Acting
Donald Pleasence
EN, IT, FR, DE cinema · 191 credits
Born
5 October 1919
Died
2 February 1995 (aged 75)
Birthplace
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also known as Donald Pleasance · Don Pleasence · Donald Plesance · Donald Henry Pleasence · Дональд Генри Плезенс · Дональд Плезенс
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
Filmography
New Line: Independent Legacies
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
as Dr. Loomis
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
Breakdown: 1975
as (archive footage)
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
Fatal Frames
as Professor Robinson
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Dr. Loomis
Safe Haven
1995
Safe Haven
as The Sailor
Guinevere
as Merlin
Freeze: But is it Art?
as Sinister Dentist
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
The Hour of the Pig
as Pincheon
The Big Freeze
as Soup slurper
Femme Fatale
as Victor Harty
Dien Bien Phu
as Howard Simpson
Shadows and Fog
as Doctor
Millions
as Ripa
Life of General De Gaulle
as Winston Churchill
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis
Buried Alive
as Dr. Schaeffer
River of Death
as Heinrich Spaatz
The House of Usher
as Walter Usher
Casablanca Express
as Colonel Bats
Ten Little Indians
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
American Rickshaw
as Rev. Mortom
Paganini Horror
as Mr. Pickett
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Jason Rafiel
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Dr. Loomis
Nosferatu in Venice
as Don Alvise
Phantom of Death
as Inspector Datti
The Commander
as Henry Carlson
Metropolitan Animals
as Prof. Livingstone
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Dr. Absalon
Last Platoon
as Colonel B. Abrahams
Hanna's War
as Captain Thomas Rosza
Warrior Queen
as Clodius Flaucus
Prince of Darkness
as Priest
Django Strikes Again
as Ben Gunn
Double Target
as Sen. Blaster
Ground Zero
as Prosper Gaffney
Scoop
as Lord Copper
Specters
as Professor Lasky
Basements
as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
Gila and Rik
as Joe Gardenia
Cobra Mission
as Father Lenoir
To Kill a Stranger
as Col. Kostik
Deadheat
as Aldo Rossi
Into the Darkness
as David Beckett
Phenomena
as Professor John McGregor
Nothing Underneath
as Commissioner Danesi
Treasure of the Amazon
as Klaus von Blantz
The Ambassador
as Minister Eretz
Reel Horror
as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
The Corsican Brothers
as The Chancellor
Black Arrow
as Sir Oliver Oates
Terror in the Aisles
as Self - Host
A Breed Apart
as J.P. Whittier
Arch of Triumph
as Ivon Haake
Where Is Parsifal?
as Mackintosh
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
Warrior of the Lost World
as Prossor
The Devonsville Terror
as Dr. Warley
The Falklands Factor
as Dr. Samuel Johnson
Witness for the Prosecution
as Mr. Myers
Computercide
as George Dettler
Alone in the Dark
as Leo Bain
Escape from New York
as President of the United States
Halloween II
as Dr Samuel Loomis
The Monster Club
as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
as Gilbert Carson
Pumaman
as Kobras
Blade on the Feather
as John Cavendish
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Kantorek
Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
Jaguar Lives!
as General Villanova
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Dr. Steiner
Gold of the Amazon Women
as Clarence Blasko
Jig-Saw
as Albert Rumpelmayer
Better Late Than Never
as Colonel Riddle
Halloween
as Loomis
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as B.D. Brockhurst
Tomorrow Never Comes
as Dr. Todd
Blood Relatives
as James Doniac
Night Creature
as Axel MacGregor
Power Play
as Blair
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
as Capt. Vladimir Popov
Last In, First Out
as Rothko
Telefon
as Nicolai Dalchimsky
Oh, God!
as Doctor Harmon
The Uncanny
as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
The Eagle Has Landed
as Himmler
I Don't Want to Be Born
as Dr. Finch
The Last Tycoon
as Boxley
The Devil's Men
as Father Roche
Trial by Combat
as Sir Giles Marley
Goldenrod
as John Tyler Jones
The Passover Plot
as Pontius Pilate
Meriel the Ghost Girl
as George Livingston
Hindle Wakes
as Nat Jeffcote
The Joke
as Bendel
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Danglars
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Lucas Deranian
Hearts of the West
as A.J. Nietz
Journey into Fear
as Kuvetli
Watch Out, We're Mad
as Doctor
The Mutations
as Professor Nolter
The Black Windmill
as Cedric Harper
From Beyond the Grave
as Jim Underwood
House of the Damned
as Martin Zayas
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Erich Count von Plasma
Occupations
as Christo Kabak
The Cafeteria
as Aaron
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Fred Smudge
Tales That Witness Madness
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
The Rainbow Boys
as Ralph Logan
Malachi's Cove
as Malachi
Death Line
as Inspector Calhoun
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Thomas Cromwell
Innocent Bystanders
as Loomis
The Pied Piper
as The Baron
The Jerusalem File
as Major Samuels
Wedding in White
as Jim Dougall, Sr.
THX 1138
as SEN
Kidnapped
as Ebenezer Balfour
Wake in Fright
as Doc Tydon
Skin Deep
as Gerry Muddiman
The Fox Trot
as Tom
Soldier Blue
as Isaac Q. Cumber
Mr. Freedom
as Dr. Freedom
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Prospector
Arthur? Arthur!
as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
Creature of Comfort
as James Thorne
Sleep is Lovely
as Clive
The News-Benders
as J.G.
You Only Live Twice
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Will Penny
as Preacher Quint
The Night of the Generals
as General Kahlenberge
Matchless
as Gregori Andreanu
Call Me Daddy
1967
Call Me Daddy
as Ben Hoffman
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Albert Dussel
Fantastic Voyage
as Dr. Michaels
Eye of the Devil
as Pere Dominic
Cul-de-sac
as George
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
The Hallelujah Trail
as 'Oracle' Jones
The Caretaker
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
The Great Escape
as Blythe 'The Forger'
Dr. Crippen
as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
The Inspector
as Wolters
What a Carve Up!
as Everett Sloane
No Love for Johnnie
as Renfrew
Spare the Rod
as Mr. Jenkins
The Horsemasters
as Captain Pinski
Circus of Horrors
as Vanet
Hell Is a City
as Gus Hawkins
The Battle of the Sexes
as Irwin Hoffman
The Shakedown
as Jessel Brown
The Hands of Orlac
as Graham Coates
The Flesh and the Fiends
as William Hare
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Pappleworth
Suspect
as Parsons, alias Bill Brown
The Cupboard
as Fred Watson
Alice Through the Looking Box
as Caterpillar
The Big Day
as Victor Partridge
A Story of David
as Nabal
Look Back in Anger
as Hurst
The Traitor
1959
The Traitor
as Grantley Caypor
Killers of Kilimanjaro
as Captain
A Tale of Two Cities
as Barsad
The Wind Cannot Read
as Doctor
The Man Inside
as Organ Grinder
Heart of a Child
as Spiel
The Two-Headed Spy
as Gen. Hardt
The Man in the Sky
as Crabtree
Barnacle Bill
as Cashier
Manuela
as Evans
1984
as R. Parsons
Value for Money
as Limpy
The Moment of Truth
as The Foreign Minister
Orders Are Orders
as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
The Beachcomber
as Tromp
The Dybbuk
as Second batlon