TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Donald Pleasence.
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Birthdate: October 5, 1919
Death date: February 2, 1995
Donald Pleasence
ACTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1950s
1.8392
17
1960s
2.4335
26
1970s
2.1763
39
1980s
2.1206
28
1990s
1.7407
11
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: 
2.5202
2.5202
Donald Pleasence Movie Rankings
1
3.5045A group of Allied POWs devises a plan to escape from a seemingly inescapable Nazi prison camp. After they escape from the camp, the POWs are faced with the daunting task to get out of occupied Europe with their lives. ...more about Great Escape
DVD from $4.86
(16 sellers)
2
3.4886From the age of six Michael Myers was institutionalized for killing his older sister. After 15 years, he escapes on Halloween night to his hometown to continue his babysitting rampage. ...more about Halloween
DVD from $9.10
(17 sellers)
3
3.0614In 1997 the island of Manhattan has been converted into a maximum security prison. When Air Force One crashes on the island convict Snake Plissken is strong armed into saving the kidnapped President. ...more about Escape from New York
DVD from $9.59
(13 sellers)
4
3.0385
George Lucas adapted this, his first film, from a short he made at University. THX 1138, LUH 3417, and SEN 5241 attempt to escape from a futuristic society located beneath the surface of the Earth. ...more about THX 1138
DVD from $9.05
(13 sellers)
5
2.9499
Will Penny, an ageing cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse, squatters. ...more about Will Penny
DVD from $3.66
(10 sellers)
6
2.9371
Tia (Kim Richards) and Tony (Ike Eisenmann) are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers. ...more about Escape to Witch Mountain
DVD from $12.30
(9 sellers)
7
2.9068
When an American space capsule is swallowed up by what they believe to be a Russian spaceship, World War 3 nearly breaks out. The British Government, however, suspect that other powers are at work as the space craft went down near Japan. S.P.E.C.T.R.E. ...more about You Only Live Twice
DVD from $8.89
(13 sellers)
8
2.9010
Jennifer Corvino, the daughter of a famous actor, has had trouble with sleepwalking for some time. Her doctor said that it can develop a split personality. ...more about Phenomena
- Not Available on DVD
9
2.8675
A wounded criminal and his dying partner take refuge at a beachfront castle. The owners of the castle, a meek Englishman and his willful French wife, are initially the unwilling hosts to the criminals. ...more about Cul-de-sac
- Not Available on DVD
10
2.7480
At the turn of the century, a group of diggers were lost during a cave-in of part of the London Underground tube-train network. They managed to live for a lifetime trapped in a crevice, but now there is only one family left. ...more about Death Line
DVD from $9.59
(9 sellers)
11
2.6797
The life of Jesus Christ. ...more about Greatest Story Ever Told
DVD from $7.49
(12 sellers)
12
2.6767
Jerry, a assistant grocery manager (John Denver) is approached by God to help spread his message. Reluctant at first, Jerry finally ends up in a court case involving the slander of a popular evangelist. ...more about Oh
DVD from $9.48
(11 sellers)
13
2.6464
A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman. There, three gruesome stories are told to him; between each story some musicians play their songs. In the end, it's recognized he's the greatest monster of all ... ...more about Monster Club
DVD from $8.58
(7 sellers)
14
2.6386
A diplomat is nearly assassinated. In order to save him, a submarine is shrunken to microscopic size and injected into his blood stream with a small crew. They have just begun their voyage when it becomes clear there is a saboteur on board. ...more about Fantastic Voyage
- Not Available on DVD
15
2.6332
A sinister secret has been kept in the basement of an abandoned Los Angeles church for many years. With the death of a priest belonging to a mysterious sect, another priest opens the door to the basement and discovers a vat containing a green liquid. ...more about Prince of Darkness
DVD from $9.25
(11 sellers)
17
2.5982
In 1947 England, a plastic surgeon must beat a hasty retreat to France when one of his patients has ghastly problems with her surgery. Once there, he operates on a circus owner's daughter, deformed by bombs from the war. ...more about Circus of Horrors
DVD from $6.06
(7 sellers)
18
2.5948
Following on from Halloween II, Michael Myers escapes from Richmond Mental Institute whilst being transferred, this time going after his niece, Jamie Lloyd. Doctor Loomis follows him back to Haddonfield, and attempts to stop him once and for all. ...more about Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
DVD from $8.11
(15 sellers)
19
2.5752
Committed but seen-it-all police inspector Martineau rightly guesses that after a violent jailbreak a local criminal will head home to Manchester to pick up the spoils from his last job. ...more about Hell Is a City
DVD from $3.54
(2 sellers)
20
2.5635
It's the same night as the original Halloween. Michael Myers is around the neighborhood, after being gunned by Dr.Loomis six times. Now, he's in a hospital where the girl Laurie Strode was taken. And there's a reason why Michael is after her... ...more about Halloween II
Actor Awards
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
DVD from $3.92
(14 sellers)
22
2.4643
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens... ...more about Flesh and the Fiends
DVD from $9.59
(8 sellers)
23
2.4301
A small and insignificant bookkeeper, Kleinman, is awoken one night by his neighbours who wants him to help them track down a strangler who has been killing people all over town. ...more about Shadows and Fog
DVD from $5.91
(14 sellers)
24
2.3658
Thanks to a major power cut, a gang of psychopaths breaks out of the Haven maximum security mental institute in order to lay siege to the psychiatrists who have tormented them over the years with their bizarre theories... ...more about Alone in the Dark
DVD from $9.59
(11 sellers)
25
2.3578
Six years ago, Michael Myers terrorized the town of Haddonfield, Illinois. He and his niece, Jamie Lloyd, have disappeared. Jamie was kidnapped by a bunch of evil druids who protect Michael Myers. ...more about Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
DVD from $7.42
(7 sellers)
26
2.3249
Oberst Steiner, a German parachute unit commander, is sent to England on a covert mission to kidnap Prime Minister Winston Churchill and bring him to Berlin. ...more about Eagle Has Landed
DVD from $3.99
(15 sellers)
27
2.2934
Vineyard owner marquis Philippe de Montfaucon is called back to his castle Bellenac because of another dry season. He asks his wife and children to remain in London, but they still come after him. ...more about Eye of the Devil
- Not Available on DVD
28
2.2047
Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots. In a desperate attempt to get others to believe him, Wilbur spews three tales of feline horror. ...more about Uncanny
- Not Available on DVD
29
2.1769
A small town band makes it big, but loses track of their roots, as they get caught up into the big-time machinations of the music biz. Now, they must thwart a plot to destroy their home town. ...more about Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
DVD from $4.54
(12 sellers)
31
2.1423
A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary little tyke. The child is seemingly possessed by the spirit of a freak dwarf who the mother once spurned. ...more about I Don't Want to Be Born
- Not Available on DVD
32
2.0742
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo. ...more about Hallelujah Trail
DVD from $4.86
(12 sellers)
34
1.9893
After a cavalry group is massacred by the Cheyenne, only two survivors remain: Honus, a naive private devoted to his duty, and Cresta, a young woman who had lived with the Cheyenne two years and whose sympathies lie more with them than with the US ...more about Soldier Blue
DVD from $9.59
(9 sellers)
35
1.9421
Alex Ritt (Rick Gianasi), a music video director comes to Italy to direct a video for pop sensation Stefania Stella. He soon encounters a mysterious killer who videotapes his victims for the police. ...more about Fatal Frames
DVD from $12.77
(6 sellers)
37
1.9026
Lewis Tater writes Wild West dime novels and dreams of actually becoming a cowboy. When he goes west to find his dream he finds himself in possession of the loot box of two crooks who tried to rob him. ...more about Hearts of the West
- Not Available on DVD
38
1.8775
A young girl's brother comes home from the army, and brings an army buddy with him. The three of them go out that night to celebrate, and after much drinking has been done, the brother's friend rapes the sister. ...more about Wedding in White
DVD from $15.99
(3 sellers)
39
1.8482
Anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes strung together about an antique dealer (Peter Cushing) who owns a shop called Temptations Ltd. and the fate that befalls his customers who try to cheat him. ...more about From Beyond the Grave
- Not Available on DVD
40
1.8473
Dr. Worley investigates a 300-year-old witch's curse in the New England town of Devonsville. Three liberated, assertive women move into town, which angers the bigoted, male-dominated town fathers. ...more about Devonsville Terror
- Not Available on DVD
41
1.8401
The film tells a story which takes place in an oriental city from the tales of thousand and one night. It covers the friendship of a thief knowing all tricks to survive in the city and a poor cobbler/shoemaker who has to struggle in order to live. ...more about Arabian Knight
- Not Available on DVD
42
1.8311
In a futuristic, state-run society controlled by "Big Brother" in which love is outlawed, employee of the state Winston Smith falls for Julia, and is tortured and brainwashed for his crime. ...more about 1984
- Not Available on DVD
43
1.7912
Ernie's uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral home with the rest of his relatives. Before long the guests begin to drop dead. ...more about What a Carve Up!
- Not Available on DVD
44
1.7565
British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of Lucie Manette, but Lucie marries Charles Darnay. ...more about Tale of Two Cities
- Not Available on DVD
45
1.7520
The efforts of test pilot John Mitchell (Jack Hawkins) to make a better life for his wife Mary (Elizabeth Sellars) and their two children seem doomed to failure and he blames himself. ...more about Man in the Sky
- Not Available on DVD
46
1.7432
A pianist has a transplant operation that gives him a new pair of hands. Unfortunately, the hands belonged to a murderer, and he finds the hands starting to take over his life and commit crimes. ...more about Hands of Orlac
- Not Available on DVD
47
1.7112
In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is pushed to defend a pig, owned by the mysterious gypsy Samira. ...more about Hour of the Pig
DVD from $6.39
(11 sellers)
48
1.6880
Captain Ambrose comes from a long line of distinguished sailors...but is all too susceptible to seasickness. ...more about Barnacle Bill
- Not Available on DVD
49
1.6880
When a schooner is wrecked off Whitby the only survivor is Count Dracula who has arrived with large amounts of Transylvanian soil to take up residence in Carfax Abbey. ...more about Dracula
Actor Awards
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Supporting Actor
DVD from $5.90
(13 sellers)
50
1.6370
When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance his relative first tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. ...more about Kidnapped
- Not Available on DVD
51
1.6309
Coming back from an extended business trip, Frank discovers that his girlfriend Janie is now working at a new resort hotel where the owner has given her a permanent place to stay, as well as other gifts, in exchange for her affections. ...more about Tomorrow Never Comes
- Not Available on DVD
52
1.6195
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself. ...more about Black Windmill
- Not Available on DVD
53
1.6150
World War II spy thriller based on true story. British secret agent (Jack Hawkins) successfully infiltrates Nazi military, achieves rank of general during WWII. ...more about Two-Headed Spy
- Not Available on DVD
54
1.5752
Jim Malden, a Vietnam veteran who has lost wife and child, lives as a recluse on an island full of rare birds. His only contacts with humanity are with Stella Clayton and her young son Adam, who have a small supply store on the mainland. ...more about Breed Apart
- Not Available on DVD
55
1.5569
Robert Mitchum plays a controversial U.S. ambassador to Israel who tries to solve the Palestinian question while being criticized by all factions, which takes a turn when his wife begins having an affair with a PLO chief. ...more about Ambassador
- Not Available on DVD
57
1.5113
Donald Pleasance and Nancy Allen share narration duties on this anthology that looks at all of the gory sequences from major films, such as the shower scene from "Psycho" and the midnight swim from "Jaws". ...more about Terror in the Aisles
- Not Available on DVD
58
1.5031
Barry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern European dictatorship who mistakes her for the Queen of England and thinks that kidnapping her will draw tourists to his country. ...more about Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
- Not Available on DVD
59
1.4597
Mr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. ...more about Beachcomber
- Not Available on DVD
60
1.4565
Rehash of classic Agatha Christie story about 10 people who believe they have won a trip to go on an African safari, but are soon killed off one by one by an unknown murderer. ...more about Ten Little Indians
- Not Available on DVD
61
1.4230
Ten years after the end of the war in Vietnam, four ex-Marines decide to return to S.E. Asia to investigate reports of American POWs still being held there. ...more about Cobra Mission
- Not Available on DVD
62
1.4163
Dr Tremayne is an enigmatic Psychiatrist running a Futuristic asylum housing four very special cases. Visited by colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains his amazing and controversial theories as to why each of the four patients went mad... ...more about Tales That Witness Madness
- Not Available on DVD
63
1.4017
The warrior is traveling through a post-apocalyptic world on his technically advanced motorcycle and his loyal computer Einstein. ...more about Warrior of the Lost World
- Not Available on DVD
64
1.3539
The KGB's looking for one of their people, a man named Dalchimsky cause he has stolen something important but unfortunately he manages to get through the border. Later in the U.S. ...more about Telefon
- Not Available on DVD
65
1.3113
A big-game hunter brings a killer leopard to his private island and turns it loose so he can hunt it down. However, unexpected visitors arrive at the island and interrupt his hunt. Meanwhile, the leopard begins to hunt the inhabitants of the island. ...more about Night Creature
DVD from $5.70
(7 sellers)
67
1.2980
A government team researching cures for plague find their results put on the Official Secrets list. ...more about Suspect
- Not Available on DVD
68
1.2245
Kid (Hill) and Ben (Spencer) tie in a race to win a red dune buggy with a yellow top. During Kid and Ben's hotdog and beer contest, to see who will keep the the dune buggy, a local mob demolishes it! Kid and Ben want revenge... ...more about Altrimenti ci arrabbiamo
- Not Available on DVD
69
1.2008
In ancient Pompeii, slaves are bought and sold for household chores and sex. A mysterious queen moves among the elite, meantime secretly helping the slaves to escape. ...more about Warrior Queen
- Not Available on DVD
70
1.1926
Dramatization of the controversial best-seller that posits an alternate version of the birth of Christianity. In this version, Jesus planned for His crucifixion by taking a drug that would simulate death. ...more about Passover Plot
- Not Available on DVD
71
1.1735
A young woman goes to teach at the Ravenscroft Institute, a spooky old girls' school overrun by ants and staffed by various ex-mental patients. ...more about Buried Alive
- Not Available on DVD
73
1.0830
Montreal: Late at night the teenage Patricia flees into a police department, covered all over with blood. ...more about Blood Relatives
- Not Available on DVD
74
0.8597
A group of young, energetic riders struggle to attain the ultimate equestrian title - horsemaster. ...more about Horsemasters
- Not Available on DVD
78
After ex-cop and highly decorated war hero Chet Costa's Vietnamese girlfriend disappears, he accepts a risky mission: he shall blow up a bridge at the Vietnamese border to close the Vietcong's line of communication. ...more about Angel Hill: l'ultima missione
- Not Available on DVD
82
A silent comedy written and directed by British comedian Eric Sykes. Two accident-prone plumbers go to fix the plumbing at a home for retired gentle-folk on the coldest day of the year. Everything that can go wrong for these plumbers goes wrong. ...more about Big Freeze
- Not Available on DVD
83
During the British retreat, David Holland (Anthony Steel) takes shelter with a Bedouin tribe and marries the sheik's daughter (Anna-Maria Sandri). He dies, however, while trying to rejoin his regiment. ...more about Black Tent
- Not Available on DVD
85
A dramatization of Britain's notorious Crippen murder case. ...more about Dr. Crippen
- Not Available on DVD
87
A champion rodeo rider receives crippling injuries in the ring, resulting in the ending of his career. When his wife deserts him, he's left with the responsibility of raising two young sons with no job and no prospects. ...more about Goldenrod
- Not Available on DVD
89
A second generation cameraman in Australia finds evidence that his father had filmed a nuclear test that allowed aboriginies to be exposed to and killed by radiation. ...more about Ground Zero
Actor Awards
- Australian Film Institute - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Not Available on DVD
91
An updated version of the classic horror tale by Edgar Allen Poe. Ryan and his girlfriend Molly are going to visit Ryan's uncle, Roderick Usher, at his mansion. ...more about House of Usher
- Not Available on DVD
98
When the end came for World War II, many Jews were spread around the free world and desired to return to Palestine. Lisa Held (Dolores Hart) has been promised to be returned to her native land. ...more about Lisa
- Not Available on DVD
100
A bookkeeper for a jeweler steals a priceless jewel and flees across Europe. ...more about Man Inside
- Not Available on DVD
102
Billy Zane leads a pack of money-grabbing relatives who try to take over his ailing uncle's industrial empire. ...more about Miliardi
DVD from $7.99
(4 sellers)
103
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional problems tower up over him. ...more about No Love for Johnnie