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Donald Pleasence

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.

Born

Oct 05, 1919

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Died

Feb 02, 1995

Known For

Acting

Movies

192 acting

1 crew

Popularity

1.7

movie

Known For

Halloween

Halloween

1978

as Loomis
You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

1967

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Escape from New York

Escape from New York

1981

as President of the United States
The Great Escape

The Great Escape

1963

as Blythe 'The Forger'
Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

1987

as Priest
Halloween II

Halloween II

1981

as Sam Loomis
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988

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

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989

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

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995

as Dr. Loomis
The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

as Himmler
Halloween
Halloween
1978 • as Loomis
★ 7.6
Warrior Queen
Warrior Queen
1987 • as Clodius Flaucus
★ 3.7
You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
1967 • as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
★ 6.6
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
1981 • as President of the United States
★ 7.0
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963 • as Blythe 'The Forger'
★ 7.9
Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness
1987 • as Priest
★ 6.8
Halloween II
Halloween II
1981 • as Sam Loomis
★ 6.6
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 • as Dr. Loomis
★ 6.2
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989 • as Dr. Sam Loomis
★ 5.3
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 • as Dr. Loomis
★ 5.1
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
1976 • as Himmler
★ 6.7
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 • as Danglars
★ 6.8
Breakdown: 1975
Breakdown: 1975
2025 • as Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)
★ 6.8
Phenomena
Phenomena
1985 • as Professor John McGregor
★ 6.8
Watch Out, We're Mad
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974 • as Doctor
★ 7.5
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
1966 • as Dr. Michaels
★ 6.7
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 • as The Dark Hermit - Satan
★ 6.4
Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue
1970 • as Isaac Q. Cumber
★ 6.8
Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright
1971 • as Doc Tydon
★ 7.3
THX 1138
THX 1138
1971 • as SEN
★ 6.4
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 • as Kantorek
★ 6.7
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1989 • as Dr. Schaeffer
★ 4.3
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
1967 • as General Kahlenberge
★ 6.8
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 7.7
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
1991 • as Doctor
★ 6.7
Manuela
Manuela
1957 • as Evans
★ 6.3
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1976 • as Boxley
★ 6.3
Will Penny
Will Penny
1967 • as Preacher Quint
★ 6.7
Dracula
Dracula
1979 • as Dr. Jack Seward
★ 6.4
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
1982 • as Leo Bain
★ 5.8
The Horsemasters
The Horsemasters
1961 • as Captain Pinski
★ 7.0
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 • as Phido the Vulture (voice)
★ 7.1
The Monster Club
The Monster Club
1981 • as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
★ 5.8
Death Line
Death Line
1972 • as Inspector Calhoun
★ 5.8
Escape to Witch Mountain
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 • as Lucas Deranian
★ 6.4
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail
1965 • as 'Oracle' Jones
★ 6.1
Guinevere
Guinevere
1994 • as Merlin
★ 3.3
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 • as B.D. Brockhurst
★ 4.3
Goldenrod
Goldenrod
1976 • as John Tyler Jones
★ 9.0
Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac
1966 • as George
★ 6.7
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1959 • as Hurst
★ 6.7
1984
1984
1956 • as R. Parsons
★ 6.5
Hearts of the West
Hearts of the West
1975 • as A.J. Nietz
★ 5.6
Nosferatu in Venice
Nosferatu in Venice
1988 • as Don Alvise
★ 5.8
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989 • as Jason Rafiel
★ 6.6
Innocent Bystanders
Innocent Bystanders
1972 • as Loomis
★ 7.8
Telefon
Telefon
1977 • as Nicolai Dalchimsky
★ 6.6
Circus of Horrors
Circus of Horrors
1960 • as Vanet
★ 5.8
Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu
1992 • as Howard Simpson
★ 6.5
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig
1993 • as Pincheon
★ 6.2
Oh, God!
Oh, God!
1977 • as Doctor Harmon
★ 6.4
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill
1974 • as Cedric Harper
★ 6.3
River of Death
River of Death
1989 • as Heinrich Spaatz
★ 5.0
Women in Arms
Women in Arms
1991 • as Dreyfuss
★ 6.8
The Ambassador
The Ambassador
1985 • as Minister Eretz
★ 5.1
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1972 • as The Baron
★ 5.9
Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale
1993 • as Victor Harty
★ 8.0
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979 • as Dr. Steiner
★ 5.3
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966 • as Pere Dominic
★ 6.1
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave
1974 • as Jim Underwood
★ 6.5
The Uncanny
The Uncanny
1977 • as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
★ 5.8
Scoop
Scoop
1987 • as Lord Copper
★ 5.7
The Joke
The Joke
1976 • as Bendel
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac
1960 • as Graham Coates
★ 4.4
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph
1984 • as Ivon Haake
★ 5.2
Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians
1989 • as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
★ 4.9
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 • as Dr. Absalon
★ 5.5
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 • as Syme
★ 7.3
The House of Usher
The House of Usher
1989 • as Walter Usher
★ 4.8
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 • as Thomas Cromwell
★ 5.8
A Breed Apart
A Breed Apart
1984 • as J.P. Whittier
★ 5.9
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 • as Mr. Myers
★ 6.6
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
1964 • as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
★ 7.4
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1981 • as Gilbert Carson
★ 5.9
The Two-Headed Spy
The Two-Headed Spy
1958 • as Gen. Hardt
★ 6.3
Basements
Basements
1987 • as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
★ 6.8
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1975 • as Kuvetli
★ 6.0
Treasure of the Amazon
Treasure of the Amazon
1985 • as Klaus von Blantz
★ 4.5
Django Strikes Again
Django Strikes Again
1987 • as Ben Gunn
★ 5.1
Specters
Specters
1987 • as Professor Lasky
★ 4.3
Pumaman
Pumaman
1980 • as Kobras
★ 2.9
Terror in the Aisles
Terror in the Aisles
1984 • as Self - Host
★ 6.2
Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness
1973 • as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
★ 5.5
Blood Relatives
Blood Relatives
1978 • as James Doniac
★ 5.7
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 • as Irwin Hoffman
★ 6.6
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
1957 • as Cashier
★ 6.6
The Mutations
The Mutations
1974 • as Professor Nolter
★ 4.9
The Inspector
The Inspector
1962 • as Wolters
★ 7.1
Warrior of the Lost World
Warrior of the Lost World
1983 • as Prossor
★ 2.9
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
1976 • as Sir Giles Marley
★ 7.8
Power Play
Power Play
1978 • as Blair
★ 7.2
American Rickshaw
American Rickshaw
1989 • as Rev. Mortom
★ 4.7
The Dybbuk
The Dybbuk
1952 • as Second batlon
Gila and Rik
Gila and Rik
1987 • as Joe Gardenia
Double Target
Double Target
1987 • as Sen. Blaster
★ 4.6
The Man in the Sky
The Man in the Sky
1957 • as Crabtree
★ 7.5
Nothing Underneath
Nothing Underneath
1985 • as Commissioner Danesi
★ 5.7
Cobra Mission
Cobra Mission
1986 • as Father Lenoir
★ 4.9
Casablanca Express
Casablanca Express
1989 • as Colonel Bats
★ 3.8
The Commander
The Commander
1988 • as Henry Carlson
★ 5.6
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1958 • as Barsad
★ 6.8
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 • as The Prospector
★ 7.3
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
1960 • as Mr. Pappleworth
★ 6.5
Hell Is a City
Hell Is a City
1960 • as Gus Hawkins
★ 6.6
Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes
1976 • as Nat Jeffcote
★ 8.5
L'Homme en colère
L'Homme en colère
1979 • as Albert Rumpelmayer
★ 5.6
No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie
1961 • as Renfrew
★ 6.7
Phantom of Death
Phantom of Death
1988 • as Inspector Datti
★ 5.6
Paganini Horror
Paganini Horror
1989 • as Mr. Pickett
★ 4.4
The Devil's Men
The Devil's Men
1976 • as Father Roche
★ 4.1
The Black Tent
The Black Tent
1956 • as Ali
★ 6.4
Hanna's War
Hanna's War
1988 • as Captain Thomas Rosza
★ 5.2
Mr. Freedom
Mr. Freedom
1969 • as Dr. Freedom
★ 5.2
Occupations
Occupations
1974 • as Christo Kabak
Jaguar Lives!
Jaguar Lives!
1979 • as General Villanova
★ 4.2
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1971 • as Ebenezer Balfour
★ 6.2
Blade on the Feather
Blade on the Feather
1980 • as John Cavendish
★ 5.8
The Man Inside
The Man Inside
1958 • as Organ Grinder
★ 6.1
Black Arrow
Black Arrow
1985 • as Sir Oliver Oates
★ 6.9
Gold of the Amazon Women
Gold of the Amazon Women
1979 • as Clarence Blasko
★ 3.7
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1979 • as Colonel Riddle
★ 9.0
A Story of David
A Story of David
1960 • as Nabal
★ 5.4
Tomorrow Never Comes
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978 • as Dr. Todd
★ 5.7
To Kill a Stranger
To Kill a Stranger
1986 • as Col. Kostik
★ 5.3
The Falklands Factor
The Falklands Factor
1983 • as Dr. Samuel Johnson
★ 7.0
The Devonsville Terror
The Devonsville Terror
1983 • as Dr. Warley
★ 4.7
Reel Horror
Reel Horror
1985 • as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
★ 3.2
Last In, First Out
Last In, First Out
1978 • as Rothko
★ 4.5
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978 • as Capt. Vladimir Popov
★ 6.0
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003 • as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
★ 6.6
Ground Zero
Ground Zero
1987 • as Prosper Gaffney
★ 6.8
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
1991 • as Armon Shalik
★ 5.6
What a Carve Up!
What a Carve Up!
1961 • as Everett Sloane
★ 7.0
The Passover Plot
The Passover Plot
1976 • as Pontius Pilate
★ 4.7
I Don't Want to Be Born
I Don't Want to Be Born
1976 • as Dr. Finch
★ 5.1
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 • as William Hare
★ 6.6
Computercide
Computercide
1982 • as George Dettler
★ 7.0
The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth
1955 • as The Foreign Minister
★ 7.0
movie
Safe Haven
1995 • as The Sailor
★ 5.3
Value for Money
Value for Money
1955 • as Limpy
★ 6.9
Where Is Parsifal?
Where Is Parsifal?
1984 • as Mackintosh
★ 3.9
Wedding in White
Wedding in White
1972 • as Jim Dougall, Sr.
★ 6.8
The Wind Cannot Read
The Wind Cannot Read
1958 • as Doctor
★ 6.4
Suspect
Suspect
1960 • as Parsons, alias Bill Brown
★ 6.9
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973 • as Fred Smudge
★ 6.3
Fatal Frames
Fatal Frames
1996 • as Professor Robinson
★ 4.1
The Rainbow Boys
The Rainbow Boys
1973 • as Ralph Logan
★ 7.0
Dr. Crippen
Dr. Crippen
1963 • as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
★ 6.0
Meriel the Ghost Girl
Meriel the Ghost Girl
1976 • as George Livingston
★ 8.0
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959 • as Captain
★ 6.3
Malachi's Cove
Malachi's Cove
1973 • as Malachi
★ 6.6
Millions
Millions
1991 • as Ripa
★ 3.8
Orders Are Orders
Orders Are Orders
1954 • as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
★ 6.6
movie
New Line: Independent Legacies
• as Self (archive footage)
Arthur? Arthur!
Arthur? Arthur!
1969 • as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
★ 3.8
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967 • as Albert Dussel
★ 8.0
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
1985 • as The Chancellor
★ 6.5
The Big Freeze
The Big Freeze
1993 • as Soup slurper
★ 6.7
Life of General De Gaulle
Life of General De Gaulle
1990 • as Winston Churchill
★ 9.0
Spare the Rod
Spare the Rod
1961 • as Mr. Jenkins
★ 6.2
Night Creature
Night Creature
1978 • as Axel MacGregor
★ 3.8
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 • as Erich Count von Plasma
★ 5.4
Last Platoon
Last Platoon
1988 • as Colonel B. Abrahams
★ 4.6
The Big Day
The Big Day
1960 • as Victor Partridge
★ 7.5
Sleep is Lovely
Sleep is Lovely
1968 • as Clive
★ 9.0
House of the Damned
House of the Damned
1974 • as Martin Zayas
★ 5.1
Into the Darkness
Into the Darkness
1986 • as David Beckett
★ 3.2
The Shakedown
The Shakedown
1960 • as Jessel Brown
★ 6.0
The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber
1954 • as Tromp
★ 6.2
Metropolitan Animals
Metropolitan Animals
1988 • as Prof. Livingstone
★ 5.5
The Jerusalem File
The Jerusalem File
1972 • as Major Samuels
★ 4.0
Matchless
Matchless
1967 • as Gregori Andreanu
★ 4.3
Driving Lessons
Driving Lessons
2012 • as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984 • as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
★ 3.0
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot
1971 • as Tom
★ 9.0
Deadheat
Deadheat
1986 • as Aldo Rossi
★ 6.2
Freeze: But is it Art?
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994 • as Sinister Dentist
Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child
1958 • as Spiel
★ 6.7
The Wind of Change
The Wind of Change
1961 • as Pop
★ 10.0
movie
The Greatest Man in the World
1958 • as US President
★ 10.0
The News-Benders
The News-Benders
1968 • as J.G.
★ 9.5
The Cafeteria
The Cafeteria
1974 • as Aaron
movie
Call Me Daddy
1967 • as Ben Hoffman
movie
The Traitor
1959 • as Grantley Caypor
Alice Through the Looking Box
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960 • as Caterpillar
Creature of Comfort
Creature of Comfort
1968 • as James Thorne
★ 10.0
Skin Deep
Skin Deep
1971 • as Gerry Muddiman
★ 7.0
The Cupboard
The Cupboard
1960 • as Fred Watson
★ 10.0
movie
Toff and Fingers
1960 • as Self/Host
movie
Round the World in 80 Days
1955 • as Voices
Last to Go
Last to Go
1969
★ 6.0
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026 • as Dr. Loomis