Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

Donald Henry Pleasence was an English actor. He was known for his "bald head and intense, staring eyes," and played more than 250 stage, film, and television roles across a nearly 60-year career.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 40 films (1958–1985) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1958 Heart of a Child Clive Donner
1958 Look Back In Anger Tony Richardson 98 B&W
1959 Look Back In Anger. Woodfall Film Productions Ltd. 99 min 35mm B&W sound
1960 Hell Is A City. Hammer Film Productions Ltd. 98 min 35mm B&W sound
1960 Sons And Lovers. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 104 min 35mm B&W sound
1960 The Flesh and the Fiends John Gilling 97 min B&W
1961 A Story Of David. Mardeb Productions A.G. 104 min 35mm Color sound
1961 Spare the Rod Leslie Norman B&W
1961 The Wind of Change Vernon Sewell 64 min B&W
1963 The caretaker. Caretaker Films Ltd. 3780 16mm B&W sound
1963 The Great Escape. Mirisch-Alpha 165 min 35mm Color sound
1964 Dr. Crippen. Torchlight Productions 98 min 35mm B&W sound
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told. George Stevens Productions Inc. & United Artists Corp. 191 min 35mm Color sound
1965 The Hallelujah Trail. Mirisch-Kappa 149 min 35mm Color sound
1966 Cul - De - Sac Sigma Three 111 min 16mm Color & B&W sound
1966 Cul-de-sac Audio Brandon 84 16mm B&W sound
1966 Fantastic voyage Films inc. 105 mi 16mm Color sound
1966 Fantastic Voyage. Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp 101 min 35mm Color sound
1967 Matchless Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica 103 min Color sound
1967 Will Penny Paramount Pictures Corp. 110 min 35mm Color sound
1967 You Only Live Twice Danjaq S.A. 117 min Color sound
1969 Mr Freedom Grove Press-Cinema 16 Film Lib 95 min 16mm sound
1971 Kidnapped Delbert Mann
1971 The Jerusalem File Sparts Films 96 min Color sound
1971 The wedding in white / Cinepix of Canada (and Avco-Embassy in the U.S.) of a Dermet (John Vidette) production ; directed and written by William Fruet, based on his own play. 103 16mm Color sound
1971 Thx 1138 warner brothers 95 min 16mm Color sound
1971 Wake in Fright Ted Kotcheff 114 min Color
1972 Death Line Gary Sherman 87 min Color
1972 Henry VIII and His Six Wives Waris Hussein
1973 Tales That Witness Madness Freddie Francis 90 min Color sound
1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own Bruce Beresford 93 min
1974 The Black Windmill Universal Pictures, Ltd 106 min Color sound
1974 The mutations. Jack Cardiff 92 min 16mm Color sound
1975 Escape to Witch Mountain John Hough 97 min Color
1975 Hearts of the West Howard Zieff 100 min
1976 The Last Tycoon Academy Pictures, A.G 123 min Color sound
1976 Watch Out, We’Re Mad Capital Film & Filmayer 103 min Color sound
1977 Telefon Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc 104 min Color sound
1978 Halloween director, John Carpenter. 93 16mm Color sound
1985 Black Arrow John Hough 60 min. 16mm