Donald Pleasence
Known for Acting · 235 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 (44)
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
Wogan
1982
as Self
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Ellis Fowler
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
The Wednesday Play
1964
as The Head Waiter
Playhouse
1974
as George Livingston / Bendel / Aaron
The Defenders
1961
as Dr. Byron Saul
The Outer Limits
1963
as Harold J. Finley
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Prince John
Screen Two
1985
as Victor Harty / Pincheon
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
Interpol Calling
1959
as Karl Haussman
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Captain Pinski
Centennial
1978
as Sam Purchas
The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Cawser
Dick Turpin
1979
as Ignatius Slake
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Mrs. Columbo
1979
Master of the Game
1984
as Salomon Van der Merwe
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Host
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Kantorek / Myers / The Chancellor
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Max Dechambre
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Nat Jeffcote
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
as Septimus Harding
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
as (voice)
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Armchair Theatre
1956
as President of the USA / Fred Watson / Ben Hoffman
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Dr. Absalon
Peep Show
1975
Signs and Wonders
1995
as Cornelius Van Damm
The Bastard
1978
as Solomon Sholto
Naso di cane
1986
as Olindo Cuomo
Movies (191)
Halloween
1978
as Loomis
You Only Live Twice
1967
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Great Escape
1963
as Blythe 'The Forger'
Escape from New York
1981
as President of the United States
Halloween II
1981
as Dr. Sam Loomis
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
as Dr. Sam Loomis
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
as Dr. Sam Loomis
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
as Dr. Loomis
Soldier Blue
1970
as Isaac Q. Cumber
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Himmler
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
Fantastic Voyage
1966
as Dr. Michaels
Prince of Darkness
1987
as Priest
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974
as Doctor
Warrior Queen
1987
as Clodius Flaucus
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
as Kantorek
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
as Lucas Deranian
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
as Danglars
Oh, God!
1977
as Doctor Harmon
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
THX 1138
1971
as SEN
Dracula
1979
as Dr. Jack Seward
Phenomena
1985
as Professor John McGregor
Wake in Fright
1971
as Doc Tydon
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
Will Penny
1967
as Preacher Quint
The Night of the Generals
1967
as General Kahlenberge
Buried Alive
1989
as Dr. Schaeffer
Cul-de-sac
1966
as George
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
as B.D. Brockhurst
Shadows and Fog
1991
as Doctor
1984
1956
as R. Parsons
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Dr. Absalon
Telefon
1977
as Nicolai Dalchimsky
The Black Windmill
1974
as Cedric Harper
The Monster Club
1981
as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
as Thomas Cromwell
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as The Prospector
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Jason Rafiel
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
as Mr. Myers
The Last Tycoon
1976
as Boxley
Skin Deep
1971
as Gerry Muddiman
River of Death
1989
as Heinrich Spaatz
Django Strikes Again
1987
as Ben Gunn
The Ambassador
1985
as Minister Eretz
Ten Little Indians
1989
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Death Line
1972
as Inspector Calhoun
Power Play
1978
as Blair
Alone in the Dark
1982
as Leo Bain
The Hands of Orlac
1960
as Graham Coates
Kidnapped
1971
as Ebenezer Balfour
The Traitor
1959
as Grantley Caypor
The Uncanny
1977
as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
The Hour of the Pig
1993
as Pincheon
Cobra Mission
1986
as Father Lenoir
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as 'Oracle' Jones
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
as Dr. Steiner
Hanna's War
1988
as Captain Thomas Rosza
The Pied Piper
1972
as The Baron
A Breed Apart
1984
as J.P. Whittier
The Commander
1988
as Henry Carlson
Scoop
1987
as Lord Copper
Reel Horror
1985
as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
Manuela
1957
as Evans
Nothing Underneath
1985
as Commissioner Danesi
From Beyond the Grave
1974
as Jim Underwood
Mr. Freedom
1969
as Dr. Freedom
Pumaman
1980
as Kobras
Millions
1991
as Ripa
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1981
as Gilbert Carson
Hearts of the West
1975
as A.J. Nietz
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978
as Dr. Todd
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967
as Albert Dussel
Casablanca Express
1989
as Colonel Bats
Eye of the Devil
1966
as Pere Dominic
Women in Arms
1991
as Dreyfuss
Better Late Than Never
1979
as Colonel Riddle
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
The Caretaker
1964
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
Journey into Fear
1975
as Kuvetli
Diên Biên Phu
1992
as Howard Simpson
Guinevere
1994
as Merlin
Circus of Horrors
1960
as Vanet
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Syme
Sons and Lovers
1960
as Mr. Pappleworth
The Inspector
1962
as Wolters
Basements
1987
as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
Paganini Horror
1989
as Mr. Pickett
Look Back in Anger
1959
as Hurst
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978
as Capt. Vladimir Popov
The Battle of the Sexes
1960
as Irwin Hoffman
Phantom of Death
1988
as Inspector Datti
Jaguar Lives!
1979
as General Villanova
Matchless
1967
as Gregori Andreanu
Where Is Parsifal?
1984
as Mackintosh
Nosferatu in Venice
1988
as Don Alvise
The Man Inside
1958
as Organ Grinder
Arch of Triumph
1984
as Ivon Haake
The Cafeteria
1974
as Aaron
Hell Is a City
1960
as Gus Hawkins
No Love for Johnnie
1961
as Renfrew
Double Target
1987
as Sen. Blaster
Ground Zero
1987
as Prosper Gaffney
Trial by Combat
1976
as Sir Giles Marley
Last In, First Out
1978
as Rothko
The Devil's Men
1976
as Father Roche
Warrior of the Lost World
1983
as Prossor
Barnacle Bill
1957
as Cashier
Treasure of the Amazon
1985
as Klaus von Blantz
Specters
1987
as Professor Lasky
Black Arrow
1985
as Sir Oliver Oates
The Passover Plot
1976
as Pontius Pilate
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Barsad
Fatal Frames
1996
as Professor Robinson
What a Carve Up!
1961
as Everett Sloane
American Rickshaw
1989
as Rev. Mortom
Suspect
1960
as Parsons, alias Bill Brown
Gold of the Amazon Women
1979
as Clarence Blasko
L'Homme en colère
1979
as Albert Rumpelmayer
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as William Hare
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 235 credits spanning from 1950 to 2026, Donald Pleasence has appeared in 191 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Donald Pleasence Movies
- Halloween (1978) — as Loomis
- You Only Live Twice (1967) — as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
- The Great Escape (1963) — as Blythe 'The Forger'
- Escape from New York (1981) — as President of the United States
- Halloween II (1981) — as Dr. Sam Loomis
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