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Donald Pleasence
Actor· Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Donald Henry Pleasence OBE, a British actor with a career spanning four decades and over 200 screen credits, found enduring fame through his portrayal of villains and psychopaths. Though versatile, he is most remembered for his roles in the James Bond series and his iconic turn as the unhinged Dr. Sam Loomis in the Halloween franchise, cementing his legacy as a master of malevolence.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Halloween
Loomis · 1978
Escape from New York
President of the United States · 1981
The Great Escape
1963
You Only Live Twice
1967
Halloween II
Sam Loomis · 1981
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Dr. Loomis · 1988
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis · 1989
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Dr. Loomis · 1995
Filmography
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Fatal Frames | Professor Robinson | Film |
| 1995 | Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Dr. Loomis | Film |
| 1994 | Guinevere | Merlin | Film |
| 1993 | The Thief and the Cobbler | Phido the Vulture (voice) | Film |
| 1993 | The Hour of the Pig | Pincheon | Film |
| 1992 | Dien Bien Phu | Howard Simpson | Film |
| 1991 | Shadows and Fog | Doctor | Film |
| 1991 | The Vulture Is a Patient Bird | Armon Shalik | Film |
| 1989 | River of Death | Heinrich Spaatz | Film |
| 1989 | Paganini Horror | Mr. Pickett | Film |
| 1989 | Casablanca Express | Colonel Bats | Film |
| 1989 | Buried Alive | Dr. Schaeffer | Film |
| 1989 | Ten Little Indians | Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave | Film |
| 1989 | American Rickshaw | Rev. Mortom | Film |
| 1989 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | Film |
| 1989 | The House of Usher | Walter Usher | Film |
| 1988 | Nosferatu in Venice | Don Alvise | Film |
| 1988 | The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Dr. Absalon | Film |
| 1988 | The Commander | Henry Carlson | Film |
| 1988 | Metropolitan Animals | Prof. Livingstone | Film |
| 1988 | Hanna's War | Captain Thomas Rosza | Film |
| 1988 | Phantom of Death | Inspector Datti | Film |
| 1988 | Last Platoon | Colonel B. Abrahams | Film |
| 1988 | Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Dr. Loomis | Film |
| 1987 | Django Strikes Again | Ben Gunn | Film |
| 1987 | Ground Zero | Prosper Gaffney | Film |
| 1987 | Scoop | Lord Copper | Film |
| 1987 | Double Target | Sen. Blaster | Film |
| 1987 | Basements | Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room") | Film |
| 1987 | Specters | Professor Lasky | Film |
| 1987 | Warrior Queen | Clodius Flaucus | Film |
| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Priest | Film |
| 1986 | Into the Darkness | David Beckett | Film |
| 1986 | To Kill a Stranger | Col. Kostik | Film |
| 1986 | Naso di cane | Olindo Cuomo | TV |
| 1986 | Cobra Mission | Father Lenoir | Film |
| 1985 | Reel Horror | Axel MacGregor (archive footage) | Film |
| 1985 | Nothing Underneath | Commissioner Danesi | Film |
| 1985 | The Corsican Brothers | The Chancellor | Film |
| 1985 | The Ambassador | Minister Eretz | Film |
| 1985 | Phenomena | Professor John McGregor | Film |
| 1985 | Treasure of the Amazon | Klaus von Blantz | Film |
| 1984 | Master of the Game | Salomon Van der Merwe | TV |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Self - Host | Film |
| 1984 | Arch of Triumph | Ivon Haake | Film |
| 1984 | A Breed Apart | J.P. Whittier | Film |
| 1984 | Where Is Parsifal? | Mackintosh | Film |
| 1983 | Warrior of the Lost World | Prossor | Film |
| 1983 | The Devonsville Terror | Dr. Warley | Film |
| 1982 | Alone in the Dark | Leo Bain | Film |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution | Mr. Myers | Film |
| 1982 | The Barchester Chronicles | Septimus Harding | TV |
| 1981 | The Monster Club | Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad | Film |
| 1981 | Race for the Yankee Zephyr | Gilbert Carson | Film |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Sam Loomis | Film |
| 1981 | Escape from New York | President of the United States | Film |
| 1980 | Blade on the Feather | John Cavendish | Film |
| 1980 | Pumaman | Kobras | Film |
| 1979 | Dracula | Dr. Jack Seward | Film |
| 1979 | L'Homme en colère | Albert Rumpelmayer | Film |
| 1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Dr. Steiner | Film |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! | General Villanova | Film |
| 1979 | Better Late Than Never | Colonel Riddle | Film |
| 1979 | Gold of the Amazon Women | Clarence Blasko | Film |
| 1979 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Kantorek | Film |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | B.D. Brockhurst | Film |
| 1978 | Centennial | Sam Purchas | TV |
| 1978 | Blood Relatives | James Doniac | Film |
| 1978 | Last In, First Out | Rothko | Film |
| 1978 | Night Creature | Axel MacGregor | Film |
| 1978 | Tomorrow Never Comes | Dr. Todd | Film |
| 1978 | Power Play | Blair | Film |
| 1978 | Halloween | Loomis | Film |
| 1977 | Oh, God! | Doctor Harmon | Film |
| 1977 | The Uncanny | Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936") | Film |
| 1977 | Telefon | Nicolai Dalchimsky | Film |
| 1976 | Meriel the Ghost Girl | George Livingston | Film |
| 1976 | The Devil's Men | Father Roche | Film |
| 1976 | The Passover Plot | Pontius Pilate | Film |
| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed | Himmler | Film |
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