Acting · Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · Born October 5, 1919
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.
MovieThe Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026
as Dr. Loomis
MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDriving Lessons
2012
as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
MovieHalloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
MovieFatal Frames
1996
as Professor Robinson
MovieHalloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
as Dr. Loomis
TVSigns and Wonders
1995
as Cornelius Van Damm
Safe Haven
1995
as The Sailor
TVThe World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGuinevere
1994
as Merlin
MovieFreeze: But is it Art?
1994
as Sinister Dentist
MovieThe Big Freeze
1993
as Soup slurper
MovieThe Hour of the Pig
1993
as Pincheon
MovieThe Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
MovieFemme Fatale
1993
as Victor Harty
MovieDien Bien Phu
1992
as Howard Simpson
MovieShadows and Fog
1991
as Doctor
MovieMillions
1991
as Ripa
MovieWomen in Arms
1991
as Dreyfuss
MovieThe Vulture Is a Patient Bird
1991
as Armon Shalik
MovieLife of General De Gaulle
1990
as Winston Churchill
MovieMiss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Jason Rafiel
MovieCasablanca Express
1989
as Colonel Bats
MovieHalloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
as Dr. Sam Loomis
MovieRiver of Death
1989
as Heinrich Spaatz
MovieTen Little Indians
1989
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
MovieBuried Alive
1989
as Dr. Schaeffer
MoviePaganini Horror
1989
as Mr. Pickett
MovieThe House of Usher
1989
as Walter Usher
MovieAmerican Rickshaw
1989
as Rev. Mortom
TVThe Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Dr. Absalon
MovieThe Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
as Dr. Absalon
MovieHalloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
as Dr. Loomis
MovieNosferatu in Venice
1988
as Don Alvise
MovieLast Platoon
1988
as Colonel B. Abrahams
MovieMetropolitan Animals
1988
as Prof. Livingstone
MovieThe Commander
1988
as Henry Carlson
MovieHanna's War
1988
as Captain Thomas Rosza
MoviePhantom of Death
1988
as Inspector Datti
MoviePrince of Darkness
1987
as Priest
MovieDjango Strikes Again
1987
as Ben Gunn
MovieGround Zero
1987
as Prosper Gaffney
MovieDouble Target
1987
as Sen. Blaster
MovieBasements
1987
as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
MovieScoop
1987
as Lord Copper
MovieSpecters
1987
as Professor Lasky
MovieWarrior Queen
1987
as Clodius Flaucus
MovieGila and Rik
1987
as Joe Gardenia
TVNaso di cane
1986
as Olindo Cuomo
MovieCobra Mission
1986
as Father Lenoir
MovieTo Kill a Stranger
1986
as Col. Kostik
MovieDeadheat
1986
as Aldo Rossi
MovieInto the Darkness
1986
as David Beckett
MovieNothing Underneath
1985
as Commissioner Danesi
MovieBlack Arrow
1985
as Sir Oliver Oates
MovieReel Horror
1985
as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
MovieTreasure of the Amazon
1985
as Klaus von Blantz
TVThe Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
as George Hill
MovieThe Corsican Brothers
1985
as The Chancellor
MoviePhenomena
1985
as Professor John McGregor
MovieThe Ambassador
1985
as Minister Eretz
TVScreen Two
1985
as Victor Harty
MovieArch of Triumph
1984
as Ivon Haake
MovieTerror in the Aisles
1984
as Self - Host
MovieA Breed Apart
1984
as J.P. Whittier
TVMaster of the Game
1984
as Salomon Van der Merwe
MovieWhere Is Parsifal?
1984
as Mackintosh
MovieFrankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984
as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
MovieThe Devonsville Terror
1983
as Dr. Warley
MovieThe Falklands Factor
1983
as Dr. Samuel Johnson
MovieWarrior of the Lost World
1983
as Prossor
MovieWitness for the Prosecution
1982
as Mr. Myers
MovieAlone in the Dark
1982
as Leo Bain
TVThe Barchester Chronicles
1982
as Septimus Harding
MovieComputercide
1982
as George Dettler
TVWogan
1982
as Self
MovieRace for the Yankee Zephyr
1981
as Gilbert Carson
MovieHalloween II
1981
as Sam Loomis
MovieEscape from New York
1981
as President of the United States
MovieThe Monster Club
1981
as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
MovieBlade on the Feather
1980
as John Cavendish
MoviePumaman
1980
as Kobras
TVThe French Atlantic Affair
1979
as Max Dechambre
MovieAll Quiet on the Western Front
1979
as Kantorek
MovieBetter Late Than Never
1979
as Colonel Riddle
MovieJaguar Lives!
1979
as General Villanova
MovieDracula
1979
as Dr. Jack Seward
MovieGood Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
as Dr. Steiner
MovieL'Homme en colère
1979
as Albert Rumpelmayer
MovieGold of the Amazon Women
1979
as Clarence Blasko
TVMrs. Columbo
1979
TVDick Turpin
1979
as Ignatius Slake
MoviePower Play
1978
as Blair
MovieHalloween
1978
as Loomis
TVCentennial
1978
as Sam Purchas
MovieLast In, First Out
1978
as Rothko
MovieSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
as B.D. Brockhurst
MovieNight Creature
1978
as Axel MacGregor
TVThe Bastard
1978
as Solomon Sholto
MovieTomorrow Never Comes
1978
as Dr. Todd
MovieBlood Relatives
1978
as James Doniac
MovieThe Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978
as Capt. Vladimir Popov
TVThe Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
as Narrator (voice)
MovieTelefon
1977
as Nicolai Dalchimsky
MovieOh, God!
1977
as Doctor Harmon
MovieThe Uncanny
1977
as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
TVJesus of Nazareth
1977
as Melchior
MovieThe Eagle Has Landed
1976
as Himmler
MovieHindle Wakes
1976
as Nat Jeffcote
TVLaurence Olivier Presents
1976
as Nat Jeffcote
MovieThe Last Tycoon
1976
as Boxley
MovieThe Passover Plot
1976
as Pontius Pilate
MovieMeriel the Ghost Girl
1976
as George Livingston
MovieGoldenrod
1976
as John Tyler Jones
MovieThe Devil's Men
1976
as Father Roche
MovieThe Joke
1976
as Bendel
MovieTrial by Combat
1976
as Sir Giles Marley
MovieI Don't Want to Be Born
1976
as Dr. Finch
Peep Show
1975
MovieThe Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
as Danglars
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
MovieHearts of the West
1975
as A.J. Nietz
TVShades of Greene
1975
as Puckler
MovieJourney into Fear
1975
as Kuvetli
MovieEscape to Witch Mountain
1975
as Lucas Deranian
MovieBarry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
as Erich Count von Plasma
MovieHouse of the Damned
1974
as Martin Zayas
MovieOccupations
1974
as Christo Kabak
MovieThe Cafeteria
1974
as Aaron
MovieThe Mutations
1974
as Professor Nolter
MovieThe Black Windmill
1974
as Cedric Harper
MovieWatch Out, We're Mad
1974
as Doctor
TVPlayhouse
1974
as George Livingston
MovieFrom Beyond the Grave
1974
as Jim Underwood
MovieTales That Witness Madness
1973
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
MovieMalachi's Cove
1973
as Malachi
TVOrson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
as Cawser
MovieLonely Water
1973
as The Spirit (voice)
MovieThe Rainbow Boys
1973
as Ralph Logan
MovieDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973
as Fred Smudge
MovieThe Pied Piper
1972
as The Baron
MovieWedding in White
1972
as Jim Dougall, Sr.
MovieDeath Line
1972
as Inspector Calhoun
MovieInnocent Bystanders
1972
as Loomis
MovieHenry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
as Thomas Cromwell
The Man Outside
1972
as Victor Cobb
MovieThe Jerusalem File
1972
as Major Samuels
MovieKidnapped
1971
as Ebenezer Balfour
MovieSkin Deep
1971
as Gerry Muddiman
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Carnacki
TVColumbo
1971
as Adrian Carsini
MovieWake in Fright
1971
as Doc Tydon
MovieThe Fox Trot
1971
as Tom
MovieTHX 1138
1971
as SEN
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Samuel Johnson
MovieSoldier Blue
1970
as Isaac Q. Cumber
Confession
1970
as Sergeant Hurby
MovieThe Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
as The Prospector
MovieArthur? Arthur!
1969
as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
MovieMr. Freedom
1969
as Dr. Freedom
MovieLast to Go
1969
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as Hans Vogler
MovieSleep is Lovely
1968
as Clive
MovieThe News-Benders
1968
as J.G.
MovieCreature of Comfort
1968
as James Thorne
MovieWill Penny
1967
as Preacher Quint
MovieThe Diary of Anne Frank
1967
as Albert Dussel
MovieMatchless
1967
as Gregori Andreanu
MovieYou Only Live Twice
1967
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Call Me Daddy
1967
as Ben Hoffman
TVNBC Experiment in Television
1967
as (voice)
MovieThe Night of the Generals
1967
as General Kahlenberge
MovieEye of the Devil
1966
as Pere Dominic
MovieFantastic Voyage
1966
as Dr. Michaels
MovieCul-de-sac
1966
as George
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Richard Pratt
MovieThe Hallelujah Trail
1965
as 'Oracle' Jones
MovieThe Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as The Head Waiter
MovieThe Caretaker
1964
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
TVEspionage
1963
as Escalon
TVThe Fugitive
1963
as Max Pfeiffer
TVThe Outer Limits
1963
as Harold J. Finley
MovieDr. Crippen
1963
as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
MovieThe Great Escape
1963
as Blythe 'The Forger'
MovieThe Inspector
1962
as Wolters
MovieThe Horsemasters
1961
as Captain Pinski
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Dr. Byron Saul
MovieWhat a Carve Up!
1961
as Everett Sloane
MovieSpare the Rod
1961
as Mr. Jenkins
MovieThe Wind of Change
1961
as Pop
MovieNo Love for Johnnie
1961
as Renfrew
MovieAlice Through the Looking Box
1960
as Caterpillar
MovieThe Cupboard
1960
as Fred Watson
MovieThe Hands of Orlac
1960
as Graham Coates
MovieA Story of David
1960
as Nabal
MovieSuspect
1960
as Parsons, alias Bill Brown
Sunday-Night Play
1960
as Admiral Vespery
TVDanger Man
1960
as Nikolides
Toff and Fingers
1960
as Self/Host
MovieThe Big Day
1960
as Victor Partridge
MovieSons and Lovers
1960
as Mr. Pappleworth
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Host
MovieHell Is a City
1960
as Gus Hawkins
MovieCircus of Horrors
1960
as Vanet
MovieThe Battle of the Sexes
1960
as Irwin Hoffman
MovieThe Flesh and the Fiends
1960
as William Hare
MovieThe Shakedown
1960
as Jessel Brown
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as Ellis Fowler
MovieKillers of Kilimanjaro
1959
as Captain
MovieLook Back in Anger
1959
as Hurst
TVInterpol Calling
1959
as Karl Haussman
The Traitor
1959
as Grantley Caypor
TVOne Step Beyond
1959
as Harvey Laurence
MovieThe Two-Headed Spy
1958
as Gen. Hardt
The Greatest Man in the World
1958
as US President
TVThe Adventures of William Tell
1958
MovieThe Man Inside
1958
as Organ Grinder
MovieThe Wind Cannot Read
1958
as Doctor
MovieHeart of a Child
1958
as Spiel
MovieA Tale of Two Cities
1958
as Barsad
MovieBarnacle Bill
1957
as Cashier
MovieManuela
1957
as Evans
MovieThe Man in the Sky
1957
as Crabtree
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as President of the USA
MovieThe Black Tent
1956
as Ali
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Movie1984
1956
as R. Parsons
TVITV Play of the Week
1955
as Supt. Smith
TVThe Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Prince John
MovieValue for Money
1955
as Limpy
MovieThe Moment of Truth
1955
as The Foreign Minister
Round the World in 80 Days
1955
as Voices
MovieNineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as Syme
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Captain Pinski
MovieOrders Are Orders
1954
as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
MovieThe Beachcomber
1954
as Tromp
MovieThe Dybbuk
1952
as Second batlon
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Kantorek
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Syme
New Line: Independent Legacies
as Self (archive footage)
