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Donald Pleasence
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Donald Pleasence

1919Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK185 Movies38 TV Shows

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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185 titles
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
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Self - (archive footage)

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
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Self (archive footage)
7.8

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

2025
Driving Lessons
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Dr. Sam Loomis (archive footage)
6.0

Driving Lessons

2012
Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
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Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)
8.0

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

2003
Fatal Frames
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Professor Robinson
3.7

Fatal Frames

1996
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
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Dr. Sam Loomis
5.1

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

1995
Guinevere
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Merlin
1.5

Guinevere

1994
Freeze: But is it Art?
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Sinister Dentist

Freeze: But is it Art?

1994
The Big Freeze
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Soup slurper
6.2

The Big Freeze

1993
The Hour of the Pig
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Pincheon
6.1

The Hour of the Pig

1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
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Phido the Vulture (voice)
7.1

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993
Femme Fatale
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Victor Harty

Femme Fatale

1993
Diên Biên Phu
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Howard Simpson
6.5

Diên Biên Phu

1992
Shadows and Fog
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Doctor
6.7

Shadows and Fog

1991
Millions
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Ripa
3.4

Millions

1991
Women in Arms
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Dreyfuss
3.5

Women in Arms

1991
The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
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The Art Collector
3.9

The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

1991
Life of General De Gaulle
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Winston Churchill

Life of General De Gaulle

1990
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
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Jason Rafiel
6.3

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1989
Casablanca Express
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Colonel Bats
3.0

Casablanca Express

1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
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Dr. Sam Loomis
5.3

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

1989
River of Death
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Heinrich Spaatz
4.9

River of Death

1989
Ten Little Indians
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Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave
4.8

Ten Little Indians

1989
Buried Alive
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Dr. Schaeffer
4.1

Buried Alive

1989
Paganini Horror
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Mr. Pickett
4.3

Paganini Horror

1989
The House of Usher
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Walter Usher
4.7

The House of Usher

1989
American Rickshaw
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Rev. Mortom
4.3

American Rickshaw

1989
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
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Dr. Absalon
5.2

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
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Dr. Loomis
6.2

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

1988
Nosferatu in Venice
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Don Alvise
5.8

Nosferatu in Venice

1988
Last Platoon
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Colonel B. Abrahams
3.5

Last Platoon

1988
Metropolitan Animals
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Prof. Livingstone
4.3

Metropolitan Animals

1988
The Commander
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Henry Carlson
5.5

The Commander

1988
Hanna's War
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Captain Thomas Rosza
4.7

Hanna's War

1988
Phantom of Death
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Inspector Datti
5.6

Phantom of Death

1988
Prince of Darkness
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Priest
6.8

Prince of Darkness

1987
Django Strikes Again
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Ben Gunn
5.1

Django Strikes Again

1987
Ground Zero
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Prosper Gaffney
6.3

Ground Zero

1987
Double Target
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Sen. Blaster
4.2

Double Target

1987
Basements
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Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")
6.8

Basements

1987
Scoop
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Lord Copper
5.2

Scoop

1987
Specters
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Professor Lasky
4.0

Specters

1987
Warrior Queen
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Clodius Flaucus
3.5

Warrior Queen

1987
Gila and Rik
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Joe Gardenia

Gila and Rik

1987
Cobra Mission
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Father Lenoir
4.5

Cobra Mission

1986
To Kill a Stranger
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Col. Kostik
5.1

To Kill a Stranger

1986
Deadheat
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Aldo Rossi
4.8

Deadheat

1986
Into the Darkness
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David Beckett
1.8

Into the Darkness

1986
Nothing Underneath
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Commissioner Danesi
5.6

Nothing Underneath

1985
Black Arrow
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Sir Oliver Oates
6.5

Black Arrow

1985
Reel Horror
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Axel MacGregor (archive footage)
2.4

Reel Horror

1985
Treasure of the Amazon
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Klaus von Blantz
4.3

Treasure of the Amazon

1985
The Corsican Brothers
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The Chancellor
6.0

The Corsican Brothers

1985
Phenomena
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Professor John McGregor
6.8

Phenomena

1985
The Ambassador
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Minister Eretz
5.0

The Ambassador

1985
Arch of Triumph
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Ivon Haake
5.0

Arch of Triumph

1984
Terror in the Aisles
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Self - Host
6.1

Terror in the Aisles

1984
A Breed Apart
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J.P. Whittier
5.6

A Breed Apart

1984
Where Is Parsifal?
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Mackintosh
2.8

Where Is Parsifal?

1984
Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
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Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein
2.7

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

1984
The Devonsville Terror
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Dr. Warley
4.5

The Devonsville Terror

1983
The Falklands Factor
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Dr. Samuel Johnson

The Falklands Factor

1983
Warrior of the Lost World
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Prossor
2.7

Warrior of the Lost World

1983
Witness for the Prosecution
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Mr. Myers
6.4

Witness for the Prosecution

1982
Alone in the Dark
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Leo Bain
5.8

Alone in the Dark

1982
Computercide
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George Dettler
6.0

Computercide

1982
Race for the Yankee Zephyr
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Gilbert Carson
5.8

Race for the Yankee Zephyr

1981
Halloween II
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Dr. Sam Loomis
6.6

Halloween II

1981
Escape from New York
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President of the United States
7.0

Escape from New York

1981
The Monster Club
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Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad
5.8

The Monster Club

1981
Blade on the Feather
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John Cavendish
5.5

Blade on the Feather

1980
Pumaman
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Kobras
2.8

Pumaman

1980
All Quiet on the Western Front
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Kantorek
6.7

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979
Better Late Than Never
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Colonel Riddle

Better Late Than Never

1979
Jaguar Lives!
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General Villanova
4.0

Jaguar Lives!

1979
Dracula
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Dr. Jack Seward
6.4

Dracula

1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
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Dr. Steiner
5.3

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

1979
L'Homme en colère
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Albert Rumpelmayer
5.4

L'Homme en colère

1979
Gold of the Amazon Women
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Clarence Blasko
3.2

Gold of the Amazon Women

1979
Power Play
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Blair
7.2

Power Play

1978
Halloween
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Loomis
7.6

Halloween

1978
Last In, First Out
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Rothko
3.4

Last In, First Out

1978
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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B.D. Brockhurst
4.3

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

1978
Night Creature
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Axel MacGregor
2.8

Night Creature

1978
Tomorrow Never Comes
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Dr. Todd
5.4

Tomorrow Never Comes

1978
Blood Relatives
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James Doniac
5.6

Blood Relatives

1978
The Defection of Simas Kudirka
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Capt. Vladimir Popov
6.0

The Defection of Simas Kudirka

1978
Telefon
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Nicolai Dalchimsky
6.6

Telefon

1977
Oh, God!
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Doctor Harmon
6.5

Oh, God!

1977
The Uncanny
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Valentine De'ath (segment "Hollywood 1936")
5.9

The Uncanny

1977
The Eagle Has Landed
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Himmler
6.6

The Eagle Has Landed

1976
Hindle Wakes
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Nat Jeffcote
7.0

Hindle Wakes

1976
The Last Tycoon
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Boxley
6.3

The Last Tycoon

1976
The Passover Plot
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Pontius Pilate
3.8

The Passover Plot

1976
Meriel the Ghost Girl
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George Livingston

Meriel the Ghost Girl

1976
Goldenrod
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John Tyler Jones

Goldenrod

1976
The Devil's Men
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Father Roche
4.1

The Devil's Men

1976
The Joke
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Bendel

The Joke

1976
Trial by Combat
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Sir Giles Marley
7.7

Trial by Combat

1976
I Don't Want to Be Born
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Dr. Finch
5.1

I Don't Want to Be Born

1976
The Count of Monte-Cristo
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Danglars
6.8

The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975
Hearts of the West
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A.J. Nietz
5.6

Hearts of the West

1975
Journey into Fear
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Kuvetli
5.6

Journey into Fear

1975
Escape to Witch Mountain
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Lucas Deranian
6.4

Escape to Witch Mountain

1975
Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
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Erich Count von Plasma
5.2

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

1974
House of the Damned
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Martin Zayas
4.6

House of the Damned

1974
Occupations
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Christo Kabak

Occupations

1974
The Cafeteria
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Aaron

The Cafeteria

1974
The Mutations
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Professor Nolter
5.0

The Mutations

1974
The Black Windmill
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Cedric Harper
6.2

The Black Windmill

1974
Watch Out, We're Mad
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Doctor
7.4

Watch Out, We're Mad

1974
From Beyond the Grave
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Jim Underwood
6.5

From Beyond the Grave

1974
Tales That Witness Madness
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Prof. R.C. Tremayne
5.4

Tales That Witness Madness

1973
Malachi's Cove
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Malachi
6.1

Malachi's Cove

1973
Lonely Water
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The Spirit (voice)
5.7

Lonely Water

1973
The Rainbow Boys
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Ralph Logan
7.0

The Rainbow Boys

1973
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Fred Smudge
5.9

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1973
The Pied Piper
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The Baron
5.9

The Pied Piper

1972
Wedding in White
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Jim Dougall, Sr.
6.5

Wedding in White

1972
Death Line
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Inspector Calhoun
5.8

Death Line

1972
Innocent Bystanders
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Loomis
7.2

Innocent Bystanders

1972
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
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Thomas Cromwell
5.6

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

1972
The Jerusalem File
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Major Samuels
3.5

The Jerusalem File

1972
Kidnapped
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Ebenezer Balfour
6.2

Kidnapped

1971
Skin Deep
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Gerry Muddiman

Skin Deep

1971
Wake in Fright
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Doc Tydon
7.2

Wake in Fright

1971
The Fox Trot
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Tom

The Fox Trot

1971
THX 1138
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SEN
6.4

THX 1138

1971
Soldier Blue
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Isaac Q. Cumber
6.8

Soldier Blue

1970
The Madwoman of Chaillot
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The Prospector
7.1

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969
Arthur? Arthur!
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Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon
2.3

Arthur? Arthur!

1969
Mr. Freedom
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Dr. Freedom
5.1

Mr. Freedom

1969
Last to Go
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6.0

Last to Go

1969
Sleep is Lovely
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Clive

Sleep is Lovely

1968
The News-Benders
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J.G.
9.0

The News-Benders

1968
Creature of Comfort
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James Thorne

Creature of Comfort

1968
Will Penny
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Preacher Quint
6.6

Will Penny

1967
The Diary of Anne Frank
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Albert Dussel
6.0

The Diary of Anne Frank

1967
Matchless
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Gregori Andreanu
3.6

Matchless

1967
You Only Live Twice
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Ernst Stavro Blofeld
6.6

You Only Live Twice

1967
The Night of the Generals
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General Kahlenberge
6.8

The Night of the Generals

1967
Eye of the Devil
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Pere Dominic
6.2

Eye of the Devil

1966
Fantastic Voyage
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Dr. Michaels
6.7

Fantastic Voyage

1966
Cul-de-sac
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George
6.7

Cul-de-sac

1966
The Hallelujah Trail
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'Oracle' Jones
6.1

The Hallelujah Trail

1965
The Greatest Story Ever Told
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The Dark Hermit - Satan
6.4

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965
The Caretaker
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Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins
7.2

The Caretaker

1964
Dr. Crippen
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Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
5.8

Dr. Crippen

1963
The Great Escape
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Blythe 'The Forger'
7.9

The Great Escape

1963
The Inspector
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Wolters
7.0

The Inspector

1962
The Horsemasters
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Captain Pinski
7.0

The Horsemasters

1961
What a Carve Up!
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Everett Sloane
6.9

What a Carve Up!

1961
Spare the Rod
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Mr. Jenkins
5.3

Spare the Rod

1961
The Wind of Change
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Pop

The Wind of Change

1961
No Love for Johnnie
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Renfrew
6.2

No Love for Johnnie

1961
Alice Through the Looking Box
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Caterpillar

Alice Through the Looking Box

1960
The Cupboard
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Fred Watson

The Cupboard

1960
The Hands of Orlac
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Graham Coates
3.9

The Hands of Orlac

1960
A Story of David
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Nabal
4.2

A Story of David

1960
Suspect
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Parsons, alias Bill Brown
6.5

Suspect

1960
The Big Day
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Victor Partridge
7.0

The Big Day

1960
Sons and Lovers
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Mr. Pappleworth
6.4

Sons and Lovers

1960
Hell Is a City
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Gus Hawkins
6.5

Hell Is a City

1960
Circus of Horrors
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Vanet
5.8

Circus of Horrors

1960
The Battle of the Sexes
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Irwin Hoffman
6.5

The Battle of the Sexes

1960
The Flesh and the Fiends
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William Hare
6.5

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960
The Shakedown
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Jessel Brown
5.7

The Shakedown

1960
Killers of Kilimanjaro
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Captain
6.0

Killers of Kilimanjaro

1959
Look Back in Anger
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Hurst
6.6

Look Back in Anger

1959
The Two-Headed Spy
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Gen. Hardt
6.2

The Two-Headed Spy

1958
The Man Inside
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Organ Grinder
5.8

The Man Inside

1958
The Wind Cannot Read
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Doctor
6.2

The Wind Cannot Read

1958
Heart of a Child
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Spiel
6.5

Heart of a Child

1958
A Tale of Two Cities
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Barsad
6.7

A Tale of Two Cities

1958
Barnacle Bill
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Cashier
6.4

Barnacle Bill

1957
Manuela
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Evans
5.7

Manuela

1957
The Man in the Sky
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Crabtree
7.4

The Man in the Sky

1957
The Black Tent
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Ali
6.0

The Black Tent

1956
1984
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R. Parsons
6.5

1984

1956
Value for Money
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Limpy
6.6

Value for Money

1955
The Moment of Truth
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The Foreign Minister

The Moment of Truth

1955
Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Syme
7.3

Nineteen Eighty-Four

1954
Orders Are Orders
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Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)
6.4

Orders Are Orders

1954
The Beachcomber
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Tromp
6.0

The Beachcomber

1954
The Dybbuk
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Second batlon

The Dybbuk

1952
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Signs and Wonders
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Cornelius Van Damm

Signs and Wonders

1995
The World of Hammer
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Self (archive footage)
6.5

The World of Hammer

1994
The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
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Dr. Absalon
5.7

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

1988
The Ray Bradbury Theater
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George Hill
6.8

The Ray Bradbury Theater

1985
Screen Two
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Victor Harty
6.8

Screen Two

1985
Master of the Game
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Salomon Van der Merwe
5.9

Master of the Game

1984
The Barchester Chronicles
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Septimus Harding
7.0

The Barchester Chronicles

1982
Wogan
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Self
4.5

Wogan

1982
The French Atlantic Affair
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Max Dechambre
7.0

The French Atlantic Affair

1979
Mrs. Columbo
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6.1

Mrs. Columbo

1979
Dick Turpin
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Ignatius Slake
7.5

Dick Turpin

1979
Centennial
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Sam Purchas
7.7

Centennial

1978
The Bastard
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Solomon Sholto

The Bastard

1978
The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
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Narrator (voice)
7.6

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home

1978
Jesus of Nazareth
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Melchior
7.8

Jesus of Nazareth

1977
Laurence Olivier Presents
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Nat Jeffcote
7.0

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976
Saturday Night Live
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Self - Host
7.0

Saturday Night Live

1975
Playhouse
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George Livingston
7.0

Playhouse

1974
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
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Cawser
6.7

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
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Carnacki
7.4

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
Columbo
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Adrian Carsini
8.1

Columbo

1971
Play for Today
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Samuel Johnson
6.3

Play for Today

1970
Hawaii Five-O
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Hans Vogler
7.1

Hawaii Five-O

1968
NBC Experiment in Television
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(voice)

NBC Experiment in Television

1967
Espionage
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Espionage

1963
The Fugitive
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Max Pfeiffer
7.2

The Fugitive

1963
The Outer Limits
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Harold J. Finley
7.8

The Outer Limits

1963
The Defenders
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Dr. Byron Saul
5.9

The Defenders

1961
Danger Man
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7.3

Danger Man

1960
The Twilight Zone
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Ellis Fowler
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959
Interpol Calling
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Karl Haussman
6.7

Interpol Calling

1959
One Step Beyond
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Harvey Laurence
5.6

One Step Beyond

1959
The Adventures of William Tell
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6.3

The Adventures of William Tell

1958
Armchair Theatre
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President of the USA
5.8

Armchair Theatre

1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood
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Prince John
6.3

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
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Captain Pinski
7.8

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Kantorek
8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
Sunday Night Theatre
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Syme
3.5

Sunday Night Theatre

1950