Later, Pleasence moved to London. [8], Pleasence made his big-screen debut wi the 1954 film The Beachcomber. His last marriage was in 1988 to Linda J. Kentwood. Pleasence admired Sir Laurence Olivier,[9] with whom he worked on-stage in the 1950s, and later on the 1979 film version of Dracula. quotes, [3] His war plane wis shot doun in August 1944, in a raid on Agenville. The next year he appeared as an eccentric, tea-obsessed police inspector in the cult horror film Death Line alongside Norman Rossington and Christopher Lee. Donald Pleasence was married to Miriam Raymond for 17 years, Josephine Crombie for 11 years, Meira Shore for 18 years, and Linda J. Kentwood for 7 years. He and Raymond had two daughters, Angela and Jean Pleasence. The film, intended to warn children of the dangers of playing near water, attained notoriety for allegedly giving children nightmares. In the 2021 film Halloween Kills Tom Jones, Jr. played Loomis, wearing prosthetic make-up to resemble Pleasence. On the eve of World War II, he made his theatrical debut in "Wuthering Heights". Two years earlier, Pleasence did an amusingly broad impersonation of Olivier in the guise of a horror-film actor called "Valentine De'ath" in the film The Uncanny (1977). He is most remembered for Halloween. See Photos. [11] Some notable early roles include Parsons in 1984 (1956), and minor roles opposite Alec Guinness in Barnacle Bill (1957) and Dirk Bogarde in The Wind Cannot Read (1958). playing the obsessed, the paranoid and the purely evil. Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, the son of Alice (ne Armitage) and Thomas Stanley Pleasence, a railway station master. [2] He was raised in Lincolnshire, England. [3] He served with 166 Squadron, RAF Bomber Command. On 2 February 1995, Pleasence died at age 75 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France, from complications of heart failure following heart valve replacement surgery. Linda Kakira. [25], Pleasence collaborated with Carpenter again when he starred in Prince of Darkness (1987), where he played a priest who seeks the aid of a professor and a few of the latter's quantum physics students to uncover the mystery of a glowing liquid in a canister. His last marriage was to Linda Kentwood (m. 1988-1995; his death) Death. Pleasence and Michael Nader portrayed the villains in 1988's The Great Escape II: The Untold Story,[14] which costar Christopher Reeve explained as not being a remake of the 1963 original film and being based on Paul Brickhills novel The Great Escape. [4], Pleasence was born Donald Henry Pleasence in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England on October 5, 1919. [4], Pleasence had five daughters. Other stage work in the 1960s included Anouilh's Poor Bitos (196364) and Robert Shaw's The Man in the Glass Booth (1967), for which he won the London Variety Award for Stage Actor of the Year in 1968. Birth Place: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. On screen, he gave a perfectly plausible interpretation of the head of the SS, Heinrich Himmler, in The Eagle Has Landed (1976). Birth Name: Donald Henry Pleasence. [4] Pleasence marrit Meira Shore in 1970. (1974), Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler in The Eagle Has Landed (1976), and the Bond arch-villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967), the first film in which Blofeld's face is clearly seen. (3 January 1989 - 2 February 1995) (his death). He subsequently worked in repertory theatre in Birmingham and Bristol before making his London stage debut as Valentine in Twelfth Night in 1942. Pleasence married four times and had five daughters from his first three marriages. Pleasence had five daughters. to guest star in the third season episode "The Changing of the Guard". Donald's grandson Jack O'Hare has gone on to be a successful director in London UK, Jak O'Hare. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics. He had Angela and Jean with Miriam Raymond (m. 19411958); Lucy and Polly with Josephine Martin Crombie (m. 19591970); and Miranda with Meira Shore (m. 19701988). [8] He worked in theatres in Birmingham and Bristol. They dated for 1 year after getting together in 1969 and married on 10th Oct 1970. 166 Squadron in Bomber Command, with which he flew almost sixty raids against the Axis over occupied Europe. [26] Though mixed about the film, Starburst praised Pleasence's performance, admitting that to them, "there are very few sights in genre cinema as marvelous as seeing Pleasence delivering an intense, slightly erratic monologue, and he gets plenty to sink his teeth into here. [6], He made his first movie The Dybbuk in 1952. [4] Pleasence attended Ecclesfield Grammar School, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and subsequently dropped out to work as a railway clerk, while looking for a job as an actor. The next year he appeared as an eccentric, tea-obsessed police inspector in the cult horror film Death Line alongside Norman Rossington and Christopher Lee. Pleasence made his big-screen debut with The Beachcomber (1954). People . Linda Kentwood and Donald Pleasence were married for 6 years before Donald Pleasence died aged 75. [5] Some early roles include Parsons in 1984 (his seicont Orwell film). He served as aircraft wireless-operator with No. [10], In his later years, he appeared as Lucas Deranian in Walt Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain, Dr. Loomis in Halloween, Dr. Kobras in The Pumaman and the President in Escape from New York. They were also released in the United States as Tale Spinners For Children by United Artists. The 1995 film Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers was dedicated to Donald Pleasence. [3] Ootthrou his career, Pleasence wis nominatit for fower Tony Awairds. 2 February 1995 Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France Donald Henry Pleasence OBE (; 5 October 1919 2 February 1995) was an English actor. In all, Mr. Pleasence fathered five daughters. On 31 August 1944, his Lancaster NE112 was shot down during an attack on Agenville, and he was captured and imprisoned in the German prisoner-of-war camp Stalag Luft I. Pleasence produced and acted in many plays for the entertainment of his fellow captives. He hosted the 1981 Halloween episode of Saturday Night Live with music guest Fear. quotes, In the crime drama Hell is a City (1960), shot in Manchester, he starred opposite Stanley Baker, while he was memorably cast in the horror comedy What a Carve Up! I read the script. In this series, his daughter Angela Pleasence played his onscreen daughter Susan. photos, Pleasence did the voice-over for the British Public Information Film, The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water in 1973. He also portrayed a murderer captured by Mrs. Columbo in "Murder Is a Parlor Game" (1979). [4] Since then, he appeared in five out of the six movies of the Halloween movie series. Balding, quietly-spoken, of slight build and possessed of piercing blue eyes -- often peering out from behind round, steel-rimmed glasses -- Donald Pleasence had the necessary physical attributes which make a great screen villain. [4] His remains were later cremated. [10] The stories includit Don Quixote an the Brave Little Tailor. Pleasence and Michael Nader portrayed the villains in 1988's The Great Escape II: The Untold Story, which costar Christopher Reeve explained as not being a remake of the 1963 original film and being based on Paul Brickhills novel The Great Escape. . Donald Pleasence's income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. Loomis' voice was again provided by Mahan. Also that year, he played a supporting role in David Winters' musical television adaptation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Pleasence played Lucifer in the religious epic The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965). He was only really noticed once having found his mtier as dastardly, sneaky Prince John in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955). His Lancaster NE112 was shot down on 31 August 1944, during a raid on Agenville. However, he had five daughters from his first three marriages. In The Night of the Generals (1967), he played another uncharacteristically sympathetic role, this time as an old-school German general involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler. Endowed with a bald head, a penetrating stare, and an intense voice, usually quiet but capable of a piercing scream, he specialised in portraying insane, fanatical, or evil characters, including the title role in Dr Crippen (1962), the frontier prophet Oracle Jones in Hallelujah Trail, the double agent Dr Michaels in the science-fiction film Fantastic Voyage (1966), the white trader who sells guns to the Cheyenne Indians in the revisionist western Soldier Blue (1970), the mad German psychoanalyst with Bud SpencerTerence Hill in Watch Out, We're Mad! [3], In 1939, Pleasence started working on stage as an assistant stage manager. A few years later, he portrayed antagonist Lucas Deranian, in Walt Disney's Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) and, in Telefon (1977), Nicolai Dalchimsky, the Russian seeking to start a war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Linda J. Kentwood (1988-95) Bairns 5 Donald Henry Pleasence[1], OBE(October 5, 1919 - Februar 2, 1995) wis an Inglis actor. [7], In the 1950s Pleasence's stage work included performing as Willie Mossop in a 1952 production of Hobson's Choice at the Arts Theatre and as Dauphin in Jean Anouilh's The Lark (1956). Highest-grossing films. On the Donald Pleasence and Linda Kentwood page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. Donald Henry Pleasence was born on October 5, 1919 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, to Alice (Armitage) and Thomas Stanley Pleasence. Linda Ard. Once again, against type, he was equally delightful as the mild-mannered Reverend Septimus Harding in Anthony Trollope's The Barchester Chronicles (1982). [9] In 1954, he played Syme in a BBC adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. Pleasence was the author of the children's book Scouse the Mouse (1977) (London: New English Library), which was animated by Canadian animator/film director Gerald Potterton (a friend of the actor, who directed him in the Canadian film The Rainbow Boys (1973), retitled The Rainbow Gang for VHS release in the United States) and also adapted into a children's recording (Polydor Records, 1977) with Ringo Starr voicing the book's title character, Scouse the Mouse. Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England. The Independent. In the 1950s, Pleasence's stage work included performing as Willie Mossop in a 1952 production of Hobson's Choice at the Arts Theatre, London and as Dauphin in Jean Anouilh's The Lark (1956). Though mixed about the film, Starburst praised Pleasence's performance, admitting that to them, "there are very few sights in genre cinema as marvelous as seeing Pleasence delivering an intense, slightly erratic monologue, and he gets plenty to sink his teeth into here." Even the Van He was born to Thomas Stanley Pleasence, a railway stationmaster, and his wife. Sign Up. Lists. In the same year, Pleasence starred in the horror films Circus of Horrors directed by Sidney Hayers, playing the role of Vanet, the owner of a circus, and The Flesh and the Fiends as the real-life murderer William Hare, alongside Peter Cushing, George Rose and Billie Whitelaw.[16]. His zodiac sign is Libra. He appeared twice with Patrick McGoohan in the British spy series, Danger Man, in episodes "Position of Trust" (1960) and "Find and Return" (1961). Pleasence made the vyce-ower for the British Public Information Film, The Spirit o Dark an Lonely Water in 1973. 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). [5] Pleasence's acting career ended when he died in 1995. He wis nominatit in 1962 for Harold Pinter's The Caretaker, in 1965 for Jean Anouilh's Poor Bitos, in 1969 for Robert Shaw's The Man in the Glass Booth, an in 1972 for Simon Gray's Wise Child. His last marriage to Linda Kentwood (m. 1988-1995; his death) Death. In 1966, he also guest starred in an episode of The Fugitive entitled "With Strings Attached. Pleasence's first appearance in America was in an episode of The Twilight Zone, playing an aging teacher at a boys' school in the episode "The Changing of the Guard" (1962). Donald Pleasence has been divorced three times. (1974), Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler in The Eagle Has Landed (1976), and the Bond arch-villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in You Only Live Twice (1967), the first film in which Blofeld's face is clearly seen. The scar on Blofeld's face was one of Pleasence's own suggestions, although he said the make up hurt his eye. [2] He wis raisit in Lincolnshire, Ingland. Pleasence's first appearance in America was in an episode of The Twilight Zone, playing an aging teacher at a boys' school in the episode "The Changing of the Guard" (1962). According to the film critic Kim Newman on a DVD commentary for Halloween II, the reason for Pleasence's lengthy filmography was that he never turned down any role that was offered. [3] Pleasence studied at the Ecclesfield School in Yorkshire, England. In 1978, he played a scout, Sam Purchas in James A. Michener's Centennial. In the course of his lengthy career, he relished He reprised his Dr. Sam Loomis role in Halloween II (1981), Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995). ", In 1973, Pleasence played a sympathetic murderer in an episode of Columbo entitled "Any Old Port in a Storm". His family worked on the railway; his grandfather had been a signal man and both his brother and father were station masters. It took several more years, until international recognition came his way: first, through the filmed adaptation of The Guest (1963); and, secondly, with his blind forger in The Great Escape (1963), a role imbued with added conviction due to his own wartime experience.Some of his best acting Donald reserved for the small screen. These were marketed as the Talespinners series in the UK. Authored the children's book "Scouse the Mouse", London: New English Library, 1977. 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