Donald Pleasence biography
Donald Pleasence was a British actor, born on 5 October 1919 in Worksop, who died on 2 February 1995.
Donald Pleasence's screen career began in 1952 with The Dybbuk, playing 2nd Batlon.
Donald Pleasence appeared in 158 films and 70 television or streaming titles between 1952 and 2006.
Honours include Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
- Also known as
- Donald Henry Pleasence
- Born
- 5 October 1919
- Died
- 2 February 1995 (aged 75)
- Birthplace
- Worksop
- Work
- Actor, Screenwriter, Television actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1946 to 1995
- Awards
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Donald Pleasence filmography
158 films and 70 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film | English | ||
| 1996 | Fatal Frames | Professor Robertson | Posthumous release | |
| 1995 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | Posthumous release | |
| 1995 | Safe Haven | The Sailor | Posthumous release | |
| 1994 | Guinevere | English | ||
| 1993 | The Hour of the Pig | Pincheon | ||
| 1993 | The Princess and the Cobbler | Phido the Vulture (voice) | ||
| 1993 | The Big Freeze | Soup Slurper | ||
| 1992 | Dien Bien Phu | Howard Simpson | ||
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Doctor | ||
| 1991 | Millions | Ripa | ||
| 1991 | L'avvoltoio può attendere | Aaron Shalik | ||
| 1990 | Buried Alive | Dr. Schaeffer | ||
| 1990 | American Rickshaw | Reverend Mortom | ||
| 1989 | The House of Usher | Walter Usher | ||
| 1989 | Ten Little Indians | Judge Lawrence Wargrave | ||
| 1989 | River of Death | Heinrich Spaatz | ||
| 1989 | Paganini Horror | Mr. Pickett | ||
| 1989 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | ||
| 1989 | Casablanca Express | Colonel Bats | ||
| 1989 | American Tiger | English | ||
| 1988 | Vampire in Venice | Don Alvise | ||
| 1988 | The Commander | Henry Carlson | ||
| 1988 | Phantom of Death | Inspector Datti | ||
| 1988 | Last Platoon | Colonel B. Abrams |
Show all 158 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Hanna's War | Captain Thomas Rosza | ||
| 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | ||
| 1987 | Django 2 | Gunn | ||
| 1987 | Ground Zero | Prosper Gaffney | ||
| 1987 | Specters | Professor Lasky | ||
| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Priest | ||
| 1987 | Double Target | Senator Blaster | ||
| 1987 | Animali metropolitani | Professor Livingstone | ||
| 1987 | To Kill a Stranger | Colonel Kostik | ||
| 1987 | Warrior Queen | Clodius | ||
| 1986 | Operation Nam | Father Lenoir | ||
| 1986 | Into the Darkness | |||
| 1986 | Dead Heat | |||
| 1985 | The Treasure of the Amazon | Klaus Von Blantz | ||
| 1985 | The Corsican Brothers | English | ||
| 1985 | Phenomena | John McGregor | ||
| 1985 | Nothing Underneath | Inspector Danesi | ||
| 1985 | Dario Argento's World of Horror | English | ||
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | English | ||
| 1984 | A Breed Apart | J.P. Whittier | ||
| 1984 | The Ambassador | Eretz | ||
| 1984 | Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie | Baron Victor Frankenstein | ||
| 1984 | Where Is Parsifal? | Mackintosh | ||
| 1983 | Warrior of the Lost World | Prossor | ||
| 1983 | To Kill a Stranger | Colonel Kostik | ||
| 1983 | The Devonsville Terror | Dr. Warley | ||
| 1982 | Alone in the Dark | Dr. Leo Bain | ||
| 1981 | Race for the Yankee Zephyr | Gilbert 'Gibbie' Carson | ||
| 1981 | Halloween II | Dr. Sam Loomis | ||
| 1981 | Escape from New York | The President of the United States | ||
| 1981 | Computercide | |||
| 1980 | The Monster Club | Pickering | ||
| 1980 | The Pumaman | Dr. Kobras | ||
| 1979 | Dracula | Dr. Jack Seward | ||
| 1979 | The Angry Man | French | ||
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! | General Villanova | ||
| 1979 | Jigsaw | Albert Rumpelmayer | ||
| 1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Dr. Steiner | ||
| 1978 | Halloween | Dr. Sam Loomis | ||
| 1978 | Power Play | Blair | ||
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | B.D. Hoffler | ||
| 1978 | Tomorrow Never Comes | Dr. Todd | ||
| 1978 | Out of the Darkness | English | ||
| 1978 | CIA contro KGB | Italian | ||
| 1978 | Blood Relatives | James Doniac | ||
| 1978 | Night Creature | Axel MacGregor | ||
| 1978 | L'Ordre et la sécurité du monde | Rothko | ||
| 1977 | The Uncanny | Valentine De'ath | Segment: "Hollywood 1936" | |
| 1977 | Telefon | Nikolai Dalchimsky | ||
| 1977 | Oh, God! | Dr. Harmon | ||
| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed | Heinrich Himmler | ||
| 1976 | The Last Tycoon | Boxley | ||
| 1976 | The Passover Plot | Pontius Pilate | ||
| 1976 | Trial by Combat | Sir Giles Marley | ||
| 1976 | Land of the Minotaur | Father Roche | ||
| 1976 | Goldenrod | John Tyler Jones | ||
| 1975 | Escape to Witch Mountain | Lucas Deranian | ||
| 1975 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Baron Danglars | ||
| 1975 | Journey into Fear | Kuvelti | ||
| 1975 | I Don't Want to Be Born | Dr. Finch | ||
| 1975 | Hearts of the West | A.J. Neitz | ||
| 1974 | The Wolf and the Dove | Spanish | ||
| 1974 | The Black Windmill | Cedric Harper | ||
| 1974 | Watch Out, We're Mad! | Doctor | ||
| 1974 | The Mutations | Professor Nolter | ||
| 1974 | Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Count Plasma | ||
| 1974 | From Beyond the Grave | Jim Underwood | Segment: "An Act of Kindness" | |
| 1974 | House of the Damned | Martin Zayas | ||
| 1973 | The Rainbow Boys | Ralph Logan | ||
| 1973 | Tales That Witness Madness | Professor Tremayne | ||
| 1973 | Kidnapped | Ebenezer Balfour | ||
| 1973 | Malachi's Cove | Malachi | ||
| 1973 | Lonely Water | The Spirit (voice) | Short film | |
| 1972 | Wedding in White | Jim Dougall | ||
| 1972 | Death Line | Inspector Calhoun | ||
| 1972 | Innocent Bystanders | Loomis | ||
| 1972 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | English | ||
| 1972 | The Pied Piper | Baron | ||
| 1972 | The Jerusalem File | Major Samuels | ||
| 1972 | Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Thomas Cromwell | ||
| 1971 | Wake in Fright | Clarence 'Doc' Tydon | ||
| 1971 | THX 1138 | SEN 5241 | ||
| 1970 | Soldier Blue | Isaac Q. Cumber | ||
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot | Prospector | ||
| 1969 | Mr. Freedom | English | ||
| 1969 | Arthur? Arthur! | Arthur Brownjohn | ||
| 1968 | The Other People | English | ||
| 1968 | Will Penny | Preacher Quint | ||
| 1968 | Sleep Is Lovely | Clive | ||
| 1968 | Creature of Comfort | James Thorne | ||
| 1967 | You Only Live Twice | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | ||
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals | General Kahlenberge | ||
| 1967 | Matchless | Gregori Andreanu | ||
| 1966 | Fantastic Voyage | Dr. Michaels | ||
| 1966 | Eye of the Devil | Pere Dominic | ||
| 1966 | Cul-de-sac | George | ||
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Satan | ||
| 1965 | The Hallelujah Trail | Oracle Jones | ||
| 1963 | The Great Escape | Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe, "The Forger" | ||
| 1963 | The Caretaker | Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins | ||
| 1963 | Dr. Crippen | Dr. Crippen | ||
| 1962 | The Inspector | Sergeant Wolters | ||
| 1961 | The Horsemasters | English | ||
| 1961 | Spare the Rod | Mr. Jenkins | ||
| 1961 | What a Carve Up! | Everett Sloane | ||
| 1961 | The Wind of Change | 'Pop' Marley | ||
| 1961 | No Love for Johnnie | Roger Renfrew | ||
| 1961 | A Story of David | Nabal | ||
| 1960 | The Big Day | Victor Partridge | ||
| 1960 | The Hands of Orlac | Graham Coates | ||
| 1960 | The Flesh and the Fiends | William Hare | ||
| 1960 | Sons and Lovers | Pappleworth | ||
| 1960 | Hell Is a City | Gus Hawkins | ||
| 1960 | Circus of Horrors | Vanet | ||
| 1960 | The Shakedown | Jessel Brown | ||
| 1960 | Suspect | Parsons / Bill Brown | ||
| 1959 | Look Back in Anger | Hurst | ||
| 1959 | Killers of Kilimanjaro | Captain | ||
| 1959 | The Battle of the Sexes | Irwin Hoffman | ||
| 1958 | The Wind Cannot Read | Doctor | ||
| 1958 | The Two-Headed Spy | General Hardt | ||
| 1958 | The Man Inside | Organ-Grinder | ||
| 1958 | Heart of a Child | Spiel | ||
| 1958 | A Tale of Two Cities | John Barsad | ||
| 1957 | The Man in the Sky | Crabtree | ||
| 1957 | Manuela | Evans | ||
| 1957 | Barnacle Bill | Cashier | ||
| 1956 | The Black Tent | Ali | ||
| 1956 | 1984 | Parsons | ||
| 1955 | Value for Money | Limpy | ||
| 1955 | Orders Are Orders | Corporal Martin | Credited as Donald Plesance | |
| 1954 | The Beachcomber | Tromp | ||
| 1954 | Private's Progress | Scotland Yard Detective | Uncredited |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Signs and Wonders | Cornelius Van Damm | ||
| 1993 | Screen Two | Victor Harty | Episode: "Femme Fatale" | |
| 1992 | Lovejoy | Karel Redl | Episode: "The Prague Sun" | |
| 1991 | Women in Arms | Dreyfuss | ||
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery | Jason Rafiel | ||
| 1988 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | George Hill | Episode: "Punishment Without Crime" | |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Dr. Absalon | ||
| 1987 | Scoop | Lord Copper | ||
| 1987 | Basements | Mr. Kidd | Episode: "The Room" | |
| 1986 | Naso di cane | Italian | ||
| 1985 | Black Arrow | Sir Oliver Oates | ||
| 1984 | Arch of Triumph | Haake | ||
| 1984 | Master of the Game | Salomon Van der Merwe | ||
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution | Mr. Myers | ||
| 1982 | The Barchester Chronicles | Reverend Septimus Harding | 7 episodes | |
| 1981 | Dick Turpin | Ignatius Slake | 2 episodes | |
| 1980 | The Ghost Sonata | The Old Man | ||
| 1980 | Blade on the Feather | Professor Jason Cavendish | ||
| 1979 | Gold of the Amazon Women | Clarence Blasko | ||
| 1979 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Kantorek | ||
| 1979 | The French Atlantic Affair | Max Dechambre | ||
| 1979 | Mrs. Columbo | Ian A. Morly | Episode: "Murder Is a Parlor Game" | |
| 1979 | Better Late Than Never | Colonel Riddle | ||
| 1978 | The Defection of Simas Kudirka | Captain Vladimir Popov | ||
| 1978 | The Bastard | Solomon Sholto |
Show all 70 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Centennial | Sam Purchas | ||
| 1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Melchior | ||
| 1977 | The Dark Secret of Harvest Home | Narrator | ||
| 1976 | Peep Show | Max | Episode: "Death" | |
| 1976 | Laurence Olivier Presents | Nat Jeffcote | Episode: "Hindle Wakes" | |
| 1975 | Shades of Greene | Puckler | Episode: "The Root of All Evil" | |
| 1974 | Performance | Wilhelm Voigt | Episode "The Captain of Köpenick" | |
| 1974 | Occupations | Christo Kabak | ||
| 1973 | Orson Welles Great Mysteries | Cawser | Episode: "Captain Rogers" | |
| 1973 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Fred Smudge | ||
| 1973 | Columbo | Adrian Carsini | Episode: "Any Old Port in a Storm" | |
| 1972 | The Man Outside | Victor Cobb | Episode: "A Glass of Snake Wine" | |
| 1972 | Police Surgeon | Jerry Hahn | Episode: "Lady X" | |
| 1972 | Hawaii Five-O | Hans Vogler | Episode: "The Ninety-Second War: Part II" | |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Carnacki | Episode: "The Horse of the Invisible" | |
| 1971 | Play for Today | Samuel Johnson / Gerry Muddiman / Tom | 3 episodes | |
| 1967 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | J.G. / Richard Pratt | 2 episodes | |
| 1967 | The Diary of Anne Frank | Mr. Dusseli | ||
| 1966 | The Wednesday Play | The Head Waiter | Episode: "The Head Waiter" | |
| 1966 | The Fugitive | Max Pfeiffer | Episode: "With Strings Attached" | |
| 1965 | The Defenders | Dr. Byron Saul | Episode: "Fires of the Mind" | |
| 1964 | Espionage | Escalon | Episode: "The Liberators" | |
| 1963 | The Man with the Power | English | ||
| 1963 | The Outer Limits | Professor Harold Finley | Episode: "The Man with the Power" | |
| 1962 | The Twilight Zone | Professor Ellis Fowler | Episode: "The Changing of the Guard" | |
| 1961 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | Captain Pinski | Episode: "The Horsemasters" | |
| 1961 | Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Harvey Laurence | Episode: "The Confession" | |
| 1960 | The Four Just Men | Paul Koster | Episode: "The Survivor" | |
| 1960 | Rendezvous | Potter | Episode: "The Dodo" | |
| 1960 | Interpol Calling | Karl Haussman | Episode: "The Absent Assassin" | |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Nikolides / Captain Aldrich | 2 episodes | |
| 1960 | Armchair Mystery Theatre | Host / Ambrose | Episode: "Ambrose" | |
| 1959 | The Traitor | Grantley Caypor | ||
| 1959 | The Scarf | Detective Inspector Harry Yates | 6 episodes | |
| 1959 | The Killing Stones | Jakob Kleiber | Episode: "The Carefulness of Kleiber" | |
| 1959 | The Adventures of William Tell | The Spider | Episode: "The Spider" | |
| 1958 | I Spy | Mr. Frute | ||
| 1958 | Granite | A Nameless Man | ||
| 1957 | Assignment Foreign Legion | Commandant | Episode: "The Coward" | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Robin Hood | Prince John | 4 episodes | |
| 1955 | The Grove Family | Monsieur Paul | Episode: "Parlez-Vous Français?" | |
| 1954 | Nineteen Eighty-Four | Syme | ||
| 1954 | The Face of Love | Alex | ||
| 1954 | Montserrat | Juan Alvarez | ||
| 1952 | The Dybbuk | 2nd Batlon |