Donald Pleasence

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.

Filmography

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The Dr. Loomis Tapes The Dr. Loomis Tapes 2026 Driving Lessons ★ 6.0 Driving Lessons 2012 Fatal Frames ★ 3.9 Fatal Frames 1996 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers ★ 5.1 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995 Signs and Wonders ★ 7.0 Signs and Wonders 1995 Safe Haven ★ 5.3 Safe Haven 1995 Guinevere ★ 3.3 Guinevere 1994 Freeze: But is it Art? Freeze: But is it Art? 1994 The Big Freeze ★ 6.7 The Big Freeze 1993 The Hour of the Pig ★ 6.2 The Hour of the Pig 1993 The Thief and the Cobbler ★ 7.1 The Thief and the Cobbler 1993 Femme Fatale ★ 8.0 Femme Fatale 1993 Diên Biên Phu ★ 6.5 Diên Biên Phu 1992 Shadows and Fog ★ 6.7 Shadows and Fog 1991 Millions ★ 3.8 Millions 1991 Women in Arms ★ 6.8 Women in Arms 1991 The Vulture Is a Patient Bird ★ 5.3 The Vulture Is a Patient Bird 1991 Life of General De Gaulle ★ 9.0 Life of General De Gaulle 1990 Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery ★ 6.5 Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery 1989 Casablanca Express ★ 3.8 Casablanca Express 1989 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers ★ 5.3 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers 1989 River of Death ★ 5.1 River of Death 1989 Ten Little Indians ★ 4.9 Ten Little Indians 1989 Buried Alive ★ 4.3 Buried Alive 1989 Paganini Horror ★ 4.4 Paganini Horror 1989 The House of Usher ★ 4.9 The House of Usher 1989 American Rickshaw ★ 4.7 American Rickshaw 1989 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story ★ 5.7 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story 1988 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story ★ 5.5 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story 1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers ★ 6.2 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988 Nosferatu in Venice ★ 5.8 Nosferatu in Venice 1988 Last Platoon ★ 4.6 Last Platoon 1988 Metropolitan Animals ★ 5.5 Metropolitan Animals 1988 The Commander ★ 5.6 The Commander 1988 Hanna's War ★ 5.3 Hanna's War 1988 Phantom of Death ★ 5.6 Phantom of Death 1988 Prince of Darkness ★ 6.8 Prince of Darkness 1987 Django Strikes Again ★ 5.1 Django Strikes Again 1987 Ground Zero ★ 6.8 Ground Zero 1987 Double Target ★ 4.6 Double Target 1987 Basements ★ 6.8 Basements 1987 Scoop ★ 5.7 Scoop 1987 Specters ★ 4.2 Specters 1987 Warrior Queen ★ 3.6 Warrior Queen 1987 Gila and Rik Gila and Rik 1987 Naso di cane ★ 7.0 Naso di cane 1986 Cobra Mission ★ 4.9 Cobra Mission 1986 To Kill a Stranger ★ 5.3 To Kill a Stranger 1986 Deadheat ★ 6.2 Deadheat 1986 Into the Darkness ★ 3.2 Into the Darkness 1986 Nothing Underneath ★ 5.7 Nothing Underneath 1985 Black Arrow ★ 6.9 Black Arrow 1985 Reel Horror ★ 3.3 Reel Horror 1985 Treasure of the Amazon ★ 4.5 Treasure of the Amazon 1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater ★ 6.9 The Ray Bradbury Theater 1985 The Corsican Brothers ★ 6.5 The Corsican Brothers 1985 Phenomena ★ 6.8 Phenomena 1985 The Ambassador ★ 5.2 The Ambassador 1985 Screen Two ★ 7.1 Screen Two 1985 Arch of Triumph ★ 5.2 Arch of Triumph 1984 A Breed Apart ★ 5.8 A Breed Apart 1984 Master of the Game ★ 6.2 Master of the Game 1984 Where Is Parsifal? ★ 3.9 Where Is Parsifal? 1984 Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie ★ 3.0 Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie 1984 The Devonsville Terror ★ 4.7 The Devonsville Terror 1983 The Falklands Factor ★ 7.0 The Falklands Factor 1983 Warrior of the Lost World ★ 2.8 Warrior of the Lost World 1983 Witness for the Prosecution ★ 6.5 Witness for the Prosecution 1982 Alone in the Dark ★ 5.9 Alone in the Dark 1982 The Barchester Chronicles ★ 7.3 The Barchester Chronicles 1982 Computercide ★ 7.0 Computercide 1982 Race for the Yankee Zephyr ★ 5.9 Race for the Yankee Zephyr 1981 Halloween II ★ 6.6 Halloween II 1981 Escape from New York ★ 7.1 Escape from New York 1981 The Monster Club ★ 5.8 The Monster Club 1981 Blade on the Feather ★ 5.8 Blade on the Feather 1980 Pumaman ★ 2.9 Pumaman 1980 The French Atlantic Affair ★ 7.2 The French Atlantic Affair 1979 All Quiet on the Western Front ★ 6.7 All Quiet on the Western Front 1979 Better Late Than Never ★ 9.0 Better Late Than Never 1979