Donald Pleasence

Deceased · Born: Oct 5, 1919 · Died: Feb 2, 1995

Personal Details

Born Oct 5, 1919 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Spouse

Linda Kentwood
( Jan 3, 1989 to Feb 2, 1995 )
Meira Shore
( Oct 10, 1970 to Feb 1, 1988 )
Josephine Crombie
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Miriam Raymond
( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Parents

Thomas Stanley Pleasence
Alice Armitage

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.

Career

acting

1996

Fatal Frames as Professor Robinson

1995

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers as Dr. Loomis

Safe Haven as The Sailor

1994

Guinevere as Merlin

1993

The Big Freeze as Soup slurper

The Advocate as Pincheon

The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler as Phido the Vulture (voice)

1992

Diên Biên Phú as Howard Simpson

1989

Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery as Jason Rafiel

Buried Alive as Dr. Schaeffer

The House of Usher

The House of Usher as Walter Usher

River of Death as Heinrich Spaatz

American risciò

American risciò as Rev. Mortom

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers as Dr. Sam Loomis

Casablanca Express

Casablanca Express as Colonel Bats

1988

Hanna's War as Captain Thomas Rosza

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers as Dr. Sam Loomis

Phantom of Death

Phantom of Death as Inspector Datti

Last Platoon as Colonel B. Abrahams

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story as Dr. Absalon

Vampire in Venice

Vampire in Venice as Don Alvise

The Ray Bradbury Theater

The Ray Bradbury Theater as George Hill

1987

Scoop as Lord Copper

Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness as Vater Loomis

Warrior Queen as Clodius Flaucus

Ground Zero as Prosper Gaffney

Spettri as Professor Lasky

Basements as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")

Double Target as Sen. Blaster

Django Strikes Again

Django Strikes Again as Ben Gunn

1986

Into the Darkness

Into the Darkness as David Beckett

Operation Nam as Father Lenoir

1985

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph as Ivon Haake

Phenomena as Professor John McGregor

Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon as Klaus von Blantz

Black Arrow as Sir Oliver Oates

The Ambassador as Minister Eretz

Nothing Underneath

Nothing Underneath as Commissioner Danesi

1984

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein

To Kill a Stranger

To Kill a Stranger as Col. Kostik

A Breed Apart as J.P. Whittier

Where Is Parsifal?

Where Is Parsifal? as Mackintosh

Master of the Game

Master of the Game as Salomon Van der Merwe

1983

The Devonsville Terror

The Devonsville Terror as Dr. Warley

Warrior of the Lost World

Warrior of the Lost World as Prossor

Play for Today as Dr. Samuel Johnson

1982

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution as Mr. Myers

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark as Leo Bain

The Barchester Chronicles

The Barchester Chronicles

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Myers

1981

The Monster Club

The Monster Club as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad

Halloween II as Dr. Sam Loomis

Escape from New York

Escape from New York as President of the United States

Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr

Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr as Gilbert Carson

1980

The Pumaman as Kobras

Blade on the Feather

Blade on the Feather as Professor John Cavendish

1979

Dracula as Dr. Jack Seward

Jaguar Lives! as General Villanova

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front as Kantorek

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff as Dr. Steiner

Gold of the Amazon Women

Gold of the Amazon Women as Clarence Blasko

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never as Colonel Riddle

The French Atlantic Affair

The French Atlantic Affair as Max Dechambre

1978

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as B.D. Brockhurst

Halloween as Dr. Sam Loomis

Night Creature as Axel MacGregor

Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives as James Doniac

Last In, First Out

Last In, First Out as Rothko

Tomorrow Never Comes

Tomorrow Never Comes as Dr. Todd

Power Play as Blair

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

The Defection of Simas Kudirka as Capt. Vladimir Popov

Centennial as Sam Purchas

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home as Narrator (voice)

1977

Oh, God! as Doctor Harmon

Telefon as Nicolai Dalchimsky

The Uncanny as Valentine De'ath (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth as Melchior

1976

The Devil's Men

The Devil's Men as Father Roche

Sharon's Baby as Dr. Finch

The Passover Plot

The Passover Plot as Pontius Pilate

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon as Boxley

A Dirty Knight's Work

A Dirty Knight's Work as Sir Giles Marley

Goldenrod as John Tyler Jones

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed as Himmler

1975

The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Count of Monte-Cristo as Danglars

Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain as Lucas Deranian

Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West as A.J. Nietz

Journey Into Fear

Journey Into Fear as Kuvetli

1974

From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave as Jim Underwood

Watch Out, We're Mad

Watch Out, We're Mad as Doctor

The Mutations as Professor Nolter

The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill as Cedric Harper

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own as Erich Count von Plasma

1973

The Rainbow Boys

The Rainbow Boys as Ralph Logan

Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness as Prof. R.C. Tremayne

Malachi's Cove as Malachi

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Fred Smudge

Columbo as Adrian Carsini

1972

The Jerusalem File

The Jerusalem File

Raw Meat as Inspector Calhoun

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives as Thomas Cromwell

The Pied Piper as The Baron

Innocent Bystanders

Innocent Bystanders as Loomis

Wedding in White

Wedding in White as Jim Dougall, Sr.

1971

Play for Today as Tom

Kidnapped as Ebenezer Balfour

Wake in Fright as Doc Tydon

THX 1138 as SEN

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Carnacki

Hawaii Five-O as Hans Vogler

1970

Soldier Blue as Isaac Q. Cumber

1969

Mr. Freedom as Dr. Freedom

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot as The Prospector

Arthur? Arthur!

Arthur? Arthur! as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon

1968

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre as J.G.

1967

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank as Albert Dussel

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Will Penny as Preacher Quint

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals as General Kahlenberge

Matchless as Gregori Andreanu

1966

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil as Pere Dominic

Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage as Dr. Michaels

Cul-de-sac as George

1965

The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail as 'Oracle' Jones

The Fugitive as Max Pfeiffer

1964

The Guest as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins

1963

Dr. Crippen as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen

The Great Escape

The Great Escape as Blythe 'The Forger'

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits as Harold J. Finley

1962

Lisa as Wolters

1961

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie as Renfrew

No Place Like Homicide!

No Place Like Homicide! as Everett Sloane

Disneyland as Captain Pinski

Spare the Rod as Mr. Jenkins

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone as Ellis Fowler

Disneyland as Captain Pinski

1960

Hell Is a City as Gus Hawkins

A Story of David: The Hunted

A Story of David: The Hunted as Nabal

The Big Day as Victor Partridge

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers as Mr. Pappleworth

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends as William Hare

The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes as Irwin Hoffman

The Risk as Parsons, alias Bill Brown

Circus of Horrors

Circus of Horrors as Vanet

The Shakedown as Jessel Brown

The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac as Graham Coates

1959

Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger as Hurst

Killers of Kilimanjaro

Killers of Kilimanjaro as Captain

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling as Karl Haussman

1958

Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child as Spiel

The Man Inside as Organ Grinder

1957

Stowaway Girl as Evans

Decision Against Time

Decision Against Time as Crabtree

All at Sea as Cashier

1956

1984 as R. Parsons

The Black Tent as Ali

1954

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber as Tromp

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre as Syme

appearances

2003

'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest

'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest

1985

1984

Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles

1981

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live