Donald Pleasence
Age: N/A | From: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Aliases: Donald Pleasance , Don Pleasence , Donald Plesance , Donald Henry Pleasence , Дональд Генри Плезенс , Дональд Плезенс , دانلد پلزنس
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 162
TV Involvements: 35
Most Famous Work
Biography
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.
Most Famous Work
Tony Awards
(1956) Self - Nominee
Columbo
(1971) Adrian Carsini
The Twilight Zone
(1959) Ellis Fowler
Hawaii Five-O
(1968) Hans Vogler
The Fugitive
(1963) Max Pfeiffer
Play for Today
(1970) Gerry Muddiman
Halloween
(1978) Loomis
The Defenders
(1961) Dr. Byron SaulActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Self | |
| 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 | ||
| George Hill | ||
| The Chancellor | ||
| Professor John McGregor | ||
| Minister Eretz | ||
| Self (Archive) | ||
| 1984 | Jason Rafiel | |
| Ivon Haake | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | ||
| Bendel | ||
| Sir Giles Marley | ||
| Dr. Finch | ||
| 1975 | N/A | |
| Danglars | ||
| Self - Host | ||
| A.J. Nietz | ||
| Kuvetli | ||
| Lucas Deranian | ||
| 1974 | Erich Count von Plasma | |
| Martin Zayas | ||
| Christo Kabak | ||
| Aaron | ||
| Professor Nolter | ||
| Cedric Harper | ||
| Doctor | ||
| N/A | ||
| George Livingston | ||
| Jim Underwood | ||
| 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 | '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 | |
| Corporal | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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