Personal Info
Known Credits
197
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1919-10-05 (106 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also Known For
Donald PleasanceDon PleasenceDonald PlesanceDonald Henry PleasenceДональд Генри ПлезенсДональд Плезенсدانلد پلزنس
Donald Pleasence
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. ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
| Self (archive footage)
2022 --
Dracula Unearthed
| Dr. Jack Seward (archive footage)
2012 --
Driving Lessons
| Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
2010 --
Halloween: The Inside Story
| Self (archive footage)
2010 --
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
| Self (archive footage)
2003 --
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
| Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
2002 --
Best Ever Bond
| Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998 --
In and Out of Fashion
| Self (archive footage)
1996 --
Fatal Frames
| Professor Robinson
1995 --
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
| Dr. Sam Loomis
1995 --
Safe Haven
| The Sailor
1994 --
Guinevere
| Merlin
1994 --
Freeze: But is it Art?
| Sinister Dentist
1993 --
The Big Freeze
| Soup slurper
1993 --
The Hour of the Pig
| Pincheon
1993 --
The Thief and the Cobbler
| Phido the Vulture (voice)
1993 --
Femme Fatale
| Victor Harty
1992 --
Diên Biên Phu
| Howard Simpson
1991 --
Shadows and Fog
| Doctor
1991 --
Millions
| Ripa
1991 --
Women in Arms
| Dreyfuss
1991 --
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
| The Art Collector
1990 --
Moi, général de Gaulle
| Winston Churchill
1989 --
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
| Jason Rafiel
1989 --
Casablanca Express
| Colonel Bats
1989 --
Ten Little Indians
| Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
1989 --
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
| Dr. Sam Loomis
1989 --
River of Death
| Heinrich Spaatz
1989 --
Buried Alive
| Dr. Schaeffer
1989 --
Paganini Horror
| Mr. Pickett
1989 --
The House of Usher
| Walter Usher
1989 --
American Rickshaw
| Rev. Mortom
1988 --
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
| Dr. Absalon
1988 --
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
| Dr. Loomis
1988 --
Nosferatu in Venice
| Don Alvise
1988 --
Last Platoon
| Colonel B. Abrahams
1988 --
Animali metropolitani
| Prof. Livingstone
1988 --
The Commander
| Henry Carlson
1988 --
Hanna's War
| Captain Thomas Rosza
1988 --
Phantom of Death
| Inspector Datti
1987 --
Prince of Darkness
| Father Loomis
1987 --
Django Strikes Again
| Ben Gunn
1987 --
Ground Zero
| Prosper Gaffney
1987 --
Double Target
| Sen. Blaster
1987 --
Basements
| Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
1987 --
Scoop
| Lord Copper
1987 --
Specters
| Professor Lasky
1987 --
Warrior Queen
| Clodius Flaucus
1987 --
Gila and Rik
| Joe Gardenia
1986 --
Naso di cane
| Olindo Cuomo
1986 --
Cobra Mission
| Father Lenoir
1986 --
To Kill a Stranger
| Col. Kostik
1986 --
Into the Darkness
| David Beckett
1986 --
Deadheat
| Aldo Rossi
1985 --
Nothing Underneath
| Commissioner Danesi
1985 --
Black Arrow
| Sir Oliver Oates
1985 --
Reel Horror
| Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
1985 --
Treasure of the Amazon
| Klaus von Blantz
1985 --
The Corsican Brothers
| The Chancellor
1985 --
Phenomena
| Professor John McGregor
1985 --
The Ambassador
| Minister Eretz
1985 --
Dario Argento's World of Horror
| Self (Archive)
1984 --
Arch of Triumph
| Ivon Haake
1984 --
Terror in the Aisles
| Self - Host
1984 --
A Breed Apart
| J.P. Whittier
1984 --
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
| Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
1984 --
Where Is Parsifal?
| Mackintosh
1983 --
The Devonsville Terror
| Dr. Warley
1983 --
The Falklands Factor
| Dr. Samuel Johnson
1983 --
Warrior of the Lost World
| Prossor
1982 --
Witness for the Prosecution
| Mr. Myers
1982 --
Alone in the Dark
| Leo Bain
1982 --
Computercide
| George Dettler
1981 --
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
| Gilbert Carson
1981 --
Halloween II
| Dr. Sam Loomis
1981 --
Escape from New York
| President of the United States
1981 --
The Monster Club
| Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
1980 --
Blade on the Feather
| Professor John Cavendish
1980 --
Pumaman
| Kobras
1979 --
All Quiet on the Western Front
| Kantorek
1979 --
Better Late Than Never
| Colonel Riddle
1979 --
Jaguar Lives!
| General Villanova
1979 --
Dracula
| Dr. Jack Seward
1979 --
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
| Dr. Steiner
1979 --
The Angry Man
| Albert Rumpelmayer
1979 --
Gold of the Amazon Women
| Clarence Blasko
1978 --
Power Play
| Blair
1978 --
Halloween
| Loomis
1978 --
Last In, First Out
| Rothko
1978 --
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
| B.D. Brockhurst
1978 --
Night Creature
| Axel MacGregor
1978 --
The Bastard
| Solomon Sholto
1978 --
Tomorrow Never Comes
| Dr. Todd
1978 --
Blood Relatives
| James Doniac
1978 --
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
| Capt. Vladimir Popov
1977 --
Telefon
| Nicolai Dalchimsky
1977 --
Oh, God!
| Doctor Harmon
1977 --
The Uncanny
| Valentine De'ath (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")
1976 --
The Eagle Has Landed
| Himmler
1976 --
Hindle Wakes
| Nat Jeffcote
1976 --
The Last Tycoon
| Boxley
1976 --
The Passover Plot
| Pontius Pilate
1976 --
Meriel the Ghost Girl
| George Livingston
1976 --
Goldenrod
| John Tyler Jones
1976 --
The Devil's Men
| Father Roche
1976 --
The Joke
| Bendel
1976 --
Trial by Combat
| Sir Giles Marley
1976 --
I Don't Want to Be Born
| Dr. Finch
1975 --
The Count of Monte-Cristo
| Danglars
1975 --
Hearts of the West
| A.J. Nietz
1975 --
Journey into Fear
| Kuvetli
1975 --
Escape to Witch Mountain
| Lucas Deranian
1974 --
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
| Erich Count von Plasma
1974 --
House of the Damned
| Martin Zayas
1974 --
Occupations
| Christo Kabak
1974 --
The Cafeteria
| Aaron
1974 --
The Mutations
| Professor Nolter
1974 --
The Black Windmill
| Cedric Harper
1974 --
Watch Out, We're Mad
| Doctor
1974 --
From Beyond the Grave
| Jim Underwood
1973 --
Tales That Witness Madness
| Prof. R.C. Tremayne
1973 --
Malachi's Cove
| Malachi
1973 --
Lonely Water
| The Spirit (voice)
1973 --
The Rainbow Boys
| Ralph Logan
1973 --
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
| Fred Smudge
1972 --
The Pied Piper
| The Baron
1972 --
Wedding in White
| Jim Dougall, Sr.
1972 --
Death Line
| Inspector Calhoun
1972 --
Innocent Bystanders
| Loomis
1972 --
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
| Thomas Cromwell
1972 --
The Jerusalem File
| Major Samuels
1971 --
Kidnapped
| Ebenezer Balfour
1971 --
Skin Deep
| Gerry Muddiman
1971 --
Wake in Fright
| Doc Tydon
1971 --
The Fox Trot
| Tom
1971 --
THX 1138
| SEN
1970 --
Soldier Blue
| Isaac Q. Cumber
1969 --
The Madwoman of Chaillot
| The Prospector
1969 --
Arthur? Arthur!
| Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
1969 --
Mr. Freedom
| Dr. Freedom
1969 --
Last to Go
|
1968 --
Sleep is Lovely
| Clive
1968 --
The News-Benders
| J.G.
1968 --
Creature of Comfort
| James Thorne
1967 --
Will Penny
| Preacher Quint
1967 --
The Diary of Anne Frank
| Albert Dussel
1967 --
Matchless
| Gregori Andreanu
1967 --
You Only Live Twice
| Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1967 --
Call Me Daddy
| Ben Hoffman
1967 --
The Night of the Generals
| General Kahlenberge
1966 --
Eye of the Devil
| Pere Dominic
1966 --
Fantastic Voyage
| Dr. Michaels
1966 --
Cul-de-sac
| George
1965 --
The Hallelujah Trail
| 'Oracle' Jones
1965 --
The Greatest Story Ever Told
| The Dark Hermit - Satan
1964 --
The Caretaker
| Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
1963 --
Dr. Crippen
| Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
1963 --
The Great Escape
| Blythe 'The Forger'
1962 --
The Inspector
| Wolters
1961 --
The Horsemasters
| Captain Pinski
1961 --
What a Carve Up!
| Everett Sloane
1961 --
Spare the Rod
| Mr. Jenkins
1961 --
The Wind of Change
| Pop
1961 --
No Love for Johnnie
| Renfrew
1960 --
Alice Through the Looking Box
| Caterpillar
1960 --
The Cupboard
| Fred Watson
1960 --
A Story of David
| Nabal
1960 --
The Hands of Orlac
| Graham Coates
1960 --
Suspect
| Parsons, alias Bill Brown
1960 --
Sons and Lovers
| Mr. Pappleworth
1960 --
Toff and Fingers
| Self/Host
1960 --
The Big Day
| Victor Partridge
1960 --
Hell Is a City
| Gus Hawkins
1960 --
Circus of Horrors
| Vanet
1960 --
The Battle of the Sexes
| Irwin Hoffman
1960 --
The Flesh and the Fiends
| William Hare
1960 --
The Shakedown
| Jessel Brown
1959 --
Killers of Kilimanjaro
| Captain
1959 --
Look Back in Anger
| Hurst
1959 --
The Traitor
| Grantley Caypor
1958 --
The Two-Headed Spy
| Gen. Hardt
1958 --
The Greatest Man in the World
| US President
1958 --
The Man Inside
| Organ Grinder
1958 --
The Wind Cannot Read
| Doctor
1958 --
Heart of a Child
| Spiel
1958 --
A Tale of Two Cities
| Barsad
1957 --
Barnacle Bill
| Cashier
1957 --
Manuela
| Evans
1957 --
The Man in the Sky
| Crabtree
1956 --
The Black Tent
| Ali
1956 --
1984
| R. Parsons
1955 --
Value for Money
| Limpy
1955 --
Round the World in 80 Days
| Voices
1954 --
Nineteen Eighty-Four
| Syme
1954 --
Orders Are Orders
| Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
1954 --
The Beachcomber
| Tromp
1952 --
The Dybbuk
| Second batlon