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Donald Henry Pleasence OBE (/ ˈ p l ɛ z ə n s /; 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor.
Donald Pleasence. Actor: Halloween II. Balding, quietly spoken, of slight build and possessed of piercing blue eyes -- often peering out from behind round, steel-rimmed glasses -- Donald Pleasence had the essential physical attributes which make a great screen villain.
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- Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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- Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Donald Pleasence in Jesus of Nazareth (1977)- Robert De Niro and Donald Pleasence in The Last Tycoon (1976)
- Richard Attenborough, Donald Pleasence, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)
- Donald Pleasence, Patrick O'Neal, and Ira von Fürstenberg in Matchless (1967)
- Woody Allen and Donald Pleasence in Shadows and Fog (1991)
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- 'Halloween' (1978) A landmark horror film that helped show how big budgets weren't necessary to deliver big scares, the first Halloween is an untouchable classic.
- 'The Great Escape' (1963) The Great Escape is one of the best movies of the 1960s, telling a large-scale and consistently exciting story about breaking out of a German prisoner-of-war camp during World War II.
- 'You Only Live Twice' (1967) Though You Only Live Twice isn't thought of as one of the best Sean Connery James Bond movies, it is still an iconic one, and the character of Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a big reason for that.
- 'Fantastic Voyage' (1966) There's no shortage of movies out there about people shrinking down dramatically, but few are quite as iconic as Fantastic Voyage.
Dec 3, 2023 · This article explores the remarkable journey of British actor Donald Pleasence, who went from being a real-life prisoner of war (POW) to portraying one in the iconic film 'The Great Escape'...
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Feb 3, 1995 · Donald Pleasence, the intense, virtuosic actor who was acclaimed in London and on Broadway for his performance in the title role of Harold Pinter's play "The Caretaker," died...
Oct 4, 2019 · A tribute to the versatile and prolific character actor who starred in over 200 films and TV shows. From The Great Escape to Halloween, discover 10 of his best roles in this list by BFI.
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Donald Henry Pleasence OBE (October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995) was an English actor. Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. He was raised in Lincolnshire, England. During his career, Pleasence was nominated for four Tony Awards. He won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in 1959.
