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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. He began his career on stage in the West End before having a screen career, which included starring in a 1954 BBC adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, before playing numerous supporting and character roles in films including RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in The ...
IMDb profile of Donald Pleasence, a versatile British actor who played villains, heroes and everything in between. Learn about his life, career, roles, awards and trivia.
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- Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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- Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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- Feature Writer/Senior List Writer
- '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.
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 yesterday at his home ...
Feb 2, 1995 · The article reports the death of Donald Pleasence, a versatile actor who starred in stage, film and TV productions. It covers his biography, career highlights and cause of death in 1995.
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Feb 2, 1995 · A comprehensive biography and filmography of Donald Pleasence, an English actor who starred in James Bond, Halloween and other franchises. Find out his birth and death dates, awards, roles, trivia and more.
Donald Henry Pleasence was an English actor. He began his career on stage in the West End before having a screen career, which included starring in a 1954 BBC adaptation of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four, before playing numerous supporting and character roles in films including RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in The Great Escape (1963), the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James ...
