Donald Pleasence

Acting · Born 1919-10-05 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Filmography

• Halloween as Loomis
• Escape from New York as President of the United States
• The Great Escape as Blythe 'The Forger'
• Watch Out, We're Mad as Doctor
• Wake in Fright as Doc Tydon
• THX 1138 as SEN
• You Only Live Twice as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
• Fantastic Voyage as Dr. Michaels
• Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as Fred Smudge
• Will Penny as Preacher Quint

TV

• Columbo as Adrian Carsini
• The Twilight Zone as Ellis Fowler
• Jesus of Nazareth as Melchior
• The Outer Limits as Harold J. Finley
• Mrs. Columbo
• Danger Man
• Hawaii Five-O as Hans Vogler
• Centennial as Sam Purchas
• The Ray Bradbury Theater as George Hill
• Hallmark Hall of Fame as Kantorek