Donald Pleasence
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday5 October 1919
Died2 February 1995 (age 75)
Place of birthWorksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Known credits243
Biography
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.
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026 · Dr. Loomis
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
HALLOWEEN 6: PRODUCER'S CUT
2014 · Samuel Loomis
Driving Lessons
2012 · Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003 · Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
Fatal Frames
1996 · Professor Robinson
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 · Dr. Loomis
Signs and Wonders
1995 · Cornelius Van Damm
Safe Haven
1995 · The Sailor
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Guinevere
1994 · Merlin
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994 · Sinister Dentist
The Big Freeze
1993 · Soup slurper
The Hour of the Pig
1993 · Pincheon
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · Phido the Vulture (voice)
Femme Fatale
1993 · Victor Harty
Dien Bien Phu
1992 · Howard Simpson
Shadows and Fog
1991 · Doctor
Millions
1991 · Ripa
Women in Arms
1991 · Dreyfuss
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
1991 · Armon Shalik
Life of General De Gaulle
1990 · Winston Churchill
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989 · Jason Rafiel
Casablanca Express
1989 · Colonel Bats
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989 · Dr. Sam Loomis
River of Death
1989 · Heinrich Spaatz
Ten Little Indians
1989 · Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Buried Alive
1989 · Dr. Schaeffer
Paganini Horror
1989 · Mr. Pickett
The House of Usher
1989 · Walter Usher
American Rickshaw
1989 · Rev. Mortom
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 · Dr. Absalon
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 · Dr. Absalon
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 · Dr. Loomis
Nosferatu in Venice
1988 · Don Alvise
Last Platoon
1988 · Colonel B. Abrahams
Metropolitan Animals
1988 · Prof. Livingstone
The Commander
1988 · Henry Carlson
Hanna's War
1988 · Captain Thomas Rosza
Phantom of Death
1988 · Inspector Datti
Prince of Darkness
1987 · Priest
Django Strikes Again
1987 · Ben Gunn
Ground Zero
1987 · Prosper Gaffney
Double Target
1987 · Sen. Blaster
Basements
1987 · Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
Scoop
1987 · Lord Copper
Specters
1987 · Professor Lasky
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