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Pleasance was a great villain thanks to his nervousness, in an episode of Columbo. He was also preferred by Michael Reeves, director of "The WItchfinder General" as the protagonist Matthew Hopkins. But that would have been disastrous.
In 1986, Pleasence joined Ronald Lacey and Polly Jo Pleasence for the television thriller Into the Darkness. Pleasence and Michael Nader portrayed the villains in 1988's The Great Escape II: The Untold Story , [15] which costar Christopher Reeve explained as not being a remake of the 1963 original film and being based on Paul Brickhill 's non ...
Oct 30, 2015 · Donald Pleasence’s portrayal, above left, in “You Only Live Twice” has proved to be the most iconic (helped along by Mike Myers’s Dr. Evil parody in the “Austin Powers” trilogy).
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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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Oct 16, 2018 · For 17 years, Donald Pleasence would remain a steadfast fixture of the Halloween franchise as the unwavering Dr. Sam Loomis, longtime adversary of Michael Myers. Where there was Michael Myers,...
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Oct 23, 2021 · Cul-de-sac presents Pleasence with a chance to do a sinister role with a flair for comedy, and his enjoyment of the part is obvious. His gusto is infectious, and he proves how utterly unnerving and frightening a villain who's constantly smiling can be.
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Donald Pleasence, who starred in "The Great Escape" was actually a WW2 Prisoner of War (POW).He later found fame as Bond villain, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, and as Dr. Loomis in the cult horror film "Halloween".Support My Channel as a Patron:Donald Pleasence served in the RAF from 1940, particpating i...
