Donald Pleasence
October 5, 1919 (105 years old) in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Pleasence, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2022 · Dracula Unearthed as Dr. Jack Seward (archive footage)
- 2010 · Halloween: The Inside Story as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
- 2002 · Best Ever Bond as Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1998 · In and Out of Fashion as Self (archive footage)
- 1996 · Fatal Frames as Professor Robinson
- 1995 · Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as Dr. Sam Loomis
- 1995 · Signs and Wonders as Cornelius Van Damm
- 1995 · Safe Haven as The Sailor
- 1994 · Guinevere as Merlin
- 1994 · Freeze: But is it Art? as Sinister Dentist
- 1993 · The Big Freeze as Soup slurper
- 1993 · The Hour of the Pig as Pincheon
- 1993 · The Thief and the Cobbler as Phido the Vulture (voice)
- 1993 · Femme Fatale as Victor Harty
- 1992 · Diên Biên Phu as Howard Simpson
- 1991 · Shadows and Fog as Doctor
- 1991 · Millions as Ripa
- 1991 · Women in Arms as Dreyfuss
- 1991 · The Vulture Is a Patient Bird as The Art Collector
- 1990 · Moi, général de Gaulle as Winston Churchill
- 1989 · Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery as Jason Rafiel
- 1989 · Casablanca Express as Colonel Bats
- 1989 · Ten Little Indians as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
- 1989 · Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Dr. Sam Loomis
- 1989 · River of Death as Heinrich Spaatz
- 1989 · Buried Alive as Dr. Schaeffer
- 1989 · Paganini Horror as Mr. Pickett
- 1989 · The House of Usher as Walter Usher
- 1989 · American Rickshaw as Rev. Mortom
- 1988 · The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as Dr. Absalon
- 1988 · The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as Dr. Absalon
- 1988 · Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as Dr. Loomis
- 1988 · Nosferatu in Venice as Don Alvise
- 1988 · Last Platoon as Colonel B. Abrahams
- 1988 · Animali metropolitani as Prof. Livingstone
- 1988 · The Commander as Henry Carlson
- 1988 · Hanna's War as Captain Thomas Rosza
- 1988 · Phantom of Death as Inspector Datti
- 1987 · Prince of Darkness as Father Loomis
- 1987 · Django Strikes Again as Ben Gunn
- 1987 · Ground Zero as Prosper Gaffney
- 1987 · Double Target as Sen. Blaster
- 1987 · Basements as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
- 1987 · Scoop as Lord Copper
- 1987 · Specters as Professor Lasky
- 1987 · Warrior Queen as Clodius Flaucus
- 1987 · Gila and Rik as Joe Gardenia
- 1986 · Naso di cane as Olindo Cuomo
- 1986 · Cobra Mission as Father Lenoir
- 1986 · To Kill a Stranger as Col. Kostik
- 1986 · Into the Darkness as David Beckett
- 1986 · Deadheat as Aldo Rossi
- 1985 · Nothing Underneath as Commissioner Danesi
- 1985 · Black Arrow as Sir Oliver Oates
- 1985 · Reel Horror as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
- 1985 · Treasure of the Amazon as Klaus von Blantz
- 1985 · The Ray Bradbury Theater as George Hill
- 1985 · The Corsican Brothers as The Chancellor
- 1985 · Phenomena as Professor John McGregor
- 1985 · The Ambassador as Minister Eretz
- 1985 · Dario Argento's World of Horror as Self (Archive)
- 1984 · Miss Marple as Jason Rafiel
- 1984 · Arch of Triumph as Ivon Haake
- 1984 · Terror in the Aisles as Self - Host
- 1984 · A Breed Apart as J.P. Whittier
- 1984 · Master of the Game as Salomon Van der Merwe
- 1984 · Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
- 1984 · Where Is Parsifal? as Mackintosh
- 1983 · The Devonsville Terror as Dr. Warley
- 1983 · The Falklands Factor as Dr. Samuel Johnson
- 1983 · Warrior of the Lost World as Prossor
- 1982 · Witness for the Prosecution as Mr. Myers
- 1982 · Alone in the Dark as Leo Bain
- 1982 · The Barchester Chronicles as Septimus Harding
- 1982 · Computercide as George Dettler
- 1982 · Wogan as Self
- 1981 · Race for the Yankee Zephyr as Gilbert Carson
- 1981 · Halloween II as Dr. Sam Loomis
- 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 · Pumaman as Kobras
- 1979 · The French Atlantic Affair as Max Dechambre
- 1979 · All Quiet on the Western Front as Kantorek
- 1979 · Better Late Than Never as Colonel Riddle
- 1979 · Jaguar Lives! as General Villanova
- 1979 · Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward
- 1979 · Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Dr. Steiner
- 1979 · The Angry Man as Albert Rumpelmayer
- 1979 · Gold of the Amazon Women as Clarence Blasko
- 1979 · Mrs. Columbo as
- 1979 · Dick Turpin as
- 1978 · Power Play as Blair
- 1978 · Halloween as Loomis
- 1978 · Centennial as Sam Purchas
- 1978 · Last In, First Out as Rothko
- 1978 · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as B.D. Brockhurst
- 1978 · Night Creature as Axel MacGregor
- 1978 · The Bastard as Solomon Sholto
- 1978 · Tomorrow Never Comes as Dr. Todd
- 1978 · Blood Relatives as James Doniac
- 1978 · The Dark Secret of Harvest Home as Narrator (voice)
- 1978 · The Defection of Simas Kudirka as Capt. Vladimir Popov
- 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 as Melchior
- 1977 · Jesus Of Nazareth as Melchior
- 1976 · The Eagle Has Landed as Himmler
- 1976 · Hindle Wakes as Nat Jeffcote
- 1976 · Laurence Olivier Presents as Nat Jeffcote
- 1976 · The Last Tycoon as Boxley
- 1976 · The Passover Plot as Pontius Pilate
- 1976 · Meriel the Ghost Girl as George Livingston
- 1976 · Goldenrod as John Tyler Jones
- 1976 · The Devil's Men as Father Roche
- 1976 · The Joke as Bendel
- 1976 · Trial by Combat as Sir Giles Marley
- 1976 · I Don't Want to Be Born as Dr. Finch
- 1975 · Peep Show as
- 1975 · The Count of Monte-Cristo as Danglars
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Hearts of the West as A.J. Nietz
- 1975 · Journey into Fear as Kuvetli
- 1975 · Escape to Witch Mountain as Lucas Deranian
- 1974 · Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Erich Count von Plasma
- 1974 · House of the Damned as Martin Zayas
- 1974 · The Cafeteria as Aaron
- 1974 · The Mutations as Professor Nolter
- 1974 · The Black Windmill as Cedric Harper
- 1974 · Watch Out, We're Mad as Doctor
- 1974 · Playhouse as
- 1974 · Playhouse as George Livingston
- 1974 · From Beyond the Grave as Jim Underwood
- 1974 · Occupations as Christo Kabak
- 1973 · Tales That Witness Madness as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
- 1973 · Malachi's Cove as Malachi
- 1973 · Orson Welles' Great Mysteries as Cawser
- 1973 · Lonely Water as The Spirit (voice)
- 1973 · The Rainbow Boys as Ralph Logan
- 1973 · Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Fred Smudge
- 1972 · The Pied Piper as The Baron
- 1972 · Wedding in White as Jim Dougall, Sr.
- 1972 · Death Line as Inspector Calhoun
- 1972 · Innocent Bystanders as Loomis
- 1972 · Henry VIII and His Six Wives as Thomas Cromwell
- 1972 · The Jerusalem File as
- 1971 · Kidnapped as Ebenezer Balfour
- 1971 · Skin Deep as Gerry Muddiman
- 1971 · The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Carnacki
- 1971 · Columbo as Adrian Carsini
- 1971 · Wake in Fright as Doc Tydon
- 1971 · The Fox Trot as Tom
- 1971 · THX 1138 as SEN
- 1970 · Play for Today as Samuel Johnson
- 1970 · Play for Today 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
- 1969 · Mr. Freedom as Dr. Freedom
- 1969 · Last to Go as
- 1968 · Hawaii Five-O as Hans Vogler
- 1968 · Sleep is Lovely as Clive
- 1968 · The News-Benders as J.G.
- 1968 · Creature of Comfort as James Thorne
- 1967 · Will Penny as Preacher Quint
- 1967 · The Diary of Anne Frank as Albert Dussel
- 1967 · Matchless as Gregori Andreanu
- 1967 · You Only Live Twice as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- 1967 · Call Me Daddy as Ben Hoffman
- 1967 · NBC Experiment in Television 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 as
- 1965 · The Hallelujah Trail as 'Oracle' Jones
- 1965 · The Greatest Story Ever Told as The Dark Hermit - Satan
- 1964 · The Caretaker as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
- 1963 · Espionage as
- 1963 · The Fugitive as Max Pfeiffer
- 1963 · The Outer Limits as Harold J. Finley
- 1963 · Dr. Crippen as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
- 1963 · The Great Escape as Blythe 'The Forger'
- 1962 · The Inspector as Wolters
- 1961 · The Horsemasters as Captain Pinski
- 1961 · The Defenders as Dr. Byron Saul
- 1961 · What a Carve Up! as Everett Sloane
- 1961 · Spare the Rod as Mr. Jenkins
- 1961 · The Wind of Change as Pop
- 1961 · No Love for Johnnie as Renfrew
- 1960 · Alice Through the Looking Box as Caterpillar
- 1960 · The Cupboard as Fred Watson
- 1960 · A Story of David as Nabal
- 1960 · The Hands of Orlac as Graham Coates
- 1960 · Suspect as Parsons, alias Bill Brown
- 1960 · Danger Man as
- 1960 · Sons and Lovers as Mr. Pappleworth
- 1960 · Toff and Fingers as Self/Host
- 1960 · The Big Day as Victor Partridge
- 1960 · Armchair Mystery Theatre as Host
- 1960 · Hell Is a City as Gus Hawkins
- 1960 · Circus of Horrors as Vanet
- 1960 · The Battle of the Sexes as Irwin Hoffman
- 1960 · The Flesh and the Fiends as William Hare
- 1960 · The Shakedown as Jessel Brown
- 1959 · The Twilight Zone as Ellis Fowler
- 1959 · Killers of Kilimanjaro as Captain
- 1959 · Look Back in Anger as Hurst
- 1959 · Interpol Calling as Karl Haussman
- 1959 · The Traitor as Grantley Caypor
- 1959 · One Step Beyond as Harvey Laurence
- 1958 · The Two-Headed Spy as Gen. Hardt
- 1958 · The Greatest Man in the World as US President
- 1958 · The Adventures of William Tell as
- 1958 · The Man Inside as Organ Grinder
- 1958 · The Wind Cannot Read as Doctor
- 1958 · Heart of a Child as Spiel
- 1958 · A Tale of Two Cities as Barsad
- 1957 · Barnacle Bill as Cashier
- 1957 · Manuela as Evans
- 1957 · The Man in the Sky as Crabtree
- 1956 · Armchair Theatre as President of the USA
- 1956 · The Black Tent as Ali
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1956 · 1984 as R. Parsons
- 1955 · The Adventures of Robin Hood as Prince John
- 1955 · Value for Money as Limpy
- 1955 · Round the World in 80 Days as Voices
- 1954 · Nineteen Eighty-Four as Syme
- 1954 · The Wonderful World of Disney as Captain Pinski
- 1954 · Orders Are Orders as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
- 1954 · The Beachcomber as Tromp
- 1952 · The Dybbuk as Second batlon
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Kantorek
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as Myers
- 1951 · Hallmark Hall of Fame as The Chancellor
- 1950 · Sunday Night Theatre as Syme