Even the Van Helsing-like psychiatrist Sam Loomis in the Halloween (1978) franchise seems only marginally more balanced than his prey. An actor of great intensity, Pleasence excelled on stage as Shakespearean villains.

Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, was an English actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during his long career. Although he often found himself 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 - the ...

Halloween (advertised as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, who co-wrote it with its producer Debra Hill. It stars Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut), P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis.

2022年10月15日 · From 1978 to 1995, Donald Pleasence's Sam Loomis was constantly chasing down the slasher icon in the original run of movies, ranting and obsessing the whole way through. It consumes him, and...

2023年11月22日 · Appearing in almost as many Halloween movies as Curtis, Pleasence is recognized as the series' hero behind only legendary final girl Laurie. Pleasence brings an assured presence to the...

2018年10月16日 · For 17 years, Donald Pleasence would remain a steadfast fixture of the Halloween franchise as the unwavering Dr. Sam Loomis, longtime adversary of Michael Myers. Where there was Michael...

Dr. Samuel J. Loomis is a fictional character in the Halloween franchise. A main protagonist of the overall series, Loomis appears on-screen in eight of the thirteen Halloween films (and is mentioned or featured in photographs and audio recordings in others), first appearing in John Carpenter 's original 1978 film.

Loomis : I met him, 15 years ago; I was told there was nothing left; no reason, no conscience, no understanding in even the most rudimentary sense of life or death, of good or evil, right or wrong. I met this... six-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and... the blackest eyes - …

Sadly after filming his scenes for Halloween The Curse of Michael Myers in 1995, Pleasence died at the age of 75 in Saint-Paul-de-Vence France, from complications of heart failure following heart valve replacement surgery. He will be forever missed by fans of the series.

Since Halloween 4, Pleasence has made his presence felt in yet another remake of Ten Little Indians with Herbert (Phantom of the Opera) Lom. He recently completed the adventure films River of Death and Casablanca Express .