10/05/1919
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK:
Donald Pleasence (* 5. Oktober 1919 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England; † 2. Februar 1995 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Frankreich) war ein britischer Schauspieler. Kritiker nannten ihn den „Mann mit den hypnotischen Augen“. Seinen Durchbruch in Hollywood hatte Pleasence 1963 mit dem Film Gesprengte Ketten, dem weitere Rollen in großen Hollywood-Produktionen folgten. Er verkörperte 1966 auch den Erzbösewicht Ernst Stavro Blofeld in dem James-Bond-Film Man lebt nur zweimal. Ab den 1970er Jahren trat er auch häufig in B-Movies (Horror-, Mysteryfilmen) auf. Mit der Rolle des Psychiaters Dr. Sam Loomis in dem Film Halloween des Regisseurs John Carpenter, der ein großer Publikumserfolg wurde und dem fünf Fortsetzungen folgten, wurde Pleasence zu einer Kultfigur im Genre des Horrorfilms. Seinen vorletzten Auftritt hatte er in dem italienischen Slasher-Film Fatal Frames. Innerhalb eines Jahres spielte er sowohl 1976 als auch 1977 bei beiden Produktionen mit dem Titel Jesus von Nazareth mit; war er 1976 noch als Pontius Pilatus zu sehen, spielte er im Jahr darauf die Rolle des Melchior.
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The Dr. Loomis Tapes (2026) as Dr. Loomis |
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music (2025) as Self (archive footage) |
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Driving Lessons (2012) as Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage) |
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Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest (2003) as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage) |
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Fatal Frames - Fotogrammi mortali (1996) as Professor Robinson |
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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) as Dr. Sam Loomis |
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Safe Haven (1995) as The Sailor |
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Guinevere (1994) as Merlin |
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Freeze: But is it Art? (1994) as Sinister Dentist |
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The Big Freeze (1993) as Soup slurper |
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The Hour of the Pig (1993) as Pincheon |
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The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) as Phido the Vulture (voice) |
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Femme Fatale (1993) as Victor Harty |
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Diên Biên Phu (1992) as Howard Simpson |
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Shadows and Fog (1991) as Doctor |
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Miliardi (1991) as Ripa |
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Donne armate (1991) as Dreyfuss |
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L'avvoltoio può attendere (1991) as Armon Shalik |
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Moi, général de Gaulle (1990) as Winston Churchill |
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Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989) as Jason Rafiel |
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Casablanca Express (1989) as Colonel Bats |
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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) as Dr. Sam Loomis |
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River of Death (1989) as Heinrich Spaatz |
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Ten Little Indians (1989) as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave |
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Buried Alive (1989) as Dr. Schaeffer |
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Paganini Horror (1989) as Mr. Pickett |
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The House of Usher (1989) as Walter Usher |
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American risciò (1989) as Rev. Mortom |
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The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988) as Dr. Absalon |
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) as Dr. Loomis |
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Nosferatu a Venezia (1988) as Don Alvise |
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Angel Hill: l'ultima missione (1988) as Colonel B. Abrahams |
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Animali metropolitani (1988) as Prof. Livingstone |
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Der Commander (1988) as Henry Carlson |
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Hanna's War (1988) as Captain Thomas Rosza |
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Un delitto poco comune (1988) as Inspector Datti |
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Prince of Darkness (1987) as Priest |
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Django 2 - Il grande ritorno (1987) as Ben Gunn |
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Ground Zero (1987) as Prosper Gaffney |
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Double Target (1987) as Sen. Blaster |
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Basements (1987) as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room") |
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Scoop (1987) as Lord Copper |
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Spettri (1987) as Professor Lasky |
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Warrior Queen (1987) as Clodius Flaucus |
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Gila and Rik (1987) as Joe Gardenia |
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Cobra Mission (1986) as Father Lenoir |
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To Kill a Stranger (1986) as Col. Kostik |
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Into the Darkness (1986) as David Beckett |
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Onora il padre (1986) as Aldo Rossi |
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Sotto il vestito niente (1985) as Commissioner Danesi |
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Black Arrow (1985) as Sir Oliver Oates |
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Reel Horror (1985) as Axel MacGregor (archive footage) |
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Treasure of the Amazon (1985) as Klaus von Blantz |
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The Corsican Brothers (1985) as The Chancellor |
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Phenomena (1985) as Professor John McGregor |
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The Ambassador (1985) as Minister Eretz |
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Arch of Triumph (1984) as Ivon Haake |
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Terror in the Aisles (1984) as Self - Host |
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A Breed Apart (1984) as J.P. Whittier |
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Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984) as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein |
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Where Is Parsifal? (1984) as Mackintosh |
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The Devonsville Terror (1983) as Dr. Warley |
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The Falklands Factor (1983) as Dr. Samuel Johnson |
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Warrior of the Lost World (1983) as Prossor |
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Witness for the Prosecution (1982) as Mr. Myers |
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Alone in the Dark (1982) as Leo Bain |
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Computercide (1982) as George Dettler |
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Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) as Gilbert Carson |
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Halloween II (1981) as Dr. Sam Loomis |
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Escape from New York (1981) as President of the United States |
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The Monster Club (1981) as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad |
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Blade on the Feather (1980) as John Cavendish |
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L'uomo puma (1980) as Kobras |
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) as Kantorek |
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Better Late Than Never (1979) as Colonel Riddle |
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Jaguar Lives! (1979) as General Villanova |
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Dracula (1979) as Dr. Jack Seward |
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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979) as Dr. Steiner |
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Jig-Saw (1979) as Albert Rumpelmayer |
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Gold of the Amazon Women (1979) as Clarence Blasko |
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Power Play (1978) as Blair |
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Halloween (1978) as Loomis |
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L'Ordre et la sécurité du monde (1978) as Rothko |
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) as B.D. Brockhurst |
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Night Creature (1978) as Axel MacGregor |
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Tomorrow Never Comes (1978) as Dr. Todd |
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Les liens de sang (1978) as James Doniac |
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The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978) as Capt. Vladimir Popov |
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Telefon (1977) as Nicolai Dalchimsky |
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Oh, God! (1977) as Doctor Harmon |
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The Uncanny (1977) as Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936") |
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The Eagle Has Landed (1976) as Himmler |
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Hindle Wakes (1976) as Nat Jeffcote |
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The Last Tycoon (1976) as Boxley |
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The Passover Plot (1976) as Pontius Pilate |
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Meriel the Ghost Girl (1976) as George Livingston |
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Goldenrod (1976) as John Tyler Jones |
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The Devil's Men (1976) as Father Roche |
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The Joke (1976) as Bendel |
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Trial by Combat (1976) as Sir Giles Marley |
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I Don't Want to Be Born (1976) as Dr. Finch |
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The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) as Danglars |
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Hearts of the West (1975) as A.J. Nietz |
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Journey into Fear (1975) as Kuvetli |
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Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) as Lucas Deranian |
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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) as Erich Count von Plasma |
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La loba y la Paloma (1974) as Martin Zayas |
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Occupations (1974) as Christo Kabak |
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The Cafeteria (1974) as Aaron |
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The Mutations (1974) as Professor Nolter |
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The Black Windmill (1974) as Cedric Harper |
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...altrimenti ci arrabbiamo! (1974) as Doctor |
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From Beyond the Grave (1974) as Jim Underwood |
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Tales That Witness Madness (1973) as Prof. R.C. Tremayne |
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Malachi's Cove (1973) as Malachi |
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Lonely Water (1973) as The Spirit (voice) |
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The Rainbow Boys (1973) as Ralph Logan |
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973) as Fred Smudge |
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The Pied Piper (1972) as The Baron |
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Wedding in White (1972) as Jim Dougall, Sr. |
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Death Line (1972) as Inspector Calhoun |
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Innocent Bystanders (1972) as Loomis |
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) as Thomas Cromwell |
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The Jerusalem File (1972) as Major Samuels |
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Kidnapped (1971) as Ebenezer Balfour |
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Skin Deep (1971) as Gerry Muddiman |
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Wake in Fright (1971) as Doc Tydon |
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The Fox Trot (1971) as Tom |
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THX 1138 (1971) as SEN |
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Soldier Blue (1970) as Isaac Q. Cumber |
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The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) as The Prospector |
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Arthur? Arthur! (1969) as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon |
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Mr. Freedom (1969) as Dr. Freedom |
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Last to Go (1969) as |
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Sleep is Lovely (1968) as Clive |
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The News-Benders (1968) as J.G. |
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Creature of Comfort (1968) as James Thorne |
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Will Penny (1967) as Preacher Quint |
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The Diary of Anne Frank (1967) as Albert Dussel |
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Matchless (1967) as Gregori Andreanu |
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You Only Live Twice (1967) as Ernst Stavro Blofeld |
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Call Me Daddy (1967) as Ben Hoffman |
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The Night of the Generals (1967) as General Kahlenberge |
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Eye of the Devil (1966) as Pere Dominic |
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Fantastic Voyage (1966) as Dr. Michaels |
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Cul-de-sac (1966) as George |
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The Hallelujah Trail (1965) as 'Oracle' Jones |
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The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) as The Dark Hermit - Satan |
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The Caretaker (1964) as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins |
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Dr. Crippen (1963) as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen |
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The Great Escape (1963) as Blythe 'The Forger' |
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The Inspector (1962) as Wolters |
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The Horsemasters (1961) as Captain Pinski |
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What a Carve Up! (1961) as Everett Sloane |
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Spare the Rod (1961) as Mr. Jenkins |
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The Wind of Change (1961) as Pop |
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No Love for Johnnie (1961) as Renfrew |
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Alice Through the Looking Box (1960) as Caterpillar |
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The Cupboard (1960) as Fred Watson |
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Les Mains d'Orlac (1960) as Graham Coates |
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A Story of David (1960) as Nabal |
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Suspect (1960) as Parsons, alias Bill Brown |
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Toff and Fingers (1960) as Self/Host |
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The Big Day (1960) as Victor Partridge |
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Sons and Lovers (1960) as Mr. Pappleworth |
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Hell Is a City (1960) as Gus Hawkins |
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Circus of Horrors (1960) as Vanet |
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The Battle of the Sexes (1960) as Irwin Hoffman |
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The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) as William Hare |
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The Shakedown (1960) as Jessel Brown |
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Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959) as Captain |
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Look Back in Anger (1959) as Hurst |
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The Traitor (1959) as Grantley Caypor |
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The Two-Headed Spy (1958) as Gen. Hardt |
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The Greatest Man in the World (1958) as US President |
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The Man Inside (1958) as Organ Grinder |
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The Wind Cannot Read (1958) as Doctor |
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Heart of a Child (1958) as Spiel |
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A Tale of Two Cities (1958) as Barsad |
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Barnacle Bill (1957) as Cashier |
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Manuela (1957) as Evans |
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The Man in the Sky (1957) as Crabtree |
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The Black Tent (1956) as Ali |
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1984 (1956) as R. Parsons |
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Value for Money (1955) as Limpy |
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The Moment of Truth (1955) as The Foreign Minister |
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Round the World in 80 Days (1955) as Voices |
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Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) as Syme |
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Orders Are Orders (1954) as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance) |
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The Beachcomber (1954) as Tromp |
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The Dybbuk (1952) as Second batlon |
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The Telltale Heart (1958) Writer |