Donald Pleasence

Born: 1919-10-05, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Died: 1995-02-02

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

• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• The Twilight Zone (1959)
• Screen Two (1985)
• The Wednesday Play (1964)
• The Defenders (1961)
• Halloween (1978)
• Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
• ITV Play of the Week (1955)
• The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
• Playhouse (1974)
• Danger Man (1960)
• The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
• You Only Live Twice (1967)
• Escape from New York (1981)
• Halloween II (1981)
• Mrs. Columbo (1979)
• Interpol Calling (1959)
• Espionage (1963)
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973)
• Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
• Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
• Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
• Prince of Darkness (1987)
• NBC Experiment in Television (1967)
• ...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! (1974)
• Fantastic Voyage (1966)
• Warrior Queen (1987)
• The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
• Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
• Phenomena (1985)