Donald Pleasence

Actor · Died February 2, 1995, aged 75 · Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

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.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: October 5, 1919
Died: February 2, 1995 (aged 75)
From: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Works as: Actor
Titles: 117 on MovieCove · 233 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Donald Pleasence's films like?

Across their 105 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

Genres

Adventure11 titles51^st

Crime10 titles74^th

Biography2 titles60^th

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight

Morality

25%

Power

18%

Survival

18%

Bonds

17%

Self

11%

Society

Ideas

Survival28 Justice24 Family bonds15 Identity13 Romantic love12 Corruption12 Freedom12 Deception9

What they feel like to watch

their average across 104 films

ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Earnest

Tone · Sincerity

ironicearnest

Ironic 7 · Wry 8 · Earnest 87

Serious

Tone · Weight

lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 27 · Serious 33 · Dark 44

Stylized

Tone · Style

naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 53 · Stylized 30 · Heightened 21

Charged

Feel · Intensity

gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 51 · Intense 40

Shifting

Feel · Swings

steadyswings

Steady 45 · Shifting 48 · Whiplash 11

Straight-faced

Feel · Humor

noneconstant

Straight-faced 69 · Some laughs 22 · Funny 13

Even-paced

Demand · Pace

slowrelentless

Slow burn 43 · Even-paced 58 · Relentless 3

Engaged

Demand · Attention

casualfull focus

Casual 42 · Engaged 52 · Full focus 10

Affecting

Demand · Emotional cost

easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 42 · Affecting 35 · Heavy 27

Resolved

Demand · Resolution

resolvedambiguous

Resolved 71 · Open-ended 28 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

80 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 38 of 80 analyzed roles.

Shadow

38 of 80

Mentor

15 of 80

Threshold guardian

8 of 80

Herald

6 of 80

Trickster

6 of 80

Ally

4 of 80

Hero

3 of 80

Show the 80 roles

Shadowas Spiel in Heart of a Child (1958)
Heraldas Vanet in Circus of Horrors (1960)
Tricksteras William Hare in The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
Shadowas William Hare in The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
Tricksteras Pappleworth in Sons and Lovers (1960)
Shadowas Captain Aldrich in Danger Man (1960)
Shadowas Roger Renfrew in No Love for Johnnie (1961)
Heraldas Everett Sloane in No Place Like Homicide! (1961)
Tricksteras Mac Davies in The Guest (1963)
Shadowas Pere Dominic in Eye of the Devil (1966)
Shadowas Dr. Michaels in Fantastic Voyage (1966)
Shadowas George in Cul-de-sac (1966)
Shadowas Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967)
Shadowas Preacher Quint in Will Penny (1967)
Shadowas Gregori Andreanu in Matchless (1967)
Tricksteras Cumber in Soldier Blue (1970)
Shadowas Doc Tydon in Wake in Fright (1971)
Shadowas SEN in THX 1138 (1971)
Threshold guardianas Ebenezer Balfour in Kidnapped (1971)
Heroas Inspector Calhoun in Death Line (1972)
Shadowas Loomis in Innocent Bystanders (1972)
Shadowas Jim Dougall, Sr. in Wedding in White (1972)
Shadowas Thomas Cromwell in Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Mentoras Tremayne in Tales That Witness Madness (1973)
Tricksteras Fred Smudge in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973)
Threshold guardianas Cedric Harper in The Black Windmill (1974)
Shadowas Professor Nolter in The Mutations (1974)
Shadowas Danglars in The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)
Mentoras Dr. Finch in Sharon's Baby (1975)
Threshold guardianas Deranian in Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
Heraldas A.J. Nietz in Hearts of the West (1975)
Shadowas Sir Giles Marley in A Dirty Knight's Work (1976)
Shadowas Heinrich Himmler in The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
Heroas Father Roche in The Devil's Men (1976)
Heroas Nat Jeffcote in Hindle Wakes (1976)
Shadowas Nicolai Dalchimsky in Telefon (1977)
Shadowas Rothko in Last In, First Out (1978)
Shadowas James Doniac in Blood Relatives (1978)
Shadowas Captain Vladimir Popov in The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978)
Mentoras Dr. Loomis in Halloween (1978)
Heraldas Dr. Loomis in Halloween (1978)
Shadowas B.D. Brockhurst in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Heraldas Kantorek in All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
Allyas Seward in Dracula (1979)
Shadowas Clarence Blasko in Gold of the Amazon Women (1979)
Mentoras Dr. Steiner in Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
Threshold guardianas General Villanova in Jaguar Lives! (1979)
Shadowas Albert Rumpelmayer in L'homme en colère (1979)
Shadowas Kobras in The Pumaman (1980)
Allyas Gibbie in Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981)
Mentoras Dr. Sam Loomis in Halloween II (1981)
Shadowas Mr. Myers in Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
Threshold guardianas Dr. Leo Bain in Alone in the Dark (1982)
Shadowas Col. Kostik in To Kill a Stranger (1983)
Shadowas Prossor in Warrior of the Lost World (1983)
Threshold guardianas J.P. Whittier in A Breed Apart (1984)
Shadowas Eretz in The Ambassador (1984)
Shadowas Haake in Arch of Triumph (1984)
Mentoras Commissario Danesi in Nothing Underneath (1985)
Mentoras Professor John McGregor in Phenomena (1985)
Shadowas Klaus von Blantz in Treasure of the Amazon (1985)
Mentoras Father Lenoir in Cobra Mission (1986)
Shadowas Inspector Datti in Phantom of Death (1987)
Mentoras Ben Gunn in Django Strikes Again (1987)
Threshold guardianas Tramp/street schizo in Prince of Darkness (1987)
Shadowas Clodius in Warrior Queen (1987)
Mentoras Senator Blaster in Double Target (1987)
Mentoras Priest in Prince of Darkness (1987)
Allyas Don Alvise in Vampire in Venice (1988)
Mentoras Dr. Sam Loomis in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Shadowas Captain Thomas Rosza in Hanna's War (1988)
Allyas Jason Rafiel in Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989)
Threshold guardianas Heinrich Spaatz in River of Death (1989)
Shadowas Reverend Mortom in American Rickshaw (1989)
Tricksteras Walter Usher in The House of Usher (1989)
Heraldas Howard Simpson in Diên Biên Phú (1992)
Shadowas Pincheon in The Advocate (1993)
Mentoras Merlin in Guinevere (1994)
Mentoras Dr. Loomis in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
Mentoras Professor Robinson in Fatal Frames (1996)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

Dread

Melancholic

Absurd

Thrilling

Other

How their films linger

Bittersweet36 Fun28 Unsettling32 Haunting26 Thought-provoking26 Feel-good21

How their films end · 19 with a twist

Happy27
Bittersweet42
Tragic14
Ambiguous18
Cyclical4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Donald Pleasence's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 72 of their 117 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (40).

Also on these channels

Shout! TV11 titles, show their 11 titles on Shout! TV
ScreenPix7 titles, show their 7 titles on ScreenPix
Midnight Pulp5 titles, show their 5 titles on Midnight Pulp
Howdy4 titles, show their 4 titles on Howdy
Screambox3 titles, show their 3 titles on Screambox
Cineverse2 titles, show their 2 titles on Cineverse
Best of British Television1 title, show their title on Best of British Television
BFI Player1 title, show their title on BFI Player
Cinemax1 title, show their title on Cinemax
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Subscription and free streaming for Donald Pleasence's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

233 credits, 117 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

The Dr. Loomis Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
as Dr. Loomis
HALLOWEEN 6: PRODUCER'S CUT (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
as Samuel Loomis
Driving Lessons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
Fatal Frames(1996)
as Professor Robinson
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers(1995)
as Dr. Loomis
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
Signs and Wonders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Show 4 episodes · as Cornelius Van Damm
Safe Haven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
as The Sailor
Guinevere(1994)
as Merlin
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
Freeze: But is it Art? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
as Sinister Dentist
The Big Freeze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Soup slurper
The Advocate(1993)
as Pincheon
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
The Thief and the Cobbler(1993)
as Phido the Vulture (voice)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Femme Fatale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)
as Victor Harty
Diên Biên Phú(1992)
as Howard Simpson
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Shadows and Fog(1991)
as Doctor
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Millions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Ripa
Women in Arms (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Dreyfuss
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
as Armon Shalik
Life of General De Gaulle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)
as Winston Churchill
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery(1989)
as Jason Rafiel
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Casablanca Express (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Colonel Bats
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers(1989)
as Dr. Sam Loomis
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
River of Death(1989)
as Heinrich Spaatz
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Ten Little Indians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
Buried Alive(1989)
as Dr. Schaeffer
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
Paganini Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
as Mr. Pickett
The House of Usher(1989)
as Walter Usher
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
American Rickshaw(1989)
as Rev. Mortom
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Absalon
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Dr. Absalon
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers(1988)
as Dr. Loomis
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
Vampire in Venice(1988)
as Don Alvise
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
Last Platoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Colonel B. Abrahams
Metropolitan Animals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Prof. Livingstone
The Commander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
as Henry Carlson
Hanna's War(1988)
as Captain Thomas Rosza
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Phantom of Death(1987)
as Inspector Datti
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
Prince of Darkness(1987)
as Priest
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Django Strikes Again(1987)
as Ben Gunn
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Ground Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Prosper Gaffney
Double Target(1987)
as Sen. Blaster
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Basements (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
Scoop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Lord Copper
Specters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Professor Lasky
Warrior Queen(1987)
as Clodius Flaucus
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Gila and Rik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
as Joe Gardenia
Naso di cane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Show 3 episodes · as Olindo Cuomo
Cobra Mission(1986)
as Father Lenoir
Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
To Kill a Stranger(1983)
as Col. Kostik
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Deadheat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as Aldo Rossi
Into the Darkness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
as David Beckett
Nothing Underneath(1985)
as Commissioner Danesi
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Black Arrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Sir Oliver Oates
Reel Horror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
Treasure of the Amazon(1985)
as Klaus von Blantz
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Ray Bradbury Theater(1985)
Show 1 episode · as George Hill
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows
The Corsican Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
as The Chancellor
Phenomena(1985)
as Professor John McGregor
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Ambassador(1984)
as Minister Eretz
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Show 1 episode · as Pincheon · as Victor Harty
Arch of Triumph(1984)
as Ivon Haake
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
A Breed Apart(1984)
as J.P. Whittier
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
Master of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Show 9 episodes · as Salomon Van der Merwe
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
Where Is Parsifal?(1984)
as Mackintosh
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films
The Devonsville Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Dr. Warley
The Falklands Factor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
as Dr. Samuel Johnson
Warrior of the Lost World(1983)
as Prossor
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
Witness for the Prosecution(1982)
as Mr. Myers
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Alone in the Dark(1982)
as Leo Bain
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Barchester Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Show 7 episodes · as Septimus Harding
Computercide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
as George Dettler
Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr(1981)
as Gilbert Carson
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films
Halloween II(1981)
as Sam Loomis
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Escape from New York(1981)
as President of the United States
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
The Monster Club(1981)
as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Blade on the Feather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
as John Cavendish
The Pumaman(1980)
as Kobras
Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
The French Atlantic Affair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 3 episodes · as Max Dechambre
All Quiet on the Western Front(1979)
as Kantorek
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Better Late Than Never(1979)
as Colonel Riddle
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
Jaguar Lives!(1979)
as General Villanova
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Dracula(1979)
as Dr. Jack Seward
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff(1979)
as Dr. Steiner
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
L'homme en colère(1979)
as Albert Rumpelmayer
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
Gold of the Amazon Women(1979)
as Clarence Blasko
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
Mrs. Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 1 episode · Actor
Dick Turpin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Show 5 episodes · as Ignatius Slake
Power Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Blair
Halloween(1978)
as Loomis
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Centennial (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 12 episodes · as Sam Purchas
Last In, First Out(1978)
as Rothko
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band(1978)
as B.D. Brockhurst
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
Night Creature (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Axel MacGregor
The Bastard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 1 episode · as Solomon Sholto
Tomorrow Never Comes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
as Dr. Todd
Blood Relatives(1978)
as James Doniac
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Show 2 episodes · as Narrator (voice)
The Defection of Simas Kudirka(1978)
as Capt. Vladimir Popov
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Telefon(1977)
as Nicolai Dalchimsky
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Oh, God!(1977)
as Doctor Harmon
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
The Uncanny(1977)
as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Jesus of Nazareth(1977)
Show 4 episodes · as Melchior
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
The Eagle Has Landed(1976)
as Himmler
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Hindle Wakes(1976)
as Nat Jeffcote
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Laurence Olivier Presents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
Show 1 episode · as Nat Jeffcote
The Last Tycoon(1976)
as Boxley
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
The Passover Plot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Pontius Pilate
Meriel the Ghost Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as George Livingston
Goldenrod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as John Tyler Jones
The Devil's Men(1976)
as Father Roche
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
The Joke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)
as Bendel
A Dirty Knight's Work(1976)
as Sir Giles Marley
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Sharon's Baby(1975)
as Dr. Finch
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films
Peep Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Count of Monte-Cristo(1975)
as Danglars
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Hearts of the West(1975)
as A.J. Nietz
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Shades of Greene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
Show 1 episode · as Puckler
Journey into Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)
as Kuvetli
Escape to Witch Mountain(1975)
as Lucas Deranian
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Erich Count von Plasma
House of the Damned (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Martin Zayas
Occupations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Christo Kabak
The Cafeteria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
as Aaron
The Mutations(1974)
as Professor Nolter
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
The Black Windmill(1974)
as Cedric Harper
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
Watch Out, We're Mad(1974)
as Doctor
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Show 1 episode · as Aaron · as Bendel · as George Livingston
From Beyond the Grave(1974)
as Jim Underwood
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Tales That Witness Madness(1973)
as Prof. R.C. Tremayne
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
Malachi's Cove (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Malachi
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Show 1 episode · as Cawser
The Rainbow Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
as Ralph Logan
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1973)
as Fred Smudge
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
The Pied Piper(1972)
as The Baron
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
Wedding in White(1972)
as Jim Dougall, Sr.
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Death Line(1972)
as Inspector Calhoun
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Innocent Bystanders(1972)
as Loomis
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Henry VIII and His Six Wives(1972)
as Thomas Cromwell
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Man Outside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Show 1 episode · as Victor Cobb
The Jerusalem File (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
as Major Samuels
Kidnapped(1971)
as Ebenezer Balfour
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Skin Deep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Gerry Muddiman
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)
Show 1 episode · as Carnacki
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Columbo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Show 1 episode · as Adrian Carsini
Wake in Fright(1971)
as Doc Tydon
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Fox Trot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
as Tom
THX 1138(1971)
as SEN
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Show 1 episode · as Gerry Muddiman · as Samuel Johnson
Soldier Blue(1970)
as Isaac Q. Cumber
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Show 1 episode · as Sergeant Hurby
The Madwoman of Chaillot(1969)
as The Prospector
Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Arthur? Arthur! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
Hawaii Five-O(1968)
Show 1 episode · as Hans Vogler
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Mr. Freedom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
as Dr. Freedom
Last to Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Actor
Sleep is Lovely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as Clive
The News-Benders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as J.G.
Creature of Comfort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
as James Thorne
Will Penny(1967)
as Preacher Quint
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
The Diary of Anne Frank(1967)
as Albert Dussel
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Matchless(1967)
as Gregori Andreanu
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
You Only Live Twice(1967)
as Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Call Me Daddy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
as Ben Hoffman
NBC Experiment in Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Show 1 episode · as (voice)
The Night of the Generals(1967)
as General Kahlenberge
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Eye of the Devil(1966)
as Pere Dominic
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Fantastic Voyage(1966)
as Dr. Michaels
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
Cul-de-sac(1966)
as George
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Show 1 episode · as J.G. · as Richard Pratt
The Hallelujah Trail(1965)
as 'Oracle' Jones
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965)
as The Dark Hermit - Satan
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Show 1 episode · as The Head Waiter
The Guest(1963)
as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Escalon
The Fugitive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Max Pfeiffer
The Outer Limits(1963)
Show 1 episode · as Harold J. Finley
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Dr. Crippen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
The Great Escape(1963)
as Blythe 'The Forger'
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
The Inspector (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
as Wolters
The Horsemasters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as Captain Pinski
The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
Show 1 episode · as Dr. Byron Saul
No Place Like Homicide!(1961)
as Everett Sloane
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Spare the Rod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as Mr. Jenkins
The Wind of Change (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)
as Pop
No Love for Johnnie(1961)
as Renfrew
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Alice Through the Looking Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Caterpillar
The Cupboard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Fred Watson
A Story of David: The Hunted(1960)
as Nabal
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
The Hands of Orlac(1960)
as Graham Coates
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films
Suspect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Parsons, alias Bill Brown
Sunday-Night Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 1 episode · as Admiral Vespery
Danger Man(1960)
Show 1 episode · as Captain Aldrich · as Nikolides
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
The Big Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Victor Partridge
Sons and Lovers(1960)
as Mr. Pappleworth
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Armchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Show 34 episodes · as Host
Hell Is a City(1960)
as Gus Hawkins
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Circus of Horrors(1960)
as Vanet
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
The Battle of the Sexes(1960)
as Irwin Hoffman
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The Flesh and the Fiends(1960)
as William Hare
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
The Shakedown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
as Jessel Brown
The Twilight Zone(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Ellis Fowler
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Killers of Kilimanjaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
as Captain
Look Back in Anger(1959)
as Hurst
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Interpol Calling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Karl Haussman
The Traitor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)
as Grantley Caypor
One Step Beyond(1959)
Show 1 episode · as Harvey Laurence
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
The Two-Headed Spy(1958)
as Gen. Hardt
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films
The Greatest Man in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as US President
The Adventures of William Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Show 1 episode · Actor
The Man Inside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Organ Grinder
The Wind Cannot Read (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
as Doctor
Heart of a Child(1958)
as Spiel
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Telltale Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Writer
A Tale of Two Cities(1958)
as Barsad
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
All at Sea(1957)
as Cashier
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Stowaway Girl(1957)
as Evans
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
The Man in the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)
as Crabtree
Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)
Show 3 episodes · as Ben Hoffman · as Fred Watson · as President of the USA
The Black Tent(1956)
as Ali
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
1984(1956)
as R. Parsons
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
ITV Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
Show 1 episode · as Supt. Smith
The Adventures of Robin Hood(1955)
Show 2 episodes · as Prince John
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Value for Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
as Limpy
The Moment of Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
as The Foreign Minister
Round the World in 80 Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)
as Voices
Nineteen Eighty-Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
as Syme
The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Show 2 episodes · as Captain Pinski · as Lucas Deranian
Orders Are Orders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
The Beachcomber(1954)
as Tromp
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
The Dybbuk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
as Second batlon
Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
Show 1 episode · as Kantorek · as Myers · as The Chancellor
Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Show 1 episode · as Corporal · as Syme

Career shape

Star power in the 99^th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 233 titles from 1950 to 2026; peak year 1988.

Biggest box office

Halloween (1978)

$47M worldwide

Highest rated

The Great Escape (1963)

Midcredits 99^th

Film career

19502026

Peak 1988 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 41 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

1954Screen debut· Nineteen Eighty-Four
1971First top-billed film· Wake in Fright
1978Career best· Halloween

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting232 of 233 · 53^rdWriting1 of 233

By decade

1950s32 · 31 acting · 1 crew1960s50 · acting1970s73 · acting1980s59 · acting1990s16 · acting2010s2 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 12% of 74 roles

25%

19%

30%

54646974798489

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Donald Pleasence's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49^th percentile, the median of all 108; across their 104 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52^nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52^ndpercentile

Typical film, the median of 104

Approval · how many liked their films

43^rdpercentile

Typical film, the median of 104

Reach · how many have seen their films

66^thpercentile

Typical film, the median of 104

Midcredits score across 117 titles, by percentile

75^th and up28
50^th to 74^th34
25^th to 49^th20
Below 25^th35

Shape of the crowd

53 of their 117 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

Universally Loved6
Universally Panned5
Cult Classic1
Crowd Pleaser53
Broadly Agreed17
Mixed35

Most divisive · actor

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

86^th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Great Escape (1963)

Midcredits 99^th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 102 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Donald Pleasence's work okay for kids?

Across up to 39 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore23 titles43–87 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most films

Sex & Nudity39 titles12–64 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most films

Profanity20 titles10–55 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all films

Alcohol & Drugs19 titles20–38 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all films

Frightening / Intense18 titles48–82 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most films

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Donald Pleasence work with?

People who share at least 2 of Donald Pleasence's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Carpenter shares the most, 7.

Directors

John Carpenter7 titles · 3 as director See all 7 shared titles with John Carpenter
John Sturges3 titles See all 3 shared titles with John Sturges
J. Lee Thompson2 titles See all 2 shared titles with J. Lee Thompson
Waris Hussein2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Waris Hussein

Donald Pleasence

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Filmography

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How do Donald Pleasence's films land?

Shape of the crowd

Is Donald Pleasence's work okay for kids?

Who does Donald Pleasence work with?

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