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Donald Pleasence

Acting

Born: 1919-10-05
Died: 1995-02-02
From: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.2

Also Known As

Donald PleasanceDon PleasenceDonald PlesanceDonald Henry PleasenceДональд Генри ПлезенсДональд Плезенсدانلد پلزنس

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.

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Awards & Nominations1 won · 4 nominated

🏆 Won

Officer of the Order of the British Empire

1994
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1972
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1969
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1965
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

1962

Acting226 titles

The Wind of Change
10.0
Movie

The Wind of Change

1961Drama
Creature of Comfort
10.0
Movie

Creature of Comfort

1968Horror
The Cupboard
10.0
Movie

The Cupboard

1960Drama
Espionage
10.0
Series

Espionage

1963-1964Action
The News-Benders
9.5
Movie

The News-Benders

1968Drama
Goldenrod
9.0
Movie

Goldenrod

1976Action
Life of General De Gaulle
9.0
Movie

Life of General De Gaulle

1990Drama
The Fox Trot
9.0
Movie

The Fox Trot

1971Comedy
Better Late Than Never
9.0
Movie

Better Late Than Never

1979Comedy
Sleep is Lovely
9.0
Movie

Sleep is Lovely

1968Drama
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
Hindle Wakes
8.5
Movie

Hindle Wakes

1976Drama
The Twilight Zone
8.5
Series

The Twilight Zone

1959-1964Sci-Fi
Columbo
8.1
Series

Columbo

1971-2003Thriller
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
8.0
Movie

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

2003Documentary
Meriel the Ghost Girl
8.0
Movie

Meriel the Ghost Girl

1976Thriller
Femme Fatale
8.0
Movie

Femme Fatale

1993Drama
The Diary of Anne Frank
8.0
Movie

The Diary of Anne Frank

1967Drama
The Great Escape
7.9
Movie

The Great Escape

1963Action
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
Cartoon

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 - ...Action
Trial by Combat
7.8
Movie

Trial by Combat

1976Action
Innocent Bystanders
7.8
Movie

Innocent Bystanders

1972Action
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
7.8
Movie

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025Drama
Jesus of Nazareth
7.8
Series

Jesus of Nazareth

1977Drama
The Outer Limits
7.8
Series

The Outer Limits

1963-1965Sci-Fi
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
7.8
Series

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

1978Drama
Centennial
7.7
Series

Centennial

1978-1979Action
Halloween
7.6
Movie

Halloween

1978Horror
The Man in the Sky
7.5
Movie

The Man in the Sky

1957Drama
The Big Day
7.5
Movie

The Big Day

1960Drama
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.5
Series

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971-1973Thriller
Watch Out, We're Mad
7.4
Movie

Watch Out, We're Mad

1974Action
The Caretaker
7.4
Movie

The Caretaker

1964Drama
Danger Man
7.4
Series

Danger Man

1960-1968Action
Dick Turpin
7.4
Series

Dick Turpin

1979-1982Drama
Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.3
Movie

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954Drama
The Madwoman of Chaillot
7.3
Movie

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969Comedy
The Fugitive
7.3
Series

The Fugitive

1963-1967Action
Interpol Calling
7.3
Series

Interpol Calling

1959-1960Thriller
The Barchester Chronicles
7.3
Series

The Barchester Chronicles

1982Drama
Wake in Fright
7.2
Movie

Wake in Fright

1971Drama
Power Play
7.2
Movie

Power Play

1978Thriller
Hawaii Five-O
7.2
Series

Hawaii Five-O

1968-1980Action
The French Atlantic Affair
7.2
Series

The French Atlantic Affair

1979Thriller
The Thief and the Cobbler
7.1
Cartoon

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993Animation
The Inspector
7.1
Movie

The Inspector

1962Drama
Screen Two
7.1
Series

Screen Two

1985-1998Drama
Escape from New York
7.0
Movie

Escape from New York

1981Action
What a Carve Up!
7.0
Movie

What a Carve Up!

1961Horror
The Rainbow Boys
7.0
Movie

The Rainbow Boys

1973Comedy
Computercide
7.0
Movie

Computercide

1982Thriller
The Horsemasters
7.0
Movie

The Horsemasters

1961Action
Skin Deep
7.0
Movie

Skin Deep

1971Drama
The Falklands Factor
7.0
Movie

The Falklands Factor

1983Drama
The Moment of Truth
7.0
Movie

The Moment of Truth

1955Drama
Laurence Olivier Presents
7.0
Series

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976-1978Drama
Signs and Wonders
7.0
Series

Signs and Wonders

1995Drama
Playhouse
7.0
Series

Playhouse

1974-1983Drama
The Bastard
7.0
Series

The Bastard

1978Drama
Suspect
6.9
Movie

Suspect

1960Thriller
Black Arrow
6.9
Movie

Black Arrow

1985Action
Value for Money
6.9
Movie

Value for Money

1955Comedy
The Ray Bradbury Theater
6.9
Series

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985-1992Sci-Fi
Saturday Night Live
6.9
Series

Saturday Night Live

1975 - ...Comedy
The Count of Monte-Cristo
6.8
Movie

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975Action
A Tale of Two Cities
6.8
Movie

A Tale of Two Cities

1958Drama
Prince of Darkness
6.8
Movie

Prince of Darkness

1987Horror
Phenomena
6.8
Movie

Phenomena

1985Horror
Soldier Blue
6.8
Movie

Soldier Blue

1970Action
The Night of the Generals
6.8
Movie

The Night of the Generals

1967Thriller
Ground Zero
6.8
Movie

Ground Zero

1987Thriller
Basements
6.8
Movie

Basements

1987Thriller
Wedding in White
6.8
Movie

Wedding in White

1972Drama
Women in Arms
6.8
Movie

Women in Arms

1991Thriller
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
6.8
Series

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973-1974Thriller
The Adventures of William Tell
6.8
Series

The Adventures of William Tell

1958-1959Action
Fantastic Voyage
6.7
Movie

Fantastic Voyage

1966Sci-Fi
Will Penny
6.7
Movie

Will Penny

1967Action
All Quiet on the Western Front
6.7
Movie

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979Action
Cul-de-sac
6.7
Movie

Cul-de-sac

1966Thriller
Look Back in Anger
6.7
Movie

Look Back in Anger

1959Drama
Shadows and Fog
6.7
Movie

Shadows and Fog

1991Comedy
No Love for Johnnie
6.7
Movie

No Love for Johnnie

1961Drama
The Big Freeze
6.7
Movie

The Big Freeze

1993Comedy
Heart of a Child
6.7
Movie

Heart of a Child

1958Action
The World of Hammer
6.7
Series

The World of Hammer

1994Documentary
You Only Live Twice
6.6
Movie

You Only Live Twice

1967Action
The Eagle Has Landed
6.6
Movie

The Eagle Has Landed

1976Action
Halloween II
6.6
Movie

Halloween II

1981Horror
Telefon
6.6
Movie

Telefon

1977Thriller
Hell Is a City
6.6
Movie

Hell Is a City

1960Thriller
The Flesh and the Fiends
6.6
Movie

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960Horror
Orders Are Orders
6.6
Movie

Orders Are Orders

1954Comedy
Barnacle Bill
6.6
Movie

Barnacle Bill

1957Comedy
Malachi's Cove
6.6
Movie

Malachi's Cove

1973Drama
Play for Today
6.6
Series

Play for Today

1970-1985Drama
1984
6.5
Movie

1984

1956Sci-Fi
Witness for the Prosecution
6.5
Movie

Witness for the Prosecution

1982Thriller
The Battle of the Sexes
6.5
Movie

The Battle of the Sexes

1960Comedy
From Beyond the Grave
6.5
Movie

From Beyond the Grave

1974Sci-Fi
Sons and Lovers
6.5
Movie

Sons and Lovers

1960Drama
Diên Biên Phu
6.5
Movie

Diên Biên Phu

1992Drama
The Corsican Brothers
6.5
Movie

The Corsican Brothers

1985Drama
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
6.5
Movie

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989Thriller
Mrs. Columbo
6.5
Series

Mrs. Columbo

1979-1980Thriller
THX 1138
6.4
Movie

THX 1138

1971Sci-Fi
The Greatest Story Ever Told
6.4
Movie

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965Drama
Oh, God!
6.4
Movie

Oh, God!

1977Sci-Fi
Dracula
6.4
Movie

Dracula

1979Romance
Escape to Witch Mountain
6.4
Movie

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975Action
The Wind Cannot Read
6.4
Movie

The Wind Cannot Read

1958Romance
The Black Tent
6.4
Movie

The Black Tent

1956Romance
The Adventures of Robin Hood
6.4
Series

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955-1960Action
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.3
Movie

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1973Sci-Fi
Kidnapped
6.3
Movie

Kidnapped

1971Action
The Last Tycoon
6.3
Movie

The Last Tycoon

1976Drama
Manuela
6.3
Movie

Manuela

1957Drama
Killers of Kilimanjaro
6.3
Movie

Killers of Kilimanjaro

1959Action
The Beachcomber
6.3
Movie

The Beachcomber

1954Drama
The Two-Headed Spy
6.3
Movie

The Two-Headed Spy

1958Action
The Defenders
6.3
Series

The Defenders

1961-1965Drama
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
6.2
Movie

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988Horror
The Black Windmill
6.2
Movie

The Black Windmill

1974Thriller
The Hour of the Pig
6.2
Movie

The Hour of the Pig

1993Drama
Deadheat
6.2
Movie

Deadheat

1986Action
Spare the Rod
6.2
Movie

Spare the Rod

1961Drama
Master of the Game
6.2
Series

Master of the Game

1984Drama
Eye of the Devil
6.1
Movie

Eye of the Devil

1966Horror
The Hallelujah Trail
6.1
Movie

The Hallelujah Trail

1965Action
Terror in the Aisles
6.1
Movie

Terror in the Aisles

1984Horror
The Man Inside
6.1
Movie

The Man Inside

1958Action
Last to Go
6.0
Movie

Last to Go

1969Drama
The Shakedown
6.0
Movie

The Shakedown

1960Thriller
Dr. Crippen
6.0
Movie

Dr. Crippen

1963Drama
Journey into Fear
6.0
Movie

Journey into Fear

1975Thriller
The Pied Piper
6.0
Movie

The Pied Piper

1972Sci-Fi
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
6.0
Movie

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978Drama
Driving Lessons
6.0
Movie

Driving Lessons

2012Horror
Armchair Theatre
6.0
Series

Armchair Theatre

1956-1974Drama
The Uncanny
5.9
Movie

The Uncanny

1977Horror
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
5.9
Movie

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

1981Action
Alone in the Dark
5.9
Movie

Alone in the Dark

1982Horror
Death Line
5.8
Movie

Death Line

1972Horror
Circus of Horrors
5.8
Movie

Circus of Horrors

1960Horror
Nosferatu in Venice
5.8
Movie

Nosferatu in Venice

1988Horror
The Monster Club
5.8
Movie

The Monster Club

1981Horror
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
5.8
Movie

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972Drama
A Breed Apart
5.8
Movie

A Breed Apart

1984Action
Blade on the Feather
5.8
Movie

Blade on the Feather

1980Action
Nothing Underneath
5.7
Movie

Nothing Underneath

1985Thriller
Tomorrow Never Comes
5.7
Movie

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978Action
Blood Relatives
5.7
Movie

Blood Relatives

1978Thriller
Hearts of the West
5.7
Movie

Hearts of the West

1975Comedy
Lonely Water
5.7
Movie

Lonely Water

1973Horror
Scoop
5.7
Movie

Scoop

1987Comedy
One Step Beyond
5.7
Series

One Step Beyond

1959-1961Thriller
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
5.7
Series

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988Drama
Phantom of Death
5.6
Movie

Phantom of Death

1988Horror
The Commander
5.6
Movie

The Commander

1988Action
L'Homme en colère
5.6
Movie

L'Homme en colère

1979Drama
Tales That Witness Madness
5.5
Movie

Tales That Witness Madness

1973Horror
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
5.5
Movie

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979Drama
Metropolitan Animals
5.5
Movie

Metropolitan Animals

1988Comedy
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
5.5
Movie

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988Drama
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
5.4
Movie

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974Comedy
A Story of David
5.4
Movie

A Story of David

1960Drama
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
5.3
Movie

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989Horror
To Kill a Stranger
5.3
Movie

To Kill a Stranger

1986Thriller
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
5.3
Movie

The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

1991Action
Hanna's War
5.3
Movie

Hanna's War

1988Drama
Wogan
5.3
Series

Wogan

1982-1992Documentary
Mr. Freedom
5.2
Movie

Mr. Freedom

1969Drama
I Don't Want to Be Born
5.2
Movie

I Don't Want to Be Born

1976Thriller
Arch of Triumph
5.2
Movie

Arch of Triumph

1984Drama
The Ambassador
5.2
Movie

The Ambassador

1985Drama
The Wednesday Play
5.2
Series

The Wednesday Play

1964-1970Drama
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
5.1
Movie

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995Horror
River of Death
5.1
Movie

River of Death

1989Action
Django Strikes Again
5.1
Movie

Django Strikes Again

1987Action
House of the Damned
5.1
Movie

House of the Damned

1974Drama
The Mutations
4.9
Movie

The Mutations

1974Horror
The House of Usher
4.9
Movie

The House of Usher

1989Horror
Cobra Mission
4.9
Movie

Cobra Mission

1986Action
Ten Little Indians
4.9
Movie

Ten Little Indians

1989Thriller
The Devonsville Terror
4.7
Movie

The Devonsville Terror

1983Horror
The Passover Plot
4.7
Movie

The Passover Plot

1976Drama
American Rickshaw
4.7
Movie

American Rickshaw

1989Action
The Jerusalem File
4.7
Movie

The Jerusalem File

1972Thriller
Double Target
4.6
Movie

Double Target

1987Action
Last Platoon
4.6
Movie

Last Platoon

1988Action
Treasure of the Amazon
4.5
Movie

Treasure of the Amazon

1985Action
Last In, First Out
4.5
Movie

Last In, First Out

1978Thriller
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
4.4
Movie

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978Action
The Hands of Orlac
4.4
Movie

The Hands of Orlac

1960Horror
Paganini Horror
4.4
Movie

Paganini Horror

1989Horror
Buried Alive
4.3
Movie

Buried Alive

1989Horror
Matchless
4.3
Movie

Matchless

1967Action
The Devil's Men
4.2
Movie

The Devil's Men

1976Horror
Jaguar Lives!
4.2
Movie

Jaguar Lives!

1979Action
Specters
4.2
Movie

Specters

1987Horror
ITV Play of the Week
4.0
Series

ITV Play of the Week

1955-1967Drama
Fatal Frames
3.9
Movie

Fatal Frames

1996Horror
Where Is Parsifal?
3.9
Movie

Where Is Parsifal?

1984Comedy
Casablanca Express
3.8
Movie

Casablanca Express

1989Drama
Night Creature
3.8
Movie

Night Creature

1978Action
Millions
3.8
Movie

Millions

1991Drama
Arthur? Arthur!
3.8
Movie

Arthur? Arthur!

1969Comedy
Gold of the Amazon Women
3.7
Movie

Gold of the Amazon Women

1979Action
Warrior Queen
3.6
Movie

Warrior Queen

1987Action
Sunday Night Theatre
3.5
Series

Sunday Night Theatre

1950 - ...Drama
Guinevere
3.3
Movie

Guinevere

1994Action
Reel Horror
3.3
Movie

Reel Horror

1985Sci-Fi
Into the Darkness
3.2
Movie

Into the Darkness

1986Thriller
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
3.0
Movie

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

1984Comedy
Pumaman
2.9
Movie

Pumaman

1980Sci-Fi
Warrior of the Lost World
2.8
Movie

Warrior of the Lost World

1983Action
The Dybbuk
0
Movie

The Dybbuk

1952Drama
Freeze: But is it Art?
0
Movie

Freeze: But is it Art?

1994Documentary
Occupations
0
Movie

Occupations

1974Drama
Alice Through the Looking Box
0
Movie

Alice Through the Looking Box

1960Drama
Gila and Rik
0
Movie

Gila and Rik

1987Drama
The Cafeteria
0
Movie

The Cafeteria

1974Drama
The Joke
0
Movie

The Joke

1976Drama
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
New0
Movie

The Dr. Loomis Tapes

2026Horror
NBC Experiment in Television
0
Series

NBC Experiment in Television

1967 - ...Drama
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama