Deceased

How Did Donald Pleasence Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 75

Also known asDonald Pleasance, Don Pleasence, Donald Plesance, Donald Henry Pleasence, Дональд Генри Плезенс, Дональд Плезенс, دانلد پلزنسGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn05/10/1919Born inWorksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UKDied02/02/1995Died inSaint-Paul-de-VenceCauseheart failureWikidataQ314914 ↗TMDb#9221 ↗

Donald Henry Pleasence was an English actor. He was known for his "bald head and intense, staring eyes," and played more than 250 stage, film, and television roles across a nearly 60-year career.

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Filmography120 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL MusicMovie	Self (archive footage)	106
1995	Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersMovie	Dr. Loomis	76
1994	The World of HammerSeries	Self (archive footage)	75
1993	The Hour of the PigMovie	Pincheon	74
1993	The Big FreezeMovie	Soup slurper	74
1993	Femme FataleMovie	Victor Harty	74
1991	Shadows and FogMovie	Doctor	72
1989	Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersMovie	Dr. Sam Loomis	70
1989	Paganini HorrorMovie	Mr. Pickett	70
1989	Ten Little IndiansMovie	Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave	70
1989	Casablanca ExpressMovie	Colonel Bats	70
1988	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersMovie	Dr. Loomis	69
1988	The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryMovie	Dr. Absalon	69
1988	Hanna's WarMovie	Captain Thomas Rosza	69
1988	The Great Escape II: The Untold StorySeries	Dr. Absalon	69
1988	Metropolitan AnimalsMovie	Prof. Livingstone	69
1988	The CommanderMovie	Henry Carlson	69
1988	Last PlatoonMovie	Colonel B. Abrahams	69
1987	Prince of DarknessMovie	Priest	68
1985	Screen TwoSeries	Victor Harty	66
1985	The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries	George Hill	66
1985	PhenomenaMovie	Professor John McGregor	66
1985	The AmbassadorMovie	Minister Eretz	66
1985	Treasure of the AmazonMovie	Klaus von Blantz	66
1984	A Breed ApartMovie	J.P. Whittier	65
1984	Terror in the AislesMovie	Self - Host	65
1983	Warrior of the Lost WorldMovie	Prossor	64
1982	The Barchester ChroniclesSeries	Septimus Harding	63
1982	Alone in the DarkMovie	Leo Bain	63
1982	Witness for the ProsecutionMovie	Mr. Myers	63
1982	ComputercideMovie	George Dettler	63
1981	Escape from New YorkMovie	President of the United States	62
1981	Halloween IIMovie	Sam Loomis	62
1981	The Monster ClubMovie	Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad	62
1979	All Quiet on the Western FrontMovie	Kantorek	60
1979	The French Atlantic AffairSeries	Max Dechambre	60
1979	Dick TurpinSeries	Ignatius Slake	60
1979	Good Luck, Miss WyckoffMovie	Dr. Steiner	60
1979	L'Homme en colèreMovie	Albert Rumpelmayer	60
1979	Gold of the Amazon WomenMovie	Clarence Blasko	60
1978	HalloweenMovie	Loomis	59
1978	Tomorrow Never ComesMovie	Dr. Todd	59
1978	CentennialSeries	Sam Purchas	59
1978	The Dark Secret of Harvest HomeSeries	Narrator (voice)	59
1978	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandMovie	B.D. Brockhurst	59
1978	The BastardSeries	Solomon Sholto	59
1978	The Defection of Simas KudirkaMovie	Capt. Vladimir Popov	59
1978	Power PlayMovie	Blair	59
1978	Blood RelativesMovie	James Doniac	59
1977	Jesus of NazarethSeries	Melchior	58
1977	Oh, God!Movie	Doctor Harmon	58
1977	TelefonMovie	Nicolai Dalchimsky	58
1977	The UncannyMovie	Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")	58
1976	The Last TycoonMovie	Boxley	57
1976	The Eagle Has LandedMovie	Himmler	57
1976	I Don't Want to Be BornMovie	Dr. Finch	57
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Self - Host	56
1975	Hearts of the WestMovie	A.J. Nietz	56
1975	The Count of Monte-CristoMovie	Danglars	56
1975	Journey into FearMovie	Kuvetli	56
1974	PlayhouseSeries	Aaron	55
1974	Watch Out, We're MadMovie	Doctor	55
1974	From Beyond the GraveMovie	Jim Underwood	55
1974	Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnMovie	Erich Count von Plasma	55
1974	OccupationsMovie	Christo Kabak	55
1974	The Black WindmillMovie	Cedric Harper	55
1973	Orson Welles' Great MysteriesSeries	Cawser	54
1973	Tales That Witness MadnessMovie	Prof. R.C. Tremayne	54
1973	Malachi's CoveMovie	Malachi	54
1972	Henry VIII and His Six WivesMovie	Thomas Cromwell	53
1972	Death LineMovie	Inspector Calhoun	53
1972	The Pied PiperMovie	The Baron	53
1971	ColumboSeries	Adrian Carsini	52
1971	The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeries	Carnacki	52
1971	Wake in FrightMovie	Doc Tydon	52
1971	THX 1138Movie	SEN	52
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Samuel Johnson	51
1970	Soldier BlueMovie	Isaac Q. Cumber	51
1969	The Madwoman of ChaillotMovie	The Prospector	50
1968	Hawaii Five-OSeries	Hans Vogler	49
1967	Will PennyMovie	Preacher Quint	48
1967	The Night of the GeneralsMovie	General Kahlenberge	48
1967	MatchlessMovie	Gregori Andreanu	48
1967	You Only Live TwiceMovie	Ernst Stavro Blofeld	48
1966	Fantastic VoyageMovie	Dr. Michaels	47
1966	Eye of the DevilMovie	Pere Dominic	47
1965	The Greatest Story Ever ToldMovie	The Dark Hermit - Satan	46
1965	The Hallelujah TrailMovie	'Oracle' Jones	46
1963	The FugitiveSeries	Max Pfeiffer	44
1963	The Great EscapeMovie	Blythe 'The Forger'	44
1963	The Outer LimitsSeries	Harold J. Finley	44
1963	EspionageSeries	Escalon	44
1963	Dr. CrippenMovie	Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen	44
1961	The DefendersSeries	Dr. Byron Saul	42
1961	No Love for JohnnieMovie	Renfrew	42
1961	What a Carve Up!Movie	Everett Sloane	42
1960	Sunday-Night PlaySeries	Admiral Vespery	41
1960	Hell Is a CityMovie	Gus Hawkins	41
1960	Danger ManSeries	Nikolides	41
1960	Armchair Mystery TheatreSeries	Host	41
1960	The Battle of the SexesMovie	Irwin Hoffman	41
1960	The Hands of OrlacMovie	Graham Coates	41
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Ellis Fowler	40
1959	One Step BeyondSeries	Harvey Laurence	40
1959	Interpol CallingSeries	Karl Haussman	40
1959	Look Back in AngerMovie	Hurst	40
1958	The Man InsideMovie	Organ Grinder	39
1958	A Tale of Two CitiesMovie	Barsad	39
1958	The Adventures of William TellSeries	—	39
1958	The Two-Headed SpyMovie	Gen. Hardt	39
1958	The Wind Cannot ReadMovie	Doctor	39
1957	The Man in the SkyMovie	Crabtree	38
1956	Armchair TheatreSeries	—	37
1956	1984Movie	R. Parsons	37
1955	The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries	Prince John	36
1955	The Moment of TruthMovie	The Foreign Minister	36
1954	The Wonderful World of DisneySeries	Captain Pinski	35
1954	Orders Are OrdersMovie	Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)	35
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Kantorek	32
1950	Sunday Night TheatreSeries	Corporal	31