Person

Donald Pleasence

Acting · 1919–1995 · Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.

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  Saturday Night Live

  Self - Host

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  Columbo

  Adrian Carsini

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  Play for Today

  Samuel Johnson

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  The Fugitive

  Max Pfeiffer

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  The Adventures of Robin Hood

  Prince John

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  Hawaii Five-O

  Hans Vogler

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  The Twilight Zone

  Ellis Fowler

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  Tony Awards

  Self - Nominee

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  Screen Two

  Victor Harty

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  Wogan

  Self

• 2026The Dr. Loomis TapesDr. Loomis
• 2025Breakdown: 1975Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)
• 2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicSelf (archive footage)
• 2012Driving LessonsDr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
• 2003Halloween: A Cut Above the RestSelf / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
• 1996Fatal FramesProfessor Robinson
• 1995Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersDr. Loomis
• 1995Signs and WondersCornelius Van Damm
• 1995Safe HavenThe Sailor
• 1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage)
• 1994GuinevereMerlin
• 1994Freeze: But is it Art?Sinister Dentist
• 1993The Big FreezeSoup slurper
• 1993The Hour of the PigPincheon
• 1993The Thief and the CobblerPhido the Vulture (voice)
• 1993Femme FataleVictor Harty
• 1992Dien Bien PhuHoward Simpson
• 1991Shadows and FogDoctor
• 1991MillionsRipa
• 1991Women in ArmsDreyfuss
• 1991The Vulture Is a Patient BirdArmon Shalik
• 1990Life of General De GaulleWinston Churchill
• 1989Miss Marple: A Caribbean MysteryJason Rafiel
• 1989Casablanca ExpressColonel Bats
• 1989Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersDr. Sam Loomis
• 1989River of DeathHeinrich Spaatz
• 1989Ten Little IndiansMr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
• 1989Buried AliveDr. Schaeffer
• 1989Paganini HorrorMr. Pickett
• 1989The House of UsherWalter Usher
• 1989American RickshawRev. Mortom
• 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryDr. Absalon
• 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryDr. Absalon
• 1988Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersDr. Loomis
• 1988Nosferatu in VeniceDon Alvise
• 1988Last PlatoonColonel B. Abrahams
• 1988Metropolitan AnimalsProf. Livingstone
• 1988The CommanderHenry Carlson
• 1988Hanna's WarCaptain Thomas Rosza
• 1988Phantom of DeathInspector Datti
• 1987Prince of DarknessPriest
• 1987Django Strikes AgainBen Gunn
• 1987Ground ZeroProsper Gaffney
• 1987Double TargetSen. Blaster
• 1987BasementsMr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
• 1987ScoopLord Copper
• 1987SpectersProfessor Lasky
• 1987Warrior QueenClodius Flaucus
• 1987Gila and RikJoe Gardenia
• 1986Naso di caneOlindo Cuomo
• 1986Cobra MissionFather Lenoir
• 1986To Kill a StrangerCol. Kostik
• 1986DeadheatAldo Rossi
• 1986Into the DarknessDavid Beckett
• 1985Nothing UnderneathCommissioner Danesi
• 1985Black ArrowSir Oliver Oates
• 1985Reel HorrorAxel MacGregor (archive footage)
• 1985Treasure of the AmazonKlaus von Blantz
• 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterGeorge Hill
• 1985The Corsican BrothersThe Chancellor
• 1985PhenomenaProfessor John McGregor
• 1985The AmbassadorMinister Eretz
• 1985Screen TwoVictor Harty
• 1984Arch of TriumphIvon Haake
• 1984Terror in the AislesSelf - Host
• 1984A Breed ApartJ.P. Whittier
• 1984Master of the GameSalomon Van der Merwe
• 1984Where Is Parsifal?Mackintosh
• 1984Frankenstein's Great Aunt TillieVictor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
• 1983The Devonsville TerrorDr. Warley
• 1983The Falklands FactorDr. Samuel Johnson
• 1983Warrior of the Lost WorldProssor
• 1982Witness for the ProsecutionMr. Myers
• 1982Alone in the DarkLeo Bain
• 1982The Barchester ChroniclesSeptimus Harding
• 1982ComputercideGeorge Dettler
• 1982WoganSelf
• 1981Race for the Yankee ZephyrGilbert Carson
• 1981Halloween IISam Loomis
• 1981Escape from New YorkPresident of the United States
• 1981The Monster ClubPickering, Chief of the B-Squad
• 1980Blade on the FeatherJohn Cavendish
• 1980PumamanKobras
• 1979The French Atlantic AffairMax Dechambre
• 1979All Quiet on the Western FrontKantorek
• 1979Better Late Than NeverColonel Riddle
• 1979Jaguar Lives!General Villanova
• 1979DraculaDr. Jack Seward
• 1979Good Luck, Miss WyckoffDr. Steiner
• 1979L'Homme en colèreAlbert Rumpelmayer
• 1979Gold of the Amazon WomenClarence Blasko
• 1979Mrs. Columbo
• 1979Dick TurpinIgnatius Slake
• 1978Power PlayBlair
• 1978HalloweenLoomis
• 1978CentennialSam Purchas
• 1978Last In, First OutRothko
• 1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandB.D. Brockhurst
• 1978Night CreatureAxel MacGregor
• 1978The BastardSolomon Sholto
• 1978Tomorrow Never ComesDr. Todd
• 1978Blood RelativesJames Doniac
• 1978The Defection of Simas KudirkaCapt. Vladimir Popov
• 1978The Dark Secret of Harvest HomeNarrator (voice)
• 1977TelefonNicolai Dalchimsky
• 1977Oh, God!Doctor Harmon
• 1977The UncannyValentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
• 1977Jesus of NazarethMelchior
• 1976The Eagle Has LandedHimmler
• 1976Hindle WakesNat Jeffcote
• 1976Laurence Olivier PresentsNat Jeffcote
• 1976The Last TycoonBoxley
• 1976The Passover PlotPontius Pilate
• 1976Meriel the Ghost GirlGeorge Livingston
• 1976GoldenrodJohn Tyler Jones
• 1976The Devil's MenFather Roche
• 1976The JokeBendel
• 1976Trial by CombatSir Giles Marley
• 1976I Don't Want to Be BornDr. Finch
• 1975Peep Show
• 1975The Count of Monte-CristoDanglars
• 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host
• 1975Hearts of the WestA.J. Nietz
• 1975Shades of GreenePuckler
• 1975Journey into FearKuvetli
• 1975Escape to Witch MountainLucas Deranian
• 1974Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnErich Count von Plasma
• 1974House of the DamnedMartin Zayas
• 1974OccupationsChristo Kabak
• 1974The CafeteriaAaron
• 1974The MutationsProfessor Nolter
• 1974The Black WindmillCedric Harper
• 1974Watch Out, We're MadDoctor
• 1974PlayhouseGeorge Livingston
• 1974From Beyond the GraveJim Underwood
• 1973Tales That Witness MadnessProf. R.C. Tremayne
• 1973Malachi's CoveMalachi
• 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesCawser
• 1973Lonely WaterThe Spirit (voice)
• 1973The Rainbow BoysRalph Logan
• 1973Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeFred Smudge
• 1972The Pied PiperThe Baron
• 1972Wedding in WhiteJim Dougall, Sr.
• 1972Death LineInspector Calhoun
• 1972Innocent BystandersLoomis
• 1972Henry VIII and His Six WivesThomas Cromwell
• 1972The Man OutsideVictor Cobb
• 1972The Jerusalem FileMajor Samuels
• 1971KidnappedEbenezer Balfour
• 1971Skin DeepGerry Muddiman
• 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesCarnacki
• 1971ColumboAdrian Carsini
• 1971Wake in FrightDoc Tydon
• 1971The Fox TrotTom
• 1971THX 1138SEN
• 1970Play for TodaySamuel Johnson
• 1970Soldier BlueIsaac Q. Cumber
• 1970ConfessionSergeant Hurby
• 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotThe Prospector
• 1969Arthur? Arthur!Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
• 1969Mr. FreedomDr. Freedom
• 1969Last to Go
• 1968Hawaii Five-OHans Vogler
• 1968Sleep is LovelyClive
• 1968The News-BendersJ.G.
• 1968Creature of ComfortJames Thorne
• 1967Will PennyPreacher Quint
• 1967The Diary of Anne FrankAlbert Dussel
• 1967MatchlessGregori Andreanu
• 1967You Only Live TwiceErnst Stavro Blofeld
• 1967Call Me DaddyBen Hoffman
• 1967NBC Experiment in Television(voice)
• 1967The Night of the GeneralsGeneral Kahlenberge
• 1966Eye of the DevilPere Dominic
• 1966Fantastic VoyageDr. Michaels
• 1966Cul-de-sacGeorge
• 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreRichard Pratt
• 1965The Hallelujah Trail'Oracle' Jones
• 1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldThe Dark Hermit - Satan
• 1964The Wednesday PlayThe Head Waiter
• 1964The CaretakerMac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
• 1963EspionageEscalon
• 1963The FugitiveMax Pfeiffer
• 1963The Outer LimitsHarold J. Finley
• 1963Dr. CrippenDr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
• 1963The Great EscapeBlythe 'The Forger'
• 1962The InspectorWolters
• 1961The HorsemastersCaptain Pinski
• 1961The DefendersDr. Byron Saul
• 1961What a Carve Up!Everett Sloane
• 1961Spare the RodMr. Jenkins
• 1961The Wind of ChangePop
• 1961No Love for JohnnieRenfrew
• 1960Alice Through the Looking BoxCaterpillar
• 1960The CupboardFred Watson
• 1960The Hands of OrlacGraham Coates
• 1960A Story of DavidNabal
• 1960SuspectParsons, alias Bill Brown
• 1960Sunday-Night PlayAdmiral Vespery
• 1960Danger ManNikolides
• 1960Toff and FingersSelf/Host
• 1960The Big DayVictor Partridge
• 1960Sons and LoversMr. Pappleworth
• 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreHost
• 1960Hell Is a CityGus Hawkins
• 1960Circus of HorrorsVanet
• 1960The Battle of the SexesIrwin Hoffman
• 1960The Flesh and the FiendsWilliam Hare
• 1960The ShakedownJessel Brown
• 1959The Twilight ZoneEllis Fowler
• 1959Killers of KilimanjaroCaptain
• 1959Look Back in AngerHurst
• 1959Interpol CallingKarl Haussman
• 1959The TraitorGrantley Caypor
• 1959One Step BeyondHarvey Laurence
• 1958The Two-Headed SpyGen. Hardt
• 1958The Greatest Man in the WorldUS President
• 1958The Adventures of William Tell
• 1958The Man InsideOrgan Grinder
• 1958The Wind Cannot ReadDoctor
• 1958Heart of a ChildSpiel
• 1958The Telltale HeartWriter
• 1958A Tale of Two CitiesBarsad
• 1957Barnacle BillCashier
• 1957ManuelaEvans
• 1957The Man in the SkyCrabtree
• 1956Armchair TheatrePresident of the USA
• 1956The Black TentAli
• 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
• 19561984R. Parsons
• 1955ITV Play of the WeekSupt. Smith
• 1955The Adventures of Robin HoodPrince John
• 1955Value for MoneyLimpy
• 1955The Moment of TruthThe Foreign Minister
• 1955Round the World in 80 DaysVoices
• 1954Nineteen Eighty-FourSyme
• 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyCaptain Pinski
• 1954Orders Are OrdersCpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
• 1954The BeachcomberTromp
• 1952The DybbukSecond batlon
• 1951Hallmark Hall of FameKantorek
• 1950Sunday Night TheatreSyme
• —New Line: Independent LegaciesSelf (archive footage)