

Donald Pleasence
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
5 Oct 1919
Age
107 Years
Born In
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Total Projects
243
Years Active
76 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.3 ★
Overview
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

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The Dr. Loomis Tapes
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
as Dr. Loomis

movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Driving Lessons
Driving Lessons
as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)

movie
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)

movie
Fatal Frames
Fatal Frames
as Professor Robinson

movie
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis

tv
Signs and Wonders
Signs and Wonders
as Cornelius Van Damm

movie
Safe Haven
Safe Haven
as The Sailor

tv
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Guinevere
Guinevere
as Merlin

movie
Freeze: But is it Art?
Freeze: But is it Art?
as Sinister Dentist

movie
The Big Freeze
The Big Freeze
as Soup slurper

movie
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig
as Pincheon

movie
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Phido the Vulture (voice)

movie
Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale
as Victor Harty

movie
Diên Biên Phu
Diên Biên Phu
as Howard Simpson

movie
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
as Doctor

movie
Millions
Millions
as Ripa

movie
Women in Arms
Women in Arms
as Dreyfuss

movie
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
as Armon Shalik

movie
Life of General De Gaulle
Life of General De Gaulle
as Winston Churchill

movie
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Jason Rafiel

movie
Casablanca Express
Casablanca Express
as Colonel Bats

movie
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis

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River of Death
River of Death
as Heinrich Spaatz

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Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave

movie
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
as Dr. Schaeffer

movie
Paganini Horror
Paganini Horror
as Mr. Pickett

movie
The House of Usher
The House of Usher
as Walter Usher

movie
American Rickshaw
American Rickshaw
as Rev. Mortom

tv
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Dr. Absalon

movie
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Dr. Absalon

movie
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Dr. Loomis

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Nosferatu in Venice
Nosferatu in Venice
as Don Alvise

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Last Platoon
Last Platoon
as Colonel B. Abrahams

movie
Metropolitan Animals
Metropolitan Animals
as Prof. Livingstone

movie
The Commander
The Commander
as Henry Carlson

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Hanna's War
Hanna's War
as Captain Thomas Rosza

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Phantom of Death
Phantom of Death
as Inspector Datti

movie
Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness
as Priest

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Django Strikes Again
Django Strikes Again
as Ben Gunn

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Ground Zero
Ground Zero
as Prosper Gaffney

movie
Double Target
Double Target
as Sen. Blaster

movie
Basements
Basements
as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")

movie
Scoop
Scoop
as Lord Copper

movie
Specters
Specters
as Professor Lasky

movie
Warrior Queen
Warrior Queen
as Clodius Flaucus

movie
Gila and Rik
Gila and Rik
as Joe Gardenia

tv
Naso di cane
Naso di cane
as Olindo Cuomo

movie
Cobra Mission
Cobra Mission
as Father Lenoir

movie
To Kill a Stranger
To Kill a Stranger
as Col. Kostik

movie
Deadheat
Deadheat
as Aldo Rossi

movie
Into the Darkness
Into the Darkness
as David Beckett

movie
Nothing Underneath
Nothing Underneath
as Commissioner Danesi

movie
Black Arrow
Black Arrow
as Sir Oliver Oates

movie
Reel Horror
Reel Horror
as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)

movie
Treasure of the Amazon
Treasure of the Amazon
as Klaus von Blantz

tv
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as George Hill

movie
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
as The Chancellor

movie
Phenomena
Phenomena
as Professor John McGregor

movie
The Ambassador
The Ambassador
as Minister Eretz

tv
Screen Two
Screen Two
as Victor Harty

movie
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph
as Ivon Haake

movie
Terror in the Aisles
Terror in the Aisles
as Self - Host

movie
A Breed Apart
A Breed Apart
as J.P. Whittier

tv
Master of the Game
Master of the Game
as Salomon Van der Merwe

movie
Where Is Parsifal?
Where Is Parsifal?
as Mackintosh

movie
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein

movie
The Devonsville Terror
The Devonsville Terror
as Dr. Warley

movie
The Falklands Factor
The Falklands Factor
as Dr. Samuel Johnson

movie
Warrior of the Lost World
Warrior of the Lost World
as Prossor

movie
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
as Mr. Myers

movie
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
as Leo Bain

tv
The Barchester Chronicles
The Barchester Chronicles
as Septimus Harding

movie
Computercide
Computercide
as George Dettler

tv
Wogan
Wogan
as Self

movie
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
as Gilbert Carson

movie
Halloween II
Halloween II
as Dr. Sam Loomis

movie
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
as President of the United States

movie
The Monster Club
The Monster Club
as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad

movie
Blade on the Feather
Blade on the Feather
as John Cavendish

movie
Pumaman
Pumaman
as Kobras

tv
The French Atlantic Affair
The French Atlantic Affair
as Max Dechambre

movie
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Kantorek

movie
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
as Colonel Riddle

movie
Jaguar Lives!
Jaguar Lives!
as General Villanova

movie
Dracula
Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward

movie
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Dr. Steiner

movie
L'Homme en colère
L'Homme en colère
as Albert Rumpelmayer

movie
Gold of the Amazon Women
Gold of the Amazon Women
as Clarence Blasko

tv
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo

tv
Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin
as Ignatius Slake

movie
Power Play
Power Play
as Blair

movie
Halloween
Halloween
as Loomis

tv
Centennial
Centennial
as Sam Purchas

movie
Last In, First Out
Last In, First Out
as Rothko

movie
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as B.D. Brockhurst

movie
Night Creature
Night Creature
as Axel MacGregor

tv
The Bastard
The Bastard
as Solomon Sholto

movie
Tomorrow Never Comes
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Dr. Todd

movie
Blood Relatives
Blood Relatives
as James Doniac

movie
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
as Capt. Vladimir Popov

tv
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
as Narrator (voice)

movie
Telefon
Telefon
as Nicolai Dalchimsky

movie
Oh, God!
Oh, God!
as Doctor Harmon

movie
The Uncanny
The Uncanny
as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")

tv
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
as Melchior

movie
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
as Himmler

movie
Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes
as Nat Jeffcote

tv
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents
as Nat Jeffcote

movie
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
as Boxley

movie
The Passover Plot
The Passover Plot
as Pontius Pilate

movie
Meriel the Ghost Girl
Meriel the Ghost Girl
as George Livingston

movie
Goldenrod
Goldenrod
as John Tyler Jones

movie
The Devil's Men
The Devil's Men
as Father Roche

movie
The Joke
The Joke
as Bendel

movie
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
as Sir Giles Marley

movie
I Don't Want to Be Born
I Don't Want to Be Born
as Dr. Finch

tv
Peep Show
Peep Show

movie
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Danglars

tv
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host

movie
Hearts of the West
Hearts of the West
as A.J. Nietz

movie
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
as Kuvetli

movie
Escape to Witch Mountain
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Lucas Deranian

movie
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Erich Count von Plasma

movie
House of the Damned
House of the Damned
as Martin Zayas

movie
Occupations
Occupations
as Christo Kabak

movie
The Cafeteria
The Cafeteria
as Aaron

movie
The Mutations
The Mutations
as Professor Nolter

movie
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill
as Cedric Harper

movie
Watch Out, We're Mad
Watch Out, We're Mad
as Doctor

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as George Livingston

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Bendel

tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Aaron

movie
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave
as Jim Underwood

movie
Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne

movie
Malachi's Cove
Malachi's Cove
as Malachi

tv
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Cawser

movie
Lonely Water
Lonely Water
as The Spirit (voice)

movie
The Rainbow Boys
The Rainbow Boys
as Ralph Logan

movie
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Fred Smudge

movie
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
as The Baron

movie
Wedding in White
Wedding in White
as Jim Dougall, Sr.

movie
Death Line
Death Line
as Inspector Calhoun

movie
Innocent Bystanders
Innocent Bystanders
as Loomis

movie
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Thomas Cromwell

movie
The Jerusalem File
The Jerusalem File
as Major Samuels

movie
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
as Ebenezer Balfour

movie
Skin Deep
Skin Deep
as Gerry Muddiman

tv
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Carnacki

tv
Columbo
Columbo
as Adrian Carsini

movie
Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright
as Doc Tydon

movie
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot
as Tom

movie
THX 1138
THX 1138
as SEN

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Samuel Johnson

tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Gerry Muddiman

movie
Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue
as Isaac Q. Cumber

movie
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Prospector

movie
Arthur? Arthur!
Arthur? Arthur!
as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon

movie
Mr. Freedom
Mr. Freedom
as Dr. Freedom

movie
Last to Go
Last to Go

tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as Hans Vogler

movie
Sleep is Lovely
Sleep is Lovely
as Clive

movie
The News-Benders
The News-Benders
as J.G.

movie
Creature of Comfort
Creature of Comfort
as James Thorne

movie
Will Penny
Will Penny
as Preacher Quint

movie
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Albert Dussel

movie
Matchless
Matchless
as Gregori Andreanu

movie
You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

movie
Call Me Daddy
Call Me Daddy
as Ben Hoffman

tv
NBC Experiment in Television
NBC Experiment in Television
as (voice)

movie
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
as General Kahlenberge

movie
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
as Pere Dominic

movie
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
as Dr. Michaels

movie
Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac
as George

movie
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail
as 'Oracle' Jones

movie
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as The Dark Hermit - Satan

movie
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins

tv
Espionage
Espionage
as Escalon

tv
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
as Max Pfeiffer

tv
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
as Harold J. Finley

movie
Dr. Crippen
Dr. Crippen
as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen

movie
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
as Blythe 'The Forger'

movie
The Inspector
The Inspector
as Wolters

movie
The Horsemasters
The Horsemasters
as Captain Pinski

tv
The Defenders
The Defenders
as Dr. Byron Saul

movie
What a Carve Up!
What a Carve Up!
as Everett Sloane

movie
Spare the Rod
Spare the Rod
as Mr. Jenkins

movie
The Wind of Change
The Wind of Change
as Pop

movie
No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie
as Renfrew

movie
Alice Through the Looking Box
Alice Through the Looking Box
as Caterpillar

movie
The Cupboard
The Cupboard
as Fred Watson

movie
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac
as Graham Coates

movie
A Story of David
A Story of David
as Nabal

movie
Suspect
Suspect
as Parsons, alias Bill Brown

tv
Sunday-Night Play
Sunday-Night Play
as Admiral Vespery

tv
Danger Man
Danger Man

movie
Toff and Fingers
Toff and Fingers
as Self/Host

movie
The Big Day
The Big Day
as Victor Partridge

movie
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Pappleworth

tv
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Armchair Mystery Theatre
as Host

movie
Hell Is a City
Hell Is a City
as Gus Hawkins

movie
Circus of Horrors
Circus of Horrors
as Vanet

movie
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes
as Irwin Hoffman

movie
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
as William Hare

movie
The Shakedown
The Shakedown
as Jessel Brown

tv
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
as Ellis Fowler

movie
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Killers of Kilimanjaro
as Captain

movie
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
as Hurst

tv
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling
as Karl Haussman

movie
The Traitor
The Traitor
as Grantley Caypor

tv
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond
as Harvey Laurence

movie
The Two-Headed Spy
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gen. Hardt

movie
The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World
as US President

tv
The Adventures of William Tell
The Adventures of William Tell

movie
The Man Inside
The Man Inside
as Organ Grinder

movie
The Wind Cannot Read
The Wind Cannot Read
as Doctor

movie
Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child
as Spiel

movie
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
as Barsad

movie
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
as Cashier

movie
Manuela
Manuela
as Evans

movie
The Man in the Sky
The Man in the Sky
as Crabtree

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as President of the USA

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Fred Watson

tv
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Ben Hoffman

movie
The Black Tent
The Black Tent
as Ali

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Nominee

movie
1984
1984
as R. Parsons

tv
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
as Prince John

movie
Value for Money
Value for Money
as Limpy

movie
The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth
as The Foreign Minister

movie
Round the World in 80 Days
Round the World in 80 Days
as Voices

movie
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Syme

tv
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Captain Pinski

movie
Orders Are Orders
Orders Are Orders
as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)

movie
The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber
as Tromp

movie
The Dybbuk
The Dybbuk
as Second batlon

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Kantorek

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Myers

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as The Chancellor

tv
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Syme

tv
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
as Corporal