Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 5, 1919
Place of Birth
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Donald Pleasance
- Don Pleasence
- Donald Plesance
- Donald Henry Pleasence
- Дональд Генри Плезенс
Donald Pleasence
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.
Known For - Movies
Halloween
as Loomis
Warrior Queen
as Clodius Flaucus
You Only Live Twice
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Greatest Story Ever Told
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
The Great Escape
as Blythe 'The Forger'
Escape from New York
as President of the United States
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
as Dr. Loomis
Fantastic Voyage
as Dr. Michaels
The Eagle Has Landed
as Himmler
The Count of Monte-Cristo
as Danglars
Known For - TV Shows
Columbo
as Adrian Carsini
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Twilight Zone
as Ellis Fowler
The Fugitive
as Max Pfeiffer
Wogan
as Self
Play for Today
as Samuel Johnson
Play for Today
as Gerry Muddiman
Hawaii Five-O
as Hans Vogler
The Outer Limits
as Harold J. Finley
Playhouse
as George Livingston