Donald Pleasence

Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Donald Pleasence, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Computercide (1982)

The year is 1995 and Michael Stringer is the only private eye left on Earth. One day, he is assigned by a woman to investigate Eden Isle, a complex for people who want a perfect life started by an industrialist named Korter. Interestingly, Korter is found on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Joe Cortese  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Susan George  •  David Huddleston

The year is 1995 and Michael Stringer is the only private eye left on Earth. One day, he is assigned by a woman to investigate Eden Isle, a complex for people who want a perfect life started by an industrialist named Korter. Interestingly, Korter is found on a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Michael Lewis
CAST:  Joe Cortese  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Susan George  •  David Huddleston

I Don't Want to Be Born (1976)

A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed by the spirit of a freak dwarf who the mother once spurned. Cue a spate of strange deaths, the one common factor being the presence of a baby in pram at the scene...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sasdy
CAST:  Joan Collins  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Ralph Bates  •  Caroline Munro

A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed by the spirit of a freak dwarf who the mother once spurned. Cue a spate of strange deaths, the one common factor being the presence of a baby in pram at the scene...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sasdy
CAST:  Joan Collins  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Ralph Bates  •  Caroline Munro

The Hands of Orlac (1960)

Famed concert pianist Stephen Orlac survives a plane crash, but his hands are permanently destroyed. Helpful surgeon Volcheff grafts a pair of new hands on the hapless Orlac. Unfortunately, they're the hands of an executed murderer - useless for a pianist, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmond T. Gréville
CAST:  Mel Ferrer  •  Christopher Lee  •  Dany Carrel  •  Lucile Saint-Simon

Famed concert pianist Stephen Orlac survives a plane crash, but his hands are permanently destroyed. Helpful surgeon Volcheff grafts a pair of new hands on the hapless Orlac. Unfortunately, they're the hands of an executed murderer - useless for a pianist, but ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Edmond T. Gréville
CAST:  Mel Ferrer  •  Christopher Lee  •  Dany Carrel  •  Lucile Saint-Simon

Spare the Rod (1961)

It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he handle the grave problems that lie ahead?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Norman
CAST:  Max Bygraves  •  Geoffrey Keen  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Betty McDowall

It is London in the year 1960 and John Saunders enthusiastically begins his new teaching career at a tough slum-area school. His class are bored pupils in their last term before leaving. Will he handle the grave problems that lie ahead?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie Norman
CAST:  Max Bygraves  •  Geoffrey Keen  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Betty McDowall

Millions (1991)

A pack of money-grabbing relatives try to take over his ailing uncle's industrial empire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Vanzina
CAST:  Billy Zane  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Carol Alt  •  Jean Sorel

A pack of money-grabbing relatives try to take over his ailing uncle's industrial empire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Vanzina
CAST:  Billy Zane  •  Lauren Hutton  •  Carol Alt  •  Jean Sorel

The Mutations (1974)

A mad scientist (Donald Pleasence) crosses plants with people, and the results wind up in a sideshow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Cardiff
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Tom Baker  •  Brad Harris  •  Julie Ege

A mad scientist (Donald Pleasence) crosses plants with people, and the results wind up in a sideshow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Cardiff
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Tom Baker  •  Brad Harris  •  Julie Ege

Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)

After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Fondato
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Bud Spencer  •  Patty Shepard  •  Deogratias Huerta

After a tied 1st place in a local stunt race, two drivers start a contest to decide who of them will own the prize, a dune buggy. But when a mobster destroys the car, they are determined to get it back.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcello Fondato
CAST:  Terence Hill  •  Bud Spencer  •  Patty Shepard  •  Deogratias Huerta

The Wind of Change (1961)

Taking its title from Harold Macmillan's widely-reported Cape Town speech about the process of decolonisation in Africa, The Wind of Change showed the other side of the coin: the impact of colonial immigration at 'home'. The film deals with the 'colour problem' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Johnny Briggs  •  Ann Lynn  •  Hilda Fenemore

Taking its title from Harold Macmillan's widely-reported Cape Town speech about the process of decolonisation in Africa, The Wind of Change showed the other side of the coin: the impact of colonial immigration at 'home'. The film deals with the 'colour problem' ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Johnny Briggs  •  Ann Lynn  •  Hilda Fenemore

The Devil's Men (1976)

A satanic cult led by Baron Corofax (Peter Cushing) kidnaps three young people and Father Roche (Donald Pleasence) & Milo (Costa Skouras/Kostas Karagiorgis) must save them from the hands of this evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kostas Karagiannis
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Peter Cushing  •  Luan Peters  •  Nikos Verlekis

A satanic cult led by Baron Corofax (Peter Cushing) kidnaps three young people and Father Roche (Donald Pleasence) & Milo (Costa Skouras/Kostas Karagiorgis) must save them from the hands of this evil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kostas Karagiannis
CAST:  Donald Pleasence  •  Peter Cushing  •  Luan Peters  •  Nikos Verlekis

Matchless (1967)

A secret agent possesses a ring that makes him invisible for a short time, once every 10 hours. He is in pursuit of an evil criminal mastermind but, at the same time, must evade an enemy agent who also wants the ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Lattuada
CAST:  Patrick O'Neal  •  Ira von Fürstenberg  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Henry Silva

A secret agent possesses a ring that makes him invisible for a short time, once every 10 hours. He is in pursuit of an evil criminal mastermind but, at the same time, must evade an enemy agent who also wants the ring.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Lattuada
CAST:  Patrick O'Neal  •  Ira von Fürstenberg  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Henry Silva

Jaguar Lives! (1979)

The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest Pintoff
CAST:  Joe Lewis  •  Christopher Lee  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Barbara Bach

The world's newest kung fu legend, Joe Lewis, takes on evil gangsters and saves the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest Pintoff
CAST:  Joe Lewis  •  Christopher Lee  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Barbara Bach

Innocent Bystanders (1972)

Washed-up agent John Craig is given the task of proving his worth by tracking down a Russian scientist on the run. Cross and double-cross is the name of the game.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Dana Andrews

Washed-up agent John Craig is given the task of proving his worth by tracking down a Russian scientist on the run. Cross and double-cross is the name of the game.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Dana Andrews

Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)

Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given her a permanent place to stay, as well as other gifts, in exchange for her affections. The two of them get into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Oliver Reed  •  Susan George  •  Paul Koslo  •  Stephen McHattie

Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given her a permanent place to stay, as well as other gifts, in exchange for her affections. The two of them get into a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Collinson
CAST:  Oliver Reed  •  Susan George  •  Paul Koslo  •  Stephen McHattie

The Uncanny (1977)

Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denis Héroux
CAST:  Peter Cushing  •  Ray Milland  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Susan Penhaligon

Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Denis Héroux
CAST:  Peter Cushing  •  Ray Milland  •  Joan Greenwood  •  Susan Penhaligon

Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981)

In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there are 50 million dollars in the wreck. Helicopter pilot ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hemmings
CAST:  Ken Wahl  •  Lesley Ann Warren  •  Donald Pleasence  •  George Peppard

In a lake high in the mountains of New Zealand hunter Gibbie Gibson discovers a plane wreck from WW2. When he tells it around, a gang of crooks follows and threatens him and his daughter, because they know there are 50 million dollars in the wreck. Helicopter pilot ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Hemmings
CAST:  Ken Wahl  •  Lesley Ann Warren  •  Donald Pleasence  •  George Peppard

Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)

An American engineer reaches Mombasa to finish the works of an African railroad and to find his predecessor, who has mysteriously disappeared. While the work continues, will have to face several obstacles, especially violent local tribes, Arabs slave traders and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Anthony Newley  •  Anne Aubrey  •  Grégoire Aslan

An American engineer reaches Mombasa to finish the works of an African railroad and to find his predecessor, who has mysteriously disappeared. While the work continues, will have to face several obstacles, especially violent local tribes, Arabs slave traders and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Anthony Newley  •  Anne Aubrey  •  Grégoire Aslan

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Farrands  •  Andrew Kasch
CAST:  Heather Langenkamp  •  Robert Englund  •  Wes Craven  •  Robert Shaye

For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Farrands  •  Andrew Kasch
CAST:  Heather Langenkamp  •  Robert Englund  •  Wes Craven  •  Robert Shaye

Trial by Combat (1976)

A group called The Knights Of Avalon are unhappy with the justice system so are taking the law into their own hands by executing criminals using medieval methods such as jousting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  John Mills  •  Donald Pleasence  •  David Birney  •  Barbara Hershey

A group called The Knights Of Avalon are unhappy with the justice system so are taking the law into their own hands by executing criminals using medieval methods such as jousting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Connor
CAST:  John Mills  •  Donald Pleasence  •  David Birney  •  Barbara Hershey

Blade on the Feather (1980)

A reclusive, elderly author is visited by a young admirer … but both men are more than they claim to be.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Loncraine
CAST:  Kika Markham  •  Phoebe Nicholls  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Tom Conti

A reclusive, elderly author is visited by a young admirer … but both men are more than they claim to be.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Loncraine
CAST:  Kika Markham  •  Phoebe Nicholls  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Tom Conti

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)

An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Anne Heywood  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Robert Vaughn  •  Earl Holliman

An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Anne Heywood  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Robert Vaughn  •  Earl Holliman
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