Donald Pleasence
British actor (1919–1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Donald Henry Pleasence[1] OBE (October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995) was an English actor. Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England.[2] He was raised in Lincolnshire, England.[3] During his career, Pleasence was nominated for four Tony Awards.[4] He won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor in 1959. [4][5] In his whole career, Pleasence appeared in over 200 movies.[6]
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| Born | Donald Henry Pleasence (1919-10-05)October 5, 1919 |
| Died | February 2, 1995(1995-02-02) (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | Ecclesfield School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1954–1995 |
| Spouse(s) | Miriam Raymond (1941–58) Josephine Crombie (1959–70) Meira Shore (1970–88) Linda J. Kentwood (1988–95) |
He made his first movie The Dybbuk in 1952.[6] It was a television movie. He acted in several movies, such as You Only Live Twice, where he played James Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld, and The Great Escape.[4] Pleasence is known for his role as Dr. Samuel Loomis in John Carpenter's Halloween.[4] Since then, he appeared in five out of the six movies of the Halloween movie series.[6] Pleasence did not appear in Halloween III: Season of the Witch because it was a different story from the last two movies.[4]
Pleasence died at the age of 75 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, from complications of heart failure.[4] It was following a heart valve replacement surgery.[4]