Donald Pleasence
Actor

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence is credited on 108 movies and 14 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for Halloween, Escape from New York and The Great Escape.

Born October 5, 1919 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK; died February 2, 1995.

Filmography · 60 titles

The 60 best known of 122 credits on TMDB, by votes.

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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...

Biography from TMDB, written by its community.

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