Donald Pleasence
Acting
Born 1919-10-05 · Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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.
Known for
Halloween
1978 · Movie
The Great Escape
1963 · Movie
Escape from New York
1981 · Movie
You Only Live Twice
1967 · Movie
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 · Movie
Halloween II
1981 · Movie
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989 · Movie
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 · Movie
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 · Movie
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974 · Movie
Prince of Darkness
1987 · Movie
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · Movie
The Eagle Has Landed
1976 · Movie
Phenomena
1985 · Movie
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Movie
Better Late Than Never
1979 · Movie
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 · Movie
THX 1138
1971 · Movie
Soldier Blue
1970 · Movie
Creature of Comfort
1968 · Movie
The Wind of Change
1961 · Movie
The Cupboard
1960 · Movie
The Night of the Generals
1967 · Movie
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · Movie
Shadows and Fog
1991 · Movie
Oh, God!
1977 · Movie
Dracula
1979 · Movie
Wake in Fright
1971 · Movie
Fantastic Voyage
1966 · Movie
Will Penny
1967 · Movie
Goldenrod
1976 · Movie
Telefon
1977 · Movie
The News-Benders
1968 · Movie
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 · Movie
Cul-de-sac
1966 · Movie
Life of General De Gaulle
1990 · Movie
The Fox Trot
1971 · Movie
Hindle Wakes
1976 · Movie
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003 · Movie
Innocent Bystanders
1972 · Movie
The Caretaker
1964 · Movie
Sleep is Lovely
1968 · Movie
The Last Tycoon
1976 · Movie
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 · Movie
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967 · Movie
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 · Movie
The Hallelujah Trail
1965 · Movie
Kidnapped
1971 · Movie
From Beyond the Grave
1974 · Movie
Trial by Combat
1976 · Movie
The Man in the Sky
1957 · Movie
Power Play
1978 · Movie
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · Movie
Eye of the Devil
1966 · Movie
Black Arrow
1985 · Movie
The Hour of the Pig
1993 · Movie
1984
1956 · Movie
Meriel the Ghost Girl
1976 · Movie
Femme Fatale
1993 · Movie
A Tale of Two Cities
1958 · Movie