Actor
Donald Pleasence
107 years · Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK · 182 films
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.
Best known for
Halloween
1978 · Loomis
On AMC+
Escape from New York
1981 · President of the United States
On Plex
The Great Escape
1963 · Blythe 'The Forger'
On YouTube TV
You Only Live Twice
1967 · Ernst Stavro Blofeld
On Amazon Prime Video
Halloween II
1981 · Dr Samuel Loomis
On AMC
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 · Dr. Loomis
On AMC
Filmography 182
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026 · Dr. Loomis
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)
On Netflix
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
On Peacock Premium
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003 · Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
Fatal Frames
1996 · Professor Robinson
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 · Dr. Loomis
On HBO Max
Guinevere
1994 · Merlin
On Tubi TV
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994 · Sinister Dentist
The Big Freeze
1993 · Soup slurper
The Hour of the Pig
1993 · Pincheon
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · Phido the Vulture (voice)
Femme Fatale
1993 · Victor Harty
Dien Bien Phu
1992 · Howard Simpson
Shadows and Fog
1991 · Doctor
On Philo
Millions
1991 · Ripa
On Artiflix
Life of General De Gaulle
1990 · Winston Churchill
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989 · Jason Rafiel
Casablanca Express
1989 · Colonel Bats
On Plex
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989 · Dr. Sam Loomis
On AMC
River of Death
1989 · Heinrich Spaatz
On Plex
Ten Little Indians
1989 · Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
On Philo
Buried Alive
1989 · Dr. Schaeffer
On Philo
Paganini Horror
1989 · Mr. Pickett
On Plex
The House of Usher
1989 · Walter Usher