Donald Pleasence
Acting
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.
TV Shows(43)
Signs and Wonders
Cornelius Van Damm
1995
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage)
1994
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Dr. Absalon
1988
Naso di cane
Olindo Cuomo
1986
The Ray Bradbury Theater
George Hill
1985
Screen Two
Victor Harty
1985
Master of the Game
Salomon Van der Merwe
1984
The Barchester Chronicles
Septimus Harding
1982
Wogan
Self
1982
The French Atlantic Affair
Max Dechambre
1979
Mrs. Columbo
1979
Dick Turpin
Ignatius Slake
1979
Centennial
Sam Purchas
1978
The Bastard
Solomon Sholto
1978
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
Narrator (voice)
1978
Jesus of Nazareth
Melchior
1977
Laurence Olivier Presents
Nat Jeffcote
1976
Peep Show
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Playhouse
George Livingston
1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
Cawser
1973
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Carnacki
1971
Columbo
Adrian Carsini
1971
Play for Today
Samuel Johnson
1970
Hawaii Five-O
Hans Vogler
1968
NBC Experiment in Television
(voice)
1967
Espionage
Escalon
1963
The Fugitive
Max Pfeiffer
1963
The Outer Limits
Harold J. Finley
1963
The Defenders
Dr. Byron Saul
1961
Sunday-Night Play
Admiral Vespery
1960
Danger Man
1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Host
1960
The Twilight Zone
Ellis Fowler
1959
Interpol Calling
Karl Haussman
1959
One Step Beyond
Harvey Laurence
1959
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Armchair Theatre
President of the USA
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Prince John
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Captain Pinski
1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Kantorek
1951
Sunday Night Theatre
Syme
1950
Movies(191)
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
Dr. Loomis
2026
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2025
Driving Lessons
Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
2012
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
2003
Fatal Frames
Professor Robinson
1996
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
1995
Safe Haven
The Sailor
1995
Guinevere
Merlin
1994
Freeze: But is it Art?
Sinister Dentist
1994
The Big Freeze
Soup slurper
1993
The Hour of the Pig
Pincheon
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
Phido the Vulture (voice)
1993
Femme Fatale
Victor Harty
1993
Diên Biên Phu
Howard Simpson
1992
Shadows and Fog
Doctor
1991
Millions
Ripa
1991
Women in Arms
Dreyfuss
1991
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
Armon Shalik
1991
Life of General De Gaulle
Winston Churchill
1990
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Jason Rafiel
1989
Casablanca Express
Colonel Bats
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
1989
River of Death
Heinrich Spaatz
1989
Ten Little Indians
Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
1989
Buried Alive
Dr. Schaeffer
1989
Paganini Horror
Mr. Pickett
1989
The House of Usher
Walter Usher
1989
American Rickshaw
Rev. Mortom
1989
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Dr. Absalon
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Dr. Loomis
1988
Nosferatu in Venice
Don Alvise
1988
Last Platoon
Colonel B. Abrahams
1988
Metropolitan Animals
Prof. Livingstone
1988
The Commander
Henry Carlson
1988
Hanna's War
Captain Thomas Rosza
1988
Phantom of Death
Inspector Datti
1988
Prince of Darkness
Priest
1987
Django Strikes Again
Ben Gunn
1987
Ground Zero
Prosper Gaffney
1987
Double Target
Sen. Blaster
1987
Basements
Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
1987
Scoop
Lord Copper
1987
Specters
Professor Lasky
1987
Warrior Queen
Clodius Flaucus
1987
Gila and Rik
Joe Gardenia
1987
Cobra Mission
Father Lenoir
1986
To Kill a Stranger
Col. Kostik
1986
Deadheat
Aldo Rossi
1986
Into the Darkness
David Beckett
1986
Nothing Underneath
Commissioner Danesi
1985
Black Arrow
Sir Oliver Oates
1985
Reel Horror
Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
1985
Treasure of the Amazon
Klaus von Blantz
1985
The Corsican Brothers
The Chancellor
1985
Phenomena
Professor John McGregor
1985
The Ambassador
Minister Eretz
1985
Arch of Triumph
Ivon Haake
1984
Terror in the Aisles
Self - Host
1984
A Breed Apart
J.P. Whittier
1984
Where Is Parsifal?
Mackintosh
1984
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
1984
The Devonsville Terror
Dr. Warley
1983
The Falklands Factor
Dr. Samuel Johnson
1983
Warrior of the Lost World
Prossor
1983
Witness for the Prosecution
Mr. Myers
1982
Alone in the Dark
Leo Bain
1982
Computercide
George Dettler
1982
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Gilbert Carson
1981
Halloween II
Dr. Sam Loomis
1981
Escape from New York
President of the United States
1981
The Monster Club
Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
1981
Blade on the Feather
John Cavendish
1980
Pumaman
Kobras
1980
All Quiet on the Western Front
Kantorek
1979
Better Late Than Never
Colonel Riddle
1979
Jaguar Lives!
General Villanova
1979
Dracula
Dr. Jack Seward
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Dr. Steiner
1979
L'Homme en colère
Albert Rumpelmayer
1979
Gold of the Amazon Women
Clarence Blasko
1979
Power Play
Blair
1978
Halloween
Loomis
1978
Last In, First Out
Rothko
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
B.D. Brockhurst
1978
Night Creature
Axel MacGregor
1978
Tomorrow Never Comes
Dr. Todd
1978
Blood Relatives
James Doniac
1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Capt. Vladimir Popov
1978
Telefon
Nicolai Dalchimsky
1977
Oh, God!
Doctor Harmon
1977
The Uncanny
Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
1977
The Eagle Has Landed
Himmler
1976
Hindle Wakes
Nat Jeffcote
1976
The Last Tycoon
Boxley
1976
The Passover Plot
Pontius Pilate
1976
Meriel the Ghost Girl
George Livingston
1976
Goldenrod
John Tyler Jones
1976
The Devil's Men
Father Roche
1976
The Joke
Bendel
1976
Trial by Combat
Sir Giles Marley
1976
I Don't Want to Be Born
Dr. Finch
1976
The Count of Monte-Cristo
Danglars
1975
Hearts of the West
A.J. Nietz
1975
Journey into Fear
Kuvetli
1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
Lucas Deranian
1975
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Erich Count von Plasma
1974
House of the Damned
Martin Zayas
1974
Occupations
Christo Kabak
1974
The Cafeteria
Aaron
1974
The Mutations
Professor Nolter
1974
The Black Windmill
Cedric Harper
1974
Watch Out, We're Mad
Doctor
1974
From Beyond the Grave
Jim Underwood
1974
Tales That Witness Madness
Prof. R.C. Tremayne
1973
Malachi's Cove
Malachi
1973
Lonely Water
The Spirit (voice)
1973
The Rainbow Boys
Ralph Logan
1973
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Fred Smudge
1973
The Pied Piper
The Baron
1972
Wedding in White
Jim Dougall, Sr.
1972
Death Line
Inspector Calhoun
1972
Innocent Bystanders
Loomis
1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Thomas Cromwell
1972
The Jerusalem File
Major Samuels
1972
Kidnapped
Ebenezer Balfour
1971
Skin Deep
Gerry Muddiman
1971
Wake in Fright
Doc Tydon
1971
The Fox Trot
Tom
1971
THX 1138
SEN
1971
Soldier Blue
Isaac Q. Cumber
1970
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Prospector
1969
Arthur? Arthur!
Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
1969
Mr. Freedom
Dr. Freedom
1969
Last to Go
1969
Sleep is Lovely
Clive
1968
The News-Benders
J.G.
1968
Creature of Comfort
James Thorne
1968
Will Penny
Preacher Quint
1967
The Diary of Anne Frank
Albert Dussel
1967
Matchless
Gregori Andreanu
1967
You Only Live Twice
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1967
Call Me Daddy
Ben Hoffman
1967
The Night of the Generals
General Kahlenberge
1967
Eye of the Devil
Pere Dominic
1966
Fantastic Voyage
Dr. Michaels
1966
Cul-de-sac
George
1966
The Hallelujah Trail
'Oracle' Jones
1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Dark Hermit - Satan
1965
The Caretaker
Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
1964
Dr. Crippen
Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
1963
The Great Escape
Blythe 'The Forger'
1963
The Inspector
Wolters
1962
The Horsemasters
Captain Pinski
1961
What a Carve Up!
Everett Sloane
1961
Spare the Rod
Mr. Jenkins
1961
The Wind of Change
Pop
1961
No Love for Johnnie
Renfrew
1961
Alice Through the Looking Box
Caterpillar
1960
The Cupboard
Fred Watson
1960
The Hands of Orlac
Graham Coates
1960
A Story of David
Nabal
1960
Suspect
Parsons, alias Bill Brown
1960
Toff and Fingers
Self/Host
1960
The Big Day
Victor Partridge
1960
Sons and Lovers
Mr. Pappleworth
1960
Hell Is a City
Gus Hawkins
1960
Circus of Horrors
Vanet
1960
The Battle of the Sexes
Irwin Hoffman
1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
William Hare
1960
The Shakedown
Jessel Brown
1960
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Captain
1959
Look Back in Anger
Hurst
1959
The Traitor
Grantley Caypor
1959
The Two-Headed Spy
Gen. Hardt
1958
The Greatest Man in the World
US President
1958
The Man Inside
Organ Grinder
1958
The Wind Cannot Read
Doctor
1958
Heart of a Child
Spiel
1958
A Tale of Two Cities
Barsad
1958
Barnacle Bill
Cashier
1957
Manuela
Evans
1957
The Man in the Sky
Crabtree
1957
The Black Tent
Ali
1956
1984
R. Parsons
1956
Value for Money
Limpy
1955
The Moment of Truth
The Foreign Minister
1955
Round the World in 80 Days
Voices
1955
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Syme
1954
Orders Are Orders
Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
1954
The Beachcomber
Tromp
1954
The Dybbuk
Second batlon
1952