Donald Pleasence
Known for: Acting
Born: October 5, 1919
Died: February 2, 1995
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
193 movies · 49 TV shows, newest first
NR
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026
6.8
Breakdown: 1975
2025
7.7
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
6.0
Driving Lessons
2012
6.6
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
4.1
Fatal Frames
1996
5.2
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
7.0
Signs and Wonders
19955.3
Safe Haven
1995
6.8
The World of Hammer
1994
3.3
Guinevere
1994
NR
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994
6.7
The Big Freeze
1993
6.2
The Hour of the Pig
1993
7.1
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
8.0
Femme Fatale
1993
6.5
Dien Bien Phu
1992
6.7
Shadows and Fog
1991
3.8
Millions
1991
6.8
Women in Arms
1991
5.6
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
1991
9.0
Life of General De Gaulle
1990
6.6
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
3.8
Casablanca Express
1989
5.3
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
5.0
River of Death
1989
4.9
Ten Little Indians
1989
4.3
Buried Alive
1989
4.4
Paganini Horror
1989
4.8
The House of Usher
1989
4.7
American Rickshaw
1989
5.8
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
5.5
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988
6.2
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988
5.8
Nosferatu in Venice
1988
4.6
Last Platoon
1988
5.5
Metropolitan Animals
1988
5.6
The Commander
1988
5.2
Hanna's War
1988
5.6
Phantom of Death
1988
6.8
Prince of Darkness
1987
5.1
Django Strikes Again
1987
6.8
Ground Zero
1987
4.6
Double Target
1987
6.8
Basements
1987
5.7
Scoop
1987
4.3
Specters
1987
3.7
Warrior Queen
1987
NR
Gila and Rik
1987
7.0
Naso di cane
1986
4.9
Cobra Mission
1986
5.3
To Kill a Stranger
1986
6.2
Deadheat
1986
3.2
Into the Darkness
1986
5.7
Nothing Underneath
1985
6.9
Black Arrow
1985
3.2
Reel Horror
1985
4.5
Treasure of the Amazon
1985
6.9
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
6.5
The Corsican Brothers
1985
6.8
Phenomena
1985
5.1
The Ambassador
1985
7.1
Screen Two
1985
5.2
Arch of Triumph
1984
6.2
Terror in the Aisles
1984
5.9
A Breed Apart
1984
6.2
Master of the Game
1984
3.9
Where Is Parsifal?
1984
3.0
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984
4.7
The Devonsville Terror
1983
7.0
The Falklands Factor
1983
2.9
Warrior of the Lost World
1983
6.6
Witness for the Prosecution
1982
5.8
Alone in the Dark
1982
7.3
The Barchester Chronicles
1982
7.0
Computercide
1982
5.3
Wogan
1982
5.9
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1981
6.6
Halloween II
1981
7.0
Escape from New York
1981
5.8
The Monster Club
1981
5.8
Blade on the Feather
1980
2.9
Pumaman
1980
7.2
The French Atlantic Affair
1979
6.7
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979
9.0
Better Late Than Never
1979
4.2
Jaguar Lives!
1979
6.4
Dracula
1979
5.3
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
5.6
L'Homme en colère
1979
3.7
Gold of the Amazon Women
1979
6.5
Mrs. Columbo
1979
7.4
Dick Turpin
1979
7.2
Power Play
1978
7.6
Halloween
1978
7.7
Centennial
1978
4.5
Last In, First Out
1978
4.3
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
3.8
Night Creature
1978
7.0
The Bastard
1978
5.7
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978
5.7
Blood Relatives
1978
6.0
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978
7.8
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978
6.6
Telefon
1977
6.4
Oh, God!
1977
5.8
The Uncanny
1977
7.8
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
6.7
The Eagle Has Landed
1976
8.5
Hindle Wakes
1976
7.0
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976
6.3
The Last Tycoon
1976
4.7
The Passover Plot
1976
8.0
Meriel the Ghost Girl
1976
9.0
Goldenrod
1976
4.1
The Devil's Men
1976
NR
The Joke
1976
7.8
Trial by Combat
1976
5.1
I Don't Want to Be Born
19767.5
Peep Show
1975
6.9
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975
6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
5.6
Hearts of the West
1975
8.5
Shades of Greene
1975
6.0
Journey into Fear
1975
6.4
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975
5.4
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974
5.1
House of the Damned
1974
NR
Occupations
1974
NR
The Cafeteria
1974
4.9
The Mutations
1974
6.3
The Black Windmill
1974
7.5
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974
7.0
Playhouse
1974
6.5
From Beyond the Grave
1974
5.5
Tales That Witness Madness
1973
6.8
Malachi's Cove
1973
6.8
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973
7.0
The Rainbow Boys
1973
6.3
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973
5.9
The Pied Piper
1972
6.8
Wedding in White
1972
5.8
Death Line
1972
7.8
Innocent Bystanders
1972
5.8
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
19725.8
The Man Outside
1972
4.0
The Jerusalem File
1972
6.2
Kidnapped
1971
7.0
Skin Deep
1971
7.5
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
8.1
Columbo
1971
7.2
Wake in Fright
1971
9.0
The Fox Trot
1971
6.4
THX 1138
1971
6.6
Play for Today
1970
6.8
Soldier Blue
1970NR
Confession
1970
7.3
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969
3.8
Arthur? Arthur!
1969
5.2
Mr. Freedom
1969
6.0
Last to Go
1969
7.2
Hawaii Five-O
1968
9.0
Sleep is Lovely
1968
9.5
The News-Benders
1968
10.0
Creature of Comfort
1968
6.7
Will Penny
1967
8.0
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967
4.3
Matchless
1967
6.6
You Only Live Twice
1967NR
Call Me Daddy
1967
NR
NBC Experiment in Television
1967
6.8
The Night of the Generals
1967
6.1
Eye of the Devil
1966
6.7
Fantastic Voyage
1966
6.7
Cul-de-sac
1966
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
6.1
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
6.4
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965
5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
7.4
The Caretaker
1964
10.0
Espionage
1963
7.3
The Fugitive
1963
7.8
The Outer Limits
1963
6.1
Dr. Crippen
1963
7.9
The Great Escape
1963
7.1
The Inspector
1962
7.0
The Horsemasters
1961
6.3
The Defenders
1961
7.0
What a Carve Up!
1961
6.2
Spare the Rod
1961
10.0
The Wind of Change
1961
6.7
No Love for Johnnie
1961
NR
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960
10.0
The Cupboard
1960
4.4
The Hands of Orlac
1960
5.4
A Story of David
1960
6.9
Suspect
1960NR
Sunday-Night Play
1960
7.3
Danger Man
1960NR
Toff and Fingers
1960
7.5
The Big Day
1960
6.5
Sons and Lovers
19609.0
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
6.6
Hell Is a City
1960
5.8
Circus of Horrors
1960
6.6
The Battle of the Sexes
1960
6.6
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960
6.0
The Shakedown
1960
8.5
The Twilight Zone
1959
6.3
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959
6.7
Look Back in Anger
1959
7.3
Interpol Calling
1959NR
The Traitor
1959
5.7
One Step Beyond
1959
6.3
The Two-Headed Spy
195810.0
The Greatest Man in the World
1958
6.8
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
6.1
The Man Inside
1958
6.4
The Wind Cannot Read
1958
6.7
Heart of a Child
1958NR
The Telltale Heart
1958
6.8
A Tale of Two Cities
1958
6.6
Barnacle Bill
1957
6.3
Manuela
1957
7.5
The Man in the Sky
1957
6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
6.4
The Black Tent
1956
NR
Tony Awards
1956
6.5
1984
1956
4.0
ITV Play of the Week
1955
6.4
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
6.9
Value for Money
1955
7.0
The Moment of Truth
1955NR
Round the World in 80 Days
1955
7.3
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
6.6
Orders Are Orders
1954
6.2
The Beachcomber
1954
NR
The Dybbuk
1952
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950NR
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