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.
Filmography
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026
as Dr. Loomis
Breakdown: 1975
2025
as Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Driving Lessons
2012
as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003
as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
Fatal Frames
1996
as Professor Robinson
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995
as Dr. Loomis
- No poster
Safe Haven
1995
as The Sailor
Guinevere
1994
as Merlin
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994
as Sinister Dentist
The Big Freeze
1993
as Soup slurper
The Hour of the Pig
1993
as Pincheon
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
Femme Fatale
1993
as Victor Harty
Dien Bien Phu
1992
as Howard Simpson
Shadows and Fog
1991
as Doctor
Millions
1991
as Ripa
Women in Arms
1991
as Dreyfuss
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
1991
as Armon Shalik
Life of General De Gaulle
1990
as Winston Churchill
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989
as Jason Rafiel
Casablanca Express
1989
as Colonel Bats
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989
as Dr. Sam Loomis
River of Death
1989
as Heinrich Spaatz