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Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Birthday: 1919-10-05 | Place of Birth: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2010
Escape from New Jersey

as    The President

2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

as    Himself (archive footage)

1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

as    Dr. Sam Loomis

1995
The Thief and the Cobbler

as    Phido the Vulture (voice)

1994
Guinevere

as    Merlin

1994
The Hour of the Pig

as    Pincheon

1992
Diên Biên Phu

as    Howard Simpson

1990
American Rickshaw

as    Rev. Mortom

1989
Casablanca Express

as    Colonel Bats

1989
1989
Buried Alive

as    Dr. Schaeffer

1989
River of Death

as    Heinrich Spaatz

1989
The House of Usher

as    Walter Usher

1988
Nosferatu in Venice

as    Don Alvise

1988
1988
1988
The Commander

as    Henry Carlson

1988
Phantom of Death

as    Inspector Datti

1987
Django Strikes Again

as    Ben Gunn

1987
Prince of Darkness

as    Father Loomis

1987
Basements

as    Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")

1987
Specters

as    Professor Lasky

1987
Ground Zero

as    Prosper Gaffney

1987
Double Target

as    Sen. Blaster

1986
Cobra Mission

as    Father Lenoir

1985
Arch of Triumph

as    Ivon Haake

1985
Treasure of the Amazon

as    Klaus von Blantz

1985
Phenomena

as    Professor John McGregor

1985
Black Arrow

as    Sir Oliver Oates