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Donald Pleasence (1919–1995)

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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 Pleasance had the necessary physical attributes which make a great screen villain. In the course of his lengthy career, he relished playing the obsessed... See full bio »

Born:

Donald Henry Pleasence
in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 75) in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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1996 Fatal frames: Fotogrammi mortali
Professor Robinson
 
1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
 
1995 Signs and Wonders (TV movie)
Cornelius Van Damm
 
1995 Safe Haven
The Sailor
 
1994 Guinevere (TV movie)
Merlin
 
1993 The Big Freeze
Soup slurper
 
1993 The Advocate
Pincheon
 
1993 Screen Two (TV series)
Victor Harty
– Femme Fatale (1993) … Victor Harty
 
1993 The Princess and the Cobbler
Phido the Vulture (voice)
 
1992 Lovejoy (TV series)
Karel Redl
– The Prague Sun (1992) … Karel Redl
 
1992 Diên Biên Phú
Howard Simpson
 
1991 Shadows and Fog
Doctor
 
1991 Miliardi\Millions
Ripa
 
1991 L'avvoltoio può attendere
The Art Collector
 
1990 Moi, général de Gaulle (TV movie)
Winston Churchill
 
1990 American risciò
Reverend Mortom
 
1990 Buried Alive
Dr. Schaeffer
 
1990 Women in Arms (TV movie)
Dreyfuss
 
1989 Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (TV movie)
Jason Rafiel
 
1989 Casablanca Express
Colonel Bats
 
1989 Halloween 5
Dr. Sam Loomis
 
1989 River of Death
Heinrich Spaatz
 
1989 Paganini Horror
Mr. Pickett
 
1989 Ten Little Indians
Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
 
1989 The House of Usher
Walter Usher
 
1988 The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (TV movie)
Dr, Absalon
 
1988 Hanna's War
Captain Thomas Rosza
 
1988 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Dr. Sam Loomis
 
1988 Vampire in Venice
Don Alvise
 
1988 Last Platoon
Colonel B. Abrams
 
1988 Der Commander
Henry Carlson
 
1988 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
George Hill
– Punishment Without Crime (1988) … George Hill
 
1988 Un delitto poco comune
Inspector Datti
 
1987 To Kill a Stranger
Col. Kostik
 
1987 Prince of Darkness
Priest
 
1987 Django 2 - Il grande ritorno
Ben Gunn
 
1987 Ground Zero
Prosper Gaffney
 
1987 Double Target
Senator Blaster
 
1987 Basements (TV movie)
Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
 
1987 Scoop (TV movie)
London - Lord Copper
 
1987 Specters
Professor Lasky
 
1987 Animali metropolitani
Prof. Livingstone
 
1987 Warrior Queen
Clodius
 
1986 Hit Man (TV mini-series)
Olindo Cuomo
 
1986 Operation Nam
Father Lenoir
 
1986 Honor Thy Father (TV movie)
Aldo Rossi
 
1986 Into the Darkness (video)
David Beckett
 
1985 Nothing Underneath
Commissioner Danesi
 
1985 The Treasure of the Amazon
Klaus von Blantz
 
1985 The Corsican Brothers (TV movie)
The Chancellor
 
1985 Phenomena
Professor John McGregor
 
1985 Black Arrow (TV movie)
Sir Oliver Oates
 
1984 Arch of Triumph (TV movie)
Haake
 
1984 A Breed Apart
J.P. Whittier
 
1984 Where Is Parsifal?
Mackintosh
 
1984 The Ambassador
Minister Eretz
 
1984 Master of the Game (TV mini-series)
Salomon Van der Merwe
 
1984 Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
Victor Frankenstein / Old Baron Frankenstein
 
1983 The Devonsville Terror
Dr. Warley
 
1971-1983 Play for Today (TV series)
Gerry Muddiman / Samuel Johnson / Tom
– The Falklands Factor (1983) … Samuel Johnson
– Skin Deep (1971) … Gerry Muddiman
– The Fox Trot (1971) … Tom
 
1983 Warrior of the Lost World
Prossor
 
1982 The Barchester Chronicles (TV mini-series)
Rev. Septimus Harding / Rev.Septimus Harding
– Part 7 (1982) … Rev. Septimus Harding
– Part 6 (1982) … Rev. Septimus Harding
– Part 5 (1982) … Rev. Septimus Harding
– Part 4 (1982) … Rev. Septimus Harding
– Part 3 (1982) … Rev. Septimus Harding
See all 7 episodes »
 
1982 Witness for the Prosecution (TV movie)
Mr. Myers
 
1982 Alone in the Dark
Dr. Leo Bain
 
1982 Computercide (TV movie)
George Dettler
 
1981 Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr
Gilbert Carson
 
1981 Halloween II
Sam Loomis
 
1981 Dick Turpin (TV series)
Ignatius Slake
– Dick Turpin's Greatest Adventure: Part 4 (1981) … Ignatius Slake
 
1981 Escape from New York
President
 
1981 The Monster Club
Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
 
1980 Blade on the Feather (TV movie)
Professor Jason Cavendish
 
1980 The Ghost Sonata (TV movie)
The old man
 
1980 The Pumaman
Kobras (as Donald Pleasance)
 
1979 The French Atlantic Affair (TV mini-series)
Max Dechambre
 
1979 All Quiet on the Western Front (TV movie)
Kantorek
 
1979 Better Late Than Never (TV movie)
Colonel Riddle
 
1979 Jaguar Lives!
General Villanova
 
1979 Dracula
Dr. Jack Seward
 
1979 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Dr. Steiner
 
1979 L'homme en colère
Albert Rumpelmayer
 
1979 Gold of the Amazon Women (TV movie)
Clarence Blasko
 
1979 Mrs. Columbo (TV series)
Ian A. Morly
– Murder Is a Parlor Game (1979) … Ian A. Morly
 
1978-1979 Centennial (TV mini-series)
Sam Purchas
– The Scream of Eagles (1979) … Sam Purchas
– The Winds of Death (1979) … Sam Purchas
– The Winds of Fortune (1979) … Sam Purchas
– The Crime (1979) … Sam Purchas
– The Storm (1979) … Sam Purchas
See all 12 episodes »
 
1978 Halloween
Dr. Sam Loomis
 
1978 Last In, First Out
Rothko
 
1978 Power Play
Blair
 
1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
B.D. Hoffler
 
1978 Night Creature
Axel MacGregor
 
1978 The Bastard (TV movie)
Solomon Sholto
 
1978 Tomorrow Never Comes
Dr. Todd
 
1978 Blood Relatives
James Doniac
 
1978 The Defection of Simas Kudirka (TV movie)
Captain Vladimir Popov
 
1978 The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (TV mini-series)
Narrator (voice)
 
1977 Telefon
Nicolai Dalchimsky
 
1977 Oh, God!
Doctor Harmon
 
1977 The Uncanny
Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV mini-series)
Melchior
– Part 1 (1977) … Melchior
 
1976 The Eagle Has Landed
Himmler
 
1976 Hindle Wakes (TV movie)
Nat Jeffcote
 
1976 The Last Tycoon
Boxley
 
1976 The Passover Plot
Pontius Pilate
 
1974-1976 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Aaron / Bendel / George Livingston
– The Mind Beyond: Meriel, the Ghost Girl (1976) … George Livingston
– The Cafeteria (1974) … Aaron
– The Joke (1974) … Bendel
 
1976 Goldenrod
John Tyler Jones
 
1976 Land of the Minotaur
Father Roche
 
1976 A Dirty Knight's Work
Sir Giles Marley
 
1976 Death of an Informer (TV movie)
The man in the office
 
1976 Ubu roi (TV movie)
Pa Ubu
 
1975 Shades of Greene (TV series)
Puckler
– The Root of All Evil (1975) … Puckler
 
1975 Hearts of the West
A.J. Neitz
 
1975 Journey Into Fear
Kuvetli
 
1975 Sharon's Baby
Dr. Finch
 
1975 Escape to Witch Mountain
Lucas Deranian
 
1975 The Count of Monte-Cristo (TV movie)
Danglars
 
1975 Performance (TV series)
– The Captain of Kopenick (1975)
 
1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Erich Count von Plasma
 
1974 The Mutations
Professor Nolter
 
1974 La loba y la Paloma
Martin Zayas
 
1974 Occupations (TV movie)
Christo Kabak
 
1974 The Black Windmill
Cedric Harper
 
1974 Watch Out, We're Mad
The Doctor
 
1974 From Beyond the Grave
Jim Underwood (segment 2 "An Act of Kindness")
 
1973 Tales That Witness Madness
Prof. R.C. Tremayne
 
1973 Malachi's Cove
Malachi
 
1973 Columbo (TV series)
Adrian Carsini
– Any Old Port in a Storm (1973) … Adrian Carsini
 
1973 Great Mysteries (TV series)
Cawser
– Captain Rogers (1973) … Cawser
 
1967-1973 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Bendel / J.G. / Richard Pratt
– The Joke (1973) … Bendel
– The News-Benders (1968) … J.G.
– Taste (1967) … Richard Pratt
 
1973 The Rainbow Boys
Ralph Logan
 
1973 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie)
Fred Smudge
 
1973 The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water (TV short)
The Spirit (voice)
 
1973 Raw Meat
Inspector Calhoun
 
1972 Wedding in White
Jim Dougall, Sr.
 
1972 Innocent Bystanders
Loomis
 
1972 Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Thomas Cromwell
 
1972 The Man Outside (TV series)
Victor Cobb
– A Glass of Snake Wine (1972) … Victor Cobb
 
1972 The Pied Piper
The Baron
 
1972 The Jerusalem File
Major Samuels
 
1972 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Hans Vogler
– The Ninety-Second War: Part II (1972) … Hans Vogler
 
1971 Kidnapped
Ebenezer Balfour
 
1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)
Carnacki
– The Horse of the Invisible (1971) … Carnacki
 
1971 Wake in Fright
'Doc' Tydon
 
1971 THX 1138
SEN
 
1970 Confession (TV series)
Sergeant Hurby
– The Fell Sergeant (1970) … Sergeant Hurby
 
1970 Soldier Blue
Isaac Q. Cumber
 
1969 Arthur! Arthur!
Arthur Brownjohn/Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
 
1969 The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Prospector
 
1969 Mr. Freedom
Dr. Freedom (as Don Pleasence)
 
1968 The Other People
Clive - Elsa's father
 
1968 Will Penny
Preacher Quint
 
1968 Creature of Comfort
James Thorne
 
1967 The Diary of Anne Frank (TV movie)
Mr. Dusseli
 
1967 Matchless
Gregori Andreanu
 
1967 You Only Live Twice
Blofeld
 
1957-1967 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Arthur Gladwell / Ben Hoffman / Fred Watson / …
– Call Me Daddy (1967) … Ben Hoffman
– The Bandstand (1964)
– The Cupboard (1960) … Fred Watson
– Small Fish Are Sweet (1959) … Arthur Gladwell
– A House of His Own (1959)
See all 8 episodes »
 
1967 Seven Deadly Sins (TV series)
Buchanan
– The Good & Faithful Servant (1967) … Buchanan
 
1967 The Night of the Generals
General Kahlenberge
 
1967 Call Me Daddy (TV movie)
Mr. Hoffman
 
1966 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
The Head Waiter
– The Head Waiter (1966) … The Head Waiter
 
1966 Fantastic Voyage
Dr. Michaels
 
1966 Eye of the Devil
Pere Dominic
 
1966 Cul-de-sac
George
 
1956-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Barton Keyes / Burden / Supt. Smith
– The Move After Checkmate (1966) … Supt. Smith
– Double Indemnity (1960) … Barton Keyes
– One (1956) … Burden
 
1966 The Fugitive (TV series)
Max Pfeiffer
– With Strings Attached (1966) … Max Pfeiffer
 
1965 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Ambrose
– Ambrose (1965) … Ambrose
 
1965 The Hallelujah Trail
'Oracle' Jones
 
1965 The Defenders (TV series)
Dr. Byron Saul
– Fires of the Mind (1965) … Dr. Byron Saul
 
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
The Dark Hermit - Satan
 
1964 Espionage (TV series)
Escalon
– The Liberators (1964) … Escalon
 
1964 Dr. Crippen
Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
 
1963 The Outer Limits (TV series)
Harold J. Finley
– The Man with the Power (1963) … Harold J. Finley
 
1963 The Guest
Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
 
1963 The Great Escape
Blythe 'The Forger'
 
1962 The Hatchet Man (TV movie)
 
1962 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Professor Ellis Fowler
– The Changing of the Guard (1962) … Professor Ellis Fowler
 
1962 Lisa
Sgt. Wolters
 
1961 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Captain Pinski
– The Horsemasters: Tally Ho (1961) … Captain Pinski
– The Horsemasters: Follow Your Heart (1961) … Captain Pinski
 
1961 No Place Like Homicide!
Everett Sloane
 
1961 Spare the Rod
Mr. Jenkins
 
1961 A Story of David: The Hunted
Nabal
 
1961 Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (TV series)
Harvey Laurence
– The Confession (1961) … Harvey Laurence
 
1961 The Wind of Change
'Pop' Marley
 
1961 No Love for Johnnie
Roger Renfrew
 
1960-1961 Danger Man (TV series)
Captain Aldrich / Nikolides
– Find and Return (1961) … Nikolides
– Position of Trust (1960) … Captain Aldrich
 
1960 The Hands of Orlac
Graham Coates
 
1960 The Risk
Parsons, alias Bill Brown
 
1960 The Big Day
Victor Partridge
 
1960 Interpol Calling (TV series)
Karl Haussman
– The Absent Assassin (1960) … Karl Haussman
 
1960 Sons and Lovers
Pappleworth
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Admiral Vespery
– Twentieth Century Theatre: The Assassin (1960) … Admiral Vespery
 
1960 Rendezvous (TV series)
Potter
– The Dodo (1960) … Potter
 
1960 Circus of Horrors
Vanet
 
1960 Hell Is a City
Gus Hawkins
 
1960 The Flesh and the Fiends
William Hare
 
1960 The Four Just Men (TV series)
Paul Koster
– The Survivor (1960) … Paul Koster
 
1960 The Shakedown
Jessel Brown
 
1959 The Battle of the Sexes
Irwin Hoffman (as Donald Pleasance)
 
1959 Killers of Kilimanjaro
Captain
 
1956-1959 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Albert / Captain Browne / Lenin / …
– The Silk Purse (1959) … Robert Robertson
– Mr. Browne Comes Home (1959) … Leonard Browne
– Blood on the Snow (1958) … Lenin
– Fate and Mister Browne (1958) … Captain Browne
– Chance Meeting (1956) … Albert
See all 6 episodes »
 
1952-1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Chamberlain / Corporal / Doctor / …
– The Millionairess (1959) … Doctor
– The Moment of Truth (1955) … Foreign Minister
– Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) … Syme
– Such Men Are Dangerous (1954) … Chamberlain
– Arrow to the Heart (I) (1952) … Corporal
 
1959 The Traitor (TV movie)
Grantley Caypor
 
1959 William Tell (TV series)
The Spider
– The Spider (1959) … The Spider
 
1959 Look Back in Anger
Hurst
 
1959 The Scarf (TV series)
Det. Insp. Harry Yates
– Episode #1.6 (1959) … Det. Insp. Harry Yates
– Episode #1.5 (1959) … Det. Insp. Harry Yates
– Episode #1.4 (1959) … Det. Insp. Harry Yates
– Episode #1.3 (1959) … Det. Insp. Harry Yates
– Episode #1.2 (1959) … Det. Insp. Harry Yates
See all 6 episodes »
 
1958 Granite (TV movie)
A nameless man
 
1958 The Two-Headed Spy
General Hardt
 
1958 The Man Inside
Organ-grinder
 
1956-1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Prince John / Bailiff Baldwin
– Marian's Prize (1958) … Prince John
– Ambush (1957) … Prince John
– Isabella (1956) … Prince John
– A Village Wooing (1956) … Bailiff Baldwin (as Donald Pleasance)
– The Prisoner (1956) … Prince John
 
1958 The Wind Cannot Read
Doctor
 
1958 Heart of a Child
Spiel
 
1958 The Killing Stones (TV series)
Jakob Kleiber
– The Carefulness of Kleiber (1958) … Jakob Kleiber
 
1958 A Tale of Two Cities
Barsad
 
1958 I Spy (TV movie)
Mr. Frute
 
1957 All at Sea
Cashier
 
1957 Stowaway Girl
Evans
 
1957 Assignment Foreign Legion (TV series)
Commandant
– The Coward (1957) … Commandant
 
1957 Decision Against Time
Crabtree
 
1956 The Black Tent
Ali
 
1956 1984
R. Parsons
 
1955 Value for Money
Limpy
 
1954 Orders Are Orders
Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
 
1954 The Face of Love (TV movie)
Alex
 
1954 Montserrat (TV movie)
Juan Alvarez
 
1954 The Beachcomber
Tromp
 
1952 The Dybbuk (TV movie)
Second batlon
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1978 Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (performer: "I Want You She's So Heavy")
 
1973 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie) (performer: "Smudge's Song")
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1959 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– Ebb Tide (1959) (adaptation)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2012 Phelous & the Movies (TV series) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (2012) (special thanks)
 
1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (in memory of - as Donald Pleasance)
 
1996 Fatal frames: Fotogrammi mortali (in memory of)
 
1995 Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (in memory of)
 
1989 Dieter & Andreas (short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
Show ShowSelf (17 titles)
1992 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.4 (1992) … Himself
 
1985 Dario Argento's World of Horror (documentary)
Himself / Prof. John McGregor
 
1984 Terror in the Aisles (documentary)
Himself - Host
 
1981 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
– Donald Pleasance/Fear (1981) … Himself - Host/Various
 
1975 London Bridge (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.23 (1975) … Himself
 
1972 Russell Harty Plus (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 December 1972 (1972) … Himself - Guest
 
1972 Collector's World (TV series)
Himself
– Star Pieces (1972) … Himself
 
1972 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Donald Pleasence (1972) … Himself
 
1969-1972 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.105 (1972) … Himself
– Episode #2.29 (1969) … Himself (as Donald Pleasance)
 
1972 Frost Over America (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 7 February 1972 (1972) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1972 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
– A Modern Turn of Mind (1972)
 
1970 Aquarius (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 October 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 NBC Experiment in Television (TV series documentary)
– Pinter People (1969) (voice)
 
1968 The Skitch Henderson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Tempo (TV series)
Arthur Goldman
– The Actor and the Role: Donald Pleasence (1968) … Arthur Goldman
 
1968 Call My Bluff (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
 
1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Himself - Host
– The Dummy (1960) … Himself - Host
– Cul de sac (1960) … Himself - Host
– The Man with a Feather in His Hat (1960) … Himself - Host
– Machinal (1960) … Himself - Host
– False Witness (1960) … Himself - Host
See all 11 episodes »
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (27 titles)
2010 Escape from New Jersey
The President
 
2010 Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 The Revamping of Dracula (video documentary short)
 
2003 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Barry Humphries Gives Us the Good Oil (video)
Erich Count von Plasma
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1982-2002 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Halloween: Resurrection
Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (uncredited)
 
2001 Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (video documentary)
Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (Halloween)
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Inside 'You Only Live Twice' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 In and Out of Fashion (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Cold War (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
Blofeld (uncredited)
 
1995 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
1995 Robin Hood: Quest for the Crown
Prince John
 
1993 Return to 'The Great Escape' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1985 The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (video short)
Lucas Deranian
 
1985 Reel Horror
Axel MacGregor
 
1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1974 Barry McKenzie: Ogre or Ocker (TV movie)
Erich Count von Plasma
 
1967 Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (TV documentary)
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
 

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Provided vocal contribution to The Beatles' album "Sgt Pepper and his Lonely Hearts Club Band". See more »

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Alternate Names:

Donald Pleasance | Don Pleasence | Donald Plesance

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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There was a sort of horror picture that I did called The Mutations. 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... See more »

Trivia:

Often joked to friends and family that, before Halloween 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... See more »

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Star Sign:

Libra