Donald Pleasence
ActingBorn
October 5, 1919
Died
February 2, 1995
Place of Birth
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Biography
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
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Driving Lessons
2012
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
Fatal Frames
1996
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
Safe Haven
1995
Guinevere
1994
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994
The Big Freeze
1993
The Hour of the Pig
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
Femme Fatale
1993
Diên Biên Phu
1992
Shadows and Fog
1991
Millions
1991
Women in Arms
1991
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
1991
Life of General De Gaulle
1990
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
Casablanca Express
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
River of Death
1989
Ten Little Indians
1989
Buried Alive
1989
Paganini Horror
1989
The House of Usher
1989
American Rickshaw
1989
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
Nosferatu in Venice
1988
Last Platoon
1988
Metropolitan Animals
1988
The Commander
1988
Hanna's War
1988
Phantom of Death
1988
Prince of Darkness
1987
Django Strikes Again
1987
Ground Zero
1987
Double Target
1987
Basements
1987
Scoop
1987
Specters
1987
Warrior Queen
1987
Gila and Rik
1987
Cobra Mission
1986
To Kill a Stranger
1986
Deadheat
1986
Into the Darkness
1986
Nothing Underneath
1985
Black Arrow
1985
Reel Horror
1985
Treasure of the Amazon
1985
The Corsican Brothers
1985
Phenomena
1985
The Ambassador
1985
Arch of Triumph
1984
Terror in the Aisles
1984
A Breed Apart
1984
Where Is Parsifal?
1984
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984
The Devonsville Terror
1983
The Falklands Factor
1983
Warrior of the Lost World
1983
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
Alone in the Dark
1982
Computercide
1982
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1981
Halloween II
1981
Escape from New York
1981
The Monster Club
1981
Blade on the Feather
1980
Pumaman
1980
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
Better Late Than Never
1979
Jaguar Lives!
1979
Dracula
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
L'Homme en colère
1979
Gold of the Amazon Women
1979
Power Play
1978
Halloween
1978
Last In, First Out
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
Night Creature
1978
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978
Blood Relatives
1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978
Telefon
1977
Oh, God!
1977
The Uncanny
1977
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
Hindle Wakes
1976
The Last Tycoon
1976
The Passover Plot
1976
Meriel the Ghost Girl
1976
Goldenrod
1976
The Devil's Men
1976
The Joke
1976
Trial by Combat
1976
I Don't Want to Be Born
1976
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
Hearts of the West
1975
Journey into Fear
1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
House of the Damned
1974
Occupations
1974
The Cafeteria
1974
The Mutations
1974
The Black Windmill
1974
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974
From Beyond the Grave
1974
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
Malachi's Cove
1973
Lonely Water
1973
The Rainbow Boys
1973
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973
The Pied Piper
1972
Wedding in White
1972
Death Line
1972
Innocent Bystanders
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
The Jerusalem File
1972
Kidnapped
1971
Skin Deep
1971
Wake in Fright
1971
The Fox Trot
1971
THX 1138
1971
Soldier Blue
1970
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
Arthur? Arthur!
1969
Mr. Freedom
1969
Last to Go
1969
Sleep is Lovely
1968
The News-Benders
1968
Creature of Comfort
1968
Will Penny
1967
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967
Matchless
1967
You Only Live Twice
1967
Call Me Daddy
1967
The Night of the Generals
1967
Eye of the Devil
1966
Fantastic Voyage
1966
Cul-de-sac
1966
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
The Caretaker
1964
Dr. Crippen
1963
The Great Escape
1963
The Inspector
1962
The Horsemasters
1961
What a Carve Up!
1961
Spare the Rod
1961
The Wind of Change
1961
No Love for Johnnie
1961
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960
The Cupboard
1960
The Hands of Orlac
1960
A Story of David
1960
Suspect
1960
Toff and Fingers
1960
The Big Day
1960
Sons and Lovers
1960
Hell Is a City
1960
Circus of Horrors
1960
The Battle of the Sexes
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
The Shakedown
1960
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959
Look Back in Anger
1959
The Traitor
1959
The Two-Headed Spy
1958
The Greatest Man in the World
1958
The Man Inside
1958
The Wind Cannot Read
1958
Heart of a Child
1958
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
Barnacle Bill
1957
Manuela
1957
The Man in the Sky
1957
The Black Tent
1956
1984
1956
Value for Money
1955
The Moment of Truth
1955
Round the World in 80 Days
1955
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
Orders Are Orders
1954
The Beachcomber
1954
The Dybbuk
1952
Signs and Wonders
1995
The World of Hammer
1994
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
Naso di cane
1986
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
Screen Two
1985
Master of the Game
1984
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
Wogan
1982
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
Mrs. Columbo
1979
Dick Turpin
1979
Centennial
1978
The Bastard
1978
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Peep Show
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Playhouse
1974
Playhouse
1974
Playhouse
1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Columbo
1971
Play for Today
1970
Play for Today
1970
Hawaii Five-O
1968
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
Espionage
1963
The Fugitive
1963
The Outer Limits
1963
The Defenders
1961
Sunday-Night Play
1960
Danger Man
1960
Danger Man
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
The Twilight Zone
1959
Interpol Calling
1959
One Step Beyond
1959
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Armchair Theatre
1956
Tony Awards
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
Sunday Night Theatre
1950