Donald Pleasence
Birthday: October 5, 1919
Birth Place: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Height: 5' 7"

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Biography

Movie Credits

Fatal Frames	(1996)
[ David Warbeck ]
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers	(1995)
[ Paul Rudd ][ John Carpenter ]
Signs and Wonders	(1995)
[ James Earl Jones ][ David Warner ][ Hal Sparks ][ David Rasche ][ Alex Norton ]
Safe Haven	(1995)
Guinevere	(1994)
[ Sean Patrick Flanery ][ Noah Wyle ]
The Hour of the Pig	(1993)
[ Colin Firth ][ Ian Holm ][ Michael Gough ]
Femme Fatale	(1993)
[ Simon Callow ]
The Princess and the Cobbler	(1993)
[ Sean Connery ][ Matthew Broderick ][ Vincent Price ][ Joss Ackland ][ Jonathan Winters ]
The Big Freeze	(1993)
[ Bob Hoskins ][ John Mills ]
Diên Biên Phu	(1992)
[ Patrick Catalifo ]
Shadows and Fog	(1992)
[ John Cusack ][ Woody Allen ][ John Malkovich ][ William H Macy ][ William H. Macy ]
Avvoltoio può attendere, L'	(1991)
Miliardi	(1991)
[ Billy Zane ]
Buried Alive	(1990)
[ Arnold Vosloo ][ Tim Matheson ][ Robert Vaughn ][ William Atherton ]
Donne armate	(1990)
Moi, général de Gaulle	(1990)
American risciò	(1990)
A Caribbean Mystery	(1989)
[ Adrian Lukis ]
Casablanca Express	(1989)
[ Glenn Ford ][ Jason Connery ][ Francesco Quinn ]
Halloween 5	(1989)
[ John Carpenter ]
River of Death	(1989)
[ Robert Vaughn ][ Michael Dudikoff ][ Herbert Lom ]
Paganini Horror	(1989)
Ten Little Indians	(1989)
[ Frank Stallone ][ Herbert Lom ]
Hanna's War	(1988)
[ David Warner ][ Denholm Elliott ][ Rade Serbedzija ][ Anthony Andrews ]
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story	(1988)
[ Christopher Reeve ][ Ian McShane ][ Judd Hirsch ][ Anthony John Denison ]
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers	(1988)
[ John Carpenter ][ Sasha Jenson ]
Nosferatu a Venezia	(1988)
[ Christopher Plummer ][ Klaus Kinski ]
Commander, Der	(1988)
[ Lee Van Cleef ]
Delitto poco comune, Un	(1988)
[ Michael York ]
The House of Usher	(1988)
[ Oliver Reed ]
Angel Hill: l'ultima missione	(1988)
[ Richard Hatch ]
Prince of Darkness	(1987)
[ John Carpenter ][ Alice Cooper ][ Jameson Parker ]
Ground Zero	(1987)
[ Ted Levine ][ Dennis Farina ][ Bill Campbell ][ Andrew Dice Clay ][ Jon Polito ]
Double Target	(1987)
Basements	(1987)
[ John Travolta ][ Robert Altman ][ Julian Sands ]
Django 2: il grande ritorno	(1987)
[ Franco Nero ]
Warrior Queen	(1987)
Spettri	(1987)
Naso di cane	(1987)
Scoop	(1987)
[ Denholm Elliott ][ Herbert Lom ]
Animali metropolitani	(1987)
Onora il padre	(1986)
Into the Darkness	(1986)
Phenomena	(1985)
[ Dario Argento ][ Patrick Bauchau ]
Black Arrow	(1985)
[ Oliver Reed ]
Cobra Mission	(1985)
To Kill a Stranger	(1985)
[ Dean Stockwell ][ Aldo Ray ]
Sotto il vestito niente	(1985)
The Treasure of the Amazon	(1985)
Arch of Triumph	(1985)
[ Anthony Hopkins ]
The Corsican Brothers	(1985)
A Breed Apart	(1984)
[ Rutger Hauer ][ Powers Boothe ][ Brion James ]
The Ambassador	(1984)
[ Robert Mitchum ][ Rock Hudson ][ Fabio Testi ][ Moti Shirin ]
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie	(1984)
[ Aldo Ray ]
The Devonsville Terror	(1983)
Warrior of the Lost World	(1983)
[ Fred Williamson ]
Where Is Parsifal?	(1983)
[ Orson Welles ][ Tony Curtis ][ Erik Estrada ]
Witness for the Prosecution	(1982)
[ Billy Wilder ][ Beau Bridges ][ Lloyd Bridges ][ Michael Gough ]
Alone in the Dark	(1982)
[ Martin Landau ][ Jack Palance ][ Dwight Schultz ]
Computercide	(1982)
Escape from New York	(1981)
[ Kurt Russell ][ John Carpenter ][ Ernest Borgnine ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Lee Van Cleef ]
Race for the Yankee Zephyr	(1981)
[ George Peppard ][ Bruno Lawrence ]
Halloween II	(1981)
[ John Carpenter ][ Dana Carvey ][ Billy Warlock ]
Blade on the Feather	(1980)
[ Denholm Elliott ]
Uomo puma, L'	(1980)
The Monster Club	(1980)
[ Vincent Price ]
Jaguar Lives!	(1979)
[ Christopher Lee ][ John Huston ]
All Quiet on the Western Front	(1979)
[ Ian Holm ][ Ernest Borgnine ]
Better Late Than Never	(1979)
[ Harry Morgan ][ Tyne Daly ][ Harold Gould ][ Strother Martin ]
Dracula	(1979)
[ Laurence Olivier ][ Frank Langella ][ John Williams ]
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff	(1979)
[ Robert Vaughn ][ Dana Elcar ]
Homme en colère, L'	(1979)
Gold of the Amazon Women	(1979)
Power Play	(1978)
[ Peter O'Toole ][ Michael Ironside ]
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	(1978)
[ Steve Martin ][ John Lennon ][ Keith Carradine ][ Paul McCartney ][ Leif Garrett ]
Night Creature	(1978)
The Bastard	(1978)
[ William Shatner ][ William Daniels ][ Philip Baker Hall ][ Harry Morgan ][ Raymond Burr ]
Tomorrow Never Comes	(1978)
[ Oliver Reed ][ Raymond Burr ]
Liens de sang, Les	(1978)
[ Donald Sutherland ]
The Defection of Simas Kudirka	(1978)
[ Alan Arkin ][ Richard Jordan ][ George Dzundza ]
Halloween	(1978)
[ John Carpenter ]
Ordre et la sécurité du monde, L'	(1978)
[ Dennis Hopper ][ Joseph Cotten ]
Telefon	(1977)
[ Charles Bronson ][ Tyne Daly ]
Oh, God!	(1977)
[ David Ogden Stiers ][ Paul Sorvino ][ William Daniels ][ Carl Reiner ][ Ralph Bellamy ]
The Uncanny	(1977)
[ Peter Cushing ][ John Vernon ][ Ray Milland ]
Trial by Combat	(1976)
[ Bernard Hill ][ Peter Cushing ][ John Mills ]
Ubu roi	(1976)
The Eagle Has Landed	(1976)
[ Michael Caine ][ Robert Duvall ][ Donald Sutherland ][ Treat Williams ][ Larry Hagman ]
The Last Tycoon	(1976)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Jack Nicholson ][ Tony Curtis ][ Robert Mitchum ][ John Cho ]
The Passover Plot	(1976)
[ Dan Hedaya ]
Goldenrod	(1976)
Land of the Minotaur	(1976)
[ Peter Cushing ]
Hearts of the West	(1975)
[ Jeff Bridges ][ Alan Arkin ][ Fred Ward ][ Andy Griffith ][ Alex Rocco ]
Journey Into Fear	(1975)
[ Vincent Price ][ Sam Waterston ][ Ian McShane ][ Jackie Cooper ]
Escape to Witch Mountain	(1975)
[ Edward Albert ][ Eddie Albert ][ Ray Milland ]
The Count of Monte-Cristo	(1975)
[ Tony Curtis ][ Richard Chamberlain ]
I Don't Want to Be Born	(1975)
Malachi's Cove	(1974)
The Mutations	(1974)
[ Tom Baker ]
Loba y la Paloma, La	(1974)
Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo	(1974)
[ Terence Hill ][ Bud Spencer ]
The Black Windmill	(1974)
[ Michael Caine ][ John Rhys-Davies ][ John Vernon ][ Joss Ackland ]
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own	(1974)
[ Roy Kinnear ][ Barry Humphries ]
The Cafeteria	(1974)
The Rainbow Boys	(1973)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	(1973)
[ Kirk Douglas ]
From Beyond the Grave	(1973)
[ David Warner ][ Peter Cushing ]
The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water	(1973)
Tales That Witness Madness	(1973)
Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm	(1973)
[ George Gaynes ][ Dana Elcar ]
Wedding in White	(1972)
Innocent Bystanders	(1972)
[ Dana Andrews ][ Warren Mitchell ]
The Pied Piper	(1972)
[ John Hurt ][ Roy Kinnear ][ Jack Wild ]
The Jerusalem File	(1972)
[ Bruce Davison ]
Death Line	(1972)
[ Christopher Lee ]
Henry VIII and His Six Wives	(1972)
[ Brian Blessed ][ Michael Gough ][ David Bailie ]
Skin Deep	(1971)
The Foxtrot	(1971)
Kidnapped	(1971)
[ Michael Caine ]
Wake in Fright	(1971)
THX 1138	(1971)
[ Robert Duvall ][ Francis Ford Coppola ][ David Ogden Stiers ][ Sid Haig ]
Soldier Blue	(1970)
[ Peter Strauss ][ Dana Elcar ]
The Madwoman of Chaillot	(1969)
[ Katharine Hepburn ][ Yul Brynner ][ Richard Chamberlain ][ Danny Kaye ]
Mr. Freedom	(1969)
Arthur! Arthur!	(1969)
The Other People	(1968)
Will Penny	(1968)
[ Charlton Heston ][ Jon Gries ][ Lee Majors ][ Bruce Dern ][ Slim Pickens ]
Creature of Comfort	(1968)
The News Benders	(1968)
Taste	(1967)
The Diary of Anne Frank	(1967)
[ Max von Sydow ]
You Only Live Twice	(1967)
[ Sean Connery ][ Roald Dahl ][ Desmond Llewelyn ][ Ian Fleming ]
Eye of the Devil	(1967)
[ David Niven ]
The Night of the Generals	(1967)
[ Christopher Plummer ][ Peter O'Toole ][ Omar Sharif ][ Tom Courtenay ]
Fantastic Voyage	(1966)
[ James Brolin ]
Cul-de-sac	(1966)
Matchless	(1966)
The Hallelujah Trail	(1965)
[ Burt Lancaster ][ Martin Landau ][ Brian Keith ]
The Greatest Story Ever Told	(1965)
[ John Wayne ][ Charlton Heston ][ Sidney Poitier ][ Max von Sydow ][ Martin Landau ]
The Great Escape	(1963)
[ Steve McQueen ][ Charles Bronson ][ James Garner ][ Richard Attenborough ]
The Caretaker	(1963)
[ Robert Shaw ][ Alan Bates ]
Lisa	(1962)
Dr. Crippen	(1962)
The Horsemasters	(1961)
The Horsemasters: Part 2	(1961)
What a Carve Up!	(1961)
[ Michael Gough ]
The Horsemasters: Part 1	(1961)
No Love for Johnnie	(1961)
[ Oliver Reed ]
Spare the Rod	(1961)
[ Jeremy Bullock ]
The Hands of Orlac	(1961)
[ Christopher Lee ][ Mel Ferrer ]
The Wind of Change	(1961)
Suspect	(1960)
[ Peter Cushing ]
The Big Day	(1960)
Position of Trust	(1960)
The Cupboard	(1960)
Sons and Lovers	(1960)
[ Dean Stockwell ]
Circus of Horrors	(1960)
[ Kenny Baker ]
Hell Is a City	(1960)
[ Johnny Crawford ][ Warren Mitchell ]
A Story of David	(1960)
The Battle of the Sexes	(1959)
[ Peter Sellers ]
Killers of Kilimanjaro	(1959)
[ Robert Taylor ]
The Flesh and the Fiends	(1959)
[ Peter Cushing ][ Steven Berkoff ]
The Shakedown	(1959)
The Man Inside	(1958)
[ Jack Palance ]
The Wind Cannot Read	(1958)
The Greatest Man in the World	(1958)
[ Patrick McGoohan ]
A Tale of Two Cities	(1958)
[ Christopher Lee ][ Denholm Elliott ]
Heart of a Child	(1958)
Look Back in Anger	(1958)
[ Richard Burton ]
The Two-Headed Spy	(1958)
[ Michael Caine ]
Barnacle Bill	(1957)
[ Alec Guinness ][ Warren Mitchell ]
Manuela	(1957)
[ Christopher Lee ][ Warren Mitchell ]
The Man in the Sky	(1957)
The Ambush	(1957)
Man in a Moon	(1957)
1984	(1956)
[ John Vernon ]
One	(1956)
The Black Tent	(1956)
Isabella	(1956)
A Village Wooing	(1956)
The Prisoner	(1956)
Value for Money	(1955)
The Moment of Truth	(1955)
[ Peter Cushing ][ Peter Ustinov ]
1984	(1954)
[ Peter Cushing ]
The Face of Love	(1954)
[ Peter Cushing ]
Orders Are Orders	(1954)
[ Peter Sellers ]
The Beachcomber	(1954)
Montserrat	(1954)
[ Denholm Elliott ]
Arrow to the Heart	(1952)

Trivia

• His portrayal of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967) will always be an influence of the Dr. Evil character in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999). Both Dr. Evil (Mike Myers) and Pleasence's Blofeld have a large facial scar.
• Father of Angela Pleasence, Polly Jo Pleasence and Miranda Pleasence.
• He had elocution lessons as a child.
• The only actor to have appeared in both The Great Escape (1963) and its TV sequel, The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) (TV). Ironically, he played one of the would-be great escapees in the first film and one of the German executioners in the second. Strangely he even played the role of the SS and GESTAPO chief, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler, in the film The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Himmler was the one who ordered the secret murder of "the 50" POW's. Thus, Pleasence is likely one of only a few actors to have ever portrayed all three roles of murder conspirator, executioner, and victim!
• Was originally chosen to play Blair in The Thing (1982), but a scheduling conflict prevented him from doing so. Therefore, the role went to Wilford Brimley.
• When Moustapha Akkad asked Donald Pleasence how many more "Halloween" films he was planning to make, Donald replied "I stop at twenty-two".
• Married four times and had five daughters. Angela and Jean were born from his marriage to actress Miriam Raymond; Lucy and Polly were the products of his union with actress/singer Josephine Crombie; Miranda was conceived during his marriage to singer Meira Shore.
• Shortly before his death in 1995, he was scheduled to star in a production of "King Lear" that would have featured daughters Angela, Polly and Miranda.
• His father was a stationmaster.
• He was initially a conscientous objector during World War II, but later changed his mind and joined the British Royal Air Force. His plane was shot down and was taken prisoner of war where he was tortured by the Nazis until his release in 1945.
• Was held at Stalag Luft I, near the Baltic Sea. While a POW during World War II, he organized a theater company in order to pass the time. His productions included "The Petrified Forest," in which he played the Leslie Howard role opposite a 6' 1" Canadian who played the Bette Davis part.
• Played Loomis in Innocent Bystanders (1972), Dr. Sam Loomis in most of the first six Halloween (1978) movies (Halloween III was not a Michael Myers movie) and Father Loomis in Prince of Darkness (1987).
• The only star of The Great Escape (1963) to have actually been a WW2 prisoner of war. When he kindly offered advice to the film's director John Sturges, he was politely asked to keep his "opinions" to himself. Later when another star from the film informed Sturges that Mr. Pleasence had actually been a RAF Officer in a WW2 German POW Stalag camp, he embarrassingly requested Donald's technical advice and input on historical accuracy from that point forward.
• Was nominated for four Tony Awards as Best Actor (Dramatic): in 1962, for "The Caretaker," a part he recreated in the film version also titled The Caretaker (1963); in 1965, for "Poor Bitos;" in 1969 for "The Man in the Glass Booth;" and, in 1972, for "Wise Child" - but he never won.
• He was a wireless operator in Lancaster Bombers in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
• Often joked to friends and family that, before "Halloween" came out, he was typecast as villans and psychos, never having been given the chance to play a good guy or hero. However, after his portrayl of the heroic, Van Helsing like Dr. Loomis in "Halloween", he had the exact opposite problem in that no one wanted to see him play bad guys anymore, that the only parts offered to him were avengers and hero's.

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