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