Donald Pleasence

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Perhaps best known as Dr. Samuel Loomis in the Halloween series.
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Actor Credits (114) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1997 Fatal Frames Professor Robinson
1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers Dr. Samuel Loomis
1995 The Thief and the Cobbler Phido the Vulture
1993 Screen Two (1)
1993 The Advocate Pincheon
1992 Lovejoy (1)
1992 Shadows and Fog Doctor
1992 Diên Biên Phú Howard Simpson
1992 Aspel & Company (1) Himself
1990 Ten Little Indians Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
1990 Buried Alive Dr. Schaeffer
1990 American Tiger Reverend Mortom
1989 A Caribbean Mystery Jason Rafiel
1989 Casablanca Express Colonel Bats
1989 Halloween 5 Dr. Samuel Loomis
1989 River of Death Heinrich Spaatz
1989 Paganini Horror Mr. Pickett
1989 The House of Usher Walter Usher
1988 Hanna's War Captain Thomas Rosza
1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers Dr. Samuel Loomis
1988 Bye Bye Vietnam Colonel B. Abrams
1988 The Commander Henry Carlson
1988 The Ray Bradbury Theater (1)
1988 Nosferatu in Venice Don Alvise
1987 Prince of Darkness Priest
1987 Django Strikes Again Gunn
1987 Ground Zero Prosper Gaffney
1986 Cobra Mission Father Lenoir
1985 Creepers Professor John McGregor
1985 The Treasure of the Amazon Klaus von Blantz
1985 Arch of Triumph Haake
1985 Reel Horror Axel MacGregor
1985 Hallmark Hall of Fame (3)
1985 The Ambassador Minister Eretz
1984 Terror in the Aisles Host / Dr. Loomis
1984 A Breed Apart J.P. Whittier
1984 Master of the Game Salomon Van der Merwe
1984 Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie Victor Frankenstein
1983 Warrior of the Lost World Prossor
1982 Alone in the Dark Dr. Leo Bain
1982 The Barchester Chronicles Rev. Septimus Harding
1981 Saturday Night Live (1) Himself - Host / Various
1981 Halloween II Dr. Samuel Loomis
1981 Escape from New York The President
1981 The Monster Club Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
1980 L'uomo puma Kobras
1979 All Quiet on the Western Front Kantorek
1979 Dracula Jack Seward
1979 Centennial (12) Sam Purchas
1979 Gold of the Amazon Women
1978 Power Play Blair
1978 Halloween Dr. Samuel Loomis
1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band B.D. Hoffler
1978 The Bastard Solomon Sholto
1978 Tomorrow Never Comes Dr. Todd
1977 Telefon Nicolai Dalchimsky
1977 Oh, God! Doctor Harmon
1977 Jesus of Nazareth Melchior
1977 The Eagle Has Landed Himmler
1977 Night Creature
1976 The Last Tycoon Boxley
1976 I Don't Want to Be Born Dr. Finch
1976 Land of the Minotaur Father Roche
1975 Hearts of the West A.J. Neitz
1975 Escape to Witch Mountain Lucas Deranian
1975 The Count of Monte-Cristo Danglars
1975 The Devil Within Her Dr. Finch
1974 The Mutations Professor Nolter
1974 The Black Windmill Cedric Harper
1973 Tales That Witness Madness Prof. R.C. Tremayne
1973 Columbo (1)
1973 From Beyond the Grave Jim Underwood
1972 Wedding in White Jim Dougall, Sr.
1972 Innocent Bystanders Loomis
1972 Raw Meat Inspector Calhoun
1971 Kidnapped Ebenezer Balfour
1971 THX 1138 SEN
1971 Wake in Fright Doc Tydon
1970 Soldier Blue Isaac Q. Cumber
1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot The Prospector
1969 Mr. Freedom Dr. Freedom
1968 Will Penny Preacher Quint
1967 You Only Live Twice Ernst Stavro Blofeld
1967 The Night of the Generals General Kahlenberge
1967 Eye of the Devil Pere Dominic
1966 Cul-de-Sac George
1966 Fantastic Voyage Dr. Michaels
1966 Dr. Crippen Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
1966 The Fugitive (0)
1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre (3) Richard Pratt
1965 The Hallelujah Trail Oracle Jones
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told Satan
1965 The Defenders (1)
1964 The Hands of Orlac Graham Coates
1964 The Caretaker Mac Davies
1964 Espionage (1)
1963 The Outer Limits (0)
1963 The Great Escape Colin Blythe
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (2)
1961 One Step Beyond (1)
1961 The Flesh and the Fiends William Hare
1961 Danger Man (2)
1960 Circus of Horrors Vanet
1960 Sons and Lovers Mr. Puppleworth
1960 The Battle of the Sexes Irwin Hoffman
1960 The Shakedown Jessel Brown
1960 Hell Is a City
1959 Look Back in Anger
1958 The Wind Cannot Read Doctor
1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (2)
1958 The Man Inside Organ-grinder
1957 Barnacle Bill Cashier
1957 The Man in the Sky Crabtree
1956 The Black Tent
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Credited Name Donald Pleasence
Gender Male
Birthday Oct. 5, 1919
Death Feb. 2, 1995
Primary Role Actor
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Country England
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