Donald Pleasence
Acting
Born October 5, 1919 · Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Died February 2, 1995
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
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Fatal Frames
1996 · Professor Robinson
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 · Dr. Loomis
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · Phido the Vulture (voice)
The Hour of the Pig
1993 · Pincheon
Diên Biên Phu
1992 · Howard Simpson
Shadows and Fog
1991 · Doctor
Millions
1991 · Ripa
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
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
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 · Dr. 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
Warrior Queen
1987 · Clodius Flaucus
Prince of Darkness
1987 · Priest
Django Strikes Again
1987 · Ben Gunn
Double Target
1987 · Sen. Blaster
Specters
1987 · Professor Lasky
Cobra Mission
1986 · Father Lenoir
To Kill a Stranger
1986 · Col. Kostik
Phenomena
1985 · Professor John McGregor
Nothing Underneath
1985 · Commissioner Danesi
Treasure of the Amazon
1985 · Klaus von Blantz
The Ambassador
1985 · Minister Eretz
Terror in the Aisles
1984 · Self - Host
A Breed Apart
1984 · J.P. Whittier
Arch of Triumph
1984 · Ivon Haake
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984 · Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
Warrior of the Lost World
1983 · Prossor
The Devonsville Terror
1983 · Dr. Warley
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 · Mr. Myers
Alone in the Dark
1982 · Leo Bain
Escape from New York
1981 · President of the United States
Halloween II
1981 · Sam Loomis
The Monster Club
1981 · Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1981 · Gilbert Carson
Pumaman
1980 · Kobras
Blade on the Feather
1980 · John Cavendish
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
L'Homme en colère
1979 · Albert Rumpelmayer
Halloween
1978 · Loomis
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · B.D. Brockhurst
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978 · Dr. Todd
Blood Relatives
1978 · James Doniac
Power Play
1978 · Blair
Telefon
1977 · Nicolai Dalchimsky
Oh, God!
1977 · Doctor Harmon
The Uncanny
1977 · Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
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
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
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974 · Doctor
The Mutations
1974 · Professor Nolter
The Black Windmill
1974 · Cedric Harper
From Beyond the Grave
1974 · Jim Underwood
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Erich Count von Plasma
Tales That Witness Madness
1973 · Prof. R.C. Tremayne
Death Line
1972 · Inspector Calhoun
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · Thomas Cromwell
The Pied Piper
1972 · The Baron
Wedding in White
1972 · Jim Dougall, Sr.
THX 1138
1971 · SEN
Kidnapped
1971 · Ebenezer Balfour
Wake in Fright
1971 · Doc Tydon
Soldier Blue
1970 · Isaac Q. Cumber
Mr. Freedom
1969 · Dr. Freedom
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · The Prospector
You Only Live Twice
1967 · Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Will Penny
1967 · Preacher Quint
The Night of the Generals
1967 · General Kahlenberge
Fantastic Voyage
1966 · Dr. Michaels
Eye of the Devil
1966 · Pere Dominic
Cul-de-sac
1966 · George
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · The Dark Hermit - Satan
The Hallelujah Trail
1965 · 'Oracle' Jones
The Caretaker
1964 · Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
The Great Escape
1963 · Blythe 'The Forger'
Dr. Crippen
1963 · Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
The Inspector
1962 · Wolters
What a Carve Up!
1961 · Everett Sloane
Circus of Horrors
1960 · Vanet
Hell Is a City
1960 · Gus Hawkins
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Irwin Hoffman
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 · William Hare
Sons and Lovers
1960 · Mr. Pappleworth
Suspect
1960 · Parsons, alias Bill Brown
Look Back in Anger
1959 · Hurst
A Tale of Two Cities
1958 · Barsad
The Wind Cannot Read
1958 · Doctor
The Man Inside
1958 · Organ Grinder
The Two-Headed Spy
1958 · Gen. Hardt
The Man in the Sky
1957 · Crabtree
Barnacle Bill
1957 · Cashier
1984
1956 · R. Parsons
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 · Syme