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Donald Pleasence

Birthdate:
Date of death:
Best movie: Halloween (1978)
Place of birth: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Current Interest
2.3
▼ 0.2
Current interest in this person
Rating Distribution
Positive22 (17%)
Mixed104 (79%)
Negative5 (4%)
Based on 131 rated titles
Title
Year
Pulse
Halloween
as Loomis
1978
23.1
Halloween II
as Dr. Sam Loomis
1981
10.2
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Dr. Loomis
1988
9.8
Prince of Darkness
as Priest
1987
8.3
Escape from New York
as President of the United States
1981
7.1
The Great Escape
as Blythe 'The Forger'
1963
6.7
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis
1995
6.0
The Monster Club
as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
1981
5.7
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis
1989
5.3
Phenomena
as Professor John McGregor
1985
5.2
Soldier Blue
as Isaac Q. Cumber
1970
4.8
Wake in Fright
as Doc Tydon
1971
4.5
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
1965
4.3
You Only Live Twice
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1967
4.2
The Eagle Has Landed
as Himmler
1976
4.1
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
1993
4.0
Look Back in Anger
as Hurst
1959
3.5
Escape to Witch Mountain
as Lucas Deranian
1975
3.5
THX 1138
as SEN
1971
3.5
Oh, God!
as Doctor Harmon
1977
3.4
All Quiet on the Western Front
as Kantorek
1979
3.2
Shadows and Fog
as Doctor
1991
3.0
Fantastic Voyage
as Dr. Michaels
1966
2.9
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
as B.D. Brockhurst
1978
2.8
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Danglars
1975
2.8
Cul-de-sac
as George
1966
2.7
Death Line
as Inspector Calhoun
1972
2.7
I Don't Want to Be Born
as Dr. Finch
1976
2.7
The Ambassador
as Minister Eretz
1985
2.6
Dracula
as Dr. Jack Seward
1979
2.6
The Last Tycoon
as Boxley
1976
2.5
Alone in the Dark
as Leo Bain
1982
2.5
The Night of the Generals
as General Kahlenberge
1967
2.5
Circus of Horrors
as Vanet
1960
2.4
The Mutations
as Professor Nolter
1974
2.3
The Devil's Men
as Father Roche
1976
2.3
The Uncanny
as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
1977
2.2
Telefon
as Nicolai Dalchimsky
1977
2.2
1984
as R. Parsons
1956
2.2
Eye of the Devil
as Pere Dominic
1966
2.2
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Thomas Cromwell
1972
2.1
Terror in the Aisles
as Self - Host
1984
2.1
From Beyond the Grave
as Jim Underwood
1974
2.1
Mr. Freedom
as Dr. Freedom
1969
2.1
Watch Out, We're Mad
as Doctor
1974
2.0
The Hour of the Pig
as Pincheon
1993
2.0
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Dr. Absalon
1988
2.0
Tales That Witness Madness
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
1973
2.0
Will Penny
as Preacher Quint
1967
1.9
American Rickshaw
as Rev. Mortom
1989
1.9
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
1984
1.9
Nosferatu in Venice
as Don Alvise
1988
1.9
A Tale of Two Cities
as Barsad
1958
1.9
Night Creature
as Axel MacGregor
1978
1.9
The Hallelujah Trail
as 'Oracle' Jones
1965
1.9
Buried Alive
as Dr. Schaeffer
1989
1.9
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
as Dr. Steiner
1979
1.8
Django Strikes Again
as Ben Gunn
1987
1.8
Hearts of the West
as A.J. Nietz
1975
1.8
Witness for the Prosecution
as Mr. Myers
1982
1.7
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
as Gilbert Carson
1981
1.7
The Flesh and the Fiends
as William Hare
1960
1.7
River of Death
as Heinrich Spaatz
1989
1.7
Warrior of the Lost World
as Prossor
1983
1.7
Ten Little Indians
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
1989
1.7
The Black Windmill
as Cedric Harper
1974
1.7
Kidnapped
as Ebenezer Balfour
1971
1.7
Diên Biên Phu
as Howard Simpson
1992
1.6
A Breed Apart
as J.P. Whittier
1984
1.6
The Madwoman of Chaillot
as The Prospector
1969
1.6
Sons and Lovers
as Mr. Pappleworth
1960
1.6
Fatal Frames
as Professor Robinson
1996
1.6
What a Carve Up!
as Everett Sloane
1961
1.6
Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Syme
1954
1.6
Hanna's War
as Captain Thomas Rosza
1988
1.6
Pumaman
as Kobras
1980
1.6
The Pied Piper
as The Baron
1972
1.5
Blood Relatives
as James Doniac
1978
1.5
Hell Is a City
as Gus Hawkins
1960
1.5
Black Arrow
as Sir Oliver Oates
1985
1.5
The Battle of the Sexes
as Irwin Hoffman
1960
1.5
The Hands of Orlac
as Graham Coates
1960
1.5
Nothing Underneath
as Commissioner Danesi
1985
1.5
Journey into Fear
as Kuvetli
1975
1.5
Innocent Bystanders
as Loomis
1972
1.5
The Diary of Anne Frank
as Albert Dussel
1967
1.4
Guinevere
as Merlin
1994
1.4
L'Homme en colère
as Albert Rumpelmayer
1979
1.4
The Devonsville Terror
as Dr. Warley
1983
1.4
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
as Erich Count von Plasma
1974
1.4
Arch of Triumph
as Ivon Haake
1984
1.4
The Caretaker
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
1964
1.4
The House of Usher
as Walter Usher
1989
1.4
Phantom of Death
as Inspector Datti
1988
1.4
The Man in the Sky
as Crabtree
1957
1.4
The Shakedown
as Jessel Brown
1960
1.4
Dr. Crippen
as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
1963
1.4
The Wind Cannot Read
as Doctor
1958
1.4
Casablanca Express
as Colonel Bats
1989
1.3
Barnacle Bill
as Cashier
1957
1.3
Jaguar Lives!
as General Villanova
1979
1.3
No Love for Johnnie
as Renfrew
1961
1.3
Manuela
as Evans
1957
1.3
Paganini Horror
as Mr. Pickett
1989
1.3
Blade on the Feather
as John Cavendish
1980
1.3
Gold of the Amazon Women
as Clarence Blasko
1979
1.3
Value for Money
as Limpy
1955
1.3
The Inspector
as Wolters
1962
1.2
Wedding in White
as Jim Dougall, Sr.
1972
1.2
Ground Zero
as Prosper Gaffney
1987
1.2
The Wind of Change
as Pop
1961
1.2
The Black Tent
as Ali
1956
1.2
The Beachcomber
as Tromp
1954
1.2
A Story of David
as Nabal
1960
1.2
The Man Inside
as Organ Grinder
1958
1.2
Specters
as Professor Lasky
1987
1.2
Last Platoon
as Colonel B. Abrahams
1988
1.2
Arthur? Arthur!
as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
1969
1.2
Orders Are Orders
as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
1954
1.1
Double Target
as Sen. Blaster
1987
1.1
Spare the Rod
as Mr. Jenkins
1961
1.1
Cobra Mission
as Father Lenoir
1986
1.1
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
as Fred Smudge
1973
0.1
Warrior Queen
as Clodius Flaucus
1987
0.1
Into the Darkness
as David Beckett
1986
0.1
Treasure of the Amazon
as Klaus von Blantz
1985
0.1
The Commander
as Henry Carlson
1988
0.1
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Jason Rafiel
1989
0.1
Driving Lessons
as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
2012
0.1
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
2003
0.1
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025
0.1

Frequently Asked Questions About Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence has appeared in 131 titles, including 131 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.