1919-10-05 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
Donald Henry Pleasence OBE (October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995) was an English actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during a career which spanned over four decades. Often typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence is arguably best-known for his work in two of cinema's most successful franchises - James Bond and Halloween.
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music | Self - Guest Host (archive footage) | 2025-01-27 |
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | Self - (archive footage) | 2025-11-21 |
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Driving Lessons | Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
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Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest | Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage) | 2003-08-05 |
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Fatal Frames - Fotogrammi mortali | Professor Robinson | 1996-02-15 |
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Safe Haven | The Sailor | 1995-01-01 |
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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | 1995-09-29 |
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Guinevere | Merlin | 1994-05-07 |
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Freeze: But is it Art? | Sinister Dentist | 1994-02-22 |
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Femme Fatale | Victor Harty | 1993-02-07 |
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The Hour of the Pig | Pincheon | 1993-09-25 |
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The Thief and the Cobbler | Phido the Vulture (voice) | 1993-09-23 |
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The Big Freeze | Soup slurper | 1993-11-17 |
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Diên Biên Phu | Howard Simpson | 1992-03-04 |
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Miliardi | Ripa | 1991-02-01 |
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Shadows and Fog | Doctor | 1991-12-05 |
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L'avvoltoio può attendere | The Art Collector | 1991-01-02 |
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Donne armate | Dreyfuss | 1991-01-09 |
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Moi, général de Gaulle | Winston Churchill | 1990-11-08 |
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The House of Usher | Walter Usher | 1989-04-13 |
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River of Death | Heinrich Spaatz | 1989-09-29 |
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Ten Little Indians | Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave | 1989-09-27 |
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Paganini Horror | Mr. Pickett | 1989-06-06 |
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American risciò | Rev. Mortom | 1989-01-24 |
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Casablanca Express | Colonel Bats | 1989-12-22 |
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Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery | Jason Rafiel | 1989-12-25 |
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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | 1989-10-12 |
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Buried Alive | Dr. Schaeffer | 1989-09-01 |
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Un delitto poco comune | Inspector Datti | 1988-03-11 |
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Animali metropolitani | Prof. Livingstone | 1988-05-09 |
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Dr. Loomis | 1988-10-21 |
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Angel Hill: l'ultima missione | Colonel B. Abrahams | 1988-08-21 |
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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story | Dr. Absalon | 1988-11-05 |
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Der Commander | Henry Carlson | 1988-04-28 |
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Nosferatu a Venezia | Don Alvise | 1988-09-10 |
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Hanna's War | Captain Thomas Rosza | 1988-04-14 |
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Gila and Rik | Joe Gardenia | 1987-01-01 |
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Warrior Queen | Clodius Flaucus | 1987-01-26 |
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Spettri | Professor Lasky | 1987-04-24 |
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Ground Zero | Prosper Gaffney | 1987-10-01 |
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Scoop | Lord Copper | 1987-04-26 |
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Double Target | Sen. Blaster | 1987-06-11 |
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Prince of Darkness | Priest | 1987-10-23 |
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Django 2 - Il grande ritorno | Ben Gunn | 1987-10-22 |
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Basements | Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room") | 1987-05-12 |
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Cobra Mission | Father Lenoir | 1986-07-31 |
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Naso di cane | Olindo Cuomo | 1986-12-11 |
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Onora il Padre | Aldo Rossi | 1986-01-01 |
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To Kill a Stranger | Col. Kostik | 1986-02-06 |
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Into the Darkness | David Beckett | 1986-01-01 |
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The Corsican Brothers | The Chancellor | 1985-02-05 |
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Sotto il vestito niente | Commissioner Danesi | 1985-11-07 |
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Treasure of the Amazon | Klaus von Blantz | 1985-05-30 |
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The Ambassador | Minister Eretz | 1985-01-11 |
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Phenomena | Professor John McGregor | 1985-01-25 |
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Reel Horror | Axel MacGregor (archive footage) | 1985-10-01 |
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Black Arrow | Sir Oliver Oates | 1985-10-09 |
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Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie | Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein | 1984-01-01 |
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Terror in the Aisles | Self - Host | 1984-10-26 |
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Where Is Parsifal? | Mackintosh | 1984-01-01 |
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A Breed Apart | J.P. Whittier | 1984-06-01 |
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Arch of Triumph | Ivon Haake | 1984-12-19 |
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Warrior of the Lost World | Prossor | 1983-01-01 |
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The Devonsville Terror | Dr. Warley | 1983-10-24 |
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The Falklands Factor | Dr. Samuel Johnson | 1983-04-26 |
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Computercide | George Dettler | 1982-08-01 |
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Witness for the Prosecution | Mr. Myers | 1982-12-04 |
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Alone in the Dark | Leo Bain | 1982-11-12 |
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Halloween II | Dr. Sam Loomis | 1981-10-30 |
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Escape from New York | President of the United States | 1981-05-23 |
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The Monster Club | Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad | 1981-04-11 |
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Race for the Yankee Zephyr | Gilbert Carson | 1981-11-28 |
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Blade on the Feather | John Cavendish | 1980-10-19 |
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L'uomo puma | Kobras | 1980-02-14 |
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Gold of the Amazon Women | Clarence Blasko | 1979-03-06 |
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Jaguar Lives! | General Villanova | 1979-08-09 |
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All Quiet on the Western Front | Kantorek | 1979-11-14 |
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Dracula | Dr. Jack Seward | 1979-07-20 |
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Jig-Saw | Albert Rumpelmayer | 1979-03-14 |
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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Dr. Steiner | 1979-04-13 |
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Better Late Than Never | Colonel Riddle | 1979-10-17 |
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The Bastard | Solomon Sholto | 1978-05-22 |
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L'Ordre et la sécurité du monde | Rothko | 1978-08-30 |
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The Defection of Simas Kudirka | Capt. Vladimir Popov | 1978-01-23 |
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Tomorrow Never Comes | Dr. Todd | 1978-03-02 |
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Night Creature | Axel MacGregor | 1978-06-01 |
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Les liens de sang | James Doniac | 1978-02-01 |
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Power Play | Blair | 1978-11-01 |
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Halloween | Loomis | 1978-10-24 |
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | B.D. Brockhurst | 1978-07-21 |
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The Uncanny | Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936") | 1977-08-24 |
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Telefon | Nicolai Dalchimsky | 1977-12-16 |
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Oh, God! | Doctor Harmon | 1977-10-07 |
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The Passover Plot | Pontius Pilate | 1976-10-29 |
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Goldenrod | John Tyler Jones | 1976-09-22 |
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The Joke | Bendel | 1976-05-26 |
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Hindle Wakes | Nat Jeffcote | 1976-12-19 |
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The Last Tycoon | Boxley | 1976-11-18 |
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Meriel the Ghost Girl | George Livingston | 1976-09-28 |
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The Eagle Has Landed | Himmler | 1976-12-24 |
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I Don't Want to Be Born | Dr. Finch | 1976-02-01 |
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Trial by Combat | Sir Giles Marley | 1976-04-01 |
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The Devil's Men | Father Roche | 1976-08-11 |
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The Count of Monte-Cristo | Danglars | 1975-10-31 |
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Journey into Fear | Kuvetli | 1975-08-08 |
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Hearts of the West | A.J. Nietz | 1975-10-08 |
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Escape to Witch Mountain | Lucas Deranian | 1975-03-21 |
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The Black Windmill | Cedric Harper | 1974-05-17 |
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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Erich Count von Plasma | 1974-12-12 |
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From Beyond the Grave | Jim Underwood | 1974-02-21 |
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La loba y la Paloma | Martin Zayas | 1974-09-08 |
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The Mutations | Professor Nolter | 1974-05-22 |
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...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! | Doctor | 1974-03-29 |
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Occupations | Christo Kabak | 1974-09-01 |
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The Cafeteria | Aaron | 1974-08-13 |
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Tales That Witness Madness | Prof. R.C. Tremayne | 1973-10-31 |
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Malachi's Cove | Malachi | 1973-10-01 |
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Lonely Water | The Spirit (voice) | 1973-07-04 |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Fred Smudge | 1973-03-07 |
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The Rainbow Boys | Ralph Logan | 1973-03-27 |
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The Pied Piper | The Baron | 1972-12-27 |
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Thomas Cromwell | 1972-07-13 |
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Wedding in White | Jim Dougall, Sr. | 1972-10-20 |
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Death Line | Inspector Calhoun | 1972-10-13 |
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The Jerusalem File | Major Samuels | 1972-02-02 |
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Innocent Bystanders | Loomis | 1972-09-01 |
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THX 1138 | SEN | 1971-03-11 |
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Skin Deep | Gerry Muddiman | 1971-11-25 |
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The Fox Trot | Tom | 1971-04-29 |
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Wake in Fright | Doc Tydon | 1971-07-21 |
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Kidnapped | Ebenezer Balfour | 1971-12-22 |
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Soldier Blue | Isaac Q. Cumber | 1970-08-12 |
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Mr. Freedom | Dr. Freedom | 1969-01-08 |
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Arthur? Arthur! | Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon | 1969-10-01 |
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Last to Go | 1969-01-01 | |
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The Madwoman of Chaillot | The Prospector | 1969-10-12 |
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Sleep is Lovely | Clive | 1968-09-01 |
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The News-Benders | J.G. | 1968-01-10 |
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Creature of Comfort | James Thorne | 1968-01-01 |
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The Night of the Generals | General Kahlenberge | 1967-01-29 |
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Call Me Daddy | Ben Hoffman | 1967-04-08 |
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Matchless | Gregori Andreanu | 1967-08-13 |
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The Diary of Anne Frank | Albert Dussel | 1967-11-26 |
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Will Penny | Preacher Quint | 1967-12-19 |
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You Only Live Twice | Ernst Stavro Blofeld | 1967-06-13 |
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Cul-de-sac | George | 1966-06-17 |
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Eye of the Devil | Pere Dominic | 1966-11-18 |
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Fantastic Voyage | Dr. Michaels | 1966-08-24 |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told | The Dark Hermit - Satan | 1965-04-09 |
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The Hallelujah Trail | 'Oracle' Jones | 1965-06-23 |
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The Caretaker | Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins | 1964-01-21 |
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Dr. Crippen | Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen | 1963-08-07 |
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The Great Escape | Blythe 'The Forger' | 1963-07-03 |
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The Inspector | Wolters | 1962-05-24 |
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The Horsemasters | Captain Pinski | 1961-10-01 |
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No Love for Johnnie | Renfrew | 1961-02-14 |
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What a Carve Up! | Everett Sloane | 1961-09-15 |
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Spare the Rod | Mr. Jenkins | 1961-05-23 |
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The Wind of Change | Pop | 1961-03-01 |
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The Shakedown | Jessel Brown | 1960-01-01 |
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The Hands of Orlac | Graham Coates | 1960-12-01 |
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Sons and Lovers | Mr. Pappleworth | 1960-06-23 |
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The Battle of the Sexes | Irwin Hoffman | 1960-02-25 |
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Hell Is a City | Gus Hawkins | 1960-04-10 |
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The Cupboard | Fred Watson | 1960-12-11 |
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Circus of Horrors | Vanet | 1960-04-01 |
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Toff and Fingers | Self/Host | 1960-07-03 |
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The Flesh and the Fiends | William Hare | 1960-02-02 |
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Alice Through the Looking Box | Caterpillar | 1960-12-25 |
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The Big Day | Victor Partridge | 1960-07-01 |
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Suspect | Parsons, alias Bill Brown | 1960-11-15 |
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A Story of David | Nabal | 1960-12-01 |
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Look Back in Anger | Hurst | 1959-09-15 |
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The Traitor | Grantley Caypor | 1959-08-07 |
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Killers of Kilimanjaro | Captain | 1959-10-01 |
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The Greatest Man in the World | US President | 1958-11-09 |
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The Wind Cannot Read | Doctor | 1958-06-10 |
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A Tale of Two Cities | Barsad | 1958-02-07 |
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The Two-Headed Spy | Gen. Hardt | 1958-11-17 |
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Heart of a Child | Spiel | 1958-04-30 |
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The Man Inside | Organ Grinder | 1958-09-07 |
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Barnacle Bill | Cashier | 1957-12-17 |
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The Man in the Sky | Crabtree | 1957-01-24 |
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Manuela | Evans | 1957-07-18 |
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1984 | R. Parsons | 1956-03-06 |
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The Black Tent | Ali | 1956-04-09 |
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Round the World in 80 Days | Voices | 1955-01-01 |
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Value for Money | Limpy | 1955-08-09 |
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Orders Are Orders | Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance) | 1954-10-01 |
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The Beachcomber | Tromp | 1954-08-10 |
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Nineteen Eighty-Four | Syme | 1954-12-16 |
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The Dybbuk | Second batlon | 1952-10-21 |
