Donald Pleasence
Biography
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.
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Movies (47)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Driving Lessons
as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
2012
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
2003
Fatal Frames
as Professor Robinson
1996
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis
1995
Safe Haven
as The Sailor
1995
Guinevere
as Merlin
1994
Freeze: But is it Art?
as Sinister Dentist
1994
The Big Freeze
as Soup slurper
1993
The Hour of the Pig
as Pincheon
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
1993
Femme Fatale
as Victor Harty
1993
Diên Biên Phu
as Howard Simpson
1992
Shadows and Fog
as Doctor
1991
Millions
as Ripa
1991
Women in Arms
as Dreyfuss
1991
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
as The Art Collector
1991
Life of General De Gaulle
as Winston Churchill
1990
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Jason Rafiel
1989
Casablanca Express
as Colonel Bats
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis
1989
River of Death
as Heinrich Spaatz
1989
Ten Little Indians
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
1989
Buried Alive
as Dr. Schaeffer
1989
Paganini Horror
as Mr. Pickett
1989
The House of Usher
as Walter Usher
1989
American Rickshaw
as Rev. Mortom
1989
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Dr. Absalon
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Dr. Loomis
1988
Nosferatu in Venice
as Don Alvise
1988
Last Platoon
as Colonel B. Abrahams
1988
Metropolitan Animals
as Prof. Livingstone
1988
The Commander
as Henry Carlson
1988
Hanna's War
as Captain Thomas Rosza
1988
Phantom of Death
as Inspector Datti
1988
Prince of Darkness
as Priest
1987
Django Strikes Again
as Ben Gunn
1987
Ground Zero
as Prosper Gaffney
1987
Double Target
as Sen. Blaster
1987
Basements
as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
1987
Scoop
as Lord Copper
1987
Specters
as Professor Lasky
1987
Warrior Queen
as Clodius Flaucus
1987
Gila and Rik
as Joe Gardenia
1987
Naso di cane
as Olindo Cuomo
1986
Cobra Mission
as Father Lenoir
1986
