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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
(1968) Hans VoglerThe Fugitive
(1963) Max PfeifferColumbo
(1971) Adrian CarsiniThe Twilight Zone
(1959) Ellis FowlerThe Adventures of Robin Hood
(1955) Prince JohnThe Ray Bradbury Theater
(1985) George HillThe Outer Limits
(1963) Harold J. FinleyOne Step Beyond
(1959) Harvey LaurenceActing
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 |
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1958 | Writer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |