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Cul-de-sac (1966) -- A hermit lives with his nymphomaniac wife in a large dark castle on a small island off the coast of England. Two esacped criminals make their way to the castle and terrorize the couple.
"The Twilight Zone" (1959): Season 3: Episode 37 -- Donald Pleasance is Professor Ellis Fowler forced to retire after 51 years of teaching. Feeling his life has been worthless, Fowler is startled by the ghostly appearance of former students.
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) -- Clip: Way back, post
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) -- WatchMojo.com presents... A helpful travel guide for anyone planning on visiting the Central European country of Romania.
Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) -- A documentary that captures a time when Australian cinema got its gear off and showed the world a full-frontal explosion of sex, violence, horror and foot-to-the-floor, full bore action!

Overview

Date of Birth:
5 October 1919, Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK more
Date of Death:
2 February 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France more
Mini Biography:
Donald Pleasence started acting on the London stage in 1939. He served in the RAF... more
Trivia:
Shortly before his death in 1995, he was scheduled to star in a production... more
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Down 68% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(51 articles)
Tortured Overtures: Horror Film Score Themes of the 1970s
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Halloween Special Part 2: Michael Myers vs Me
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Alternate Names:
Donald Pleasance | Don Pleasence
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Filmography

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- 1. Fatal Frames (1996)   Professor Robinson 1996 - 4.4 (126)
AKAs:
  • Fotogrammi mortali (Italy)
- 2. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)   Dr. Sam Loomis 1995 - 4.4 (7,913)
AKAs:
  • Hall6ween (USA: alternative title)
  • Halloween 666: Curse of Michael Myers
  • Halloween: The Origin of Michael Myers
- 3. Signs and Wonders (1995) (TV) Cornelius Van Damm 1995 - 6.5 (63)
- 4. Safe Haven (1995) The Sailor 1995 - 2.5 (6)
- 5. Guinevere (1994) (TV)   Merlin 1994 - 5.2 (119)
AKAs:
  • Bound in Blood (Australia: video title)
- 6. The Big Freeze (1993)   Soup slurper 1993 - 7.5 (44)
AKAs:
  • Umpijäässä (Finland: TV title)
- 7. The Hour of the Pig (1993)   Pincheon 1993 - 6.8 (979)
AKAs:
  • The Advocate
- 8. The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)   (voice) Phido the Vulture 1993 - 7.3 (771)
AKAs:
  • Arabian Knight (USA: recut version)
  • The Thief and the Cobbler (USA: recut version)
- 9. Femme Fatale (1993) (TV)   Victor Harty 1993 - 5.2 (13)
AKAs:
  • Screen 2: Femme Fatale (UK: series title)
- 10. "Lovejoy" (1986)   Karel Redl (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 8.2 (524)
1 TV episode:
- 11. Diên Biên Phú (1992) Howard Simpson 1992 - 5.6 (160)
- 12. Shadows and Fog (1991) Doctor 1991 - 6.5 (6,037)
- 13. Miliardi (1991)   Ripa 1991 - 3.8 (116)
AKAs:
  • Billions
  • Miliardi\Millions (USA)
  • Millions
- 14. L'avvoltoio può attendere (1991) The Art Collector 1991 - -
- 15. Moi, général de Gaulle (1990) (TV) Winston Churchill 1990 - -
- 16. American risciò (1990)   Reverend Mortom 1990 - 3.0 (54)
AKAs:
  • American Rickshaw
  • American Tiger
- 17. Buried Alive (1990)   Dr. Schaeffer 1990 - 4.0 (249)
AKAs:
  • Edgar Allan Poe's Buried Alive (International: English title: complete title)
- 18. Donne armate (1990) (TV)   Dreyfuss 1990 - -
AKAs:
  • Gefährliche Begegnung (Germany)
  • Women in Arms (International: English title)
- 19. A Caribbean Mystery (1989) (TV)   Jason Rafiel 1989 - 6.8 (297)
AKAs:
  • Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (UK: series title)
- 20. Casablanca Express (1989) Colonel Bats 1989 - 3.8 (194)
- 21. Halloween 5 (1989)   Dr. Sam Loomis 1989 - 4.5 (8,520)
AKAs:
  • Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (USA: poster title)
- 22. Paganini Horror (1989)   Mr. Pickett 1989 - 3.8 (136)
AKAs:
  • Il violino che uccide (Italy)
  • The Killing Violin (Europe: informal title)
- 23. River of Death (1989)   Heinrich Spaatz 1989 - 3.6 (263)
AKAs:
  • Alistair MacLean's River of Death
- 24. Ten Little Indians (1989)   Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave 1989 - 4.7 (292)
AKAs:
  • Agatha Christie's 'Ten Little Indians'
  • Death on Safari
- 25. The House of Usher (1989)   Walter Usher 1989 - 3.6 (140)
AKAs:
  • The Fall of the House of Usher
- 26. The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) (TV) Dr, Absalon 1988 - 5.7 (184)
- 27. Hanna's War (1988) Captain Thomas Rosza 1988 - 6.0 (178)
- 28. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)   Dr. Sam Loomis 1988 - 5.6 (10,188)
AKAs:
  • Halloween 4 (Philippines: English title)
- 29. Nosferatu a Venezia (1988)   Don Alvise 1988 - 5.2 (275)
AKAs:
  • Nosferatu in Venice
  • Vampire in Venice (USA)
  • Vampires in Venice (UK: TV title)
- 30. Angel Hill: l'ultima missione (1988)   Colonel B. Abrams 1988 - 3.9 (34)
AKAs:
  • Angel Hill (Italy: alternative title)
  • Last Platoon (International: English title)
- 31. Der Commander (1988)   Henry Carlson 1988 - 5.3 (79)
AKAs:
  • Il triangolo della paura (Italy)
  • The Commander
- 32. "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1985)   George Hill (1 episode, 1988) 1988 - 7.9 (193)
AKAs:
  • Le monde fantastique de Ray Bradbury (Canada: French title)
  • Mystery Theatre (UK: rerun title)
  • Ray Bradbury présente (France)
  • The Bradbury Trilogy (UK: rerun title)
  • The Ray Bradbury Theatre (UK)
1 TV episode:
- 33. Un delitto poco comune (1988)   Inspector Datti 1988 - 5.3 (177)
AKAs:
  • La casa di Via Rubens (Italy: alternative title)
  • Off Balance
  • Phantom of Death
  • Squilibrio (Italy: video title)
- 34. Prince of Darkness (1987)   Priest 1987 - 6.5 (8,876)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (USA: complete title)
- 35. Django 2: il grande ritorno (1987)   Gunn 1987 - 5.1 (327)
AKAs:
  • Django Strikes Again (USA: dubbed version)
  • Django 2
  • Django 2: Django Strikes Again (Malaysia: English title: video CD title)
  • Ritorno di Django (Italy: alternative title)
- 36. Ground Zero (1987)   Prosper Gaffney 1987 - 6.4 (224)
AKAs:
  • Ground Zero. (Australia: poster title)
- 37. Double Target (1987)   Senator Blaster 1987 - 3.3 (64)
AKAs:
  • Doppio bersaglio (Italy: alternative title)
- 38. Basements (1987) (TV) Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room") 1987 - 4.8 (122)
- 39. Spettri (1987)   Professor Lasky 1987 - 3.4 (108)
AKAs:
  • Specters
- 40. Scoop (1987) (TV) Lord Copper 1987 - 5.6 (32)
- 41. Animali metropolitani (1987) Prof. Livingstone 1987 - 5.4 (9)
- 42. Warrior Queen (1987) Clodius Flaucus, ruler of Pompeii 1987 - 3.3 (160)
- 43. Naso di cane (1986) (TV)   Olindo Cuomo 1986 - 5.8 (13)
AKAs:
  • Hit Man (International: English title)
- 44. Cobra Mission (1986)   Father Lenoir 1986 - 4.2 (57)
AKAs:
  • Cinque uomini contro tutti (Italy)
  • Die Rückkehr der Wildgänse (West Germany)
  • Operation Nam (USA)
- 45. Into the Darkness (1986) (V)   David Beckett 1986 - 5.7 (11)
AKAs:
  • Poison (UK: DVD title)
- 46. Onora il padre (1986) (TV)   Aldo Rossi 1986 - 5.0 (5)
AKAs:
  • Honor Thy Father (UK) (USA)
  • Dead Heat (UK: video title)
- 47. Sotto il vestito niente (1985)   Commissioner Danesi 1985 - 4.8 (162)
AKAs:
  • Nothing Underneath
- 48. The Treasure of the Amazon (1985)   Klaus von Blantz 1985 - 5.2 (151)
AKAs:
  • El tesoro del Amazonas (Mexico)
  • Greed
- 49. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951)   Kantorek / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1979-1985) 1985 - 8.6 (63)
AKAs:
  • Hallmark Television Playhouse
3 TV episodes:
- 50. Phenomena (1985)   Professor John McGregor 1985 - 6.8 (5,324)
AKAs:
  • Creepers (USA)
- 51. Black Arrow (1985) (TV)   Sir Oliver Oates 1985 - 6.3 (118)
AKAs:
  • La flecha negra (Spain)
- 52. To Kill a Stranger (1985)   Col. Kostik 1985 - 4.7 (41)
AKAs:
  • Matar a un extraño (Mexico)
  • Secuestrada (Mexico: cable TV title)
- 53. Arch of Triumph (1984) (TV) Haake 1984 - 5.3 (187)
- 54. A Breed Apart (1984) J.P. Whittier 1984 - 5.0 (440)
- 55. The Ambassador (1984)   Minister Eretz 1984 - 5.4 (183)
AKAs:
  • Peacemaker
- 56. "Master of the Game" (1984) Salomon Van der Merwe 1984 - 7.7 (149)
- 57. Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984) Victor Frankenstein / Old Baron Frankenstein 1984 - 2.5 (41)
- 58. The Devonsville Terror (1983) Dr. Warley 1983 - 4.2 (302)
- 59. "Play for Today" (1970)   Gerry Muddiman / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1971-1983) 1983 - 7.1 (52)
3 TV episodes:
- 60. Where Is Parsifal? (1983) Mackintosh 1983 - 3.9 (41)
- 61. Warrior of the Lost World (1983)   Prossor 1983 - 1.8 (598)
AKAs:
  • I predatori dell'anno omega (Italy: video title)
  • Il giustiziere della terra perduta (Italy)
  • Mad Rider (Europe: English title: video box title)
  • Warrior of the Lost World (Australia: video title)
- 62. Alone in the Dark (1982) Dr. Leo Bain 1982 - 5.8 (993)
- 63. "The Barchester Chronicles" (1982) Rev. Septimus Harding 1982 - 8.5 (405)
- 64. Computercide (1982) (TV)   George Dettler 1982 - 3.7 (24)
AKAs:
  • The Final Eye (USA: syndication title)
- 65. Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981)   Gilbert Carson 1981 - 5.3 (241)
AKAs:
  • Gold Hunt (Philippines: English title)
  • Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (USA)
- 66. Halloween II (1981)   Dr. Sam Loomis 1981 - 6.3 (16,156)
AKAs:
  • Halloween II: The Nightmare Isn't Over! (USA: video box title)
- 67. "Dick Turpin" (1979)   Ignatius Slake (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 8.0 (108)
1 TV episode:
- 68. Escape from New York (1981)   President 1981 - 7.1 (31,074)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's Escape from New York (USA: complete title)
- 69. Blade on the Feather (1980) (TV)   Professor Jason Cavendish 1980 - 8.4 (86)
AKAs:
  • Deep Cover (USA: video title)
- 70. L'uomo puma (1980)   (as Donald Pleasance) Kobras 1980 - 1.8 (2,014)
AKAs:
  • The Puma Man
  • The Pumaman (USA)
- 71. The Monster Club (1980) Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad 1980 - 5.2 (742)
- 72. "The French Atlantic Affair" (1979) Max Dechambre 1979 - 5.2 (37)
- 73. Better Late Than Never (1979) (TV) Colonel Riddle 1979 - 5.9 (30)
- 74. Jaguar Lives! (1979)   General Villanova 1979 - 4.0 (117)
AKAs:
  • El felino (Spain)
- 75. Dracula (1979) Dr. Jack Seward 1979 - 6.0 (2,957)
- 76. Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)   Dr. Steiner 1979 - 4.3 (65)
AKAs:
  • Secret Yearnings
  • The Shaming
  • The Sin
- 77. L'homme en colère (1979)   Albert Pumpelmeyer 1979 - 6.5 (65)
AKAs:
  • Jigsaw
  • The Angry Man
- 78. Gold of the Amazon Women (1979) (TV)   Clarence Blasko 1979 - 3.5 (90)
AKAs:
  • Amazon Women
  • Quest for the Seven Cities (video title)
- 79. "Mrs. Columbo" (1979)   I.A. Morly (1 episode, 1979) 1979 - 5.7 (71)
AKAs:
  • Kate Columbo (USA: alternative title)
  • Kate Loves a Mystery
  • Kate the Detective
1 TV episode:
- 80. "Centennial" (1978)   Sam Purchas (12 episodes, 1978-1979) 1979 - 8.5 (1,046)
- 81. Halloween (1978)   Dr. Sam Loomis 1978 - 8.0 (58,794)
AKAs:
  • John Carpenter's Halloween (USA: complete title)
- 82. L'ordre et la sécurité du monde (1978)   Rothko 1978 - 5.6 (20)
AKAs:
  • Concorde Affair (International: English title)
  • Last In, First Out (USA)
- 83. Power Play (1978)   Blair 1978 - 4.9 (113)
AKAs:
  • Le jeu de la puissance (Canada: French title: dubbed version)
  • Operation Overthrow
  • State of Shock
- 84. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)   B.D. Hoffler 1978 - 3.4 (3,092)
AKAs:
  • Banda de los corazones
- 85. Night Creature (1978)   Axel MacGregor 1978 - 3.7 (92)
AKAs:
  • Cat
  • Devil Cat
  • Fear
  • Out of the Darkness
- 86. The Bastard (1978) (TV)   Solomon Sholto 1978 - 7.0 (109)
AKAs:
  • The Kent Chronicles
- 87. Tomorrow Never Comes (1978) Dr. Todd 1978 - 4.2 (116)
- 88. Les liens de sang (1978)   James Doniac 1978 - 6.1 (328)
AKAs:
  • Blood Relatives (UK)
- 89. "The Dark Secret of Harvest Home" (1978) (voice) Narrator 1978 - 7.5 (433)
- 90. The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978) (TV) Captain Vladimir Popov 1978 - 7.0 (70)
- 91. Telefon (1977) Nicolai Dalchimsky 1977 - 6.4 (1,993)
- 92. Oh, God! (1977) Doctor Harmon 1977 - 6.3 (3,572)
- 93. The Uncanny (1977)   Valentine De'ath 1977 - 4.9 (309)
AKAs:
  • Brrr... (Canada: French title)
- 94. "Jesus of Nazareth" (1977)   Melchior 1977 - 8.5 (4,247)
AKAs:
  • Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
- 95. The Eagle Has Landed (1976) Heinrich Himmler 1976 - 6.9 (5,852)
- 96. Hindle Wakes (1976) (TV)   Nat Jeffcote 1976 - 8.1 (5)
AKAs:
  • Laurence Olivier Presents: Hindle Wakes (UK: series title)
- 97. The Last Tycoon (1976) Boxley 1976 - 6.3 (2,699)
- 98. The Passover Plot (1976) Pontius Pilate 1976 - 4.4 (27)
- 99. "BBC2 Playhouse" (1974)   Aaron / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1974-1976) 1976 - 6.3 (14)
3 TV episodes:
- 100. Goldenrod (1976) John Tyler Jones 1976 - 5.1 (10)
- 101. The Devil's Men (1976)   Father Roche 1976 - 4.1 (176)
AKAs:
  • I maska tou Diavolou (Greece)
  • Land of the Minotaur (USA)
- 102. Trial by Combat (1976)   Sir Giles Marley 1976 - 5.3 (84)
AKAs:
  • A Choice of Arms
  • Choice of Weapons
  • Dirty Knight's Work (USA)
- 103. Ubu roi (1976) (TV) Pa Ubu 1976 - -
- 104. "Shades of Greene" (1975)   Puckler (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - 6.2 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 105. Hearts of the West (1975)   A.J. Neitz 1975 - 6.2 (385)
AKAs:
  • Hollywood Cowboy (UK)
- 106. Journey Into Fear (1975)   Kuvetli 1975 - 5.1 (57)
AKAs:
  • Burn Out
- 107. Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) Lucas Deranian 1975 - 6.2 (2,977)
- 108. The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) (TV)   Danglars 1975 - 6.9 (1,167)
AKAs:
  • Il conte di Montecristo (Italy)
- 109. I Don't Want to Be Born (1975)   Dr. Finch 1975 - 3.2 (291)
AKAs:
  • It Lives Within Her (UK: video title)
  • It's Growing Inside Her (TV title)
  • Sharon's Baby (USA)
  • The Baby
  • The Devil Within Her (USA)
  • The Monster
- 110. "Performance" (1974)   (1 episode, 1975) 1975 - -
1 TV episode:
- 111. Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) Erich Count von Plasma 1974 - 5.7 (107)
- 112. Malachi's Cove (1974)   Malachi 1974 - 6.0 (22)
AKAs:
  • The Seaweed Children
- 113. The Mutations (1974)   Professor Nolter 1974 - 5.1 (303)
AKAs:
  • Dr. of Evil (UK)
  • The Freakmaker
  • The Mutation
- 114. La loba y la Paloma (1974)   Martin Zayas 1974 - 2.7 (12)
AKAs:
  • House of the Damned (UK)
  • The Wolf and the Dove (USA: literal English title)
- 115. The Black Windmill (1974) Cedric Harper 1974 - 6.3 (657)
- 116. Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo (1974)   The Doctor 1974 - 7.0 (2,163)
AKAs:
  • Watch Out, We're Mad (UK) (USA)
  • ...y si no, nos enfadamos (Spain)
- 117. Tales That Witness Madness (1973)   Dr. R.C. Tremayne 1973 - 5.2 (160)
AKAs:
  • Witness Madness
- 118. "Columbo" (1971)   Adrian Carsini (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 8.6 (316)
1 TV episode:
- 119. "Great Mysteries" (1973)   Cawser (1 episode, 1973) 1973 - 7.6 (14)
AKAs:
  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
1 TV episode:
- 120. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1965)   Bendel / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1967-1973) 1973 - 7.3 (9)
3 TV episodes:
- 121. The Rainbow Boys (1973)   Ralph Logan 1973 - 5.6 (24)
AKAs:
  • Logan (UK: video title)
  • The Rainbow Gang (USA: video title)
- 122. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973) (TV) Fred Smudge 1973 - 5.5 (53)
- 123. The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water (1973) (TV) (voice) The Spirit 1973 - 7.7 (36)
- 124. From Beyond the Grave (1973)   Jim Underwood (segment "Act of Kindness, An") 1973 - 6.6 (749)
AKAs:
  • Creatures (USA: reissue title)
  • Creatures from Beyond the Grave
  • Tales from Beyond the Grave
  • Tales from the Beyond
  • The Undead
- 125. Wedding in White (1972)   Jim Dougall, Sr. 1972 - 5.9 (85)
AKAs:
  • Mariage en blanc (Canada: French title)
- 126. Innocent Bystanders (1972) Loomis 1972 - 6.0 (44)
- 127. "The Man Outside" (1972)   Victor Cobb (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - -
1 TV episode:
- 128. The Pied Piper (1972)   The Baron 1972 - 6.9 (172)
AKAs:
  • The Pied Piper of Hamelin
- 129. The Jerusalem File (1972)   Major Samuels 1972 - 6.3 (16)
AKAs:
  • Jerusalem, Jerusalem
- 130. "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)   Hans Vogler (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.7 (866)
AKAs:
  • McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
1 TV episode:
- 131. Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) Thomas Cromwell 1972 - 6.8 (215)
- 132. Death Line (1972)   Inspector Calhoun 1972 - 5.6 (965)
AKAs:
  • Raw Meat (USA)
- 133. Kidnapped (1971) Ebenezer Balfour 1971 - 6.0 (324)
- 134. "The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes" (1971)   Carnacki (1 episode, 1971) 1971 - 7.2 (15)
1 TV episode:
- 135. Wake in Fright (1971)   'Doc' Tydon 1971 - 8.0 (314)
AKAs:
  • Outback
- 136. THX 1138 (1971) SEN 1971 - 6.8 (13,815)
- 137. "Confession" (1970)   Sergeant Hurby (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - -
1 TV episode:
- 138. Soldier Blue (1970) Isaac Q. Cumber 1970 - 6.8 (1,606)
- 139. Arthur! Arthur! (1969) Arthur Brownjohn/Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon 1969 - 6.0 (8)
- 140. The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) The Prospector 1969 - 5.8 (346)
- 141. Mr. Freedom (1969) (as Don Pleasence) Dr. Freedom 1969 - 6.5 (275)
- 142. The Other People (1968)   Elsa's father 1968 - -
AKAs:
  • I Love You, I Hate You (USA)
  • Sleep Is Lovely
- 143. Will Penny (1968) Preacher Quint 1968 - 7.1 (1,373)
- 144. Creature of Comfort (1968) James Thorne 1968 - 8.0 (5)
- 145. The Diary of Anne Frank (1967) (TV) Mr. Dusseli 1967 - 8.4 (37)
- 146. Matchless (1967) Gregori Andreanu 1967 - 4.6 (51)
- 147. You Only Live Twice (1967)   Blofeld 1967 $112M 7.0 (22,578)
AKAs:
  • Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 148. "Armchair Theatre" (1956)   Arthur Gladwell / 3 characters not shown (8 episodes, 1957-1967) 1967 - 7.4 (22)
8 TV episodes: 3 episodes not shown.
- 149. "Seven Deadly Sins" (1966)   Buchanan (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - -
AKAs:
  • Seven Deadly Virtues (UK: second season title)
1 TV episode:
- 150. The Night of the Generals (1967)   General Kahlenberge 1967 - 7.3 (1,739)
AKAs:
  • La nuit des généraux (France)
  • Tank Force (Philippines: English title)
- 151. "The Wednesday Play" (1964)   The Head Waiter (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 7.2 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 152. Fantastic Voyage (1966)   Dr. Michaels 1966 - 6.8 (4,953)
AKAs:
  • Microscopia
  • Strange Journey
- 153. Eye of the Devil (1966)   Pere Dominic 1966 - 5.6 (589)
AKAs:
  • 13
- 154. Cul-de-sac (1966) George 1966 - 7.3 (3,148)
- 155. "ITV Play of the Week" (1955)   Barton Keyes / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1956-1966) 1966 - 8.0 (15)
AKAs:
  • Play of the Week (UK: short title)
3 TV episodes:
- 156. "The Fugitive" (1963)   Max Pfeiffer (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - 8.4 (503)
1 TV episode:
- 157. "Armchair Mystery Theatre" (1960)   (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
1 TV episode:
- 158. The Hallelujah Trail (1965)   'Oracle' Jones 1965 - 6.7 (1,181)
AKAs:
  • John Sturges' The Hallelujah Trail (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
- 159. "The Defenders" (1961)   Dr. Byron Saul (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 8.7 (86)
1 TV episode:
- 160. The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)   The Dark Hermit - Satan 1965 - 6.3 (3,050)
AKAs:
  • George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
- 161. "Espionage" (1963)   Escalon (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - 6.9 (12)
1 TV episode:
- 162. "The Outer Limits" (1963)   Harold J. Finley (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 8.4 (840)
1 TV episode:
- 163. The Great Escape (1963) Flight Lt. Colin Blythe "The Forger" 1963 - 8.4 (55,808)
- 164. The Caretaker (1963)   Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins 1963 - 7.3 (201)
AKAs:
  • The Guest (USA)
- 165. The Hatchet Man (1962) (TV) 1962 - -
- 166. "The Twilight Zone" (1959)   Professor Ellis Fowler (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 9.6 (5,887)
AKAs:
  • The Twilight Zone: The Original Series (Australia)
  • Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 167. The Inspector (1962)   Sgt. Wolters 1962 - 6.2 (107)
AKAs:
  • Lisa (USA)
- 168. Dr. Crippen (1962) Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen 1962 - 5.6 (60)
- 169. "Disneyland" (1954)   Captain Pinski (2 episodes, 1961) 1961 - 8.4 (277)
AKAs:
  • Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
  • The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
  • The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
  • Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 170. What a Carve Up! (1961)   Everett Sloane 1961 - 5.8 (191)
AKAs:
  • No Place Like Homicide! (USA)
- 171. Spare the Rod (1961) Mr. Jenkins 1961 - 5.7 (22)
- 172. "Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond" (1959)   Harvey Laurence (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 8.0 (165)
AKAs:
  • Alcoa Presents (USA: alternative title)
  • One Step Beyond (USA: syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 173. The Wind of Change (1961) Pop 1961 - 4.2 (9)
- 174. No Love for Johnnie (1961) Roger Renfrew 1961 - 6.5 (72)
- 175. "Danger Man" (1960)   Captain Aldrich / Nikolides (2 episodes, 1960-1961) 1961 - 7.9 (164)
2 TV episodes:
- 176. The Hands of Orlac (1960)   Graham Coates 1960 - 5.7 (116)
AKAs:
  • Hands of a Strangler
  • Hands of the Strangler
  • Les mains d'Orlac (France)
- 177. Suspect (1960)   Parsons, alias Bill Brown 1960 - 5.8 (26)
AKAs:
  • The Risk (USA)
- 178. The Big Day (1960) Victor Partridge 1960 - -
- 179. "Interpol Calling" (1959)   Karl Haussman (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 9.9 (23)
1 TV episode:
- 180. Sons and Lovers (1960)   Mr. Puppleworth 1960 - 7.4 (376)
AKAs:
  • D.H. Lawrence's Sons and Lovers (Australia)
- 181. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1960)   Admiral Vespery (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 8.7 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 182. "Rendezvous" (1957)   Potter (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.4 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 183. Circus of Horrors (1960)   Vanet 1960 - 6.2 (512)
AKAs:
  • Phantom of the Circus
- 184. Hell Is a City (1960) Gus Hawkins 1960 - 7.0 (208)
- 185. The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)   William Hare 1960 - 7.0 (490)
AKAs:
  • Mania (USA)
  • Psycho Killers
  • The Fiendish Ghouls
- 186. "The Four Just Men" (1959)   Paul Koster (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - 7.8 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 187. The Shakedown (1960) Jessel Brown 1960 - 5.7 (53)
- 188. A Story of David (1960)   Nabal 1960 - 5.4 (35)
AKAs:
  • A Story of David: The Hunted (USA)
- 189. The Battle of the Sexes (1959) (as Donald Pleasance) Irwin Hoffman 1959 - 6.7 (419)
- 190. Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)   Captain 1959 - 5.8 (104)
AKAs:
  • Adamson of Africa
- 191. "ITV Television Playhouse" (1955)   Albert / 5 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1956-1959) 1959 - 4.5 (7)
5 TV episodes:
- 192. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)   Chamberlain / 5 characters not shown (5 episodes, 1952-1959) 1959 - 7.7 (17)
5 TV episodes:
- 193. "William Tell" (1958)   The Spider (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.3 (35)
AKAs:
  • The Adventures of William Tell
1 TV episode:
- 194. "The Scarf" (1959)   Det. Insp. Harry Yates (6 episodes, 1959) 1959 - -
- 195. The Two-Headed Spy (1958) General Hardt 1958 - 7.0 (152)
- 196. The Man Inside (1958) Organ-grinder 1958 - 5.8 (54)
- 197. "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1955)   Prince John / Bailiff Baldwin (5 episodes, 1956-1958) 1958 - 8.2 (162)
5 TV episodes:
- 198. The Wind Cannot Read (1958) Doctor 1958 - 6.1 (91)
- 199. Heart of a Child (1958) Spiel 1958 - 4.9 (12)
- 200. A Tale of Two Cities (1958) Barsad 1958 - 7.2 (481)
- 201. Look Back in Anger (1958) Hurst 1958 - 7.2 (956)
- 202. Barnacle Bill (1957)   Cashier 1957 - 6.7 (350)
AKAs:
  • All at Sea (USA)
- 203. Manuela (1957)   Evans 1957 - 6.7 (21)
AKAs:
  • Stowaway Girl (USA)
- 204. "Assignment Foreign Legion" (1956)   Commandant (1 episode, 1957) 1957 - 4.7 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 205. The Man in the Sky (1957)   Crabtree 1957 - 6.9 (79)
AKAs:
  • Decision Against Time (USA)
  • Test Pilot (UK: alternative title)
- 206. The Black Tent (1956) Ali 1956 - 4.8 (59)
- 207. 1984 (1956) R. Parsons 1956 - 7.1 (744)
- 208. Value for Money (1955) Limpy 1955 - 5.9 (44)
- 209. Orders Are Orders (1954) Cpl. Martin 1954 - 5.5 (37)
- 210. The Face of Love (1954) (TV) Alex 1954 - -
- 211. Montserrat (1954) (TV) Juan Alvarez 1954 - -
- 212. The Beachcomber (1954) Tromp 1954 - 6.3 (102)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)   (performer: "I Want You (She's So Heavy)") 1978 - 3.4 (3,092)
AKAs:
  • Banda de los corazones
Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "ITV Play of the Week" (1955)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 8.0 (15)
AKAs:
  • Play of the Week (UK: short title)
1 TV episode:
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)   (in memory of) (as Donald Pleasance) 1998 $75M 5.3 (20,540)
AKAs:
  • Halloween: H20 (USA: promotional title)
  • Halloween: H20 (20 Years Later) (USA: promotional title)
- 2. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)   (in memory of) 1995 - 4.4 (7,913)
AKAs:
  • Hall6ween (USA: alternative title)
  • Halloween 666: Curse of Michael Myers
  • Halloween: The Origin of Michael Myers
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Aspel & Company" (1984)   Himself (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 6.9 (24)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Il mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento (1985)   Himself / Prof. John McGregor 1985 - 6.1 (238)
AKAs:
  • Dario Argento's World of Horror
  • Dario Argento's world of horror (Italy: video box title)
- 3. Terror in the Aisles (1984)   Host/Dr. Loomis (Halloween I & II) 1984 - 5.7 (778)
AKAs:
  • Time for Terror (Europe: English title: video title)
- 4. "Saturday Night Live" (1975)   Himself - Host / Various (1 episode, 1981) 1981 - 8.2 (6,606)
AKAs:
  • NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title)
  • SNL (USA: informal title)
  • SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
  • Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
  • Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title)
  • Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title)
1 TV episode:
- 5. "Russell Harty Plus" (1972)   Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - -
1 TV episode:
- 6. "Frost Over America" (1970)   Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - -
1 TV episode:
- 7. "Omnibus" (1967)   (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 7.5 (14)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Aquarius" (1970)   Himself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - -
1 TV episode:
- 9. "The David Frost Show" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.5 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 10. "NBC Experiment in Television" (1967)   (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - -
1 TV episode:
- 11. "Tempo" (1961)   Arthur Goldman (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - -
1 TV episode:
- 12. "Armchair Mystery Theatre" (1960)   Himself - Host (11 episodes, 1960) 1960 - -
11 TV episodes: 6 episodes not shown.
Archive Footage
- 1. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008) Himself
- 2. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) Sam Loomis
- 3. Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006) (V) Himself
- 4. The Revamping of Dracula (2004) (V)
- 5. 'Halloween': A Cut Above the Rest (2003) (TV) Himself
- 6. Best Ever Bond (2002) (TV) (uncredited) Himself
- 7. "Arena"  
2 TV episodes:
- 8. Halloween: Resurrection (2002) (uncredited) Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis
- 9. Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation (2001) (V) Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (Halloween)
- 10. "Intimate Portrait"  
1 TV episode:
- 11. In and Out of Fashion (1998) Himself
- 12. The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV) Himself (Memorial Tribute)
- 13. Return to 'The Great Escape' (1993) (V) Himself
- 14. Robin Hood: Quest for the Crown (1991)
- 15. Reel Horror (1985) Axel MacGregor
- 16. "Disneyland"  
1 TV episode:
- 17. Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (1967) (TV) Ernst Stavro Blofeld

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Authored the children's book "Scouse the Mouse", London: New English Library, 1977. SBN: 450 03216 7. more
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