Person
Donald Pleasence
Born 5 October 1919 Died 2 February 1995, aged 75 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK TMDB ↗
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.
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The numbers
34age in their first credit on record (1954)
41years on screen and counting
6credits in 1967, their busiest year
53dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 72 Diên Biên Phu
1992as Howard Simpson
Age: 71 Millions
1991as Ripa
Age: 69 Paganini Horror
1989as Mr. Pickett
Age: 68 Nosferatu in Venice
1988as Don Alvise
Age: 68 Prince of Darkness
1987as Priest
Age: 66 Black Arrow
1985as Sir Oliver Oates
Age: 63 Witness for the Prosecution
1982as Mr. Myers
Age: 63 Alone in the Dark
1982as Leo Bain
Age: 61 Escape from New York
1981as President of the United States
Age: 61 The Monster Club
1981as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
Age: 59 Halloween
1978as Loomis
Age: 56 Trial by Combat
1976as Sir Giles Marley
Age: 56 The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975as Danglars
Age: 54 Watch Out, We're Mad
1974as Doctor
Age: 53 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973as Fred Smudge
Age: 53 The Pied Piper
1972as The Baron
Age: 53 Death Line
1972as Inspector Calhoun
Age: 52 Kidnapped
1971as Ebenezer Balfour
Age: 51 THX 1138
1971as SEN
Age: 49 Mr. Freedom
1969as Dr. Freedom
Age: 48 Will Penny
1967as Preacher Quint
Age: 48 The Diary of Anne Frank
1967as Albert Dussel
Age: 47 Matchless
1967as Gregori Andreanu
Age: 47 You Only Live Twice
1967as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Age: 47 The Night of the Generals
1967as General Kahlenberge
Age: 47 Eye of the Devil
1966as Pere Dominic
Age: 46 Fantastic Voyage
1966as Dr. Michaels
Age: 46 Cul-de-sac
1966as George
Age: 43 The Great Escape
1963as Blythe 'The Forger'
Age: 38 A Tale of Two Cities
1958as Barsad
Age: 38 Barnacle Bill
1957as Cashier
Age: 37 The Man in the Sky
1957as Crabtree
Age: 36 1984
1956as R. Parsons
Age: 35 Value for Money
1955as Limpy
Age: 35 The Moment of Truth
1955as The Foreign Minister
Age: 34 Orders Are Orders
1954as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
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TV credits
Age: 75 Signs and Wonders
1995as Cornelius Van Damm
Age: 69 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988as Dr. Absalon
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Age: 67 Naso di cane
1986as Olindo Cuomo
Age: 64 Master of the Game
1984as Salomon Van der Merwe
Age: 63 The Barchester Chronicles
1982as Septimus Harding
Age: 60 The French Atlantic Affair
1979as Max Dechambre
Age: 59 Mrs. Columbo
1979
Age: 59 Dick Turpin
1979as Ignatius Slake
Age: 58 Centennial
1978as Sam Purchas
Age: 58 The Bastard
1978as Solomon Sholto
Age: 58 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978as Narrator (voice)
Age: 57 Laurence Olivier Presents
1976as Nat Jeffcote
Age: 55 Shades of Greene
1975as Puckler
Age: 54 Playhouse
1974as George Livingston
Age: 53 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973as Cawser
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Age: 52 The Man Outside
1972as Victor Cobb
Age: 47 NBC Experiment in Television
1967as (voice)