Donald Pleasence profile
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Donald Pleasence

5th October 1919 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Acting

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.

186 Movies 57 TV Shows 255 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Breakdown: 1975 poster
Breakdown: 1975 18th December 2025 as Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)
Basements poster
Basements 12th May 1987 as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
Scoop poster
Scoop 26th April 1987 as Lord Copper
Specters poster
Specters 24th April 1987 as Professor Lasky
Reel Horror poster
Reel Horror 1st October 1985 as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
Phenomena poster
Phenomena 25th January 1985 as Professor John McGregor
Dracula poster
Dracula 20th July 1979 as Dr. Jack Seward
Telefon poster
Telefon 16th December 1977 as Nicolai Dalchimsky
The Uncanny poster
The Uncanny 24th August 1977 as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
Goldenrod poster
Goldenrod 22nd September 1976 as John Tyler Jones
Kidnapped poster
Kidnapped 22nd December 1971 as Ebenezer Balfour
Suspect poster
Suspect 15th November 1960 as Parsons, alias Bill Brown
1984 poster
1984 6th March 1956 as R. Parsons
Columbo poster
Columbo 15th September 1971 as Adrian Carsini