations

Christo Kabak

1974
The Cafeteria

The Cafeteria

Aaron

1974
The Mutations

The Mutations

Professor Nolter

1974
The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill

Cedric Harper

1974
Watch Out, We're Mad

Watch Out, We're Mad

Doctor

1974
From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave

Jim Underwood

1974
Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

Prof. R.C. Tremayne

1973
Malachi's Cove

Malachi's Cove

Malachi

1973
Lonely Water

Lonely Water

The Spirit (voice)

1973
The Rainbow Boys

The Rainbow Boys

Ralph Logan

1973
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Fred Smudge

1973
The Pied Piper

The Pied Piper

The Baron

1972
Wedding in White

Wedding in White

Jim Dougall, Sr.

1972
Death Line

Death Line

Inspector Calhoun

1972
Innocent Bystanders

Innocent Bystanders

Loomis

1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Thomas Cromwell

1972
The Jerusalem File

The Jerusalem File

Major Samuels

1972
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

Ebenezer Balfour

1971
Skin Deep

Skin Deep

Gerry Muddiman

1971
Wake in Fright

Wake in Fright

Doc Tydon

1971
The Fox Trot

The Fox Trot

Tom

1971
THX 1138

THX 1138

SEN

1971
Soldier Blue

Soldier Blue

Isaac Q. Cumber

1970
The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Prospector

1969
Arthur? Arthur!

Arthur? Arthur!

Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon

1969
Mr. Freedom

Mr. Freedom

Dr. Freedom

1969
Last to Go

Last to Go

1969
Sleep is Lovely

Sleep is Lovely

Clive

1968
The News-Benders

The News-Benders

J.G.

1968
Creature of Comfort

Creature of Comfort

James Thorne

1968
Will Penny

Will Penny

Preacher Quint

1967
The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

Albert Dussel

1967
Matchless

Matchless

Gregori Andreanu

1967
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1967

Call Me Daddy

Ben Hoffman

1967
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

General Kahlenberge

1967
Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

Pere Dominic

1966
Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

Dr. Michaels

1966
Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

George

1966
The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

'Oracle' Jones

1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Dark Hermit - Satan

1965
The Caretaker

The Caretaker

Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins

1964
Dr. Crippen

Dr. Crippen

Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen

1963
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

Blythe 'The Forger'

1963
The Inspector

The Inspector

Wolters

1962
The Horsemasters

The Horsemasters

Captain Pinski

1961
What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up!

Everett Sloane

1961
Spare the Rod

Spare the Rod

Mr. Jenkins

1961
The Wind of Change

The Wind of Change

Pop

1961
No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie

Renfrew

1961
Alice Through the Looking Box

Alice Through the Looking Box

Caterpillar

1960
The Cupboard

The Cupboard

Fred Watson

1960
A Story of David

A Story of David

Nabal

1960
The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac

Graham Coates

1960
Suspect

Suspect

Parsons, alias Bill Brown

1960

Toff and Fingers

Self/Host

1960
The Big Day

The Big Day

Victor Partridge

1960
Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

Mr. Pappleworth

1960
Hell Is a City

Hell Is a City

Gus Hawkins

1960
Circus of Horrors

Circus of Horrors

Vanet

1960
The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

Irwin Hoffman

1960
The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

William Hare

1960
The Shakedown

The Shakedown

Jessel Brown

1960
Killers of Kilimanjaro

Killers of Kilimanjaro

Captain

1959
Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

Hurst

1959

The Traitor

Grantley Caypor

1959
The Two-Headed Spy

The Two-Headed Spy

Gen. Hardt

1958

The Greatest Man in the World

US President

1958
The Man Inside

The Man Inside

Organ Grinder

1958
The Wind Cannot Read

The Wind Cannot Read

Doctor

1958
Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

Spiel

1958
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Barsad

1958
Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

Cashier

1957
Manuela

Manuela

Evans

1957
The Man in the Sky

The Man in the Sky

Crabtree

1957
The Black Tent

The Black Tent

Ali

1956
1984

1984

R. Parsons

1956
Value for Money

Value for Money

Limpy

1955
The Moment of Truth

The Moment of Truth

The Foreign Minister

1955

Round the World in 80 Days

Voices

1955
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Syme

1954
Orders Are Orders

Orders Are Orders

Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)

1954
The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

Tromp

1954
The Dybbuk

The Dybbuk

Second batlon

1952