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Donald Pleasence

1919 - 1995

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Donald Henry Pleasence (; 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor. He was known for his "bald head and intense, staring eyes," and played more than 250 stage, film, and television roles across a nearly sixty-year career. Pleasence 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, developing a reputation for playing "nervy, unstable characters" including Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in The Great Escape (1963), the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice (1967), SEN 5241 in THX 1138 (1971), and the deranged Clarence "Doc" Tydon in Wake in Fright (1971). He also maintained an acclaimed career on the Broadway stage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donald Pleasence is the 414th most popular actor (up from 425th in 2019), the 646th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 537th in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Actor.

Donald Pleasence is most famous for his role as Dr. Loomis in the 1978 horror film Halloween.

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Among actors, Donald Pleasence ranks 414 out of 13,578. Before him are Bob Hoskins, Raquel Welch, Jennifer Aniston, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, and Stefania Sandrelli. After him are Tippi Hedren, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Maria Schneider, Farrah Fawcett, Benny Hill, and Kate Winslet.

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Among people born in 1919, Donald Pleasence ranks 28. Before him are Pierre Trudeau, Georgios Papadopoulos, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Lino Ventura, Margot Fonteyn, and Jack Palance. After him are Pete Seeger, Nat King Cole, Iris Murdoch, Donald J. Cram, Dino De Laurentiis, and Abdirashid Shermarke. Among people deceased in 1995, Donald Pleasence ranks 30. Before him are Patricia Highsmith, Clair Cameron Patterson, U Nu, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Lana Turner, and Souphanouvong. After him are Georges J. F. Köhler, Selena, Alec Douglas-Home, John B. Calhoun, Edda Mussolini, and Edward Bernays.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Donald Pleasence ranks 646 out of 8,785. Before him are Bob Hoskins (1942), Arthur Balfour (1848), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), George Graham (1944), Harold Macmillan (1894), and Muriel Spark (1918). After him are Eduard Suess (1831), Edwin Landseer (1802), John Bonham (1948), Graham Hill (1929), John Dowland (1563), and Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Donald Pleasence ranks 68. Before him are Tim Curry (1946), Charles Dance (1946), Jonathan Pryce (1947), Daniel Craig (1968), Trevor Howard (1913), and Bob Hoskins (1942). After him are Benny Hill (1924), Kate Winslet (1975), Oliver Reed (1938), Hugh Laurie (1959), Diana Rigg (1938), and Deborah Kerr (1921).

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