Donald Pleasence
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.
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
as Loomis
Escape from New York
as President of the United States
The Great Escape
as Blythe 'The Forger'
Cast Credits
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
as Dr. Loomis
Driving Lessons
as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
Fatal Frames
as Professor Robinson
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis
Safe Haven
as The Sailor
Guinevere
as Merlin
The Big Freeze
as Soup slurper
The Hour of the Pig
as Pincheon
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
Femme Fatale
as Victor Harty
Diên Biên Phu
as Howard Simpson
Shadows and Fog
as Doctor
Millions
as Ripa
Women in Arms
as Dreyfuss
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
as The Art Collector
Life of General De Gaulle
as Winston Churchill
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
as Jason Rafiel
Casablanca Express
as Colonel Bats
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
as Dr. Sam Loomis
River of Death
as Heinrich Spaatz
Ten Little Indians
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Buried Alive
as Dr. Schaeffer
Paganini Horror
as Mr. Pickett
The House of Usher
as Walter Usher
American Rickshaw
as Rev. Mortom
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
as Dr. Absalon
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Dr. Loomis
Nosferatu in Venice
as Don Alvise
Last Platoon
as Colonel B. Abrahams
Metropolitan Animals
as Prof. Livingstone
Crew Credits
The Telltale Heart
Writer