Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence (5th October 1919 – 2nd February 1995) was an English actor of stage and screen.
== Biography ==
=== Service in World War II ===
Pleasence served as an aircraft wireless-operator with No. 166 Squadron, and was serving on Lancaster NE112 on August 31st, 1944Flying Officer Donald Pleasence from 166 Squadron. when he was shot down and bailed out, not expecting to survive.
 After unbuckling himself from his parachute, he saw "about fifty Germans" advancing on him, armed with "everything from machine guns to axes", led by a young blond officer. The officer ordered him to pick up his parachute, and Pleasence told him to pick it up himself.
An interaction between the officer and his sergeant in which the sergeant performed a fervent Nazi salute made Pleasence laugh, as he'd only seen such performances in film and hadn't thought they actually acted as such.
Subsequently, he was brought to a hut for a search and inspection, which caused him to remember a collection of condoms he had in his breast pockets, which were used on the plane to protect the delicate microphones. When his searcher reached his pockets, and removed the comments, he stated to Pleasence, "You will not be needing these."
== Partial Filmography ==
Pleasence wasn't aware of the number of films he'd made; when asked by Michael Aspel about whether his supposed two-hundred-plus film career was a "British record", he replied, "No, I'm not sure of the number, and I don't- I never kept count, you know, when they got past one hundred," referencing another interview he'd done years before with Eamonn Andrews, in which he was asked the same question, and hadn't known then either. He then added, "... which was a silly question, because I got a letter, a fan letter, the next day, or two days later, with a whole list of every film that I'd ever done..."Aspel & Company - February 8th, 1992
=== Film ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1963	The Great Escape 	Colin Blythe 	
1966	Fantastic Voyage 	Dr. Michaels 	
1968	Mr. Freedom 	Dr. Freedom 	
1972	The Jerusalem File 	Major Samuels 	
1972	Wedding in White 	Jim Dougall 	
1972	Death Line 	Inspector Calhoun 	
* Also released under the title "Raw Meat".
1973	Lonely Water 	The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water	
* Voice-only role in a public information film.
1973	The Rainbow Boys 	Ralph Logan 	
1974	The Mutations 	Professor Nolter 	
* Also released under the title, "The Freakmaker".
1975	Escape to Witch Mountain 	Lucas Deranian 	
1976	The Eagle Has Landed 	Heinrich Himmler 	
1976	Trial by Combat 	Sir Giles Marley 	
* Also released under the title "Dirty Knight's Work".
1978	Blood Relatives 	James Doniac 	
1978	Halloween 	Dr. Sam Loomis 	
* First collaboration with John Carpenter.
1978	Power Play 	Blair 	
* Also released under the title "Coup D'État".
1978	Blood Relatives 	James Doniac 	
1980	The Puma Man 	Kobras 	
1981	Escape from New York 	President of the United States 	
* Second collaboration with John Carpenter.
1981	Halloween II 	Dr. Sam Loomis 	
* Third collaboration with John Carpenter.
1983	Warrior of the Lost World 	Prossor 	
1987	Spectres 	Professor Lasky 	
1987	Double Target 	Senator Blaster 	
1987	Ground Zero 	Prosper Gaffney 	
* Pleasence was nominated for the award for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" by the Australian Film Institute.
1987	Prince of Darkness 	Priest 	
* Fourth and final collaboration with John Carpenter.
1988	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 	Dr. Sam Loomis 	
1989	Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers	Dr. Sam Loomis 	
1990	American Tiger 	Reverend Mortom 	
* Alternate titles include "American risciò" and "American Rickshaw".
1991	Shadows and Fog 	Doctor 	
1995	Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 	Dr. Sam Loomis 	
1996	Fatal Frames 	Professor Robertson 	
2014	Halloween 6: The Producer's Cut 	Dr. Sam Loomis 	
=== Television ===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1959	The Scarf 	Inspector Harry Yates 	
* The series is believed lost.
1982	The Barchester Chronicles	Reverend Septimus Harding	
== Links ==
* Donald Pleasence on Wikipedia
* Donald Pleasence on IMDB
* Donald Pleasence on TV Tropes
== References ==
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