Donald Pleasence
Donald Pleasence (* 5. Oktober 1919 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; † 2. Februar 1995 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Frankreich) war ein britischer Schauspieler. Kritiker nannten ihn den „Mann mit den hypnotischen Augen“.
Seinen Durchbruch in Hollywood hatte Pleasence 1963 mit dem Film Gesprengte Ketten, dem weitere Rollen in großen Hollywood-Produktionen folgten. Er verkörperte 1966 auch den Erzbösewicht Ernst Stavro Blofeld in dem James-Bond-Film Man lebt nur zweimal. Ab den 1970er Jahren trat er auch häufig in B-Movies (Horror-, Mysteryfilmen) auf. Mit der Rolle des Psychiaters Dr. Sam Loomis in dem Film Halloween des Regisseurs John Carpenter, der ein großer Publikumserfolg wurde und dem fünf Fortsetzungen folgten, wurde Pleasence zu einer Kultfigur im Genre des Horrorfilms. Seinen vorletzten Auftritt hatte er in dem italienischen Slasher-Film Fatal Frames. Innerhalb eines Jahres spielte er sowohl 1976 als auch 1977 bei beiden Produktionen mit dem Titel Jesus von Nazareth mit; war er 1976 noch als Pontius Pilatus zu sehen, spielte er im Jahr darauf die Rolle des Melchior.
Fotos
Filme (191)
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
2026 · Dr. Loomis
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
2003 · Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
The Making of Fatal Frames
1997 · self
Fatal Frames
1996 · Professor Robinson
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995 · Dr. Loomis
Safe Haven
1995 · The Sailor
Guinevere
1994 · Merlin
Freeze: But is it Art?
1994 · Sinister Dentist
The Big Freeze
1993 · Soup slurper
The Hour of the Pig
1993 · Pincheon
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · Phido the Vulture (voice)
Femme Fatale
1993 · Victor Harty
Dien Bien Phu
1992 · Howard Simpson
Shadows and Fog
1991 · Doctor
Millions
1991 · Ripa
Life of General De Gaulle
1990 · Winston Churchill
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989 · Jason Rafiel
Casablanca Express
1989 · Colonel Bats
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
1989 · Dr. Sam Loomis
River of Death
1989 · Heinrich Spaatz
Ten Little Indians
1989 · Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Buried Alive
1989 · Dr. Schaeffer
Paganini Horror
1989 · Mr. Pickett
The House of Usher
1989 · Walter Usher
American Rickshaw
1989 · Rev. Mortom
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 · Dr. Absalon
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 · Dr. Loomis
Nosferatu in Venice
1988 · Don Alvise
Last Platoon
1988 · Colonel B. Abrahams
Metropolitan Animals
1988 · Prof. Livingstone
The Commander
1988 · Henry Carlson
Hanna's War
1988 · Captain Thomas Rosza
Phantom of Death
1988 · Inspector Datti
Prince of Darkness
1987 · Priest
Django Strikes Again
1987 · Ben Gunn
Ground Zero
1987 · Prosper Gaffney
Double Target
1987 · Sen. Blaster
Basements
1987 · Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
Scoop
1987 · Lord Copper
Specters
1987 · Professor Lasky
Warrior Queen
1987 · Clodius Flaucus
Gila and Rik
1987 · Joe Gardenia
Cobra Mission
1986 · Father Lenoir
To Kill a Stranger
1986 · Col. Kostik
Deadheat
1986 · Aldo Rossi
Into the Darkness
1986 · David Beckett
Nothing Underneath
1985 · Commissioner Danesi
Black Arrow
1985 · Sir Oliver Oates
Reel Horror
1985 · Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
Treasure of the Amazon
1985 · Klaus von Blantz
The Corsican Brothers
1985 · The Chancellor
Phenomena
1985 · Professor John McGregor
The Ambassador
1985 · Minister Eretz
Arch of Triumph
1984 · Ivon Haake
Terror in the Aisles
1984 · Self - Host
A Breed Apart
1984 · J.P. Whittier
Where Is Parsifal?
1984 · Mackintosh
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
1984 · Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
The Devonsville Terror
1983 · Dr. Warley
The Falklands Factor
1983 · Dr. Samuel Johnson
Warrior of the Lost World
1983 · Prossor
Witness for the Prosecution
1982 · Mr. Myers
Alone in the Dark
1982 · Leo Bain
Computercide
1982 · George Dettler
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
1981 · Gilbert Carson
Halloween II
1981 · Dr Samuel Loomis
Escape from New York
1981 · President of the United States
The Monster Club
1981 · Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
Blade on the Feather
1980 · John Cavendish
Pumaman
1980 · Kobras
All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 · Kantorek
Better Late Than Never
1979 · Colonel Riddle
Jaguar Lives!
1979 · General Villanova
Dracula
1979 · Dr. Jack Seward
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979 · Dr. Steiner
Jig-Saw
1979 · Albert Rumpelmayer
Gold of the Amazon Women
1979 · Clarence Blasko
Power Play
1978 · Blair
Halloween
1978 · Loomis
Last In, First Out
1978 · Rothko
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · B.D. Brockhurst
Night Creature
1978 · Axel MacGregor
Tomorrow Never Comes
1978 · Dr. Todd
Blood Relatives
1978 · James Doniac
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
1978 · Capt. Vladimir Popov
Telefon
1977 · Nicolai Dalchimsky
Oh, God!
1977 · Doctor Harmon
The Uncanny
1977 · Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
The Eagle Has Landed
1976 · Himmler
Hindle Wakes
1976 · Nat Jeffcote
The Last Tycoon
1976 · Boxley
The Passover Plot
1976 · Pontius Pilate
Meriel the Ghost Girl
1976 · George Livingston
Goldenrod
1976 · John Tyler Jones
The Devil's Men
1976 · Father Roche
The Joke
1976 · Bendel
Trial by Combat
1976 · Sir Giles Marley
I Don't Want to Be Born
1976 · Dr. Finch
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 · Danglars
Hearts of the West
1975 · A.J. Nietz
Journey into Fear
1975 · Kuvetli
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 · Lucas Deranian
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
1974 · Erich Count von Plasma
House of the Damned
1974 · Martin Zayas
Occupations
1974 · Christo Kabak
The Cafeteria
1974 · Aaron
The Mutations
1974 · Professor Nolter
The Black Windmill
1974 · Cedric Harper
Watch Out, We're Mad
1974 · Doctor
From Beyond the Grave
1974 · Jim Underwood
Tales That Witness Madness
1973 · Prof. R.C. Tremayne
Malachi's Cove
1973 · Malachi
The Rainbow Boys
1973 · Ralph Logan
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973 · Fred Smudge
The Pied Piper
1972 · The Baron
Wedding in White
1972 · Jim Dougall, Sr.
Death Line
1972 · Inspector Calhoun
Innocent Bystanders
1972 · Loomis
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · Thomas Cromwell
The Jerusalem File
1972 · Major Samuels
Kidnapped
1971 · Ebenezer Balfour
Skin Deep
1971 · Gerry Muddiman
Wake in Fright
1971 · Doc Tydon
The Fox Trot
1971 · Tom
THX 1138
1971 · SEN
Soldier Blue
1970 · Isaac Q. Cumber
The Madwoman of Chaillot
1969 · The Prospector
Arthur? Arthur!
1969 · Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
Mr. Freedom
1969 · Dr. Freedom
Last to Go
1969
Sleep is Lovely
1968 · Clive
The News-Benders
1968 · J.G.
Creature of Comfort
1968 · James Thorne
Will Penny
1967 · Preacher Quint
The Diary of Anne Frank
1967 · Albert Dussel
Matchless
1967 · Gregori Andreanu
You Only Live Twice
1967 · Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Call Me Daddy
1967 · Ben Hoffman
The Night of the Generals
1967 · General Kahlenberge
Eye of the Devil
1966 · Pere Dominic
Fantastic Voyage
1966 · Dr. Michaels
Cul-de-sac
1966 · George
The Hallelujah Trail
1965 · 'Oracle' Jones
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 · The Dark Hermit - Satan
The Caretaker
1964 · Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
Dr. Crippen
1963 · Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
The Great Escape
1963 · Blythe 'The Forger'
The Inspector
1962 · Wolters
The Horsemasters
1961 · Captain Pinski
What a Carve Up!
1961 · Everett Sloane
Spare the Rod
1961 · Mr. Jenkins
The Wind of Change
1961 · Pop
No Love for Johnnie
1961 · Renfrew
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960 · Caterpillar
The Cupboard
1960 · Fred Watson
The Hands of Orlac
1960 · Graham Coates
A Story of David
1960 · Nabal
Suspect
1960 · Parsons, alias Bill Brown
Toff and Fingers
1960 · Self/Host
The Big Day
1960 · Victor Partridge
Sons and Lovers
1960 · Mr. Pappleworth
Hell Is a City
1960 · Gus Hawkins
Circus of Horrors
1960 · Vanet
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 · Irwin Hoffman
The Flesh and the Fiends
1960 · William Hare
The Shakedown
1960 · Jessel Brown
Killers of Kilimanjaro
1959 · Captain
Look Back in Anger
1959 · Hurst
The Traitor
1959 · Grantley Caypor
The Two-Headed Spy
1958 · Gen. Hardt
The Greatest Man in the World
1958 · US President
The Man Inside
1958 · Organ Grinder
The Wind Cannot Read
1958 · Doctor
Heart of a Child
1958 · Spiel
The Telltale Heart
1958 · Writer
A Tale of Two Cities
1958 · Barsad
Barnacle Bill
1957 · Cashier
Manuela
1957 · Evans
The Man in the Sky
1957 · Crabtree
The Black Tent
1956 · Ali
1984
1956 · R. Parsons
Value for Money
1955 · Limpy
The Moment of Truth
1955 · The Foreign Minister
Round the World in 80 Days
1955 · Voices
Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954 · Syme
Orders Are Orders
1954 · Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
The Beachcomber
1954 · Tromp
The Dybbuk
1952 · Second batlon
New Line: Independent Legacies
· Self (archive footage)
Serien (51)
Signs and Wonders
1995 · Cornelius Van Damm
The World of Hammer
1994 · Self (archive footage)
Donne armate
1991 · Dreyfuss
The vulture can wait
1991 · Armon Shalik
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
1988 · Dr. Absalon
Naso di cane
1986 · Olindo Cuomo
The Ray Bradbury Theater
1985 · George Hill
Screen Two
1985 · Victor Harty, Pincheon
Master of the Game
1984 · Salomon Van der Merwe
The Barchester Chronicles
1982 · Septimus Harding
Wogan
1982 · Self
The French Atlantic Affair
1979 · Max Dechambre
Mrs. Columbo
1979
Dick Turpin
1979 · Ignatius Slake
Centennial
1978 · Sam Purchas
The Bastard
1978 · Solomon Sholto
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
1978 · Narrator (voice)
Jesus of Nazareth
1977 · Melchior
Laurence Olivier Presents
1976 · Nat Jeffcote
Peep Show
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
Shades of Greene
1975 · Puckler
Playhouse
1974 · George Livingston, Bendel, Aaron
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1973 · Cawser
The Man Outside
1972 · Victor Cobb
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · Carnacki
Columbo
1971 · Adrian Carsini
Play for Today
1970 · Samuel Johnson, Gerry Muddiman
Confession
1970 · Sergeant Hurby
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Hans Vogler
NBC Experiment in Television
1967 · (voice)
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · Richard Pratt, J.G.
The Wednesday Play
1964 · The Head Waiter
Espionage
1963 · Escalon
The Fugitive
1963 · Max Pfeiffer
The Outer Limits
1963 · Harold J. Finley
The Defenders
1961 · Dr. Byron Saul
Sunday-Night Play
1960 · Admiral Vespery
Danger Man
1960 · Nikolides, Captain Aldrich
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · Host
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Ellis Fowler
Interpol Calling
1959 · Karl Haussman
One Step Beyond
1959 · Harvey Laurence
The Adventures of William Tell
1958
Armchair Theatre
1956 · President of the USA, Fred Watson, Ben Hoffman
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Nominee
ITV Play of the Week
1955 · Supt. Smith
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955 · Prince John
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Captain Pinski, Lucas Deranian
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Kantorek, Myers, The Chancellor
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Syme, Corporal