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Donald Pleasence

Actor, Writer, Additional Credits
Born October 5, 1919Died February 2, 1995 (75 years)
Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Halloween
  • Escape from New York
  • Phenomena
  • Jesus of Nazareth
  • The Eagle Has Landed
  • Cul-de-sac
  • Oh, God!
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • The Count of Monte-Cristo
  • Death Line
  • The Monster Club
  • 1984
  • Warrior of the Lost World
  • Circus of Horrors
  • The Flesh and the Fiends
  • The Uncanny
  • One Step Beyond
  • The Devil's Men
  • River of Death
  • Danger Man
  • Paganini Horror
  • All at Sea
  • Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr
  • Ground Zero

Known For

  • Halloween
  • Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
  • Halloween II
  • Prince of Darkness
  • Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
  • The Great Escape
  • Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
  • Escape from New York
  • THX 1138
  • You Only Live Twice
  • Wake in Fright
  • Cul-de-sac
  • Death Line
  • Fantastic Voyage
  • The Eagle Has Landed
  • Dracula
  • Escape to Witch Mountain
  • Alone in the Dark
  • All Quiet on the Western Front
  • Oh, God!
  • The Pumaman
  • The Night of the Generals
  • Soldier Blue
  • The Mutations

Filmography

2022
Dracula Unearthed · as Dr. Jack Seward (archive Footage)
2015
2012
Everything or Nothing · as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
2010
Escape from New Jersey · as The President
2008
2002
Best Ever Bond · as Blofeld (archive Footage) (uncredited)
2002
Halloween: Resurrection · as Dr. Samuel 'sam' Loomis
2001
Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation · as Dr. Samuel 'sam' Loomis (halloween)
1999
Safe Haven · as The Sailor
1996
Fatal Frames · as Professor Robinson
1995
1995
Signs and Wonders (TV Series) · as Cornelius Van Damm
1994
Guinevere · as Merlin
1993
The Big Freeze · as Soup Slurper
1993
The Advocate · as Pincheon
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler · as Phido The Vulture (voice)
1993
Into the Darkness · as David Beckett
1992
Diên Biên Phú · as Howard Simpson
1991
Shadows and Fog · as Doctor
1991
Millions · as Ripa
1991
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird · as The Art Collector
1989
1989
Casablanca Express · as Colonel Bats
1989
Ten Little Indians · as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
1989
1989
River of Death · as Heinrich Spaatz
1989
Buried Alive · as Dr. Schaeffer
1989
The House of Usher · as Walter Usher
1989
American Rickshaw · as Rev. Mortom
1988
Paganini Horror · as Mr. Pickett
1988
1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (TV Series) · as Dr. Absalon
1988
1988
Hanna's War · as Captain Thomas Rosza
1988
Vampire in Venice · as Don Alvise
1988
Last Platoon · as Colonel B. Abrahams
1988
The Commander · as Henry Carlson
1987
Django Strikes Again · as Ben Gunn
1987
Phantom of Death · as Inspector Datti
1987
Prince of Darkness · as Father Loomis
1987
Ground Zero · as Prosper Gaffney
1987
Urban Animals · as Prof. Livingstone
1987
Double Target · as Sen. Blaster
1987
Basements · as Mr. Kidd (segment "the Room")
1987
Specters · as Professor Lasky
1987
Scoop · as Lord Copper
1987
Warrior Queen · as Clodius Flaucus
1986
Cobra Mission · as Father Lenoir
1986
Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Karel Redl
1986
Honor Thy Father · as Aldo Rossi
1985
Nothing Underneath · as Commissioner Danesi
1985
Reel Horror · as Axel Macgregor (archive Footage)
1985
Treasure of the Amazon · as Klaus Von Blantz
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) · as George Hill
1985
The Corsican Brothers · as The Chancellor
1985
Phenomena · as Professor John Mcgregor
1985
Black Arrow · as Sir Oliver Oates
1984
Screen Two (TV Series) · as Victor Harty
1984
Arch of Triumph · as Ivon Haake
1984
A Breed Apart · as J.p. Whittier
1984
The Ambassador · as Minister Eretz
1984
Master of the game (TV Series) · as Salomon Van Der Merwe
1984
To Kill a Stranger · as Col. Kostik
1984
Where Is Parsifal? · as Mackintosh
1984
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie · as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
1983
The Devonsville Terror · as Dr. Warley
1983
1982
1982
Alone in the Dark · as Leo Bain
1982
The Barchester Chronicles (TV Series) · as Septimus Harding
1981
1981
Halloween II · as Dr. Sam Loomis
1981
Computercide · as George Dettler
1981
Escape from New York · as President Of The United States
1981
The Monster Club · as Pickering, Chief Of The B-Squad
1980
Blade on the Feather · as Professor John Cavendish
1980
The Pumaman · as Kobras
1979
The French Atlantic Affair (TV Series) · as Max Dechambre
1979
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff · as Dr. Steiner
1979
Better Late Than Never · as Colonel Riddle
1979
Dracula · as Dr. Jack Seward
1979
Jaguar Lives! · as General Villanova
1979
L'homme en colère · as Albert Rumpelmayer
1979
Gold of the Amazon Women · as Clarence Blasko
1979
Mrs. Columbo (TV Series)
1979
Dick Turpin (TV Series)
1978
Power Play · as Blair
1978
Halloween · as Loomis
1978
Centennial (TV Series) · as Sam Purchas
1978
Last In, First Out · as Rothko
1978
1978
Night Creature · as Axel Macgregor
1978
The Bastard (TV Series) · as Solomon Sholto
1978
Tomorrow Never Comes · as Dr. Todd
1978
Blood Relatives · as James Doniac
1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka · as Capt. Vladimir Popov
1978
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978) (TV Series) · as Narrator (voice)
1977
Telefon · as Nicolai Dalchimsky
1977
Oh, God! · as Doctor Harmon
1977
The Uncanny · as Valentine De'ath (segment 3 "hollywood 1936")
1977
Jesus of Nazareth (TV Series) · as Melchior
1977
Jesus of Nazareth · as Melchior
1976
1976
The Last Tycoon · as Boxley
1976
The Passover Plot · as Pontius Pilate
1976
Goldenrod · as John Tyler Jones
1976
The Devil's Men · as Father Roche
1976
A Dirty Knight's Work · as Sir Giles Marley
1975
Hearts of the West · as A.j. Nietz
1975
Journey Into Fear · as Kuvetli
1975
Sharon's Baby · as Dr. Finch
1975
Escape to Witch Mountain · as Lucas Deranian
1975
1974
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own · as Erich Count Von Plasma
1974
La loba y la Paloma · as Martin Zayas
1974
The Black Windmill · as Cedric Harper
1974
The Mutations · as Professor Nolter
1974
1974
From Beyond the Grave · as Jim Underwood
1973
Playhouse (TV Series) · as George Livingston
1973
Tales That Witness Madness · as Prof. R.c. Tremayne
1973
Malachi's Cove · as Malachi
1973
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) · as Cawser
1973
The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water · as The Spirit (voice)
1973
The Rainbow Boys · as Ralph Logan
1973
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · as Fred Smudge
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives · as Thomas Cromwell
1972
Wedding in White · as Jim Dougall, Sr.
1972
Death Line · as Inspector Calhoun
1972
Innocent Bystanders · as Loomis
1972
The Pied Piper · as The Baron
1972
1971
Kidnapped · as Ebenezer Balfour
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Carnacki
1971
Columbo (TV Series) · as Adrian Carsini
1971
Police Surgeon (1971) (TV Series) · as Jerry Hahn
1971
Wake in Fright · as Doc Tydon
1971
THX 1138 · as Sen
1970
Play for Today (TV Series) · as Gerry Muddiman
1970
Soldier Blue · as Isaac Q. Cumber
1969
The Madwoman of Chaillot · as The Prospector
1969
Arthur? Arthur! · as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'e' Mellon
1968
Mr. Freedom · as Dr. Freedom
1968
Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as Hans Vogler
1968
The Other People · as Clive
1967
Will Penny · as Preacher Quint
1967
The Diary of Anne Frank · as Albert Dussel
1967
Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Julius Caesar
1967
Matchless · as Gregori Andreanu
1967
You Only Live Twice · as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1967
NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) · as (voice)
1967
The Night of the Generals · as General Kahlenberge
1966
Eye of the Devil · as Pere Dominic
1966
Fantastic Voyage · as Dr. Michaels
1966
Cul-de-sac · as George
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as J.g.
1965
The Hallelujah Trail · as 'oracle' Jones
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told · as The Dark Hermit - Satan
1964
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as The Head Waiter
1963
Espionage (TV Series)
1963
The Fugitive (TV Series) · as Max Pfeiffer
1963
The Outer Limits (TV Series) · as Harold J. Finley
1963
Dr. Crippen · as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
1963
The Great Escape · as Blythe 'the Forger'
1963
The Guest · as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
1963
Love Story (1963) (TV Series) · as Jerome 'jerry' Shoemaker
1962
Lisa · as Wolters
1961
The Defenders (TV Series) · as Dr. Byron Saul
1961
No Place Like Homicide! · as Everett Sloane
1961
No Love for Johnnie · as Renfrew
1961
Spare the Rod · as Mr. Jenkins
1961
1960
1960
The Hands of Orlac · as Graham Coates
1960
The Risk · as Parsons, Alias Bill Brown
1960
1960
Sons and Lovers · as Mr. Pappleworth
1960
The Big Day · as Victor Partridge
1960
The Battle of the Sexes · as Irwin Hoffman
1960
Hell Is a City · as Gus Hawkins
1960
1960
1960
BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) · as Admiral Vespery
1960
The Shakedown · as Jessel Brown
1959
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) · as Ellis Fowler
1959
1959
The Four Just Men (TV Series) · as Paul Koster
1959
Look Back in Anger · as Hurst
1959
Interpol Calling (TV Series) · as Karl Haussman
1959
One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Harvey Laurence
1958
The Two-Headed Spy · as Gen. Hardt
1958
1958
The Man Inside · as Organ Grinder
1958
1958
Heart of a Child · as Spiel
1958
1957
All at Sea · as Cashier
1957
Stowaway Girl · as Evans
1957
Decision Against Time · as Crabtree
1956
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as President Of The Usa
1956
The Black Tent · as Ali
1956
1984 · as R. Parsons
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Barton Keyes
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Prince John
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Albert
1955
Value for Money · as Limpy
1954
1954
Disneyland (TV Series) · as Captain Pinski
1954
On Camera (TV Series) · as Cast
1954
Orders Are Orders · as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
1954
The Beachcomber · as Tromp
1954
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as The Chancellor
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Syme

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