Donald Pleasence
Acting·October 5, 1919·† February 2, 1995 — 75 years old·Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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
Halloween
1978·7.6
Escape from New York
1981·7.1
The Great Escape
1963·7.9
You Only Live Twice
1967·6.6
Halloween II
1981·6.6
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988·6.2
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989·5.3
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995·5.2
Prince of Darkness
1987·6.8
THX 1138
1971·6.5
The Twilight Zone
1959·8.5
Phenomena
1985·6.8
Filmography · 242
—New Line: Independent LegaciesSelf (archive footage)2026The Dr. Loomis TapesDr. Loomis2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)2012Driving LessonsDr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)2003Halloween: A Cut Above the RestSelf / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)1996Fatal FramesProfessor Robinson1995Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersDr. Loomis1995Signs and WondersTVCornelius Van Damm1995Safe HavenThe Sailor1994The World of HammerTVSelf (archive footage)1994GuinevereMerlin1994Freeze: But is it Art?Sinister Dentist1993The Big FreezeSoup slurper1993The Hour of the PigPincheon1993The Thief and the CobblerPhido the Vulture (voice)1993Femme FataleVictor Harty1992Dien Bien PhuHoward Simpson1991Shadows and FogDoctor1991MillionsRipa1991Women in ArmsDreyfuss1991The Vulture Is a Patient BirdArmon Shalik1990Life of General De GaulleWinston Churchill1989Miss Marple: A Caribbean MysteryJason Rafiel1989Casablanca ExpressColonel Bats1989Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersDr. Sam Loomis1989River of DeathHeinrich Spaatz1989Ten Little IndiansMr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave1989Buried AliveDr. Schaeffer1989Paganini HorrorMr. Pickett1989The House of UsherWalter Usher1989American RickshawRev. Mortom1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryTVDr. Absalon1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryDr. Absalon1988Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersDr. Loomis1988Nosferatu in VeniceDon Alvise1988Last PlatoonColonel B. Abrahams1988Metropolitan AnimalsProf. Livingstone1988The CommanderHenry Carlson1988Hanna's WarCaptain Thomas Rosza1988Phantom of DeathInspector Datti1987Prince of DarknessPriest1987Django Strikes AgainBen Gunn1987Ground ZeroProsper Gaffney1987Double TargetSen. Blaster1987BasementsMr. Kidd (segment "The Room")1987ScoopLord Copper1987SpectersProfessor Lasky1987Warrior QueenClodius Flaucus1987Gila and RikJoe Gardenia1986Naso di caneTVOlindo Cuomo1986Cobra MissionFather Lenoir1986To Kill a StrangerCol. Kostik1986DeadheatAldo Rossi1986Into the DarknessDavid Beckett1985Nothing UnderneathCommissioner Danesi1985Black ArrowSir Oliver Oates1985Reel HorrorAxel MacGregor (archive footage)1985Treasure of the AmazonKlaus von Blantz1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterTVGeorge Hill1985The Corsican BrothersThe Chancellor1985PhenomenaProfessor John McGregor1985The AmbassadorMinister Eretz1985Screen TwoTVVictor Harty · Pincheon1984Arch of TriumphIvon Haake1984Terror in the AislesSelf - Host1984A Breed ApartJ.P. Whittier1984Master of the GameTVSalomon Van der Merwe1984Where Is Parsifal?Mackintosh1984Frankenstein's Great Aunt TillieVictor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein1983The Devonsville TerrorDr. Warley1983The Falklands FactorDr. Samuel Johnson1983Warrior of the Lost WorldProssor1982Witness for the ProsecutionMr. Myers1982Alone in the DarkLeo Bain1982The Barchester ChroniclesTVSeptimus Harding1982ComputercideGeorge Dettler1982WoganTVSelf1981Race for the Yankee ZephyrGilbert Carson1981Halloween IISam Loomis1981Escape from New YorkPresident of the United States1981The Monster ClubPickering, Chief of the B-Squad1980Blade on the FeatherJohn Cavendish1980PumamanKobras1979The French Atlantic AffairTVMax Dechambre1979All Quiet on the Western FrontKantorek1979Better Late Than NeverColonel Riddle1979Jaguar Lives!General Villanova1979DraculaDr. Jack Seward1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffDr. Steiner1979L'Homme en colèreAlbert Rumpelmayer1979Gold of the Amazon WomenClarence Blasko1979Mrs. ColumboTV1979Dick TurpinTVIgnatius Slake1978Power PlayBlair1978HalloweenLoomis1978CentennialTVSam Purchas1978Last In, First OutRothko1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandB.D. Brockhurst1978Night CreatureAxel MacGregor1978The BastardTVSolomon Sholto1978Tomorrow Never ComesDr. Todd1978Blood RelativesJames Doniac1978The Defection of Simas KudirkaCapt. Vladimir Popov1978The Dark Secret of Harvest HomeTVNarrator (voice)1977TelefonNicolai Dalchimsky1977Oh, God!Doctor Harmon1977The UncannyValentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")1977Jesus of NazarethTVMelchior1976The Eagle Has LandedHimmler1976Hindle WakesNat Jeffcote1976Laurence Olivier PresentsTVNat Jeffcote1976The Last TycoonBoxley1976The Passover PlotPontius Pilate1976Meriel the Ghost GirlGeorge Livingston1976GoldenrodJohn Tyler Jones1976The Devil's MenFather Roche1976The JokeBendel1976Trial by CombatSir Giles Marley1976I Don't Want to Be BornDr. Finch1975Peep ShowTV1975The Count of Monte-CristoDanglars1975Saturday Night LiveTVSelf - Host1975Hearts of the WestA.J. Nietz1975Shades of GreeneTVPuckler1975Journey into FearKuvetli1975Escape to Witch MountainLucas Deranian1974Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnErich Count von Plasma1974House of the DamnedMartin Zayas1974OccupationsChristo Kabak1974The CafeteriaAaron1974The MutationsProfessor Nolter1974The Black WindmillCedric Harper1974Watch Out, We're MadDoctor1974PlayhouseTVGeorge Livingston · Bendel · Aaron1974From Beyond the GraveJim Underwood1973Tales That Witness MadnessProf. R.C. Tremayne1973Malachi's CoveMalachi1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesTVCawser1973Lonely WaterThe Spirit (voice)1973The Rainbow BoysRalph Logan1973Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFred Smudge1972The Pied PiperThe Baron1972Wedding in WhiteJim Dougall, Sr.1972Death LineInspector Calhoun1972Innocent BystandersLoomis1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesThomas Cromwell1972The Man OutsideTVVictor Cobb1972The Jerusalem FileMajor Samuels1971KidnappedEbenezer Balfour1971Skin DeepGerry Muddiman1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesTVCarnacki1971ColumboTVAdrian Carsini1971Wake in FrightDoc Tydon1971The Fox TrotTom1971THX 1138SEN1970Play for TodayTVSamuel Johnson · Gerry Muddiman1970Soldier BlueIsaac Q. Cumber1970ConfessionTVSergeant Hurby1969The Madwoman of ChaillotThe Prospector1969Arthur? Arthur!Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon1969Mr. FreedomDr. Freedom1969Last to Go1968Hawaii Five-OTVHans Vogler1968Sleep is LovelyClive1968The News-BendersJ.G.1968Creature of ComfortJames Thorne1967Will PennyPreacher Quint1967The Diary of Anne FrankAlbert Dussel1967MatchlessGregori Andreanu1967You Only Live TwiceErnst Stavro Blofeld1967Call Me DaddyBen Hoffman1967NBC Experiment in TelevisionTV(voice)1967The Night of the GeneralsGeneral Kahlenberge1966Eye of the DevilPere Dominic1966Fantastic VoyageDr. Michaels1966Cul-de-sacGeorge1965Thirty-Minute TheatreTVRichard Pratt · J.G.1965The Hallelujah Trail'Oracle' Jones1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldThe Dark Hermit - Satan1964The Wednesday PlayTVThe Head Waiter1964The CaretakerMac Davies / Bernard Jenkins1963EspionageTVEscalon1963The FugitiveTVMax Pfeiffer1963The Outer LimitsTVHarold J. Finley1963Dr. CrippenDr. Hawley Harvey Crippen1963The Great EscapeBlythe 'The Forger'1962The InspectorWolters1961The HorsemastersCaptain Pinski1961The DefendersTVDr. Byron Saul1961What a Carve Up!Everett Sloane1961Spare the RodMr. Jenkins1961The Wind of ChangePop1961No Love for JohnnieRenfrew1960Alice Through the Looking BoxCaterpillar1960The CupboardFred Watson1960The Hands of OrlacGraham Coates1960A Story of DavidNabal1960SuspectParsons, alias Bill Brown1960Sunday-Night PlayTVAdmiral Vespery1960Danger ManTVNikolides · Captain Aldrich1960Toff and FingersSelf/Host1960The Big DayVictor Partridge1960Sons and LoversMr. Pappleworth1960Armchair Mystery TheatreTVHost1960Hell Is a CityGus Hawkins1960Circus of HorrorsVanet1960The Battle of the SexesIrwin Hoffman1960The Flesh and the FiendsWilliam Hare1960The ShakedownJessel Brown1959The Twilight ZoneTVEllis Fowler1959Killers of KilimanjaroCaptain1959Look Back in AngerHurst1959Interpol CallingTVKarl Haussman1959The TraitorGrantley Caypor1959One Step BeyondTVHarvey Laurence1958The Two-Headed SpyGen. Hardt1958The Greatest Man in the WorldUS President1958The Adventures of William TellTV1958The Man InsideOrgan Grinder1958The Wind Cannot ReadDoctor1958Heart of a ChildSpiel1958The Telltale HeartWriter1958A Tale of Two CitiesBarsad1957Barnacle BillCashier1957ManuelaEvans1957The Man in the SkyCrabtree1956Armchair TheatreTVPresident of the USA · Fred Watson · Ben Hoffman1956The Black TentAli1956Tony AwardsTVSelf - Nominee19561984R. Parsons1955ITV Play of the WeekTVSupt. Smith1955The Adventures of Robin HoodTVPrince John1955Value for MoneyLimpy1955The Moment of TruthThe Foreign Minister1955Round the World in 80 DaysVoices1954Nineteen Eighty-FourSyme1954The Wonderful World of DisneyTVCaptain Pinski · Lucas Deranian1954Orders Are OrdersCpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)1954The BeachcomberTromp1952The DybbukSecond batlon1951Hallmark Hall of FameTVKantorek · Myers · The Chancellor1950Sunday Night TheatreTVSyme · Corporal