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Donald Pleasence

Born: 1919-10-05

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.

Columbo
Columbo
1971★ 8.1
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
1975★ 6.9
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1963★ 7.3
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
1956NR
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
1968★ 7.2
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970★ 6.6
Play for Today
Play for Today
1970★ 6.6
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959★ 8.5
Wogan
Wogan
1982★ 5.3
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985★ 7.1
Screen Two
Screen Two
1985★ 7.1
The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits
1963★ 7.8
The Defenders
The Defenders
1961★ 6.3
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974★ 7.0
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974★ 7.0
Playhouse
Playhouse
1974★ 7.0
Halloween
Halloween
1978★ 7.6
One Step Beyond
One Step Beyond
1959★ 5.7
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
1964★ 5.2
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955★ 6.4
Danger Man
Danger Man
1960★ 7.4
Danger Man
Danger Man
1960★ 7.4
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
1950★ 3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
Sunday Night Theatre
1950★ 3.5
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985★ 6.9
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
1977★ 7.8
Sunday-Night Play
Sunday-Night Play
1960NR
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965★ 4.3
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971★ 7.5
Centennial
Centennial
1978★ 7.7
You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
1967★ 6.6
The Great Escape
The Great Escape
1963★ 7.9
Espionage
Espionage
1963★ 10.0
ITV Play of the Week
ITV Play of the Week
1955★ 4.0
Escape from New York
Escape from New York
1981★ 7.1
Warrior Queen
Warrior Queen
1987★ 3.6
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer
1994★ 6.8
Mrs. Columbo
Mrs. Columbo
1979★ 6.5
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954★ 7.9
Interpol Calling
Interpol Calling
1959★ 7.3
Dick Turpin
Dick Turpin
1979★ 7.4
Orson Welles
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973★ 6.8
The Adventures of William Tell
The Adventures of William Tell
1958★ 6.8
Halloween II
Halloween II
1981★ 6.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951★ 8.8
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988★ 6.2
THX 1138
THX 1138
1971★ 6.5
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995★ 5.1
Master of the Game
Master of the Game
1984★ 6.2
Phenomena
Phenomena
1985★ 6.8
Prince of Darkness
Prince of Darkness
1987★ 6.8
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978★ 7.8
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989★ 5.3
The French Atlantic Affair
The French Atlantic Affair
1979★ 7.2
Will Penny
Will Penny
1967★ 6.7
Armchair Mystery Theatre
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960★ 9.0
The Eagle Has Landed
The Eagle Has Landed
1976★ 6.7
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage
1966★ 6.7
Watch Out, We
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974★ 7.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965★ 6.4
The Count of Monte-Cristo
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975★ 6.8
Confession
Confession
1970NR
The Barchester Chronicles
The Barchester Chronicles
1982★ 7.3
Cul-de-sac
Cul-de-sac
1966★ 6.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025★ 7.8
Wake in Fright
Wake in Fright
1971★ 7.2
Laurence Olivier Presents
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976★ 7.0
Soldier Blue
Soldier Blue
1970★ 6.8
NBC Experiment in Television
NBC Experiment in Television
1967NR
Dracula
Dracula
1979★ 6.4
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979★ 6.7
Escape to Witch Mountain
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975★ 6.4
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993★ 7.1
Shadows and Fog
Shadows and Fog
1991★ 6.7
Oh, God!
Oh, God!
1977★ 6.4
Shades of Greene
Shades of Greene
1975★ 8.5
1984
1984
1956★ 6.5
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
1956★ 6.0
Power Play
Power Play
1978★ 7.2
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988★ 5.7
The Monster Club
The Monster Club
1981★ 5.8
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals
1967★ 6.8
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
1982★ 5.9
The Last Tycoon
The Last Tycoon
1976★ 6.3
Peep Show
Peep Show
1975★ 7.5
Hanna
Hanna's War
1988★ 5.3
The Hallelujah Trail
The Hallelujah Trail
1965★ 6.1
Buried Alive
Buried Alive
1989★ 4.3
Sgt. Pepper
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978★ 4.4
Signs and Wonders
Signs and Wonders
1995★ 7.0
The Bastard
The Bastard
1978★ 7.0
A Breed Apart
A Breed Apart
1984★ 5.8
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989★ 6.5
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig
1993★ 6.2
Telefon
Telefon
1977★ 6.6
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1982★ 6.5
The Pied Piper
The Pied Piper
1972★ 6.0
Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians
1989★ 4.9
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954★ 7.3
Ground Zero
Ground Zero
1987★ 6.8
Death Line
Death Line
1972★ 5.8
The Uncanny
The Uncanny
1977★ 5.9
Jaguar Lives!
Jaguar Lives!
1979★ 4.2
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988★ 5.5
River of Death
River of Death
1989★ 5.1
Pumaman
Pumaman
1980★ 2.9
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972★ 5.8
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill
1974★ 6.2
The Commander
The Commander
1988★ 5.6
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers
1960★ 6.5
The Caretaker
The Caretaker
1964★ 7.4
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979★ 5.5
From Beyond the Grave
From Beyond the Grave
1974★ 6.5
Double Target
Double Target
1987★ 4.6
Eye of the Devil
Eye of the Devil
1966★ 6.1
The Ambassador
The Ambassador
1985★ 5.2
Diên Biên Phu
Diên Biên Phu
1992★ 6.5
Kidnapped
Kidnapped
1971★ 6.3
Casablanca Express
Casablanca Express
1989★ 3.8
Paganini Horror
Paganini Horror
1989★ 4.4
Dr. Crippen
Dr. Crippen
1963★ 6.0
Nosferatu in Venice
Nosferatu in Venice
1988★ 5.8
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1981★ 5.9
Arch of Triumph
Arch of Triumph
1984★ 5.2
Treasure of the Amazon
Treasure of the Amazon
1985★ 4.5
Phantom of Death
Phantom of Death
1988★ 5.6
Reel Horror
Reel Horror
1985★ 3.3
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1959★ 6.7
The Hands of Orlac
The Hands of Orlac
1960★ 4.4
Where Is Parsifal?
Where Is Parsifal?
1984★ 3.9
L
L'Homme en colère
1979★ 5.6
Night Creature
Night Creature
1978★ 3.8
Millions
Millions
1991★ 3.8
Terror in the Aisles
Terror in the Aisles
1984★ 6.1
Cobra Mission
Cobra Mission
1986★ 4.9
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978★ 6.0
Scoop
Scoop
1987★ 5.7
Mr. Freedom
Mr. Freedom
1969★ 5.2
The Two-Headed Spy
The Two-Headed Spy
1958★ 6.3
No Love for Johnnie
No Love for Johnnie
1961★ 6.7
American Rickshaw
American Rickshaw
1989★ 4.7
Hell Is a City
Hell Is a City
1960★ 6.6
Suspect
Suspect
1960★ 6.9
Nothing Underneath
Nothing Underneath
1985★ 5.7
The Flesh and the Fiends
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960★ 6.6
Circus of Horrors
Circus of Horrors
1960★ 5.8
The Black Tent
The Black Tent
1956★ 6.4
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973★ 6.3
Blood Relatives
Blood Relatives
1978★ 5.7
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974★ 5.4
Guinevere
Guinevere
1994★ 3.3
Last In, First Out
Last In, First Out
1978★ 4.5
Manuela
Manuela
1957★ 6.3
I Don
I Don't Want to Be Born
1976★ 5.2
Django Strikes Again
Django Strikes Again
1987★ 5.1
Better Late Than Never
Better Late Than Never
1979★ 9.0
Value for Money
Value for Money
1955★ 6.9
The Mutations
The Mutations
1974★ 4.9
The Devil
The Devil's Men
1976★ 4.2
Spare the Rod
Spare the Rod
1961★ 6.2
Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill
1957★ 6.6
Trial by Combat
Trial by Combat
1976★ 7.8
Tales That Witness Madness
Tales That Witness Madness
1973★ 5.5
Hearts of the West
Hearts of the West
1975★ 5.7
A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
1958★ 6.8
What a Carve Up!
What a Carve Up!
1961★ 7.0
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969★ 7.3
Basements
Basements
1987★ 6.8
Gold of the Amazon Women
Gold of the Amazon Women
1979★ 3.7
The Falklands Factor
The Falklands Factor
1983★ 7.0
Killers of Kilimanjaro
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959★ 6.3
The Jerusalem File
The Jerusalem File
1972★ 4.7
Matchless
Matchless
1967★ 4.3
The Man in the Sky
The Man in the Sky
1957★ 7.5
Tomorrow Never Comes
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978★ 5.7
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes
1960★ 6.5
The Man Inside
The Man Inside
1958★ 6.1
Fatal Frames
Fatal Frames
1996★ 4.1
The Joke
The Joke
1976NR
The Passover Plot
The Passover Plot
1976★ 4.7
Warrior of the Lost World
Warrior of the Lost World
1983★ 2.8
The Corsican Brothers
The Corsican Brothers
1985★ 6.5
Black Arrow
Black Arrow
1985★ 6.9
Innocent Bystanders
Innocent Bystanders
1972★ 7.8
The House of Usher
The House of Usher
1989★ 4.9
Specters
Specters
1987★ 4.2
Hindle Wakes
Hindle Wakes
1976★ 8.5
The Fox Trot
The Fox Trot
1971★ 9.0
Women in Arms
Women in Arms
1991★ 6.8
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
1975★ 6.0
The Beachcomber
The Beachcomber
1954★ 6.3
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967★ 8.0
The Devonsville Terror
The Devonsville Terror
1983★ 4.7
The Rainbow Boys
The Rainbow Boys
1973★ 7.0
The Wind Cannot Read
The Wind Cannot Read
1958★ 6.4
The Inspector
The Inspector
1962★ 7.1
Femme Fatale
Femme Fatale
1993★ 8.0
Orders Are Orders
Orders Are Orders
1954★ 6.6
Wedding in White
Wedding in White
1972★ 6.8
Arthur? Arthur!
Arthur? Arthur!
1969★ 3.8
To Kill a Stranger
To Kill a Stranger
1986★ 5.3
Blade on the Feather
Blade on the Feather
1980★ 5.8
The Shakedown
The Shakedown
1960★ 6.0
Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child
1958★ 6.7
Driving Lessons
Driving Lessons
2012★ 6.0
The Cafeteria
The Cafeteria
1974NR
Gila and Rik
Gila and Rik
1987NR
Naso di cane
Naso di cane
1986★ 7.0
Alice Through the Looking Box
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960NR
The Cupboard
The Cupboard
1960★ 10.0
The Big Freeze
The Big Freeze
1993★ 6.7
Goldenrod
Goldenrod
1976★ 9.0
Metropolitan Animals
Metropolitan Animals
1988★ 5.5
Deadheat
Deadheat
1986★ 6.2
The Dybbuk
The Dybbuk
1952NR
Malachi
Malachi's Cove
1973★ 6.6
Into the Darkness
Into the Darkness
1986★ 3.2
Sleep is Lovely
Sleep is Lovely
1968★ 9.0
The Horsemasters
The Horsemasters
1961★ 7.0
Last Platoon
Last Platoon
1988★ 4.6
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
1991★ 5.3
Life of General De Gaulle
Life of General De Gaulle
1990★ 9.0
Computercide
Computercide
1982★ 7.0
Creature of Comfort
Creature of Comfort
1968★ 10.0
A Story of David
A Story of David
1960★ 5.4
Skin Deep
Skin Deep
1971★ 7.0
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003★ 8.0
Last to Go
Last to Go
1969★ 6.0
Freeze: But is it Art?
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994NR
Call Me Daddy
Call Me Daddy
1967NR
The Traitor
The Traitor
1959NR
Safe Haven
Safe Haven
1995★ 5.3
Occupations
Occupations
1974NR
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026NR
Frankenstein
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984★ 3.0
The Wind of Change
The Wind of Change
1961★ 10.0
The News-Benders
The News-Benders
1968★ 9.5
Meriel the Ghost Girl
Meriel the Ghost Girl
1976★ 8.0
The Moment of Truth
The Moment of Truth
1955★ 7.0
Round the World in 80 Days
Round the World in 80 Days
1955NR
The Big Day
The Big Day
1960★ 7.5
House of the Damned
House of the Damned
1974★ 5.1
Lonely Water
Lonely Water
1973★ 5.7
The Greatest Man in the World
The Greatest Man in the World
1958★ 10.0
Toff and Fingers
Toff and Fingers
1960NR
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