Donald Pleasence
- Born
- October 5, 1919 · Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
- Died
- February 2, 1995
- Actor
- Writer
- Director
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.
Filmography · 49 credits
- 2026New Line: Independent Legacies · Archive footage (Self)
- 2018The Shape Lives: 40 Years of Halloween · Archive footage (Self)
- 1995Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers · Actor (Dr. Loomis)
- 1989Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers · Actor (Loomis)
- 1989River of Death · Actor (Heinrich Spaatz)
- 1989Buried Alive · Actor (Dr. Schaeffer)
- 1989The House of Usher · Actor (Walter Usher)
- 1988Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers · Actor (Dr. Sam Loomis)
- 1988Hanna's War · Actor (Captain Thomas Rosza)
- 1987Prince of Darkness · Actor (Priest)
- 1987Warrior Queen · Actor (Clodius)
- 1985Treasure of the Amazon · Actor (Klaus von Blantz)
- 1984Terror in the Aisles · Actor (Donald Pleasence (Host))
- 1984A Breed Apart · Actor (J.P. Whittier)
- 1984The Ambassador · Actor (Eretz)
- 1984Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie · Actor (Old Baron Frankenstein)
- 1984Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie · Actor (Victor Frankenstein)
- 1983Warrior of the Lost World · Actor (Prossor)
- 1983The Devonsville Terror · Actor (Dr. Warley)
- 1983To Kill a Stranger · Actor (Col. Kostik)
- 1982Alone in the Dark · Actor (Dr. Leo Bain)
- 1981Escape from New York · Actor (President)
- 1981Halloween II · Actor (Sam Loomis)
- 1981Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr · Actor (Gibbie)
- 1979Jaguar Lives! · Actor (General Villanova)
- 1979Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff · Actor (Dr. Steiner)
- 1978Halloween · Actor (Loomis)
- 1978Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band · Actor (B.D. Brockhurst)
- 1978Night Creature · Actor (Axel MacGregor)
- 1977Oh, God! · Actor (Doctor Harmon)
- 1977Telefon · Actor (Nicolai Dalchimsky)
- 1976The Last Tycoon · Actor (Boxley)
- 1976The Passover Plot · Actor (Pontius Pilate)
- 1975Escape to Witch Mountain · Actor (Deranian)
- 1975Hearts of the West · Actor (A.J. Nietz)
- 1975Journey Into Fear · Actor (Kuvetli)
- 1972The Jerusalem File · Actor (Major Samuels)
- 1971THX 1138 · Actor (SEN)
- 1971Wake in Fright · Actor (Doc Tydon)
- 1970Soldier Blue · Actor (Cumber)
- 1967You Only Live Twice · Actor (Blofeld)
- 1967The Night of the Generals · Actor (General Kahlenberge)
- 1967Will Penny · Actor (Preacher Quint)
- 1966Fantastic Voyage · Actor (Dr. Michaels)
- 1965The Hallelujah Trail · Actor ('Oracle' Jones)
- 1963The Great Escape · Actor (Blythe 'The Forger')
- 1962Lisa · Actor (Sgt. Wolters)
- 1959Killers of Kilimanjaro · Actor (Captain)
- 1957All at Sea · Actor (Cashier)