Donald Pleasence
Known for Acting · 236 credits
- Born
- 1919-10-05
- Died
- 1995-02-02
- Place of birth
- Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Donald Pleasance · Don Pleasence · Donald Plesance · Donald Henry Pleasence · Дональд Генри Плезенс · Дональд Плезенс
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
TV Shows (45)
Columbo
1971
as Adrian Carsini
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Fugitive
1963
as Max Pfeiffer
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Hans Vogler
Play for Today
1970
as Samuel Johnson / Gerry Muddiman
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Ellis Fowler
Wogan
1982
as Self
Screen Two
1985
as Victor Harty / Pincheon
The Defenders
1961
as Dr. Byron Saul
The Wednesday Play
1964
as The Head Waiter
Playhouse
1974
as George Livingston / Bendel / Aaron
The Outer Limits
1963
as Harold J. Finley
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Prince John
One Step Beyond
1959
as Harvey Laurence
Danger Man
1960
as Nikolides / Captain Aldrich
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Syme / Corporal
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as George Hill
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Carnacki
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Melchior
Espionage
1963
as Escalon
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Admiral Vespery
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Captain Pinski
Centennial
1978
as Sam Purchas
Interpol Calling
1959
as Karl Haussman
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Cawser
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Mrs. Columbo
1979
Dick Turpin
1979
as Ignatius Slake
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Host
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Kantorek / Myers / The Chancellor
Master of the Game
1984
as Salomon Van der Merwe
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Max Dechambre
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Nat Jeffcote
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
as (voice)
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
as Septimus Harding
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Armchair Theatre
1956
as President of the USA / Fred Watson / Ben Hoffman
Peep Show
1975
Signs and Wonders
1995
as Cornelius Van Damm
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Dr. Absalon
The Bastard
1978
as Solomon Sholto
Naso di cane
1986
as Olindo Cuomo
Confession
1970
as Sergeant Hurby
Movies (191)
Halloween
1978
as Loomis
Escape from New York
1981
as President of the United States
The Great Escape
1963
as Blythe 'The Forger'
You Only Live Twice
1967
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
as Dr. Sam Loomis
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
as Dr. Loomis
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
as Dr. Sam Loomis
Halloween II
1981
as Dr. Sam Loomis
Prince of Darkness
1987
as Priest
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as Dr. Michaels
THX 1138
1971
as SEN
Soldier Blue
1970
as Isaac Q. Cumber
Warrior Queen
1987
as Clodius Flaucus
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
as Danglars
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
as Lucas Deranian
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Himmler
Will Penny
1967
as Preacher Quint
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
as Kantorek
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974
as Doctor
Phenomena
1985
as Professor John McGregor
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
as B.D. Brockhurst
Oh, God!
1977
as Doctor Harmon
Kidnapped
1971
as Ebenezer Balfour
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Dracula
1979
as Dr. Jack Seward
Buried Alive
1989
as Dr. Schaeffer
Cul-de-sac
1966
as George
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
as Thomas Cromwell
1984
1956
as R. Parsons
Telefon
1977
as Nicolai Dalchimsky
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Jason Rafiel
The Night of the Generals
1967
as General Kahlenberge
Cobra Mission
1986
as Father Lenoir
The Ambassador
1985
as Minister Eretz
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
Wake in Fright
1971
as Doc Tydon
Goldenrod
1976
as John Tyler Jones
Alone in the Dark
1982
as Leo Bain
The Traitor
1959
as Grantley Caypor
Shadows and Fog
1991
as Doctor
Scoop
1987
as Lord Copper
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Dr. Absalon
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as 'Oracle' Jones
The Monster Club
1981
as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
River of Death
1989
as Heinrich Spaatz
A Breed Apart
1984
as J.P. Whittier
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Boxley
Hearts of the West
1975
as A.J. Nietz
Guinevere
1994
as Merlin
Millions
1991
as Ripa
Nosferatu in Venice
1988
as Don Alvise
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Mr. Myers
The Black Windmill
1974
as Cedric Harper
Casablanca Express
1989
as Colonel Bats
The Hour of the Pig
1993
as Pincheon
Hanna's War
1988
as Captain Thomas Rosza
Death Line
1972
as Inspector Calhoun
The Pied Piper
1972
as The Baron
Reel Horror
1985
as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
Manuela
1957
as Evans
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
as Dr. Steiner
What a Carve Up!
1961
as Everett Sloane
The Hands of Orlac
1960
as Graham Coates
Power Play
1978
as Blair
Arch of Triumph
1984
as Ivon Haake
Sons and Lovers
1960
as Mr. Pappleworth
L'Homme en colère
1979
as Albert Rumpelmayer
Eye of the Devil
1966
as Pere Dominic
From Beyond the Grave
1974
as Jim Underwood
The Caretaker
1964
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
The Commander
1988
as Henry Carlson
Women in Arms
1991
as Dreyfuss
Matchless
1967
as Gregori Andreanu
Django Strikes Again
1987
as Ben Gunn
Jaguar Lives!
1979
as General Villanova
Skin Deep
1971
as Gerry Muddiman
The Uncanny
1977
as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
Fatal Frames
1996
as Professor Robinson
American Rickshaw
1989
as Rev. Mortom
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as The Prospector
Journey into Fear
1975
as Kuvetli
The Devil's Men
1976
as Father Roche
Ten Little Indians
1989
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Renfrew
Look Back in Anger
1959
as Hurst
Femme Fatale
1993
as Victor Harty
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1981
as Gilbert Carson
Mr. Freedom
1969
as Dr. Freedom
The Passover Plot
1976
as Pontius Pilate
Paganini Horror
1989
as Mr. Pickett
The Battle of the Sexes
1960
as Irwin Hoffman
Diên Biên Phu
1992
as Howard Simpson
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994
as Sinister Dentist
The Falklands Factor
1983
as Dr. Samuel Johnson
Nothing Underneath
1985
as Commissioner Danesi
Treasure of the Amazon
1985
as Klaus von Blantz
The Two-Headed Spy
1958
as Gen. Hardt
Circus of Horrors
1960
as Vanet
Gold of the Amazon Women
1979
as Clarence Blasko
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
as Erich Count von Plasma
Into the Darkness
1986
as David Beckett
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978
as Capt. Vladimir Popov
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Barsad
Basements
1987
as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
Pumaman
1980
as Kobras
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Syme
Specters
1987
as Professor Lasky
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959
as Captain
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
Ground Zero
1987
as Prosper Gaffney
The Mutations
1974
as Professor Nolter
Better Late Than Never
1979
as Colonel Riddle
The Inspector
1962
as Wolters
Hell Is a City
1960
as Gus Hawkins
Double Target
1987
as Sen. Blaster
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967
as Albert Dussel
Black Arrow
1985
as Sir Oliver Oates
I Don't Want to Be Born
1976
as Dr. Finch
About Donald Pleasence
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. With 236 credits spanning from 1950 to 2026, Donald Pleasence has appeared in 191 films and 45 TV shows.
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Most Popular Donald Pleasence Movies
- Halloween (1978) — as Loomis
- Escape from New York (1981) — as President of the United States
- The Great Escape (1963) — as Blythe 'The Forger'
- You Only Live Twice (1967) — as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) — as Dr. Sam Loomis
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