Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Acting

Birthday

1919/10/05

Day of death

1995/02/02 (75 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Also know as

Donald Pleasance, Don Pleasence, Donald Plesance, Donald Henry Pleasence, Дональд Генри Плезенс, Дональд Плезенс, دانلد پلزنس

Biography

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.

Acting
Halloween
7.6

(1978) Halloween

as Loomis

Escape from New York
7.1

(1981) Escape from New York

as President of the United States

THX 1138
6.4

(1971) THX 1138

as SEN

You Only Live Twice
6.6

(1967) You Only Live Twice

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Fantastic Voyage
6.7

(1966) Fantastic Voyage

as Dr. Michaels

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
5.8

(1973) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as Fred Smudge

Will Penny
6.6

(1967) Will Penny

as Preacher Quint

Eye of the Devil
6.1

(1966) Eye of the Devil

as Pere Dominic

The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.3

(1965) The Greatest Story Ever Told

as The Dark Hermit - Satan

1984
6.5

(1956) 1984

as R. Parsons

Death Line
5.8

(1972) Death Line

as Inspector Calhoun

The Count of Monte-Cristo
6.7

(1975) The Count of Monte-Cristo

as Danglars

All Quiet on the Western Front
6.7

(1979) All Quiet on the Western Front

as Kantorek

A Tale of Two Cities
6.7

(1958) A Tale of Two Cities

as Barsad

Cul-de-sac
6.8

(1966) Cul-de-sac

as George

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
5.2

(1995) Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

as Dr. Sam Loomis

The Great Escape
7.9

(1963) The Great Escape

as Blythe 'The Forger'

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
6.2

(1988) Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

as Dr. Loomis

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
5.3

(1989) Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

as Dr. Sam Loomis

The Eagle Has Landed
6.6

(1976) The Eagle Has Landed

as Himmler

Halloween II
6.6

(1981) Halloween II

as Dr. Sam Loomis

Witness for the Prosecution
6.1

(1982) Witness for the Prosecution

as Mr. Myers

Telefon
6.6

(1977) Telefon

as Nicolai Dalchimsky

Buried Alive
4.2

(1989) Buried Alive

as Dr. Schaeffer

Warrior Queen
3.3

(1987) Warrior Queen

as Clodius Flaucus

Oh, God!
6.5

(1977) Oh, God!

as Doctor Harmon

The Hallelujah Trail
6.0

(1965) The Hallelujah Trail

as 'Oracle' Jones

...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo!
7.4

(1974) Watch Out, We're Mad

as Doctor

The Mutations
4.9

(1974) The Mutations

as Professor Nolter

L'uomo puma
2.8

(1980) Pumaman

as Kobras

0.0

(1969) Last to Go

as ---

Kidnapped
6.2

(1971) Kidnapped

as Ebenezer Balfour

The Black Windmill
6.2

(1974) The Black Windmill

as Cedric Harper

Prince of Darkness
6.8

(1987) Prince of Darkness

as Father Loomis

Wake in Fright
7.3

(1971) Wake in Fright

as Doc Tydon

Dracula
6.4

(1979) Dracula

as Dr. Jack Seward

Mr. Freedom
5.2

(1969) Mr. Freedom

as Dr. Freedom

The Thief and the Cobbler
7.1

(1993) The Thief and the Cobbler

as Phido the Vulture (voice)

Circus of Horrors
5.9

(1960) Circus of Horrors

as Vanet

The Dybbuk
0.0

(1952) The Dybbuk

as Second batlon

Nosferatu a Venezia
6.2

(1988) Nosferatu in Venice

as Don Alvise

I Don't Want to Be Born
5.0

(1976) I Don't Want to Be Born

as Dr. Finch

Fatal Frames - Fotogrammi mortali
4.9

(1996) Fatal Frames

as Professor Robinson

Hell Is a City
6.7

(1960) Hell Is a City

as Gus Hawkins

Phenomena
6.8

(1985) Phenomena

as Professor John McGregor

Un delitto poco comune
5.6

(1988) Phantom of Death

as Inspector Datti

Soldier Blue
6.8

(1970) Soldier Blue

as Isaac Q. Cumber

Tales That Witness Madness
5.6

(1973) Tales That Witness Madness

as Prof. R.C. Tremayne

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.4

(1978) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

as B.D. Brockhurst

The Night of the Generals
6.8

(1967) The Night of the Generals

as General Kahlenberge

Escape to Witch Mountain
6.4

(1975) Escape to Witch Mountain

as Lucas Deranian

The Battle of the Sexes
6.7

(1960) The Battle of the Sexes

as Irwin Hoffman

The Last Tycoon
6.4

(1976) The Last Tycoon

as Boxley

The Devil's Men
4.1

(1976) The Devil's Men

as Father Roche

Sotto il vestito niente
5.6

(1985) Nothing Underneath

as Commissioner Danesi

River of Death
4.9

(1989) River of Death

as Heinrich Spaatz

The Monster Club
6.0

(1981) The Monster Club

as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad

Terror in the Aisles
6.2

(1984) Terror in the Aisles

as Self - Host

From Beyond the Grave
6.6

(1974) From Beyond the Grave

as Jim Underwood

The Man in the Sky
7.1

(1957) The Man in the Sky

as Crabtree

The House of Usher
4.7

(1989) The House of Usher

as Walter Usher

The Wind Cannot Read
6.2

(1958) The Wind Cannot Read

as Doctor

Tomorrow Never Comes
5.8

(1978) Tomorrow Never Comes

as Dr. Todd

Les liens de sang
5.7

(1978) Blood Relatives

as James Doniac

Cobra Mission
4.8

(1986) Cobra Mission

as Father Lenoir

The Shakedown
5.7

(1960) The Shakedown

as Jessel Brown

Look Back in Anger
6.7

(1959) Look Back in Anger

as Hurst

Shadows and Fog
6.7

(1991) Shadows and Fog

as Doctor

What a Carve Up!
7.0

(1961) What a Carve Up!

as Everett Sloane

The Hands of Orlac
4.3

(1960) The Hands of Orlac

as Graham Coates

Warrior of the Lost World
2.8

(1983) Warrior of the Lost World

as Prossor

The Hour of the Pig
6.2

(1993) The Hour of the Pig

as Pincheon

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.8

(1972) Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as Thomas Cromwell

The Flesh and the Fiends
6.6

(1960) The Flesh and the Fiends

as William Hare

0.0

(1959) The Traitor

as Grantley Caypor

Sons and Lovers
6.6

(1960) Sons and Lovers

as Mr. Pappleworth

Hearts of the West
5.4

(1975) Hearts of the West

as A.J. Nietz

Treasure of the Amazon
4.5

(1985) Treasure of the Amazon

as Klaus von Blantz

Diên Biên Phu
6.3

(1992) Diên Biên Phu

as Howard Simpson

Casablanca Express
3.2

(1989) Casablanca Express

as Colonel Bats

The Uncanny
5.9

(1977) The Uncanny

as Valentine De'ath (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")

The Wind of Change
0.0

(1961) The Wind of Change

as Pop

Jaguar Lives!
4.2

(1979) Jaguar Lives!

as General Villanova

Django 2 - Il grande ritorno
5.1

(1987) Django Strikes Again

as Ben Gunn

Race for the Yankee Zephyr
5.8

(1981) Race for the Yankee Zephyr

as Gilbert Carson

Trial by Combat
7.7

(1976) Trial by Combat

as Sir Giles Marley

Innocent Bystanders
7.2

(1972) Innocent Bystanders

as Loomis

A Breed Apart
5.7

(1984) A Breed Apart

as J.P. Whittier

Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.4

(1954) Nineteen Eighty-Four

as Syme

Orders Are Orders
6.4

(1954) Orders Are Orders

as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)

The Devonsville Terror
4.7

(1983) The Devonsville Terror

as Dr. Warley

Night Creature
2.8

(1978) Night Creature

as Axel MacGregor

Double Target
4.7

(1987) Double Target

as Sen. Blaster

The Caretaker
7.2

(1964) The Caretaker

as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins

Ten Little Indians
5.0

(1989) Ten Little Indians

as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave

Dr. Crippen
6.0

(1963) Dr. Crippen

as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen

Ground Zero
6.3

(1987) Ground Zero

as Prosper Gaffney

Lonely Water
5.0

(1973) Lonely Water

as The Spirit (voice)

Arch of Triumph
5.0

(1984) Arch of Triumph

as Ivon Haake

Goldenrod
0.0

(1976) Goldenrod

as John Tyler Jones

The Passover Plot
3.8

(1976) The Passover Plot

as Pontius Pilate

Power Play
6.7

(1978) Power Play

as Blair

Scoop
4.8

(1987) Scoop

as Lord Copper

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
5.4

(1979) Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

as Dr. Steiner

Der Commander
5.5

(1988) The Commander

as Henry Carlson

Guinevere
2.0

(1994) Guinevere

as Merlin

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
8.0

(2003) Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)

Gold of the Amazon Women
3.6

(1979) Gold of the Amazon Women

as Clarence Blasko

The Madwoman of Chaillot
7.1

(1969) The Madwoman of Chaillot

as The Prospector

Matchless
4.6

(1967) Matchless

as Gregori Andreanu

Journey into Fear
5.6

(1975) Journey into Fear

as Kuvetli

Where Is Parsifal?
3.5

(1984) Where Is Parsifal?

as Mackintosh

The Ambassador
5.0

(1985) The Ambassador

as Minister Eretz

The Inspector
6.7

(1962) The Inspector

as Wolters

Moi, général de Gaulle
0.0

(1990) Moi, général de Gaulle

as Winston Churchill

No Love for Johnnie
5.7

(1961) No Love for Johnnie

as Renfrew

The Pied Piper
5.9

(1972) The Pied Piper

as The Baron

Reel Horror
2.4

(1985) Reel Horror

as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)

L'Homme en colère
5.6

(1979) The Angry Man

as Albert Rumpelmayer

Spettri
4.4

(1987) Specters

as Professor Lasky

American risciò
4.9

(1989) American Rickshaw

as Rev. Mortom

To Kill a Stranger
5.1

(1986) To Kill a Stranger

as Col. Kostik

Meriel the Ghost Girl
0.0

(1976) Meriel the Ghost Girl

as George Livingston

Onora il Padre
4.8

(1986) Deadheat

as Aldo Rossi

Spare the Rod
6.0

(1961) Spare the Rod

as Mr. Jenkins

The Rainbow Boys
7.0

(1973) The Rainbow Boys

as Ralph Logan

The Defection of Simas Kudirka
6.0

(1978) The Defection of Simas Kudirka

as Capt. Vladimir Popov

Suspect
6.5

(1960) Suspect

as Parsons, alias Bill Brown

La loba y la Paloma
5.0

(1974) House of the Damned

as Martin Zayas

L'avvoltoio può attendere
4.3

(1991) The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

as The Art Collector

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
5.4

(1974) Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

as Erich Count von Plasma

The Jerusalem File
5.0

(1972) The Jerusalem File

as ---

The Big Freeze
6.2

(1993) The Big Freeze

as Soup slurper

The Corsican Brothers
6.0

(1985) The Corsican Brothers

as The Chancellor

L'Ordre et la sécurité du monde
3.4

(1978) Last In, First Out

as Rothko

0.0

(1968) Creature of Comfort

as James Thorne

Animali metropolitani
4.3

(1988) Animali metropolitani

as Prof. Livingstone

0.0

(1958) The Greatest Man in the World

as US President

Computercide
6.0

(1982) Computercide

as George Dettler

Basements
7.7

(1987) Basements

as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")

Dracula Unearthed
7.0

(2022) Dracula Unearthed

as Dr. Jack Seward (archive footage)

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
4.5

(1988) The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as Dr. Absalon

Wedding in White
6.5

(1972) Wedding in White

as Jim Dougall, Sr.

The Bastard
5.0

(1978) The Bastard

as Solomon Sholto

Barnacle Bill
6.4

(1957) Barnacle Bill

as Cashier

Angel Hill: l'ultima missione
3.3

(1988) Last Platoon

as Colonel B. Abrahams

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
2.9

(1984) Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein

Freeze: But is it Art?
0.0

(1994) Freeze: But is it Art?

as Sinister Dentist

Occupations
0.0

(1974) Occupations

as Christo Kabak

Donne armate
3.5

(1991) Women in Arms

as Dreyfuss

Paganini Horror
4.3

(1989) Paganini Horror

as Mr. Pickett

The Cupboard
0.0

(1960) The Cupboard

as Fred Watson

In and Out of Fashion
6.0

(1998) In and Out of Fashion

as Self (archive footage)

Femme Fatale
0.0

(1993) Femme Fatale

as Victor Harty

5.0

(2002) Best Ever Bond

as Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)

0.0

(1960) Toff and Fingers

as Self/Host

0.0

(1967) Call Me Daddy

as Ben Hoffman

Manuela
5.7

(1957) Manuela

as Evans

0.0

(1955) Round the World in 80 Days

as Voices

Hanna's War
4.7

(1988) Hanna's War

as Captain Thomas Rosza

Alice Through the Looking Box
0.0

(1960) Alice Through the Looking Box

as Caterpillar

The Big Day
7.0

(1960) The Big Day

as Victor Partridge

Killers of Kilimanjaro
6.0

(1959) Killers of Kilimanjaro

as Captain

Miliardi
3.8

(1991) Millions

as Ripa

Il mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento
6.9

(1985) Dario Argento's World of Horror

as Self (Archive)

Blade on the Feather
5.9

(1980) Blade on the Feather

as Professor John Cavendish

A Story of David
4.2

(1960) A Story of David

as Nabal

Black Arrow
6.7

(1985) Black Arrow

as Sir Oliver Oates

The Horsemasters
7.0

(1961) The Horsemasters

as Captain Pinski

The Black Tent
6.0

(1956) The Black Tent

as Ali

Hindle Wakes
7.0

(1976) Hindle Wakes

as Nat Jeffcote

The Diary of Anne Frank
6.0

(1967) The Diary of Anne Frank

as Albert Dussel

Into the Darkness
2.0

(1986) Into the Darkness

as David Beckett

The Beachcomber
6.0

(1954) The Beachcomber

as Tromp

Skin Deep
0.0

(1971) Skin Deep

as Gerry Muddiman

The Fox Trot
0.0

(1971) The Fox Trot

as Tom

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
6.5

(1989) Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

as Jason Rafiel

The Man Inside
6.3

(1958) The Man Inside

as Organ Grinder

3.0

(1995) Safe Haven

as The Sailor

Arthur? Arthur!
3.0

(1969) Arthur? Arthur!

as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon

Better Late Than Never
0.0

(1979) Better Late Than Never

as Colonel Riddle

0.0

(1987) Gila and Rik

as Joe Gardenia

Sleep is Lovely
0.0

(1968) Sleep is Lovely

as Clive

Heart of a Child
6.5

(1958) Heart of a Child

as Spiel

Malachi's Cove
6.1

(1973) Malachi's Cove

as Malachi

Naso di cane
0.0

(1986) Naso di cane

as Olindo Cuomo

Alone in the Dark
5.8

(1982) Alone in the Dark

as Leo Bain

The News-Benders
0.0

(1968) The News-Benders

as J.G.

The Falklands Factor
0.0

(1983) The Falklands Factor

as Dr. Samuel Johnson

Halloween: The Inside Story
7.4

(2010) Halloween: The Inside Story

as Self (archive footage)

Value for Money
6.6

(1955) Value for Money

as Limpy

The Two-Headed Spy
6.1

(1958) The Two-Headed Spy

as Gen. Hardt

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8

(2010) Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

as Self (archive footage)

The Cafeteria
0.0

(1974) The Cafeteria

as Aaron

The Joke
0.0

(1976) The Joke

as Bendel

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
8.0

(2025) Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as Self

Columbo
8.1

(1971) Columbo

as Adrian Carsini

Mrs. Columbo
6.1

(1979) Mrs. Columbo

as ---

Danger Man
7.2

(1960) Danger Man

as ---

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Hans Vogler

Centennial
7.7

(1978) Centennial

as Sam Purchas

The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9

(1985) The Ray Bradbury Theater

as George Hill

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Kantorek

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Ellis Fowler

Espionage
0.0

(1963) Espionage

as ---

The Fugitive
7.2

(1963) The Fugitive

as Max Pfeiffer

Interpol Calling
6.7

(1959) Interpol Calling

as Karl Haussman

One Step Beyond
5.6

(1959) One Step Beyond

as Harvey Laurence

The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.1

(1955) The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Prince John

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.3

(1971) The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Carnacki

The Barchester Chronicles
7.0

(1982) The Barchester Chronicles

as Septimus Harding

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.7

(1973) Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

as Cawser

Jesus of Nazareth
7.8

(1977) Jesus of Nazareth

as Melchior

The Adventures of William Tell
6.3

(1958) The Adventures of William Tell

as ---

6.0

(1975) Peep Show

as ---

The Outer Limits
7.7

(1963) The Outer Limits

as Harold J. Finley

The Defenders
6.2

(1961) The Defenders

as Dr. Byron Saul

Playhouse
7.0

(1974) Playhouse

as ---

Saturday Night Live
6.9

(1975) Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0

(1976) Laurence Olivier Presents

as Nat Jeffcote

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Dick Turpin
7.3

(1979) Dick Turpin

as ---

The French Atlantic Affair
7.0

(1979) The French Atlantic Affair

as Max Dechambre

Signs and Wonders
0.0

(1995) Signs and Wonders

as Cornelius Van Damm

Wogan
4.5

(1982) Wogan

as Self

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
7.7

(1978) The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

as Narrator (voice)

Playhouse
7.0

(1974) Playhouse

as George Livingston

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Myers

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as The Chancellor

Master of the Game
5.9

(1984) Master of the Game

as Salomon Van der Merwe

Armchair Theatre
5.8

(1956) Armchair Theatre

as President of the USA

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
5.0

(1988) The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as Dr. Absalon

Miss Marple
8.2

(1984) Miss Marple

as Jason Rafiel

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Samuel Johnson

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Captain Pinski

NBC Experiment in Television
0.0

(1967) NBC Experiment in Television

as (voice)

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Gerry Muddiman

Armchair Mystery Theatre
0.0

(1960) Armchair Mystery Theatre

as Host

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5

(1950) Sunday Night Theatre

as Syme

Sunday Night Theatre
3.5

(1950) Sunday Night Theatre

as Corporal