Donald Pleasence

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.

Filmography 241

Movies (192)

The Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026
Dr. Loomis
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Self (archive footage)
Driving Lessons
2012
Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
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
1995
Dr. Loomis
Safe Haven
1995
The Sailor
Guinevere
1994
Merlin
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994
Sinister Dentist
The Big Freeze
1993
Soup slurper
The Hour of the Pig
1993
Pincheon
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
Phido the Vulture (voice)
Femme Fatale
1993
Victor Harty
Dien Bien Phu
1992
Howard Simpson
Shadows and Fog
1991
Doctor
Millions
1991
Ripa
Women in Arms
1991
Dreyfuss
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
1991
Armon Shalik
Life of General De Gaulle
1990
Winston Churchill
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
Jason Rafiel
Casablanca Express
1989
Colonel Bats
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
Dr. Sam Loomis
River of Death
1989
Heinrich Spaatz
Ten Little Indians
1989
Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Buried Alive
1989
Dr. Schaeffer
Paganini Horror
1989
Mr. Pickett
The House of Usher
1989
Walter Usher
American Rickshaw
1989
Rev. Mortom
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
Dr. Absalon
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
Dr. Loomis

Shows (49)

Signs and Wonders
1995
Cornelius Van Damm
The World of Hammer
1994
Self (archive footage)
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
Dr. Absalon
Naso di cane
1986
Olindo Cuomo
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
George Hill
Screen Two
1985
Victor Harty
Master of the Game
1984
Salomon Van der Merwe
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
Septimus Harding
Wogan
1982
Self
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
Max Dechambre
Mrs. Columbo
1979
Dick Turpin
1979
Ignatius Slake
Centennial
1978
Sam Purchas
The Bastard
1978
Solomon Sholto
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
Narrator (voice)
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
Melchior
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
Nat Jeffcote
Peep Show
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host
Shades of Greene
1975
Puckler
Playhouse
1974
George Livingston
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
Cawser
The Man Outside
1972
Victor Cobb
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Carnacki
Columbo
1971
Adrian Carsini
Play for Today
1970
Samuel Johnson
Confession
1970
Sergeant Hurby
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Hans Vogler
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
(voice)
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Richard Pratt