Donald Henry Pleasence OBE 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
Movies
- 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...
1965
- 1984
1956
- Death Line
1972
- The Count of Monte-Cris...
1975
- All Quiet on the Wester...
1979
- A Tale of Two Cities
1958
- Cul-de-sac
1966
- Halloween: The Curse of...
1995
- The Great Escape
1963
- Halloween 4: The Return...
1988
- Halloween 5: The Reveng...
1989
- The Eagle Has Landed
1976
- Halloween II
1981
- Witness for the Prosecu...
1982
- Telefon
1977
- Buried Alive
1989
- Warrior Queen
1987
- Oh, God!
1977
- The Hallelujah Trail
1965
- ...altrimenti ci arrabb...
1974
- The Mutations
1974
- L'uomo puma
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 Cobbl...
1993
- Circus of Horrors
1960
- The Dybbuk
1952
- Nosferatu a Venezia
1988
- I Don't Want to Be Born
1976
- Hell Is a City
1960
- Fatal Frames - Fotogram...
1996
- Phenomena
1985
- Un delitto poco comune
1988
- Soldier Blue
1970
- Tales That Witness Madn...
1973
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely He...
1978
- The Night of the Genera...
1967
- Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
- The Battle of the Sexes
1960
- The Last Tycoon
1976
- The Devil's Men
1976
- Sotto il vestito niente
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
- Les liens de sang
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 Wor...
1983
- The Hour of the Pig
1993
- Henry VIII and His Six ...
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 2 - Il grande ri...
1987
- Race for the Yankee Zep...
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
- Der Commander
1988
- Guinevere
1994
- Halloween: A Cut Above ...
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
- Moi, général de Gaulle
1990
- No Love for Johnnie
1961
- The Pied Piper
1972
- Reel Horror
1985
- L'Homme en colère
1979
- Spettri
1987
- American risciò
1989
- To Kill a Stranger
1986
- Meriel the Ghost Girl
1976
- Onora il Padre
1986
- Spare the Rod
1961
- The Rainbow Boys
1973
- The Defection of Simas ...
1978
- Suspect
1960
- La loba y la Paloma
1974
- L'avvoltoio può attende...
1991
- Barry McKenzie Holds Hi...
1974
- The Jerusalem File
1972
- The Big Freeze
1993
- The Corsican Brothers
1985
- L'Ordre et la sécurité ...
1978
- Creature of Comfort
1968
- Animali metropolitani
1988
- The Greatest Man in the...
1958
- Computercide
1982
- Basements
1987
- Dracula Unearthed
2022
- The Great Escape II: Th...
1988
- Wedding in White
1972
- The Bastard
1978
- Barnacle Bill
1957
- Angel Hill: l'ultima mi...
1988
- Frankenstein's Great Au...
1984
- Freeze: But is it Art?
1994
- Occupations
1974
- Donne armate
1991
- Paganini Horror
1989
- The Cupboard
1960
- In and Out of Fashion
1998
- Femme Fatale
1993
- Best Ever Bond
2002
- Toff and Fingers
1960
- Call Me Daddy
1967
- Manuela
1957
- Round the World in 80 D...
1955
- Hanna's War
1988
- Alice Through the Looki...
1960
- The Big Day
1960
- Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959
- Miliardi
1991
- Il mondo dell'orrore di...
1985
- 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 Caribbea...
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
- Naso di cane
1986
- Alone in the Dark
1982
- The News-Benders
1968
- The Falklands Factor
1983
- Halloween: The Inside S...
2010
- Value for Money
1955
- The Two-Headed Spy
1958
- The Cafeteria
1974
- The Joke
1976
- Driving Lessons
2012
TV Shows
- 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...
1955
- The Rivals of Sherlock ...
1971
- The Barchester Chronicl...
1982
- Orson Welles' Great Mys...
1973
- The Adventures of Willi...
1958
- Jesus of Nazareth
1977
- Peep Show
1975
- The Outer Limits
1963
- The Defenders
1961
- Saturday Night Live
1975
- Laurence Olivier Presen...
1976
- Tony Awards
1956
- The French Atlantic Aff...
1979
- Signs and Wonders
1995
- Wogan
1982
- The Dark Secret of Harv...
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: Th...
1988
- Play for Today
1970
- The Wonderful World of ...
1954
- NBC Experiment in Telev...
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