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Balding, quietly-spoken, of slight build and possessed of piercing blue eyes — often peering out from behind round, steel-rimmed glasses — Donald Pleasence had the necessary physical attributes which make a great screen villain. In the course of his lengthy career, he relished playing the obsessed, the paranoid and the purely evil. Even the Van … 

Full Name Donald Pleasence
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth October 5, 1919
Died 1995-02-02
Place Of Birth Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Height 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Writer
Education Ecclesfield School
Nationality British
Spouse Josephine Crombie
Children Angela Pleasence, Miranda Pleasence, Lucy Pleasance, Polly Jo Pleasence, Jean Pleasence
Parents Thomas Stanley Pleasence, Alice Armitage
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000587
Awards British Academy Television Award for Best Actor, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance
Nominations Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Play, AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actor, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance By A Supporting Actor In A Comedy Or Drama Special
Movies Halloween, You Only Live Twice, Halloween II, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, The Great Escape, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Escape from New York, Prince of Darkness, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, Fantastic Voyage, Wake in Fright, THX 1138, Cul-de-sac, Will Penny, Th…
TV Shows The Barchester Chronicles, Centennial, Jesus of Nazareth, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Foxtrot
Trademark
1 Intense performances
2 Dr. Sam Loomis from the Halloween films
3 Bald head and piercing blue eyes
Title Salary
Halloween (1978) $20,000
Quote
1 [om The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)] George Rose and myself were perfectly horrible grave robbers. As I recall, that film had some rather bloody scenes in it which, in 1960, was a rare occurrence in horror films. That was a really atmospheric film, and it portrayed the poverty of 19th century Europe realistically.
2 [on Fantastic Voyage (1966)] I remember being amazed the first day I walked onto the shoot and saw these outsize sets that simulated the human body. I enjoyed that film because, even though my character was the villain, I got to play him as a much gentler person. Of course, he richly deserved to be swallowed by the antibodies at the end.
3 I don’t know if I’m the first actor people think of when it comes to horror films, but I do seem to get these calls pretty regularly. I work all the time, and it’s by choice. I’ve got homes in Spain and France, and I do tend to have, shall we say, extravagant ways. It’s nice to know that, at some point, I’ll have a month off to work in my garden or be with my grandchildren. But it’s equally good to know that a call might come that would take me halfway around the world to make a film.
4 All kids love horror films. Films of that nature are especially attractive to teenagers for the simple reason that they don’t want to sit home with Mom and Dad and watch game shows. Give them a film that’s scary, violent, and a little bit funny and they’ll be out of the house and into the theaters like a shot.
5 [from an interview in 1988] Being typed as the one who constantly plays the crazy, mixed-up person is something I vehemently deny. I love playing the heavies, like Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967); they’re usually larger than life and are the characters that most people remember. But as my career has progressed, more and more I’m the good guy chasing after the crazy, mixed-up people. I’m rarely the crazed monster anymore. If the truth be known, I prefer being the pursuer. If the crazed killer was the only role I was being offered, I don’t know what I might do to myself.
6 For a while, I wore a toupee because I thought it would help me get work. But it didn’t, so eventually I threw it away and said, “They’ll have to take me the way I am.”
7 I don’t like horror films. I’m interested in them, but if there were three kinds of film playing across the road at my local cinema, the horror film would not be the one I would go to see. I do a lot of horror films because I’m asked to do them, and I need to make money all the time, so …
8 John Carpenter is the best director I ever worked with. One of the main reasons is his bravery in the way he’s cast me in his films. By casting me as the president in Escape from New York (1981) and as the essentially good Dr. Loomis in the original Halloween (1978), he gave me the opportunities that might have been missed had I stayed a stereotypical madman. That casting against type is what made Prince of Darkness (1987) such a lovely bit of business for me. People were walking into the theaters expecting me to be bad, and I ended up representing all the good in the universe.
9 [on The Great Escape (1963)] That was my first big Hollywood picture, and it struck particularly close to home for me because I had been in the RAF and spent some time in a POW camp in Germany. I had a wonderful part and was delighted. Steve McQueen was a bit difficult during the filming, flying in three separate screenwriters to make sure his character was to his liking. Coming from a theater background, I had a lot of qualms with the way this big budget movie was being made, but I kept my mouth shut and was ultimately very happy with the experience.
10 [from an interview done in 1989] It’s gotten to the point where it’s big news when I don’t do a horror film. At this point in my career, it doesn’t bother me much that I’m probably hopelessly typecast. I like to work, and horror films definitely keep me working.
11 [on THX 1138 (1971)] It was an enjoyable film to make. Even at that point, I had a feeling George Lucas would go on to do some wonderful things. Technically he knew everything about the business at a very young age.
12 [on Halloween (1978)] There are parts of the script which I couldn’t accept. I believe people are behaving in a way in which they couldn’t possibly in real life behave. And that’s always difficult because if you’re one of the people, then you are the one who’s going to look like an idiot.
13 There was a sort of horror picture that I did called The Mutations (1974). I think I did that solely for the money. I have six daughters, and they can be quite expensive, so one has to keep working and be able to pay the bills. I did get to work with Tom Baker. He’s a very charming, bright man and I liked him very much. I remember that movie as a very happy time; the whole gang of us were very friendly, and that means so much when you’re working together. But I surely wouldn’t list that film among my proudest moments.
14 I treat all film roles one way – very seriously.
15 I’m a professional actor. I get the part. I read the script. If I decide to do it, I learn the lines. I have no theory about acting. For me, there is no Method. I just do it.
Fact
1 He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1994 Queen’s New Year Honours List for his services to drama.
2 He and his The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) co-stars Telly Savalas and Max von Sydow all later played the Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld: Pleasence in You Only Live Twice (1967), Savalas in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) and von Sydow in Never Say Never Again (1983).
3 He was the first actor to play Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond films. However, he was a last-minute replacement for a Czech actor, Jan Werich.
4 Among the possible actors for the role of Fallanda in Lifeforce (1985). Frank Finlay won the role.
5 He was good in school plays and won prizes.
6 Daughter, Jean, is an occupational therapist at a psychiatric hospital.
7 Is Carrie Anderson’s great-uncle.
8 He was flying in a Lancaster NE112 “AS-M” when it was shot down on September 9, 1944.
9 Often joked to friends and family that, before Halloween (1978) came out, he was typecast as villains and psychopaths, never having been given the chance to play a good guy or hero. However, after his portrayal of the heroic, Van Helsing-like Dr. Sam 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 heroes.
10 He was a wireless operator in Lancaster bombers in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
11 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 Guest (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.
12 One of the stars of The Great Escape (1963) to have actually been a World War II prisoner of war (Hannes Messemer, who played Colonel Lugo the camp commander, was a German soldier in World War II and was captured by American troops and held in a POW camp until the end of the war). He was also a POW in Russia. When he kindly offered advice to director John Sturges, he was politely asked to keep his “opinions” to himself. Later, when another star from the film informed Sturges that Pleasence had actually been an RAF officer in a World War II German POW camp, Sturges requested Pleasance’s technical advice and input on historical accuracy from that point forward.
13 Played Loomis in Innocent Bystanders (1972), Dr. Sam Loomis in most of the first six Halloween (1978) movies (Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) was not a “Michael Myers” movie) and Father Loomis in Prince of Darkness (1987).
14 Was held at Stalag Luft I, near the Baltic Sea. While a POW during World War II, he organized a theatre 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.
15 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 by the Nazis until his release in 1945.
16 His father was a stationmaster.
17 Shortly before his death in 1995, he was scheduled to star in a production of “King Lear” that would have featured daughters Angela Pleasence, Polly Jo Pleasence and Miranda Pleasence.
18 Married four times and had five daughters. Angela Pleasence and Jean Pleasence were born from his marriage to actress Miriam Raymond; Lucy Pleasance and Polly Jo Pleasence were the products of his union with actress/singer Josephine Crombie and Miranda Pleasence was conceived during his marriage to singer Miera Shore.
19 When Moustapha Akkad asked Donald Pleasence how many more Halloween (1978) films he was planning to make, Donald replied “I stop at twenty-two!”
20 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.
21 The only actor to have appeared in both The Great Escape (1963) and its television sequel The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988). 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). Heinrich Himmler was the one who ordered the secret murder of “the 50” POWs. Thus, Pleasence is likely to be one of only a few actors to have ever portrayed all three roles of murder conspirator, executioner, and victim (although technically he was not among the 50. His character died earlier.).
22 He had elocution lessons as a child.
23 Father of Angela Pleasence, Jean Pleasence, Polly Jo Pleasence, Lucy Pleasance (1962) and Miranda Pleasence.
24 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.

Actor

Title Year Status Character
Night Creature 1978 Axel MacGregor
The Bastard 1978 TV Movie Solomon Sholto
Tomorrow Never Comes 1978 Dr. Todd
Les liens de sang 1978 James Doniac
The Defection of Simas Kudirka 1978 TV Movie Captain Vladimir Popov
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home 1978 TV Mini-Series Narrator
Telefon 1977 Nicolai Dalchimsky
Oh, God! 1977 Doctor Harmon
The Uncanny 1977 Valentine De’ath (segment “Hollywood 1936”)
Jesus of Nazareth 1977 TV Mini-Series Melchior
The Eagle Has Landed 1976 Himmler
Hindle Wakes 1976 TV Movie Nat Jeffcote
The Last Tycoon 1976 Boxley
The Passover Plot 1976 Pontius Pilate
BBC2 Playhouse 1974-1976 TV Series George Livingston / Aaron
Goldenrod 1976 John Tyler Jones
The Devil’s Men 1976 Father Roche
A Dirty Knight’s Work 1976 Sir Giles Marley
Death of an Informer 1976 TV Movie The man in the office
Peep Show 1976 TV Series Max
Ubu roi 1976 TV Movie Pa Ubu
Shades of Greene 1975 TV Series Puckler
Hearts of the West 1975 A.J. Nietz
Journey Into Fear 1975 Kuvetli
Sharon’s Baby 1975 Dr. Finch
Escape to Witch Mountain 1975 Lucas Deranian
The Count of Monte-Cristo 1975 TV Movie Danglars
Performance 1975 TV Series
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own 1974 Erich Count von Plasma
The Mutations 1974 Professor Nolter
La loba y la Paloma 1974 Martin Zayas
Occupations 1974 TV Movie Christo Kabak
The Black Windmill 1974 Cedric Harper
Watch Out, We’re Mad 1974 The Doctor
From Beyond the Grave 1974 Jim Underwood (segment 2 “An Act of Kindness”)
Tales That Witness Madness 1973 Prof. R.C. Tremayne
Columbo 1973 TV Series Adrian Carsini
Malachi’s Cove 1973 Malachi
Great Mysteries 1973 TV Series Cawser
The Rainbow Boys 1973 Ralph Logan
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1973 TV Movie Fred Smudge
The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water 1973 TV Short The Spirit (voice)
Wedding in White 1972 Jim Dougall, Sr.
Police Surgeon 1972 TV Series Jerry Hahn
Innocent Bystanders 1972 Loomis
Henry VIII and His Six Wives 1972 Thomas Cromwell
The Man Outside 1972 TV Series Victor Cobb
The Pied Piper 1972 Baron
The Jerusalem File 1972 Major Samuels
Hawaii Five-O 1972 TV Series Hans Vogler
Raw Meat 1972 Inspector Calhoun
Kidnapped 1971 Ebenezer Balfour
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 1971 TV Series Carnacki
Wake in Fright 1971 Doc Tydon
THX 1138 1971 SEN
Confession 1970 TV Series Sergeant Hurby
Soldier Blue 1970 Isaac Q. Cumber
The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969 The Prospector
Arthur! Arthur! 1969 Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby ‘E’ Mellon
NBC Experiment in Television 1969 TV Series
Creature of Comfort 1968 James Thorne
The Other People 1968 Clive – Elsa’s father
Mr. Freedom 1968 Dr. Freedom (as Don Pleasence)
Thirty-Minute Theatre 1967-1968 TV Series J.G. / Richard Pratt
Will Penny 1967 Preacher Quint
The Diary of Anne Frank 1967 TV Movie Albert Dussel
Matchless 1967 Gregori Andreanu
You Only Live Twice 1967 Blofeld
Armchair Theatre 1957-1967 TV Series Ben Hoffman / Fred Watson / Arthur Gladwell / …
Seven Deadly Virtues 1967 TV Series Buchanan
The Night of the Generals 1967 General Kahlenberge
Call Me Daddy 1967 TV Movie Mr. Hoffman
The Wednesday Play 1966 TV Series The Head Waiter
Fantastic Voyage 1966 Dr. Michaels
Eye of the Devil 1966 Pere Dominic
Cul-De-Sac 1966 George
ITV Play of the Week 1956-1966 TV Series Supt. Smith / Barton Keyes / Henri Pincoff / …
The Fugitive 1966 TV Series Max Pfeiffer
Armchair Mystery Theatre 1965 TV Series Ambrose
The Hallelujah Trail 1965 ‘Oracle’ Jones
The Defenders 1965 TV Series Dr. Byron Saul
The Greatest Story Ever Told 1965 The Dark Hermit – Satan
Espionage 1964 TV Series Escalon
The Outer Limits 1963 TV Series Harold J. Finley
Dr. Crippen 1963 Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
The Great Escape 1963 Blythe ‘The Forger’
The Guest 1963 Mac Davies Bernard Jenkins
The Hatchet Man 1962 TV Movie Harry Laws, assistant to Curnic
The Twilight Zone 1962 TV Series Professor Ellis Fowler
Lisa 1962 Sgt. Wolters
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 1961 TV Series Captain Pinski
No Place Like Homicide! 1961 Everett Sloane
Spare the Rod 1961 Mr. Jenkins
One Step Beyond 1961 TV Series Harvey Laurence
A Story of David: The Hunted 1961 Nabal
The Wind of Change 1961 ‘Pop’ Marley
No Love for Johnnie 1961 Roger Renfrew
Danger Man 1960-1961 TV Series Nikolides / Captain Aldrich
Alice Through the Looking Box 1960 TV Movie Caterpillar
The Hands of Orlac 1960 Graham Coates
The Risk 1960 Parsons, alias Bill Brown
The Big Day 1960 Victor Partridge
Interpol Calling 1960 TV Series Karl Haussman
BBC Sunday-Night Play 1960 TV Mini-Series Admiral Vespery
Rendezvous 1960 TV Series Potter
Sons and Lovers 1960 Pappleworth
Hell Is a City 1960 Gus Hawkins
Circus of Horrors 1960 Vanet
The Battle of the Sexes 1960 Irwin Hoffman (as Donald Pleasance)
The Flesh and the Fiends 1960 William Hare
The Four Just Men 1960 TV Series Paul Koster
The Shakedown 1960 Jessel Brown
Killers of Kilimanjaro 1959 Captain
ITV Television Playhouse 1956-1959 TV Series Robert Robertson / Leonard Browne / Lenin / …
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre 1952-1959 TV Series Doctor The Foreign Minister Syme …
The Traitor 1959 TV Movie Grantley Caypor
William Tell 1959 TV Series The Spider
Look Back in Anger 1959 Hurst
The Scarf 1959 TV Series Det. Insp. Harry Yates
Granite 1958 TV Movie A nameless man
The Two-Headed Spy 1958 General Hardt
The Man Inside 1958 Organ-grinder
The Adventures of Robin Hood -1958 TV Series Prince John / Bailiff Baldwin
The Wind Cannot Read 1958 Doctor
The Desk Set 1958 TV Movie Kenny
Heart of a Child 1958 Spiel
The Killing Stones 1958 TV Series Jakob Kleiber
A Tale of Two Cities 1958 Barsad
I Spy 1958 TV Movie Mr. Frute
All at Sea 1957 Cashier
Stowaway Girl 1957 Evans
Assignment Foreign Legion 1957 TV Series Commandant
Decision Against Time 1957 Crabtree
The Black Tent 1956 Ali
1984 1956 R. Parsons (as Donald Pleasance)
Encounter 1956 TV Series
On Camera 1955 TV Series
Value for Money 1955 Limpy
Orders Are Orders 1955 L / Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
The Grove Family 1955 TV Series Monsieur Paul
The Face of Love 1954 TV Movie Alex
The Runaway Slave 1954 TV Movie Kidnapper
Montserrat 1954 TV Movie Juan Alvarez
The Beachcomber 1954 Tromp
The Coiners 1954 TV Movie Mr. Chamberlayn
The Dybbuk 1952 TV Movie Second batlon
Fatal Frames – Fotogrammi mortali 1996 Professor Robinson
Safe Haven 1995 The Sailor
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995 Dr. Loomis
Signs and Wonders 1995 TV Series Cornelius Van Damm
Guinevere 1994 TV Movie Merlin
The Big Freeze 1993 TV Movie Soup slurper
The Advocate 1993 Pincheon
The Thief and the Cobbler 1993 Phido the Vulture (original and Majestic Films version) / Additional voices (Miramax version) (voice)
Screen Two 1993 TV Series Victor Harty
Lovejoy 1992 TV Series Karel Redl
Diên Biên Phú 1992 Howard Simpson
Shadows and Fog 1991 Doctor
Millions 1991 Ripa
L’avvoltoio può attendere 1991 Aaron Shalik
Donne armate 1990 TV Movie Dreyfuss
Moi, général de Gaulle 1990 TV Movie Winston Churchill
American risciò 1990 Reverend Mortom
Buried Alive 1990 Dr. Schaeffer
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery 1989 TV Movie Jason Rafiel
Casablanca Express 1989 Colonel Bats
Halloween 5 1989 Loomis
Paganini Horror 1989 Mr. Pickett
Ten Little Indians 1989 Judge Wargrave
River of Death 1989 Heinrich Spaatz
The House of Usher 1989 Walter Usher
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story 1988 TV Movie Dr. Absalon
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1988 Dr. Sam Loomis
Hanna’s War 1988 Captain Thomas Rosza
Vampire in Venice 1988 Don Alvise
Angel Hill: l’ultima missione 1988 Colonel B. Abrahams
Der Commander 1988 Henry Carlson
The Ray Bradbury Theater 1988 TV Series George Hill
Phantom of Death 1988 Inspector Datti
Animali metropolitani 1987 Prof. Livingstone
Gila and Rik 1987 TV Movie Joe Gardenia
Django 2 – Il grande ritorno 1987 Ben Gunn
Prince of Darkness 1987 Priest
Ground Zero 1987 Prosper Gaffney
Double Target 1987 Senator Blaster
Basements 1987 TV Movie Mr. Kidd (segment “The Room”)
Spettri 1987 Professor Lasky
Scoop 1987 TV Movie London – Lord Copper
Warrior Queen 1987 Clodius
Into the Darkness 1986 Video David Beckett
Operation Nam 1986 Father Lenoir
Honor Thy Father 1986 TV Movie Aldo Rossi
Naso di cane 1986 TV Mini-Series Olindo Cuomo
Sotto il vestito niente 1985 Commissioner Danesi
Treasure of the Amazon 1985 Klaus von Blantz
The Corsican Brothers 1985 TV Movie The Chancellor
Phenomena 1985 Professor John McGregor
Black Arrow 1985 TV Movie Sir Oliver Oates
Arch of Triumph 1984 TV Movie Haake
A Breed Apart 1984 J.P. Whittier
The Ambassador 1984 Minister Eretz
Where Is Parsifal? 1984 Mackintosh
Master of the Game 1984 TV Mini-Series Salomon Van der Merwe
Frankenstein’s Great Aunt Tillie 1984 Victor Frankenstein Old Baron Frankenstein
The Devonsville Terror 1983 Dr. Warley
To Kill a Stranger 1983 Col. Kostik
Play for Today 1971-1983 TV Series Samuel Johnson / Gerry Muddiman / Tom
Warrior of the Lost World 1983 Prossor
The Barchester Chronicles 1982 TV Mini-Series Rev. Septimus Harding
Witness for the Prosecution 1982 TV Movie Mr. Myers
Alone in the Dark 1982 Dr. Leo Bain
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr 1981 Gilbert Carson
Halloween II 1981 Sam Loomis
Computercide 1981 TV Movie George Dettler
Dick Turpin 1981 TV Series Ignatius Slake
Escape from New York 1981 President
The Monster Club 1981 Pickering – Chief of the B-Squad
Blade on the Feather 1980 TV Movie Professor Jason Cavendish
The Ghost Sonata 1980 TV Movie The old man
The Pumaman 1980 Kobras (as Donald Pleasance)
All Quiet on the Western Front 1979 TV Movie Kantorek
Better Late Than Never 1979 TV Movie Colonel Riddle
Jaguar Lives! 1979 General Villanova
Dracula 1979 Dr. Jack Seward
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff 1979 Dr. Steiner
L’homme en colère 1979 Albert Rumpelmayer
Gold of the Amazon Women 1979 TV Movie Clarence Blasko
Mrs. Columbo 1979 TV Series Ian A. Morly
Centennial 1978-1979 TV Mini-Series Sam Purchas
The French Atlantic Affair 1979 TV Mini-Series Max Dechambre
Halloween 1978 Loomis
Last In, First Out 1978 Rothko
Power Play 1978 Blair
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 B.D. Hoffler

Writer

Title Year Status Character
The Unforeseen 1959 TV Series teleplay – 1 episode
ITV Play of the Week 1959 TV Series adaptation – 1 episode
The Telltale Heart 1958 TV Movie adapted by
On Camera 1955 TV Series adaptation – 1 episode

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr 1981 performer: “Beautiful Browneye” – uncredited
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978 performer: “I Want You She’s So Heavy”
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1973 TV Movie performer: “Smudge’s Song”

Director

Title Year Status Character
Zur Nacht 1970 TV Series documentary 1 episode

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
Phelous & the Movies 2012 TV Series special thanks – 1 episode
Halloween Existence 2012 Short dedicated to the memory of – as Donald Pleasance
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later 1998 in memory of – as Donald Pleasance
Fatal Frames – Fotogrammi mortali 1996 in memory of
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1995 in memory of
Dieter & Andreas 1989 Short grateful acknowledgment

Self

Title Year Status Character
Aspel & Company 1992 TV Series Himself
The Making of ‘Halloween 5’ 1989 TV Movie documentary Himself – Dr. Loomis
Wogan 1985 TV Series Himself
Il mondo dell’orrore di Dario Argento 1985 Documentary Himself / Prof. John McGregor
Terror in the Aisles 1984 Documentary Himself – Host
Saturday Night Live 1981 TV Series Himself – Host / Various
London Bridge 1975 TV Series Himself
Russell Harty Plus 1972 TV Series Himself – Guest
Collector’s World 1972 TV Series Himself
Cinema 1972 TV Series documentary Himself
The 26th Annual Tony Awards 1972 TV Special Himself
The David Frost Show 1969-1972 TV Series Himself
Frost Over America 1972 TV Series Himself – Interviewee
Omnibus 1972 TV Series documentary
Aquarius 1970 TV Series documentary Himself
Zur Nacht 1970 TV Series documentary Himself – Narrator
The 23rd Annual Tony Awards 1969 TV Special Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1969 TV Series Himself – Guest
The Skitch Henderson Show 1968 TV Series Himself
Tempo 1968 TV Series Arthur Goldman
Call My Bluff 1968 TV Series Himself
Armchair Mystery Theatre 1960 TV Series Himself – Host
I Want to Be a Doctor 1947 TV Movie documentary

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
IMDb Originals 2015 TV Series Blofeld
Pop Culture Beast’s Halloween Horror Picks 2015 TV Series documentary Pickering – Chief of the B-Squad
FalconCast 2015 TV Series The Spirit
Söldner-Stories 2014 Video documentary short Henry Carlson (uncredited)
Top Gear 2012 TV Series Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Cinemassacre’s Monster Madness 2007-2011 TV Series documentary Dr. Sam Loomis Sam Loomis
Halloween: The Inside Story 2010 TV Movie documentary Himself / Dr. Sam Loomis
Escape from New Jersey 2010 The President
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy 2010 Video documentary Himself (uncredited)
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! 2008 Documentary Himself
Ground Zero: An Important Story – Jack Thompson in Conversation 2008 Video documentary short Prosper Gaffney
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film 2006 Documentary Himself
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror 2006 Video documentary Himself
The Revamping of Dracula 2004 Video short documentary
‘Halloween’: A Cut Above the Rest 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself
Barry Humphries Gives Us the Good Oil 2003 Video Erich Count von Plasma
Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond 2002 TV Movie documentary Blofeld
Best Ever Bond 2002 TV Movie documentary Himself (uncredited)
Arena 1982-2002 TV Series documentary Mac Davies Bernard Jenkins Himself – Mourner
Halloween: Resurrection 2002 Dr. Samuel ‘Sam’ Loomis (uncredited)
Halloween 4: Final Cut 2001 Video documentary short Dr. Sam Loomis (uncredited)
Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation 2001 Video documentary Dr. Samuel ‘Sam’ Loomis (Halloween)
Intimate Portrait 2001 TV Series documentary Dr. Michaels
Inside ‘You Only Live Twice’ 2000 Video documentary short Himself
The James Bond Story 1999 TV Movie documentary Ernst Stavro Blofeld (uncredited)
In and Out of Fashion 1998 Documentary Himself
Cold War 1998 TV Mini-Series documentary Ernst Stavro Blofeld
The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files 1997 TV Movie documentary Blofeld (uncredited)
American Masters 1995 TV Series documentary
The 67th Annual Academy Awards 1995 TV Special Himself (Memorial Tribute)
Robin Hood: Quest for the Crown 1995 Prince John
Return to ‘The Great Escape’ 1993 Video documentary short Himself
Reel Horror 1985 Axel MacGregor
The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue 1985 Video short Lucas Deranian
Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color 1980 TV Series Lucas Deranian
Barry McKenzie: Ogre or Ocker 1974 TV Movie Erich Count von Plasma
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1973 TV Series Man with Columbo
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond 1967 TV Movie Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1959 BAFTA TV Award BAFTA Awards Light Entertainment

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1987 AFI Award Australian Film Institute Best Actor in a Supporting Role Ground Zero (1987)
1982 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Actor Halloween II (1981)
1980 Saturn Award Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA Best Supporting Actor Dracula (1979)
1978 Primetime Emmy Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)

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