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Pleasence was nominated four times for the Tony Award for best performance by a leading actor in a Broadway play: in 1962 for Harold Pinter 's The Caretaker, in 1965 for Jean Anouilh 's Poor Bitos, in 1969 for Robert Shaw 's The Man in the Glass Booth, and in 1972 for Simon Gray 's Wise Child .
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.
Oct 22, 2023 · English actor Donald Pleasence is best known as Dr. Sam Loomis in Halloween; he was also memorable in The Great Escape and an early James Bond movie.
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'...
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...
Feb 2, 1995 · 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.
Donald Pleasence, the balding, beady-eyed British character actor who created such memorable screen villains as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice, died Feb. 2 at his home in St. Paul de Vence in southern France. He was 75.
Oct 4, 2019 · Pleasence is Blythe: birdwatcher, photographic aerial reconnaissance pilot and camp forger. Among the sprawling ensemble cast, Steve McQueen may provide the heroic gesture befitting his movie star credentials, but it’s Pleasence who tugs at the heartstrings come the rousing finale.
Donald Pleasence, the intense, virtuosic actor who was acclaimed for his performance in the title role of Harold Pinter's play The Caretaker, died yesterday at his home in St. Paul de Vence in the south of France. He was 75 and also had a house in London.
Nov 7, 2023 · Donald Pleasence’s remarkable real-life ‘Great Escape’ experience. Today, the legendary British actor Donald Pleasence is perhaps best remembered for his performance as psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis in John Carpenter’s 1978 classic Halloween and four of its sequels.
