Acting
Donald Pleasence
- Titles
- 193movies51TV shows
- Career
Active from 1952 to 2026, with a break from 1996 to 2013, busiest in 1976 with 10 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 105top three billing
- Average score
56/100
- Highest rated
Halloween87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 131 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Scare3.8average 2.6
- Crime4.8average 3.7
- Violence5.3average 4.2
- Politics3.7average 2.6
- Uncanny3.5average 2.5
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.2, average 5.4
- Wholesome2.0, average 3.3
- Situational Comedy1.4, average 2.7
- Coming of Age1.9, average 3.0
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 16
- Political Intrigue 11
- Character-Driven 10
- Psychological Thriller 10
- Cult Classic 7
- Gothic Horror 6
- Historical Drama 5
- Slow Burn 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Claustrophobic Atmosphere 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Period Piece 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Peter CushingActorFrom Beyond the Grave, The Flesh and the Fiends, Suspect, The Devil's Men, Nineteen Eighty-Four, +2 more
Alan HowarthComposerEscape from New York, Halloween II, Prince of Darkness, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, +1 more
John CarpenterWriterHalloween, Escape from New York, Halloween II, Prince of Darkness, HALLOWEEN 6: PRODUCER'S CUT
Hugh GriffithActorThe Passover Plot, The Joke, The Inspector, The Moment of Truth
John SteinerActorCobra Mission, I Don't Want to Be Born, Occupations, The Commander
David HemmingsActorEye of the Devil, Race for the Yankee Zephyr, Power Play, The Wind of Change
Rudolph CartierDirectorNineteen Eighty-Four, The Dybbuk, The News-Benders, The Moment of Truth- LLeigh VanceWriterThe Black Windmill, Heart of a Child, Dr. Crippen, The Shakedown
Michael CaineActorThe Eagle Has Landed, The Black Windmill, Kidnapped
Trevor HowardActorThe Count of Monte-Cristo, Kidnapped, Manuela
Oliver ReedActorTomorrow Never Comes, The House of Usher, Black Arrow
Michael HordernActorThe Pied Piper, Scoop, The Beachcomber
Movies and TV shows
2322020s
1 title
as Dr. Loomis
2010s
1 title
as Samuel Loomis
1990s
18 titles · average score 49
as Dr. Loomis
as The Sailor
TV show · as Cornelius Van Damm
as Merlin
as Pincheon
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
as Victor Harty
as Soup slurper
as Howard Simpson
as Ripa
as Doctor
as Winston Churchill
1980s
59 titles · average score 50
as Dr. Sam Loomis
as Dr. Schaeffer
as Heinrich Spaatz
as Dr. Loomis
as Don Alvise
as Priest
as Clodius Flaucus
as Prossor
as Leo Bain
as Sam Loomis
as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
as President of the United States
1970s
73 titles · average score 60
as Kantorek
as Dr. Jack Seward
as Loomis
as Nicolai Dalchimsky
as Lucas Deranian
as Jim Underwood
as Cedric Harper
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
as Inspector Calhoun
as Doc Tydon
as SEN
as Isaac Q. Cumber
1960s
48 titles · average score 64
as Preacher Quint
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
as Gregori Andreanu
as General Kahlenberge
as George
as Dr. Michaels
as 'Oracle' Jones
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
as Blythe 'The Forger'
as Everett Sloane
as William Hare
as Gus Hawkins
1950s
32 titles · average score 66
TV show · as Ellis Fowler
TV show · as Harvey Laurence
as Spiel
as US President
as Evans
as R. Parsons
as Ali
TV show · as Prince John
as Tromp
as Second batlon