Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

242

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-10-05

Day of Death

1995-02-02 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Donald Pleasance

Don Pleasence

Donald Plesance

Donald Henry Pleasence

Дональд Генри Плезенс

Дональд Плезенс

دانلد 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

Halloween

1978

Halloween

as

Loomis

Escape from New York

1981

Escape from New York

as

President of the United States

THX 1138

1971

THX 1138

as

SEN

You Only Live Twice

1967

You Only Live Twice

as

Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Fantastic Voyage

1966

Fantastic Voyage

as

Dr. Michaels

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1973

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

as

Fred Smudge

Will Penny

1967

Will Penny

as

Preacher Quint

Eye of the Devil

1966

Eye of the Devil

as

Pere Dominic

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965

The Greatest Story Ever Told

as

The Dark Hermit - Satan

1984

1956

1984

as

R. Parsons

Death Line

1972

Death Line

as

Inspector Calhoun

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975

The Count of Monte-Cristo

as

Danglars

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979

All Quiet on the Western Front

as

Kantorek

A Tale of Two Cities

1958

A Tale of Two Cities

as

Barsad

Cul-de-sac

1966

Cul-de-sac

as

George

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

as

Dr. Sam Loomis

The Great Escape

1963

The Great Escape

as

Blythe 'The Forger'

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

as

Dr. Loomis

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

as

Dr. Sam Loomis

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

The Eagle Has Landed

as

Himmler

Halloween II

1981

Halloween II

as

Dr. Sam Loomis

Witness for the Prosecution

1982

Witness for the Prosecution

as

Mr. Myers

Telefon

1977

Telefon

as

Nicolai Dalchimsky

Buried Alive

1989

Buried Alive

as

Dr. Schaeffer

Warrior Queen

1987

Warrior Queen

as

Clodius Flaucus

Oh, God!

1977

Oh, God!

as

Doctor Harmon

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

The Hallelujah Trail

as

'Oracle' Jones

Watch Out, We're Mad

1974

Watch Out, We're Mad

as

Doctor

The Mutations

1974

The Mutations

as

Professor Nolter

Pumaman

1980

Pumaman

as

Kobras

Last to Go

1969

Last to Go

as

Kidnapped

1971

Kidnapped

as

Ebenezer Balfour

The Black Windmill

1974

The Black Windmill

as

Cedric Harper

Prince of Darkness

1987

Prince of Darkness

as

Father Loomis

Dracula

1979

Dracula

as

Dr. Jack Seward

Wake in Fright

1971

Wake in Fright

as

Doc Tydon

Mr. Freedom

1969

Mr. Freedom

as

Dr. Freedom

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993

The Thief and the Cobbler

as

Phido the Vulture (voice)

Circus of Horrors

1960

Circus of Horrors

as

Vanet

The Dybbuk

1952

The Dybbuk

as

Second batlon

Nosferatu in Venice

1988

Nosferatu in Venice

as

Don Alvise

I Don't Want to Be Born

1976

I Don't Want to Be Born

as

Dr. Finch

Hell Is a City

1960

Hell Is a City

as

Gus Hawkins

Fatal Frames

1996

Fatal Frames

as

Professor Robinson

Phenomena

1985

Phenomena

as

Professor John McGregor

Phantom of Death

1988

Phantom of Death

as

Inspector Datti

Soldier Blue

1970

Soldier Blue

as

Isaac Q. Cumber

Tales That Witness Madness

1973

Tales That Witness Madness

as

Prof. R.C. Tremayne

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

as

B.D. Brockhurst

The Night of the Generals

1967

The Night of the Generals

as

General Kahlenberge

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975

Escape to Witch Mountain

as

Lucas Deranian

The Battle of the Sexes

1960

The Battle of the Sexes

as

Irwin Hoffman

The Last Tycoon

1976

The Last Tycoon

as

Boxley

The Devil's Men

1976

The Devil's Men

as

Father Roche

Nothing Underneath

1985

Nothing Underneath

as

Commissioner Danesi

River of Death

1989

River of Death

as

Heinrich Spaatz

The Monster Club

1981

The Monster Club

as

Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad

Terror in the Aisles

1984

Terror in the Aisles

as

Self - Host

From Beyond the Grave

1974

From Beyond the Grave

as

Jim Underwood

The Man in the Sky

1957

The Man in the Sky

as

Crabtree

The House of Usher

1989

The House of Usher

as

Walter Usher

The Wind Cannot Read

1958

The Wind Cannot Read

as

Doctor

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978

Tomorrow Never Comes

as

Dr. Todd

Blood Relatives

1978

Blood Relatives

as

James Doniac

Cobra Mission

1986

Cobra Mission

as

Father Lenoir

The Shakedown

1960

The Shakedown

as

Jessel Brown

Look Back in Anger

1959

Look Back in Anger

as

Hurst

Shadows and Fog

1991

Shadows and Fog

as

Doctor

What a Carve Up!

1961

What a Carve Up!

as

Everett Sloane

The Hands of Orlac

1960

The Hands of Orlac

as

Graham Coates

Warrior of the Lost World

1983

Warrior of the Lost World

as

Prossor

The Hour of the Pig

1993

The Hour of the Pig

as

Pincheon

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

as

Thomas Cromwell

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

The Flesh and the Fiends

as

William Hare

The Traitor

1959

The Traitor

as

Grantley Caypor

Sons and Lovers

1960

Sons and Lovers

as

Mr. Pappleworth

Hearts of the West

1975

Hearts of the West

as

A.J. Nietz

Treasure of the Amazon

1985

Treasure of the Amazon

as

Klaus von Blantz

Diên Biên Phu

1992

Diên Biên Phu

as

Howard Simpson

Casablanca Express

1989

Casablanca Express

as

Colonel Bats

The Uncanny

1977

The Uncanny

as

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

The Wind of Change

1961

The Wind of Change

as

Pop

Jaguar Lives!

1979

Jaguar Lives!

as

General Villanova

Django Strikes Again

1987

Django Strikes Again

as

Ben Gunn

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

1981

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

as

Gilbert Carson

Trial by Combat

1976

Trial by Combat

as

Sir Giles Marley

Innocent Bystanders

1972

Innocent Bystanders

as

Loomis

A Breed Apart

1984

A Breed Apart

as

J.P. Whittier

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954

Nineteen Eighty-Four

as

Syme

Orders Are Orders

1954

Orders Are Orders

as

Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)

The Devonsville Terror

1983

The Devonsville Terror

as

Dr. Warley

Night Creature

1978

Night Creature

as

Axel MacGregor

The Caretaker

1964

The Caretaker

as

Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins

Double Target

1987

Double Target

as

Sen. Blaster

Ten Little Indians

1989

Ten Little Indians

as

Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave

Dr. Crippen

1963

Dr. Crippen

as

Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen

Ground Zero

1987

Ground Zero

as

Prosper Gaffney

Lonely Water

1973

Lonely Water

as

The Spirit (voice)

Arch of Triumph

1984

Arch of Triumph

as

Ivon Haake

Goldenrod

1976

Goldenrod

as

John Tyler Jones

The Passover Plot

1976

The Passover Plot

as

Pontius Pilate

Power Play

1978

Power Play

as

Blair

Scoop

1987

Scoop

as

Lord Copper

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

as

Dr. Steiner

The Commander

1988

The Commander

as

Henry Carlson

Guinevere

1994

Guinevere

as

Merlin

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

2003

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

as

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

Gold of the Amazon Women

1979

Gold of the Amazon Women

as

Clarence Blasko

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969

The Madwoman of Chaillot

as

The Prospector

Matchless

1967

Matchless

as

Gregori Andreanu

Journey into Fear

1975

Journey into Fear

as

Kuvetli

Where Is Parsifal?

1984

Where Is Parsifal?

as

Mackintosh

The Ambassador

1985

The Ambassador

as

Minister Eretz

The Inspector

1962

The Inspector

as

Wolters

Moi, général de Gaulle

1990

Moi, général de Gaulle

as

Winston Churchill

No Love for Johnnie

1961

No Love for Johnnie

as

Renfrew

The Pied Piper

1972

The Pied Piper

as

The Baron

Reel Horror

1985

Reel Horror

as

Axel MacGregor (archive footage)

The Angry Man

1979

The Angry Man

as

Albert Rumpelmayer

Specters

1987

Specters

as

Professor Lasky

American Rickshaw

1989

American Rickshaw

as

Rev. Mortom

To Kill a Stranger

1986

To Kill a Stranger

as

Col. Kostik

Meriel the Ghost Girl

1976

Meriel the Ghost Girl

as

George Livingston

Deadheat

1986

Deadheat

as

Aldo Rossi

Spare the Rod

1961

Spare the Rod

as

Mr. Jenkins

The Rainbow Boys

1973

The Rainbow Boys

as

Ralph Logan

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

as

Capt. Vladimir Popov

Suspect

1960

Suspect

as

Parsons, alias Bill Brown

House of the Damned

1974

House of the Damned

as

Martin Zayas

The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

1991

The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

as

The Art Collector

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

as

Erich Count von Plasma

The Jerusalem File

1972

The Jerusalem File

as

Major Samuels

The Big Freeze

1993

The Big Freeze

as

Soup slurper

The Corsican Brothers

1985

The Corsican Brothers

as

The Chancellor

Last In, First Out

1978

Last In, First Out

as

Rothko

Creature of Comfort

1968

Creature of Comfort

as

James Thorne

Animali metropolitani

1988

Animali metropolitani

as

Prof. Livingstone

The Greatest Man in the World

1958

The Greatest Man in the World

as

US President

Computercide

1982

Computercide

as

George Dettler

Basements

1987

Basements

as

Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")

Dracula Unearthed

2022

Dracula Unearthed

as

Dr. Jack Seward (archive footage)

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as

Dr. Absalon

Wedding in White

1972

Wedding in White

as

Jim Dougall, Sr.

The Bastard

1978

The Bastard

as

Solomon Sholto

Barnacle Bill

1957

Barnacle Bill

as

Cashier

Last Platoon

1988

Last Platoon

as

Colonel B. Abrahams

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

1984

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

as

Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein

Freeze: But is it Art?

1994

Freeze: But is it Art?

as

Sinister Dentist

Occupations

1974

Occupations

as

Christo Kabak

Women in Arms

1991

Women in Arms

as

Dreyfuss

Paganini Horror

1989

Paganini Horror

as

Mr. Pickett

The Cupboard

1960

The Cupboard

as

Fred Watson

In and Out of Fashion

1998

In and Out of Fashion

as

Self (archive footage)

Femme Fatale

1993

Femme Fatale

as

Victor Harty

Best Ever Bond

2002

Best Ever Bond

as

Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)

Toff and Fingers

1960

Toff and Fingers

as

Self/Host

Call Me Daddy

1967

Call Me Daddy

as

Ben Hoffman

Manuela

1957

Manuela

as

Evans

Round the World in 80 Days

1955

Round the World in 80 Days

as

Voices

Hanna's War

1988

Hanna's War

as

Captain Thomas Rosza

Alice Through the Looking Box

1960

Alice Through the Looking Box

as

Caterpillar

The Big Day

1960

The Big Day

as

Victor Partridge

Killers of Kilimanjaro

1959

Killers of Kilimanjaro

as

Captain

Millions

1991

Millions

as

Ripa

Dario Argento's World of Horror

1985

Dario Argento's World of Horror

as

Self (Archive)

Blade on the Feather

1980

Blade on the Feather

as

Professor John Cavendish

A Story of David

1960

A Story of David

as

Nabal

1985

Black Arrow

as

Sir Oliver Oates

The Horsemasters

1961

The Horsemasters

as

Captain Pinski

The Black Tent

1956

The Black Tent

as

Ali

Hindle Wakes

1976

Hindle Wakes

as

Nat Jeffcote

The Diary of Anne Frank

1967

The Diary of Anne Frank

as

Albert Dussel

Into the Darkness

1986

Into the Darkness

as

David Beckett

The Beachcomber

1954

The Beachcomber

as

Tromp

Skin Deep

1971

Skin Deep

as

Gerry Muddiman

The Fox Trot

1971

The Fox Trot

as

Tom

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

as

Jason Rafiel

The Man Inside

1958

The Man Inside

as

Organ Grinder

Safe Haven

1995

Safe Haven

as

The Sailor

Arthur? Arthur!

1969

Arthur? Arthur!

as

Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon

Better Late Than Never

1979

Better Late Than Never

as

Colonel Riddle

Gila and Rik

1987

Gila and Rik

as

Joe Gardenia

Sleep is Lovely

1968

Sleep is Lovely

as

Clive

Heart of a Child

1958

Heart of a Child

as

Spiel

Malachi's Cove

1973

Malachi's Cove

as

Malachi

Naso di cane

1986

Naso di cane

as

Olindo Cuomo

Alone in the Dark

1982

Alone in the Dark

as

Leo Bain

The News-Benders

1968

The News-Benders

as

J.G.

The Falklands Factor

1983

The Falklands Factor

as

Dr. Samuel Johnson

Halloween: The Inside Story

2010

Halloween: The Inside Story

as

Self (archive footage)

Value for Money

1955

Value for Money

as

Limpy

The Two-Headed Spy

1958

The Two-Headed Spy

as

Gen. Hardt

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

as

Self (archive footage)

The Cafeteria

1974

The Cafeteria

as

Aaron

The Joke

1976

The Joke

as

Bendel

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

as

Self (archive footage)

Driving Lessons

2012

Driving Lessons

as

Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)

Columbo

Columbo

as

Adrian Carsini

Mrs. Columbo

Mrs. Columbo

as

Danger Man

Danger Man

as

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Hans Vogler

Centennial

Centennial

as

Sam Purchas

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater

as

George Hill

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Kantorek

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Ellis Fowler

Espionage

Espionage

as

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

as

Max Pfeiffer

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

as

Karl Haussman

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

as

Harvey Laurence

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Prince John

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as

Carnacki

The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles

as

Septimus Harding

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

as

Cawser

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

as

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

as

Melchior

Peep Show

Peep Show

as

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

as

Harold J. Finley

The Defenders

The Defenders

as

Dr. Byron Saul

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Laurence Olivier Presents

Laurence Olivier Presents

as

Nat Jeffcote

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Nominee

Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

as

The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair

as

Max Dechambre

Signs and Wonders

Signs and Wonders

as

Cornelius Van Damm

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

as

Narrator (voice)

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

George Livingston

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Myers

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

The Chancellor

Master of the Game

Master of the Game

as

Salomon Van der Merwe

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

President of the USA

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

as

Dr. Absalon

Miss Marple

Miss Marple

as

Jason Rafiel

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Samuel Johnson

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Captain Pinski

NBC Experiment in Television

NBC Experiment in Television

as

(voice)

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Gerry Muddiman

Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

as

Host

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Syme

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Corporal

Production

Crew

Directing