Donald Pleasence Biography

Birthday: 1919-10-05
Place of Birth: Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Wiki Biography: Donald Pleasence started acting on the London stage in 1939. He served in the RAF, was shot down and held in a POW camp. His balding, bland face and memorable voice made him the most popular actor on British TV He specialised in strange or menacing characters from Ernst Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967) to Dr. Loomis in the Halloween series.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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Armchair Theatre | 1956 | Comedy | |
The Beachcomber | 1962 - 1962 | ||
The Great Escape | Blythe 'The Forger' | 1963 | Adventure |
Fantastic Voyage | 1966 | Adventure | |
Centennial | Sam Purchas | 1978 - 1979 | Action |
The Barchester Chronicles | Rev. Septimus Harding | 1982 | Drama |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
---|---|---|---|
Look Back in Anger | 1959 | Drama | |
No Love for Johnnie | Roger Renfrew | 1960 | |
Circus of Horrors | 1960 | Reality Tv | |
The Battle of the Sexes | 1960 | ||
Sons and Lovers | 1960 | Drama | |
Hell Is a City | 1960 | Crime, Thriller, Drama | |
The Great Escape | 1963 | Game Show, Romance, 0, 0 | |
The Hallelujah Trail | 1965 | Comedy | |
Fantastic Voyage | 1966 | Adventure, Sci Fi | |
Cul-de-Sac | 1966 | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | |
Eye of the Devil | Pere Dominic | 1967 | |
The Night of the Generals | 1967 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | |
You Only Live Twice | Blofeld | 1967 | Action, Adventure, Sci Fi |
Will Penny | 1968 | Romance | |
Mr. Freedom | 1969 | Comedy | |
The Madwoman of Chaillot | 1969 | Comedy, Drama | |
Soldier Blue | 1970 | Drama, Romance, Thriller | |
Wake in Fright | 1971 | ||
THX 1138 | SEN | 1971 | 0, Game Show |
Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Thomas Cromwell | 1973 | Drama |
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Erich Count von Plasma | 1974 | |
The Black Windmill | 1974 | Thriller | |
Escape to Witch Mountain | Lucas Deranian | 1975 | Fantasy, Family, Adventure |
The Eagle Has Landed | Himmler | 1976 | 0, 0, Game Show |
Oh, God! | 1977 | 0 | |
Telefon | Dalchimsky | 1977 | |
Escape from New York | President | 1981 | Sport, 0, Game Show |
The Monster Club | 1981 | Comedy, Horror, Music | |
Halloween II | Sam Loomis | 1981 | Horror, Thriller |
The Devonsville Terror | 1983 | ||
Terror in the Aisles | 1984 | Horror, Documentary, Thriller | |
Black Arrow | Sir Oliver Oates | 1985 | Adventure |
The Treasure of the Amazon | Klaus von Blantz | 1985 | Adventure, Action, Drama |
Phenomena | 1985 | Fantasy, Horror | |
Warrior of the Lost World | Prossor | 1985 | |
Sotto il vestito niente | Commissioner Danesi | 1985 | Thriller |
Operation Nam | Father Lenoir | 1986 | Action |
Ground Zero | Prosper Gaffney | 1987 | |
Prince of Darkness | Priest | 1987 | |
Warrior Queen | Clodius | 1987 | Drama |
Spettri | Professor Lasky | 1987 | Horror |
To Kill a Stranger | Col. Kostik | 1987 | Mystery, Thriller |
Django 2 - Il grande ritorno | Ben Gunn | 1987 | |
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | 1988 | Reality Tv |
Der Commander | Henry Carlson | 1988 | Action |
Double Target | Senator Blaster | 1988 | Action, Adventure |
Angel Hill: l'ultima missione | Colonel B. Abrams | 1988 | Action |
Vampire in Venice | Don Alvise | 1988 | Horror |
Hanna's War | Captain Thomas Rosza | 1988 | Biography, Drama |
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | 1988 | Drama, Action, Adventure | |
Un delitto poco comune | Inspector Datti | 1988 | Horror, Thriller |
River of Death | Heinrich Spaatz | 1989 | |
The House of Usher | Walter Usher | 1989 | Horror |
Paganini Horror | Mr. Pickett | 1989 | Horror, Music |
Halloween 5 | Dr. Sam Loomis | 1989 | Horror, Thriller |
Casablanca Express | Colonel Bats | 1989 | Action |
American risciò | Reverend Mortom | 1990 | Action |
Shadows and Fog | 1991 | Game Show, 0, Comedy | |
L'avvoltoio può attendere | The Art Collector | 1991 | Action |
The Big Freeze | Soup slurper | 1993 | Comedy |
The Advocate | Pincheon | 1994 | Crime, Drama, History |
Robin Hood: Quest for the Crown | Prince John | 1995 | Adventure |
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | 1995 | Horror, Thriller |
Fatal frames: Fotogrammi mortali | Professor Robinson | 1997 | Horror |
The Last Tycoon | Boxley | 2012 | 0 |
Halloween | Dr. Sam Loomis | 2018 | Reality Tv |