Donald Pleasence
Donald Henry Pleasence OBE (; 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor. He began his career on stage in the West End before transitioning into a screen career, where he played numerous supporting and character roles including RAF 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).
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| Full name at birth | Donald Henry Pleasence
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| Claim to fame | Halloween
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| Date of birth | 5 October 1919
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| Place of birth | Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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| Date of death | 2 February 1995
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| Age | 75 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France
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| Cause of death | (complications From Heart Valve Replacement Surgery)
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 5' 7" (170 cm)
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| Residence | Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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- Is Carrie Anderson's great-uncle.
- He was flying in a Lancaster NE112 "AS-M" when it was shot down on September 9th, 1944.
- Often joked to friends and family that, before Halloween (1978) came out, he was typecast as villains and psychos, never having been given the chance to play a good guy or hero. However, after his portrayal of the heroic, Van Helsing-like Dr. Loomis in Halloween, he had the exact opposite problem in that no one wanted to see him play bad guys anymore, that the only parts offered to him were avengers and heroes.
- He was a wireless operator in Lancaster bombers in 166 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
- Was nominated for four Tony Awards as Best Actor (Dramatic): in 1962 for "The Caretaker", a part he recreated in the film version also titled The Caretaker (1963); in 1965 for "Poor Bitos"; in 1969 for "The Man in the Glass Booth" and, in 1972 for "Wise Child" - but he never won.
Donald Pleasence is known for his role in the film Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) as in memory of.
He is also known for his role in the film Halloween II (1981) as Sam Loomis.
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