ACTOR · FROM WORKSOP, UK
Donald Pleasence
1919–1995231 credits since 1950
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ABOUT DONALD
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.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born5 October 1919
Died2 February 1995
BirthplaceWorksop, UK
Known forActing
On Cineora128 of 231 titles
Known for
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 128
- Average IMDb
- 6.2
- Highest rated
- The Twilight ZoneIMDb 9.0
- Working since
- 1950
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Filmography
The 2020s
1 title
as Dr. Loomis
The 1990s
16 titles · IMDb 5.5 on average
Movieas Professor Robinson
Movieas Dr. Loomis
as Cornelius Van Damm · 4 episodes
Safe Haven
Not on Cineoraas The Sailor
as Merlin
as Sinister Dentist
as Soup slurper
Movieas Pincheon
The 1980s
59 titles · IMDb 5.3 on average
Movieas Jason Rafiel
as Colonel Bats
Movieas Dr. Sam Loomis
Movieas Heinrich Spaatz
Movieas Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Movieas Dr. Schaeffer
Movieas Mr. Pickett
Movieas Walter Usher
The 1970s
73 titles · IMDb 6.3 on average
as Max Dechambre · 3 episodes
Movieas Kantorek
as Colonel Riddle
Movieas General Villanova
Movieas Dr. Jack Seward
Movieas Dr. Steiner
Movieas Albert Rumpelmayer
as Clarence Blasko
The 1960s
50 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average
Movieas The Prospector
as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
Seriesas Hans Vogler · 1 episode
Movieas Dr. Freedom
as Clive
as J.G.
as James Thorne
The 1950s
31 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Seriesas Ellis Fowler · 1 episode
as Captain
Movieas Hurst
as Karl Haussman · 1 episode
The Traitor
Not on Cineoraas Grantley Caypor
Seriesas Harvey Laurence · 1 episode
Movieas Gen. Hardt
The Greatest Man in the World
Not on Cineoraas US President
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Donald’s titles.
Peter CushingFrom Beyond the Grave, The Flesh and the Fiends and 4 more
Alan HowarthComposer · Escape from New York, Halloween II and 4 more
John CarpenterComposer · Halloween, Escape from New York and 2 more
David HemmingsEye of the Devil, Race for the Yankee Zephyr and 2 more
Jack HawkinsTales That Witness Madness, Kidnapped and 2 more
Michael GoughThe Hour of the Pig, Witness for the Prosecution and 2 more
Michael CaineThe Eagle Has Landed, The Black Windmill and 1 more
