Donald Pleasence
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.
Known for
2026The Dr. Loomis Tapes
Dr. Loomis
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2012Driving Lessons
Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
2003Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
1996Fatal Frames
Professor Robinson
1995Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
1994Guinevere
Merlin
1994Freeze: But is it Art?
Sinister Dentist
1993The Thief and the Cobbler
Phido the Vulture (voice)
1993The Hour of the Pig
Pincheon
1993The Big Freeze
Soup slurper
1993Femme Fatale
Victor Harty
1992Diên Biên Phu
Howard Simpson
1991Shadows and Fog
Doctor
1991The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
Armon Shalik
1991Women in Arms
Dreyfuss
1991Millions
Ripa
1990Life of General De Gaulle
Winston Churchill
1989Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
1989Buried Alive
Dr. Schaeffer
1989River of Death
Heinrich Spaatz
1989The House of Usher
Walter Usher
1989Casablanca Express
Colonel Bats
1989Ten Little Indians
Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave