Donald Pleasence (1919 - 1995)

Mr Donald Pleasence (Male)

Nationality: English

Author

Born: 5 October 1919

Died: 2 February 1995

Actor and writer. Pleasance worked in theatre, television, film and voiceover.

His best-known film roles include psychiatrist Dr Samuel Loomis in Halloween (1978) and four of its sequels, the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967), RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in The Great Escape (1963), SEN 5241 in THX 1138 (1971), Clarence "Doc" Tydon in Wake in Fright (1971), and the President of the United States in Escape from New York (1981). He played Davies in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker on stage and in the film adaptation directed by Clive Donner (1963).

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Appears In

The Caretaker (Premiere: Arts Theatre) (1960)
Davies (Age: old, Male)

Described as 'an old man'

Performer

The Caretaker (1963)
Davies (Age: old, Male)

Described as 'an old man'

Performer

The Man in the Glass Booth (St Martin's Theatre - Royale Theatre) (1967)
Arthur Goldman (Age: Not specified, Male)

London and New York

Performer

Pinter People (1969)
Mr Wills (Age: Not specified, Male)

Character listed as 'voice'

Performer

Pinter People (1969)
Old Man (Last to Go) (Age: old, Male)

Character listed as 'voice'

Unnamed character from 'Last to Go'; also described as 'Newspaper Seller'.

Performer

The Basement (UK Stage Premiere: Duchess Theatre) (1970)
Law (Age: Not specified, Male)

Performer

Tea Party (UK Stage Premiere: Duchess Theatre) (1970)
Disson (Age: Not specified, Male)

Performer

The Servant (1970)
Barrett (Age: Not Specified, Male)

Performer

The Last Tycoon (1976)
Boxley (Age: Not Specified, Male)

Performer

The Caretaker (Newcastle - Birmingham - Bath - London) (1991)
Davies (Age: old, Male)

Described as 'an old man'

Performer

Linked People

Angela Pleasance (1941)

Relationship: Child

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Sources

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Pleasence

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Accessed 17 April 2018.