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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.
The roles that explain the career.
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 | The House of Usher | Walter Usher | Film |
| 1989 | Paganini Horror | Mr. Pickett | Film |
| 1989 | Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | Film |
| 1989 | Casablanca Express | Colonel Bats | Film |
| 1989 | Ten Little Indians | Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave | Film |
| 1989 | Buried Alive | Dr. Schaeffer | Film |
| 1989 | American Rickshaw | Rev. Mortom | 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 | Phantom of Death | Inspector Datti | Film |
| 1988 | Hanna's War | Captain Thomas Rosza | 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 | Warrior Queen | Clodius Flaucus | Film |
| 1987 | Double Target | Sen. Blaster | Film |
| 1987 | Basements | Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room") | Film |
| 1987 | Specters | Professor Lasky | Film |
| 1987 | Prince of Darkness | Priest | Film |
| 1986 | Cobra Mission | Father Lenoir | Film |
| 1986 | Into the Darkness | David Beckett | Film |
| 1986 | To Kill a Stranger | Col. Kostik | Film |
| 1985 | Reel Horror | Axel MacGregor (archive footage) | Film |
| 1985 | Nothing Underneath | Commissioner Danesi | Film |
| 1985 | Treasure of the Amazon | Klaus von Blantz | Film |
| 1985 | The Corsican Brothers | The Chancellor | Film |
| 1985 | The Ambassador | Minister Eretz | Film |
| 1985 | Phenomena | Professor John McGregor | Film |
| 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 | Escape from New York | President of the United States | Film |
| 1981 | Halloween II | Sam Loomis | Film |
| 1980 | Blade on the Feather | John Cavendish | Film |
| 1980 | Pumaman | Kobras | Film |
| 1979 | Dracula | Dr. Jack Seward | Film |
| 1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Dr. Steiner | Film |
| 1979 | All Quiet on the Western Front | Kantorek | Film |
| 1979 | L'Homme en colère | Albert Rumpelmayer | Film |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! | General Villanova | Film |
| 1979 | Better Late Than Never | Colonel Riddle | Film |
| 1979 | Gold of the Amazon Women | Clarence Blasko | Film |
| 1978 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | B.D. Brockhurst | Film |
| 1978 | Centennial | Sam Purchas | TV |
| 1978 | Halloween | Loomis | Film |
| 1978 | Blood Relatives | James Doniac | Film |
| 1978 | The Bastard | Solomon Sholto | TV |
| 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 |
| 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 Last Tycoon | Boxley | Film |
| 1976 | I Don't Want to Be Born | Dr. Finch | Film |
| 1976 | The Eagle Has Landed | Himmler | Film |
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