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Donald Pleasence
Born
5 October 1919
Died
2 February 1995
Place
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Acting

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.

As actor

The Dr. Loomis Tapes

2026 · Dr. Loomis

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025 · Self (archive footage)

Breakdown: 1975

2025 · Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)

Halloween 6: Producer's Cut

2013 · Dr. Sam Loomis

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

2003 · Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)

The Making of Fatal Frames

1997 · self

Fatal Frames

1996 · Professor Robinson

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995 · Dr. Loomis

Safe Haven

1995 · The Sailor

Guinevere

1994 · Merlin

Freeze: But is it Art?

1994 · Sinister Dentist

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993 · Phido the Vulture (voice)

The Hour of the Pig

1993 · Pincheon

The Big Freeze

1993 · Soup slurper

Femme Fatale

1993 · Victor Harty

Dien Bien Phu

1992 · Howard Simpson

Shadows and Fog

1991 · Doctor

Millions

1991 · Ripa

Life of General De Gaulle

1990 · Winston Churchill

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989 · Dr. Sam Loomis

Buried Alive

1989 · Dr. Schaeffer

River of Death

1989 · Heinrich Spaatz

The House of Usher

1989 · Walter Usher

Casablanca Express

1989 · Colonel Bats

Ten Little Indians

1989 · Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave

American Rickshaw

1989 · Rev. Mortom

Paganini Horror

1989 · Mr. Pickett

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989 · Jason Rafiel

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988 · Dr. Loomis

Nosferatu in Venice

1988 · Don Alvise