
1919Born, Worksop
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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.
Known for
Escape from New YorkPresident of the United States
Halloween IIDr Samuel Loomis
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersDr. Loomis
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersDr. Sam Loomis
Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersDr. Loomis2026The Dr. Loomis TapesDr. LoomisMovie
2025Breakdown: 1975(archive footage)Movie
1996Fatal FramesProfessor RobinsonMovie
1995Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersDr. LoomisMovie
1995Signs and WondersCornelius Van Damm · 4 episodesShow
1995Safe HavenThe SailorMovie
1994GuinevereMerlinMovie
1994Freeze: But is it Art?Sinister DentistMovie
1993The Big FreezeSoup slurperMovie
1993The Hour of the PigPincheonMovie
1993The Thief and the CobblerPhido the Vulture (voice)Movie
1993Femme FataleVictor HartyMovie
1992Dien Bien PhuHoward SimpsonMovie
1991Shadows and FogDoctorMovie
1991MillionsRipaMovie
1991Donne armateDreyfuss · 2 episodesShow
1991The vulture can waitArmon Shalik · 2 episodesShow
1990Life of General De GaulleWinston ChurchillMovie
1989Miss Marple: A Caribbean MysteryJason RafielMovie
1989Casablanca ExpressColonel BatsMovie
1989Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersDr. Sam LoomisMovie
1989River of DeathHeinrich SpaatzMovie
1989Ten Little IndiansMr. Justice Lawrence WargraveMovie
1989Buried AliveDr. SchaefferMovie
1989Paganini HorrorMr. PickettMovie
1989The House of UsherWalter UsherMovie
1989American RickshawRev. MortomMovie
1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryDr. Absalon · 2 episodesShow
1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryDr. AbsalonMovie
1988Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersDr. LoomisMovie
1988Nosferatu in VeniceDon AlviseMovie
1988Last PlatoonColonel B. AbrahamsMovie
1988Metropolitan AnimalsProf. LivingstoneMovie
1988The CommanderHenry CarlsonMovie
1988Hanna's WarCaptain Thomas RoszaMovie
1988Phantom of DeathInspector DattiMovie
1987Prince of DarknessPriestMovie
1987Django Strikes AgainBen GunnMovie
1987Ground ZeroProsper GaffneyMovie
1987Double TargetSen. BlasterMovie
1987BasementsMr. Kidd (segment "The Room")Movie
1987ScoopLord CopperMovie
1987SpectersProfessor LaskyMovie
1987Warrior QueenClodius FlaucusMovie
1987Gila and RikJoe GardeniaMovie
1986Naso di caneOlindo Cuomo · 3 episodesShow
1986Cobra MissionFather LenoirMovie
1986To Kill a StrangerCol. KostikMovie
1986DeadheatAldo RossiMovie
1985Nothing UnderneathCommissioner DanesiMovie
1985Black ArrowSir Oliver OatesMovie
1985Reel HorrorAxel MacGregor (archive footage)Movie
1985Treasure of the AmazonKlaus von BlantzMovie
1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterGeorge Hill · 1 episodeShow
1985The Corsican BrothersThe ChancellorMovie
1985PhenomenaProfessor John McGregorMovie
1985The AmbassadorMinister EretzMovie
1985Screen TwoVictor Harty, Pincheon · 1 episodeShow
1984Arch of TriumphIvon HaakeMovie
1984A Breed ApartJ.P. WhittierMovie
1984Master of the GameSalomon Van der Merwe · 9 episodesShow
1984Where Is Parsifal?MackintoshMovie
1984Frankenstein's Great Aunt TillieVictor Frankenstein / Baron FrankensteinMovie
1983The Devonsville TerrorDr. WarleyMovie
1983The Falklands FactorDr. Samuel JohnsonMovie
1983Warrior of the Lost WorldProssorMovie
1982Witness for the ProsecutionMr. MyersMovie
1982Alone in the DarkLeo BainMovie
1982The Barchester ChroniclesSeptimus Harding · 7 episodesShow
1982ComputercideGeorge DettlerMovie
1981Race for the Yankee ZephyrGilbert CarsonMovie
1981Halloween IIDr Samuel LoomisMovie
1981Escape from New YorkPresident of the United StatesMovie
1981The Monster ClubPickering, Chief of the B-SquadMovie
1980Blade on the FeatherJohn CavendishMovie
1980PumamanKobrasMovie
1979The French Atlantic AffairMax Dechambre · 3 episodesShow
1979All Quiet on the Western FrontKantorekMovie
1979Better Late Than NeverColonel RiddleMovie
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