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Aliases: Donald Pleasance , Don Pleasence , Donald Plesance , Donald Henry Pleasence

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 160

TV Involvements: 34


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Hawaii Five-O
Average
7

Hawaii Five-O

(1968) Hans Vogler
The Fugitive
Average
7

The Fugitive

(1963) Max Pfeiffer
Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Adrian Carsini
The Twilight Zone
Average
8

The Twilight Zone

(1959) Ellis Fowler
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Average
6

The Adventures of Robin Hood

(1955) Prince John
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Average
7

The Ray Bradbury Theater

(1985) George Hill
The Outer Limits
Average
8

The Outer Limits

(1963) Harold J. Finley
One Step Beyond
Average
6

One Step Beyond

(1959) Harvey Laurence

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2022 Dr. Jack Seward (archive footage)
2010 Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
2003 Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
2002 Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998 Self (archive footage)
1996 Professor Robinson
1995 Dr. Sam Loomis
Cornelius Van Damm
The Sailor
1994 Merlin
Sinister Dentist
1993 Soup slurper
Pincheon
Phido the Vulture (voice)
Victor Harty
1992 Howard Simpson
1991 Doctor
Ripa
Dreyfuss
The Art Collector
1990 Winston Churchill
1989 Jason Rafiel
Colonel Bats
Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Dr. Sam Loomis
Heinrich Spaatz
Dr. Schaeffer
Mr. Pickett
Walter Usher
Rev. Mortom
1988 Dr. Absalon
Dr. Absalon
Dr. Loomis
Don Alvise
Colonel B. Abrahams
Prof. Livingstone
Henry Carlson
Captain Thomas Rosza
Inspector Datti
1987 Father Loomis
Ben Gunn
Prosper Gaffney
Sen. Blaster
Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
Lord Copper
Professor Lasky
Clodius Flaucus
Joe Gardenia
1986 Olindo Cuomo
Father Lenoir
Col. Kostik
Aldo Rossi
David Beckett
1985 Commissioner Danesi
Sir Oliver Oates
Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
Klaus von Blantz
Ivon Haake
George Hill
The Chancellor
Professor John McGregor
Minister Eretz
Self (Archive)
1984 Jason Rafiel
Self - Host
J.P. Whittier
Salomon Van der Merwe
Mackintosh
Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
1983 Dr. Warley
Dr. Samuel Johnson
Prossor
1982 Mr. Myers
Leo Bain
Septimus Harding
George Dettler
Self
1981 Gilbert Carson
Dr. Sam Loomis
President of the United States
Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
1980 Professor John Cavendish
Kobras
1979 Max Dechambre
Kantorek
Colonel Riddle
General Villanova
Dr. Jack Seward
Dr. Steiner
Albert Rumpelmayer
Clarence Blasko
N/A
N/A
1978 Blair
Dr. Sam Loomis
Sam Purchas
Rothko
B.D. Brockhurst
Axel MacGregor
Solomon Sholto
Dr. Todd
James Doniac
Narrator (voice)
Capt. Vladimir Popov
1977 Nicolai Dalchimsky
Doctor Harmon
Valentine De'ath (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")
Melchior
1976 Himmler
Nat Jeffcote
Nat Jeffcote
Boxley
Pontius Pilate
George Livingston
John Tyler Jones
Father Roche
Sir Giles Marley
Dr. Finch
1975 N/A
Danglars
Self - Host
A.J. Nietz
Kuvetli
Lucas Deranian
1974 Erich Count von Plasma
Martin Zayas
Aaron
Professor Nolter
Cedric Harper
Doctor
N/A
George Livingston
Jim Underwood
Christo Kabak
1973 Prof. R.C. Tremayne
Malachi
Cawser
The Spirit (voice)
Ralph Logan
Fred Smudge
1972 The Baron
Jim Dougall, Sr.
Inspector Calhoun
Loomis
Thomas Cromwell
N/A
1971 Ebenezer Balfour
Gerry Muddiman
Carnacki
Adrian Carsini
Doc Tydon
Tom
SEN
1970 Samuel Johnson
Gerry Muddiman
Isaac Q. Cumber
1969 The Prospector
Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
Dr. Freedom
N/A
1968 Hans Vogler
Clive
J.G.
James Thorne
1967 Preacher Quint
Albert Dussel
Gregori Andreanu
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ben Hoffman
(voice)
General Kahlenberge
1966 Pere Dominic
Dr. Michaels
George
1965 N/A
'Oracle' Jones
The Dark Hermit - Satan
1964 Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
1963 N/A
Max Pfeiffer
Harold J. Finley
Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
Blythe 'The Forger'
1962 Wolters
1961 Captain Pinski
Dr. Byron Saul
Everett Sloane
Mr. Jenkins
Pop
Renfrew
1960 Caterpillar
Fred Watson
Graham Coates
Nabal
Parsons, alias Bill Brown
N/A
Mr. Pappleworth
Self/Host
Victor Partridge
Host
Gus Hawkins
Vanet
Irwin Hoffman
William Hare
Jessel Brown
1959 Ellis Fowler
Captain
Hurst
Karl Haussman
Grantley Caypor
Harvey Laurence
1958 Gen. Hardt
US President
N/A
Organ Grinder
Doctor
Spiel
Barsad
1957 Cashier
Evans
Crabtree
1956 President of the USA
Ali
Self - Nominee
R. Parsons
1955 Prince John
Limpy
Voices
1954 Syme
Captain Pinski
Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
Tromp
1952 Second batlon
1951 Kantorek
Myers
The Chancellor
1950 Syme
Year Character Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1958 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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