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