Donald Pleasence
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Rating Distribution
Based on 130 rated titles
Title
Year
Attention
Halloween
as Loomis
1978
69.5
Escape from New York
as President of the United States
1981
53.5
The Great Escape
as Blythe 'The Forger'
1963
53.0
Halloween II
as Dr. Sam Loomis
1981
52.8
You Only Live Twice
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1967
51.1
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Dr. Loomis
1988
50.5
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis
1995
50.5
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis
1989
50.0
Prince of Darkness
as Priest
1987
49.4
The Eagle Has Landed
as Himmler
1976
44.3
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
1965
44.2
THX 1138
as SEN
1971
44.2
Phenomena
as Professor John McGregor
1985
44.0
Fantastic Voyage
as Dr. Michaels
1966
43.7
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
1993
43.6
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Kantorek
1979
39.8
Wake in Fright
as Doc Tydon
1971
39.6
Soldier Blue
as Isaac Q. Cumber
1970
39.0
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Lucas Deranian
1975
38.4
Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
1979
36.5
Will Penny
as Preacher Quint
1967
34.8
The Last Tycoon
as Boxley
1976
34.5
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Danglars
1975
33.1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as B.D. Brockhurst
1978
33.1
Oh, God!
as Doctor Harmon
1977
32.0
Shadows and Fog
as Doctor
1991
31.8
Buried Alive
as Dr. Schaeffer
1989
31.2
The Night of the Generals
as General Kahlenberge
1967
30.8
Alone in the Dark
as Leo Bain
1982
30.8
Telefon
as Nicolai Dalchimsky
1977
30.2
River of Death
as Heinrich Spaatz
1989
29.9
1984
as R. Parsons
1956
29.7
Cul-de-sac
as George
1966
29.6
From Beyond the Grave
as Jim Underwood
1974
27.5
Watch Out, We're Mad
as Doctor
1974
25.8
Eye of the Devil
as Pere Dominic
1966
24.8
Terror in the Aisles
as Self - Host
1984
23.8
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Dr. Absalon
1988
22.8
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Thomas Cromwell
1972
22.0
Death Line
as Inspector Calhoun
1972
22.0
Diên Biên Phu
as Howard Simpson
1992
21.7
Look Back in Anger
as Hurst
1959
21.7
The Hallelujah Trail
as 'Oracle' Jones
1965
21.7
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Dr. Steiner
1979
20.7
Circus of Horrors
as Vanet
1960
20.7
Witness for the Prosecution
as Mr. Myers
1982
20.7
Warrior Queen
as Clodius Flaucus
1987
19.0
Hearts of the West
as A.J. Nietz
1975
18.6
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Jason Rafiel
1989
18.4
Django Strikes Again
as Ben Gunn
1987
17.5
The Uncanny
as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
1977
17.1
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
as Gilbert Carson
1981
16.7
Nosferatu in Venice
as Don Alvise
1988
16.5
The Hour of the Pig
as Pincheon
1993
15.7
Kidnapped
as Ebenezer Balfour
1971
15.5
Guinevere
as Merlin
1994
15.0
The Ambassador
as Minister Eretz
1985
14.4
Tales That Witness Madness
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
1973
14.2
Warrior of the Lost World
as Prossor
1983
14.0
The Black Windmill
as Cedric Harper
1974
14.0
Arch of Triumph
as Ivon Haake
1984
13.8
The Flesh and the Fiends
as William Hare
1960
13.7
A Tale of Two Cities
as Barsad
1958
13.7
Treasure of the Amazon
as Klaus von Blantz
1985
13.6
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Prospector
1969
13.4
A Breed Apart
as J.P. Whittier
1984
12.9
Manuela
as Evans
1957
12.3
Innocent Bystanders
as Loomis
1972
12.3
Pumaman
as Kobras
1980
12.1
The House of Usher
as Walter Usher
1989
12.0
I Don't Want to Be Born
as Dr. Finch
1976
11.9
The Devil's Men
as Father Roche
1976
11.8
Jaguar Lives!
as General Villanova
1979
10.3
Hell Is a City
as Gus Hawkins
1960
9.9
The Hands of Orlac
as Graham Coates
1960
9.8
What a Carve Up!
as Everett Sloane
1961
9.7
Nothing Underneath
as Commissioner Danesi
1985
8.9
Hanna's War
as Captain Thomas Rosza
1988
8.6
Journey into Fear
as Kuvetli
1975
8.5
The Pied Piper
as The Baron
1972
8.3
A Story of David
as Nabal
1960
8.1
Black Arrow
as Sir Oliver Oates
1985
8.0
Blood Relatives
as James Doniac
1978
7.7
The Battle of the Sexes
as Irwin Hoffman
1960
7.6
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Pappleworth
1960
7.3
L'Homme en colère
as Albert Rumpelmayer
1979
6.7
Barnacle Bill
as Cashier
1957
6.6
Phantom of Death
as Inspector Datti
1988
6.5
The Mutations
as Professor Nolter
1974
6.5
Cobra Mission
as Father Lenoir
1986
6.4
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Albert Dussel
1967
6.2
The Inspector
as Wolters
1962
6.1
Specters
as Professor Lasky
1987
6.1
The Devonsville Terror
as Dr. Warley
1983
5.3
Value for Money
as Limpy
1955
5.3
The Man in the Sky
as Crabtree
1957
5.1
The Commander
as Henry Carlson
1988
4.8
The Shakedown
as Jessel Brown
1960
4.7
Fatal Frames
as Professor Robinson
1996
4.5
American Rickshaw
as Rev. Mortom
1989
4.0
Paganini Horror
as Mr. Pickett
1989
3.9
The Man Inside
as Organ Grinder
1958
3.5
No Love for Johnnie
as Renfrew
1961
3.2
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Syme
1954
3.2
Ten Little Indians
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
1989
3.1
Blade on the Feather
as John Cavendish
1980
2.7
Ground Zero
as Prosper Gaffney
1987
2.6
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
2003
2.6
Gold of the Amazon Women
as Clarence Blasko
1979
2.5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Fred Smudge
1973
1.9
The Caretaker
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
1964
1.8
Casablanca Express
as Colonel Bats
1989
1.8
Mr. Freedom
as Dr. Freedom
1969
1.4
The Wind Cannot Read
as Doctor
1958
1.3
Arthur? Arthur!
as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
1969
1.1
Double Target
as Sen. Blaster
1987
1.1
Dr. Crippen
as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
1963
1.1
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Erich Count von Plasma
1974
0.9
Night Creature
as Axel MacGregor
1978
0.8
Wedding in White
as Jim Dougall, Sr.
1972
0.7
The Wind of Change
as Pop
1961
0.7
The Black Tent
as Ali
1956
0.4
Orders Are Orders
as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
1954
0.3
Last Platoon
as Colonel B. Abrahams
1988
0.1
Into the Darkness
as David Beckett
1986
0.1
Spare the Rod
as Mr. Jenkins
1961
0.1
The Beachcomber
as Tromp
1954
0.1
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
1984
0.1
Driving Lessons
as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
2012
0.1
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025
0.1Frequently Asked Questions About Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence has appeared in 130 titles, including 130 movies and 0 television shows.
The earliest title currently listed in Donald Pleasence's filmography is The Beachcomber (1954).
The most recent title featuring Donald Pleasence is Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025).
One of the highest rated titles featuring Donald Pleasence is The Great Escape with an IMDb rating of 8.2.
Donald Pleasence has been active for approximately 71 years, with credits spanning from 1954 to 2025.
Titles featuring Donald Pleasence currently have an average IMDb rating of 5.9.
The busiest years in Donald Pleasence's career include 1989, 1960, 1988.
