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Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

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

The Dr. Loomis Tapes

The Dr. Loomis Tapes

2026 • Dr. Loomis

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025 • Self - (archive footage)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 • Self (archive footage)

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022 • Self - (archive footage)

Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

2012 • Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

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

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995 • Dr. Sam Loomis

Full filmography

The Dr. Loomis Tapes

The Dr. Loomis Tapes

2026 • Dr. Loomis

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025 • Self - (archive footage)

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 • Self (archive footage)

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

Way of Tomorrow: The Evolution of Science Fiction Movies

2022 • Self - (archive footage)

Driving Lessons

Driving Lessons

2012 • Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

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

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995 • Dr. Sam Loomis

1995 • The Sailor

Guinevere

1994 • Merlin

Freeze: But is it Art?

Freeze: But is it Art?

1994 • Sinister Dentist

The Big Freeze

1993 • Soup slurper

The Hour of the Pig

The Hour of the Pig

1993 • Pincheon

The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 • Phido the Vulture (voice)

Femme Fatale

1993 • Victor Harty

Diên Biên Phu

Diên Biên Phu

1992 • Howard Simpson

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

1991 • Doctor

Millions

1991 • Ripa

Women in Arms

1991 • Dreyfuss

The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

1991 • Armon Shalik

Life of General De Gaulle

Life of General De Gaulle

1990 • Winston Churchill

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989 • Jason Rafiel

Casablanca Express

Casablanca Express

1989 • Colonel Bats

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989 • Dr. Sam Loomis

River of Death

1989 • Heinrich Spaatz

Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

1989 • Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave

Buried Alive

1989 • Dr. Schaeffer

Paganini Horror

Paganini Horror

1989 • Mr. Pickett

The House of Usher

The House of Usher

1989 • Walter Usher

American Rickshaw

American Rickshaw

1989 • Rev. Mortom

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988 • Dr. Absalon

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988 • Dr. Loomis

Nosferatu in Venice

Nosferatu in Venice

1988 • Don Alvise

Last Platoon

1988 • Colonel B. Abrahams

Metropolitan Animals

Metropolitan Animals

1988 • Prof. Livingstone

The Commander

1988 • Henry Carlson

Hanna's War

1988 • Captain Thomas Rosza

Phantom of Death

Phantom of Death

1988 • Inspector Datti

Prince of Darkness

Prince of Darkness

1987 • Priest

Django Strikes Again

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

Warrior Queen

1987 • Clodius Flaucus

Gila and Rik

1987 • Joe Gardenia

Cobra Mission

1986 • Father Lenoir

To Kill a Stranger

To Kill a Stranger

1986 • Col. Kostik

Into the Darkness

Into the Darkness

1986 • David Beckett

Deadheat

1986 • Aldo Rossi

Nothing Underneath

Nothing Underneath

1985 • Commissioner Danesi

1985 • Sir Oliver Oates

Reel Horror

1985 • Axel MacGregor (archive footage)

Treasure of the Amazon

Treasure of the Amazon

1985 • Klaus von Blantz

The Corsican Brothers

The Corsican Brothers

1985 • The Chancellor

Phenomena

1985 • Professor John McGregor

The Ambassador

1985 • Minister Eretz

Arch of Triumph

Arch of Triumph

1984 • Ivon Haake

Terror in the Aisles

Terror in the Aisles

1984 • Self - Host

A Breed Apart

1984 • J.P. Whittier

Where Is Parsifal?

Where Is Parsifal?

1984 • Mackintosh

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

1984 • Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein

The Devonsville Terror

The Devonsville Terror

1983 • Dr. Warley

The Falklands Factor

The Falklands Factor

1983 • Dr. Samuel Johnson

Warrior of the Lost World

Warrior of the Lost World

1983 • Prossor

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1982 • Mr. Myers

Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark

1982 • Leo Bain

Computercide

1982 • George Dettler

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

1981 • Gilbert Carson

Halloween II

1981 • Dr. Sam Loomis

Escape from New York

Escape from New York

1981 • President of the United States

The Monster Club

The Monster Club

1981 • Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad

Blade on the Feather

Blade on the Feather

1980 • John Cavendish

Pumaman

1980 • Kobras

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979 • Kantorek

Better Late Than Never

Better Late Than Never

1979 • Colonel Riddle

Jaguar Lives!

1979 • General Villanova

Dracula

1979 • Dr. Jack Seward

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979 • Dr. Steiner

L'Homme en colère

L'Homme en colère

1979 • Albert Rumpelmayer

Gold of the Amazon Women

Gold of the Amazon Women

1979 • Clarence Blasko

Power Play

1978 • Blair

Halloween

1978 • Loomis

Last In, First Out

Last In, First Out

1978 • Rothko

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978 • B.D. Brockhurst

Night Creature

1978 • Axel MacGregor

Tomorrow Never Comes

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978 • Dr. Todd

Blood Relatives

Blood Relatives

1978 • James Doniac

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978 • Capt. Vladimir Popov

Telefon

1977 • Nicolai Dalchimsky

Oh, God!

1977 • Doctor Harmon

The Uncanny

1977 • Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

1976 • Himmler

Hindle Wakes

1976 • Nat Jeffcote

The Last Tycoon

The Last Tycoon

1976 • Boxley

The Passover Plot

The Passover Plot

1976 • Pontius Pilate

Meriel the Ghost Girl

Meriel the Ghost Girl

1976 • George Livingston

Goldenrod

1976 • John Tyler Jones

The Devil's Men

The Devil's Men

1976 • Father Roche

The Joke

1976 • Bendel

Trial by Combat

Trial by Combat

1976 • Sir Giles Marley

I Don't Want to Be Born

I Don't Want to Be Born

1976 • Dr. Finch

The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975 • Danglars

Hearts of the West

Hearts of the West

1975 • A.J. Nietz

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

1975 • Kuvetli

Escape to Witch Mountain

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975 • Lucas Deranian

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974 • Erich Count von Plasma

House of the Damned

House of the Damned

1974 • Martin Zayas

Occupations

1974 • Christo Kabak

The Cafeteria

1974 • Aaron

The Mutations

1974 • Professor Nolter

The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill

1974 • Cedric Harper

Watch Out, We're Mad

Watch Out, We're Mad

1974 • Doctor

From Beyond the Grave

From Beyond the Grave

1974 • Jim Underwood

Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

1973 • Prof. R.C. Tremayne

Malachi's Cove

1973 • Malachi

Lonely Water

1973 • The Spirit (voice)

The Rainbow Boys

The Rainbow Boys

1973 • Ralph Logan

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1973 • Fred Smudge

The Pied Piper

1972 • The Baron

Wedding in White

Wedding in White

1972 • Jim Dougall, Sr.

Death Line

1972 • Inspector Calhoun

Innocent Bystanders

Innocent Bystanders

1972 • Loomis

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972 • Thomas Cromwell

The Jerusalem File

The Jerusalem File

1972 • Major Samuels

Kidnapped

1971 • Ebenezer Balfour

Skin Deep

1971 • Gerry Muddiman

Wake in Fright

1971 • Doc Tydon

The Fox Trot

1971 • Tom

THX 1138

1971 • SEN

Soldier Blue

1970 • Isaac Q. Cumber

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969 • The Prospector

Arthur? Arthur!

Arthur? Arthur!

1969 • Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon

Mr. Freedom

1969 • Dr. Freedom

Last to Go

1969

Sleep is Lovely

Sleep is Lovely

1968 • Clive

The News-Benders

The News-Benders

1968 • J.G.

Creature of Comfort

Creature of Comfort

1968 • James Thorne

Will Penny

1967 • Preacher Quint

The Diary of Anne Frank

The Diary of Anne Frank

1967 • Albert Dussel

Matchless

1967 • Gregori Andreanu

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

1967 • Ernst Stavro Blofeld

1967 • Ben Hoffman

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967 • General Kahlenberge

Eye of the Devil

Eye of the Devil

1966 • Pere Dominic

Fantastic Voyage

Fantastic Voyage

1966 • Dr. Michaels

Cul-de-sac

1966 • George

The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

1965 • 'Oracle' Jones

The Greatest Story Ever Told

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965 • The Dark Hermit - Satan

The Caretaker

1964 • Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins

Dr. Crippen

1963 • Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen

The Great Escape

The Great Escape

1963 • Blythe 'The Forger'

The Inspector

1962 • Wolters

The Horsemasters

The Horsemasters

1961 • Captain Pinski

What a Carve Up!

What a Carve Up!

1961 • Everett Sloane

Spare the Rod

1961 • Mr. Jenkins

The Wind of Change

The Wind of Change

1961 • Pop

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie

1961 • Renfrew

Alice Through the Looking Box

Alice Through the Looking Box

1960 • Caterpillar

The Cupboard

1960 • Fred Watson

The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac

1960 • Graham Coates

A Story of David

A Story of David

1960 • Nabal

Suspect

1960 • Parsons, alias Bill Brown

Toff and Fingers

1960 • Self/Host

The Big Day

1960 • Victor Partridge

Sons and Lovers

Sons and Lovers

1960 • Mr. Pappleworth

Hell Is a City

1960 • Gus Hawkins

Circus of Horrors

Circus of Horrors

1960 • Vanet

The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

1960 • Irwin Hoffman

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960 • William Hare

The Shakedown

1960 • Jessel Brown

Killers of Kilimanjaro

Killers of Kilimanjaro

1959 • Captain

Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959 • Hurst

1959 • Grantley Caypor

The Two-Headed Spy

The Two-Headed Spy

1958 • Gen. Hardt

The Greatest Man in the World

1958 • US President

The Man Inside

1958 • Organ Grinder

The Wind Cannot Read

The Wind Cannot Read

1958 • Doctor

Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

1958 • Spiel

A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

1958 • Barsad

Barnacle Bill

1957 • Cashier

Manuela

1957 • Evans

The Man in the Sky

The Man in the Sky

1957 • Crabtree

The Black Tent

1956 • Ali

1984

1956 • R. Parsons

Value for Money

Value for Money

1955 • Limpy

The Moment of Truth

The Moment of Truth

1955 • The Foreign Minister

Round the World in 80 Days

1955 • Voices

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954 • Syme

Orders Are Orders

Orders Are Orders

1954 • Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)

The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

1954 • Tromp

The Dybbuk

1952 • Second batlon