Donald Pleasence in Dracula | 1979
Donald Pleasence in Dracula | 1979
Starring: Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier and Donald Pleasence
Directed by: John Badham
About this actor
Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during his long career, often having been typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence is possibly best known for his work in two of cinema's most enduringly successful franchises: the James Bond and Halloween series. Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Alice (née Armitage) and Thomas Stanley Pleasence, a railway stationmaster. He was brought up in the small village of Grimoldby, Lincolnshire, and raised a strict Methodist. Pleasence attended Ecclesfield Grammar School, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, and subsequently dropped out to work as a railway clerk, whilst looking for a job as an actor. His acting career began in a production of Wuthering Heights, but was interrupted by World War II. He was at first a conscientious objector, but later changed his stance and was commissioned into the Royal Air Force, serving...
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