Donald Pleasence

You Only Live Twice

1967 · 1h 57m · Action · Adventure

See the performance as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Halloween II

1981 · 1h 32m · Horror · Thriller

See the performance as Dr Samuel Loomis.

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About Donald Pleasence

Donald Henry Pleasence OBE (October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995) was an English actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during a career which spanned over four decades. Often typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence is arguably best-known for his work in two of cinema's most successful franchises - James Bond and Halloween.

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2026
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
Dr. Loomis
2025
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
1997
The Making of Fatal Frames
self
1996
Fatal Frames
Professor Robinson
1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Dr. Loomis
1995
Safe Haven
The Sailor
1994
Guinevere
Merlin
1994
Freeze: But is it Art?
Sinister Dentist
1993
The Big Freeze
Soup slurper
1993
The Hour of the Pig
Pincheon
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
Phido the Vulture (voice)
1993
Femme Fatale
Victor Harty
1992
Dien Bien Phu
Howard Simpson
1991
Shadows and Fog
Doctor
1991
Millions
Ripa
1990
Life of General De Gaulle
Winston Churchill
1989
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Jason Rafiel
1989
Casablanca Express
Colonel Bats
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
1989
River of Death
Heinrich Spaatz
1989
Ten Little Indians
Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
1989
Buried Alive
Dr. Schaeffer
1989
Paganini Horror
Mr. Pickett
1989
The House of Usher
Walter Usher
1989
American Rickshaw
Rev. Mortom
1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Dr. Absalon
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Dr. Loomis
1988
Nosferatu in Venice
Don Alvise
1988
Last Platoon
Colonel B. Abrahams
1988
Metropolitan Animals
Prof. Livingstone
1988
The Commander
Henry Carlson
1988
Hanna's War
Captain Thomas Rosza
1988
Phantom of Death
Inspector Datti
1987
Prince of Darkness
Priest
1987
Django Strikes Again
Ben Gunn
1987
Ground Zero
Prosper Gaffney
1987
Double Target
Sen. Blaster
1987
Basements
Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
1987
Scoop
Lord Copper
1987
Specters
Professor Lasky
1987
Warrior Queen
Clodius Flaucus
1987
Gila and Rik
Joe Gardenia
1986
Cobra Mission
Father Lenoir
1986
To Kill a Stranger
Col. Kostik
1986
Deadheat
Aldo Rossi
1986
Into the Darkness
David Beckett
1985
Nothing Underneath
Commissioner Danesi
1985
Black Arrow
Sir Oliver Oates
1985
Reel Horror
Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
1985
Treasure of the Amazon
Klaus von Blantz
1985
The Corsican Brothers
The Chancellor
1985
Phenomena
Professor John McGregor
1985
The Ambassador
Minister Eretz
1984
Arch of Triumph
Ivon Haake
1984
Terror in the Aisles
Self - Host
1984
A Breed Apart
J.P. Whittier
1984
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
1984
Where Is Parsifal?
Mackintosh
1983
The Devonsville Terror
Dr. Warley
1983
The Falklands Factor
Dr. Samuel Johnson
1983
Warrior of the Lost World
Prossor
1982
Witness for the Prosecution
Mr. Myers
1982
Alone in the Dark
Leo Bain
1982
Computercide
George Dettler
1981
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Gilbert Carson
1981
Escape from New York
President of the United States
1981
The Monster Club
Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
1980
Blade on the Feather
John Cavendish
1980
Pumaman
Kobras
1979
All Quiet on the Western Front
Kantorek
1979
Better Late Than Never
Colonel Riddle
1979
Jaguar Lives!
General Villanova
1979
Dracula
Dr. Jack Seward
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Dr. Steiner
1979
Jig-Saw
Albert Rumpelmayer
1979
Gold of the Amazon Women
Clarence Blasko
1978
Power Play
Blair
1978
Last In, First Out
Rothko
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
B.D. Brockhurst
1978
Night Creature
Axel MacGregor
1978
Tomorrow Never Comes
Dr. Todd
1978
Blood Relatives
James Doniac
1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Capt. Vladimir Popov
1977
Telefon
Nicolai Dalchimsky
1977
Oh, God!
Doctor Harmon
1977
The Uncanny
Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
1976
The Eagle Has Landed
Himmler
1976
Hindle Wakes
Nat Jeffcote
1976
The Last Tycoon
Boxley
1976
The Passover Plot
Pontius Pilate
1976
Meriel the Ghost Girl
George Livingston
1976
Goldenrod
John Tyler Jones
1976
The Devil's Men
Father Roche
1976
The Joke
Bendel
1976
Trial by Combat
Sir Giles Marley
1976
I Don't Want to Be Born
Dr. Finch

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Halloween

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Halloween II

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Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence’s screen credits include Loomis in Halloween, Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice, and Dr Samuel Loomis in Halloween II.

Born October 5, 1919† February 2, 1995 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK3 movies on MoviHero

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Halloween

1978 · 1h 31m · Horror · Thriller

See the performance as Loomis.

You Only Live Twice

1967 · 1h 57m · Action · Adventure

See the performance as Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Halloween II

1981 · 1h 32m · Horror · Thriller

See the performance as Dr Samuel Loomis.

THE PERSON BEHIND THE ROLES

About Donald Pleasence

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Portraits of Donald Pleasence.

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2026
The Dr. Loomis Tapes
Dr. Loomis
2025
Breakdown: 1975
Self (archive footage- Escape to Witch Mountain)
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self (archive footage)
2003
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
1997
The Making of Fatal Frames
self
1996
Fatal Frames
Professor Robinson
1995
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Dr. Loomis
1995
Safe Haven
The Sailor
1994
Guinevere
Merlin
1994
Freeze: But is it Art?
Sinister Dentist
1993
The Big Freeze
Soup slurper
1993
The Hour of the Pig
Pincheon
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
Phido the Vulture (voice)
1993
Femme Fatale
Victor Harty
1992
Dien Bien Phu
Howard Simpson
1991
Shadows and Fog
Doctor
1991
Millions
Ripa
1990
Life of General De Gaulle
Winston Churchill
1989
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
Jason Rafiel
1989
Casablanca Express
Colonel Bats
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
1989
River of Death
Heinrich Spaatz
1989
Ten Little Indians
Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
1989
Buried Alive
Dr. Schaeffer
1989
Paganini Horror
Mr. Pickett
1989
The House of Usher
Walter Usher
1989
American Rickshaw
Rev. Mortom
1988
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
Dr. Absalon
1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Dr. Loomis
1988
Nosferatu in Venice
Don Alvise
1988
Last Platoon
Colonel B. Abrahams
1988
Metropolitan Animals
Prof. Livingstone
1988
The Commander
Henry Carlson
1988
Hanna's War
Captain Thomas Rosza
1988
Phantom of Death
Inspector Datti
1987
Prince of Darkness
Priest
1987
Django Strikes Again
Ben Gunn
1987
Ground Zero
Prosper Gaffney
1987
Double Target
Sen. Blaster
1987
Basements
Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
1987
Scoop
Lord Copper
1987
Specters
Professor Lasky
1987
Warrior Queen
Clodius Flaucus
1987
Gila and Rik
Joe Gardenia
1986
Cobra Mission
Father Lenoir
1986
To Kill a Stranger
Col. Kostik
1986
Deadheat
Aldo Rossi
1986
Into the Darkness
David Beckett
1985
Nothing Underneath
Commissioner Danesi
1985
Black Arrow
Sir Oliver Oates
1985
Reel Horror
Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
1985
Treasure of the Amazon
Klaus von Blantz
1985
The Corsican Brothers
The Chancellor
1985
Phenomena
Professor John McGregor
1985
The Ambassador
Minister Eretz
1984
Arch of Triumph
Ivon Haake
1984
Terror in the Aisles
Self - Host
1984
A Breed Apart
J.P. Whittier
1984
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
1984
Where Is Parsifal?
Mackintosh
1983
The Devonsville Terror
Dr. Warley
1983
The Falklands Factor
Dr. Samuel Johnson
1983
Warrior of the Lost World
Prossor
1982
Witness for the Prosecution
Mr. Myers
1982
Alone in the Dark
Leo Bain
1982
Computercide
George Dettler
1981
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
Gilbert Carson
1981
Escape from New York
President of the United States
1981
The Monster Club
Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
1980
Blade on the Feather
John Cavendish
1980
Pumaman
Kobras
1979
All Quiet on the Western Front
Kantorek
1979
Better Late Than Never
Colonel Riddle
1979
Jaguar Lives!
General Villanova
1979
Dracula
Dr. Jack Seward
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Dr. Steiner
1979
Jig-Saw
Albert Rumpelmayer
1979
Gold of the Amazon Women
Clarence Blasko
1978
Power Play
Blair
1978
Last In, First Out
Rothko
1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
B.D. Brockhurst
1978
Night Creature
Axel MacGregor
1978
Tomorrow Never Comes
Dr. Todd
1978
Blood Relatives
James Doniac
1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
Capt. Vladimir Popov
1977
Telefon
Nicolai Dalchimsky
1977
Oh, God!
Doctor Harmon
1977
The Uncanny
Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
1976
The Eagle Has Landed
Himmler
1976
Hindle Wakes
Nat Jeffcote
1976
The Last Tycoon
Boxley
1976
The Passover Plot
Pontius Pilate
1976
Meriel the Ghost Girl
George Livingston
1976
Goldenrod
John Tyler Jones
1976
The Devil's Men
Father Roche
1976
The Joke
Bendel
1976
Trial by Combat
Sir Giles Marley
1976
I Don't Want to Be Born
Dr. Finch

CHARACTER GUIDES

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Movie role

Loomis

Halloween

Movie role

Dr Samuel Loomis

Halloween II

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Actor

Charles Cyphers

2 shared films on MoviHero

Actor

Jamie Lee Curtis

2 shared films on MoviHero

Actor

Nancy Stephens

2 shared films on MoviHero