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Donald Pleasence

Age: 105 years

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Gender: Male

Birthday: October 5, 1919

Place of birth: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

Biography: Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor who gained more than 200 screen credits during a career which spanned over four decades. Often typecast as villaino...

Known for: Acting

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Halloween
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Halloween

as Loomis

Escape from New York
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Escape from New York

as President of the United States

THX 1138
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THX 1138

as SEN

You Only Live Twice
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You Only Live Twice

as Ernst Stavro Blofeld

Fantastic Voyage
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Fantastic Voyage

as Dr. Michaels

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. H...

as Fred Smudge

Will Penny
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Will Penny

as Preacher Quint

Eye of the Devil
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Eye of the Devil

as Pere Dominic

The Greatest Story Ever Told
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The Greatest Story E...

as The Dark Hermit - Satan

1984
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1984

as R. Parsons

Death Line
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Death Line

as Inspector Calhoun

The Count of Monte-Cristo
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The Count of Monte-C...

as Danglars

All Quiet on the Western Front
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All Quiet on the Wes...

as Kantorek

A Tale of Two Cities
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A Tale of Two Cities

as Barsad

Cul-de-sac
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Cul-de-sac

as George

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
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Halloween: The Curse...

as Dr. Sam Loomis

The Great Escape
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The Great Escape

as Blythe 'The Forger'

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
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Halloween 4: The Ret...

as Dr. Loomis

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
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Halloween 5: The Rev...

as Dr. Sam Loomis

The Eagle Has Landed
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The Eagle Has Landed

as Himmler

Halloween II
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Halloween II

as Dr. Sam Loomis

Witness for the Prosecution
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Witness for the Pros...

as Mr. Myers

Telefon
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Telefon

as Nicolai Dalchimsky

Buried Alive
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Buried Alive

as Dr. Schaeffer

Warrior Queen
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Warrior Queen

as Clodius Flaucus

Oh, God!
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Oh, God!

as Doctor Harmon

The Hallelujah Trail
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The Hallelujah Trail

as 'Oracle' Jones

Watch Out, We're Mad
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Watch Out, We're Mad

as Doctor

The Mutations
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The Mutations

as Professor Nolter

Pumaman
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Pumaman

as Kobras

Last to Go
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Last to Go

Kidnapped
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Kidnapped

as Ebenezer Balfour

The Black Windmill
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The Black Windmill

as Cedric Harper

Prince of Darkness
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Prince of Darkness

as Father Loomis

Dracula
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Dracula

as Dr. Jack Seward

Wake in Fright
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Wake in Fright

as Doc Tydon

Mr. Freedom
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Mr. Freedom

as Dr. Freedom

The Thief and the Cobbler
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The Thief and the Co...

as Phido the Vulture (voice)

Circus of Horrors
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Circus of Horrors

as Vanet

The Dybbuk
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The Dybbuk

as Second batlon

Nosferatu in Venice
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Nosferatu in Venice

as Don Alvise

I Don't Want to Be Born
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I Don't Want to Be B...

as Dr. Finch

Hell Is a City
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Hell Is a City

as Gus Hawkins

Fatal Frames
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Fatal Frames

as Professor Robinson

Phenomena
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Phenomena

as Professor John McGregor

Phantom of Death
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Phantom of Death

as Inspector Datti

Soldier Blue
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Soldier Blue

as Isaac Q. Cumber

Tales That Witness Madness
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Tales That Witness M...

as Prof. R.C. Tremayne

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely...

as B.D. Brockhurst

The Night of the Generals
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The Night of the Gen...

as General Kahlenberge

Escape to Witch Mountain
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Escape to Witch Moun...

as Lucas Deranian

The Battle of the Sexes
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The Battle of the Se...

as Irwin Hoffman

The Last Tycoon
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The Last Tycoon

as Boxley

The Devil's Men
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The Devil's Men

as Father Roche

Nothing Underneath
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Nothing Underneath

as Commissioner Danesi

River of Death
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River of Death

as Heinrich Spaatz

The Monster Club
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The Monster Club

as Pickering, Chief of the B-Squad

Terror in the Aisles
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Terror in the Aisles

as Self - Host

From Beyond the Grave
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From Beyond the Grav...

as Jim Underwood

The Man in the Sky
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The Man in the Sky

as Crabtree

The House of Usher
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The House of Usher

as Walter Usher

The Wind Cannot Read
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The Wind Cannot Read

as Doctor

Tomorrow Never Comes
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Tomorrow Never Comes

as Dr. Todd

Blood Relatives
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Blood Relatives

as James Doniac

Cobra Mission
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Cobra Mission

as Father Lenoir

The Shakedown
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The Shakedown

as Jessel Brown

Look Back in Anger
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Look Back in Anger

as Hurst

Shadows and Fog
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Shadows and Fog

as Doctor

What a Carve Up!
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What a Carve Up!

as Everett Sloane

The Hands of Orlac
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The Hands of Orlac

as Graham Coates

Warrior of the Lost World
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Warrior of the Lost ...

as Prossor

The Hour of the Pig
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The Hour of the Pig

as Pincheon

Henry VIII and His Six Wives
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Henry VIII and His S...

as Thomas Cromwell

The Flesh and the Fiends
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The Flesh and the Fi...

as William Hare

The Traitor
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The Traitor

as Grantley Caypor

Sons and Lovers
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Sons and Lovers

as Mr. Pappleworth

Hearts of the West
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Hearts of the West

as A.J. Nietz

Treasure of the Amazon
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Treasure of the Amaz...

as Klaus von Blantz

Diên Biên Phu
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Diên Biên Phu

as Howard Simpson

Casablanca Express
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Casablanca Express

as Colonel Bats

The Uncanny
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The Uncanny

as Valentine De'ath (segment 3 "Hollywood 1936")

The Wind of Change
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The Wind of Change

as Pop

Jaguar Lives!
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Jaguar Lives!

as General Villanova

Django Strikes Again
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Django Strikes Again

as Ben Gunn

Race for the Yankee Zephyr
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Race for the Yankee ...

as Gilbert Carson

Trial by Combat
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Trial by Combat

as Sir Giles Marley

Innocent Bystanders
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Innocent Bystanders

as Loomis

A Breed Apart
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A Breed Apart

as J.P. Whittier

Nineteen Eighty-Four
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Nineteen Eighty-Four

as Syme

Orders Are Orders
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Orders Are Orders

as Cpl. Martin (as Donald Plesance)

The Devonsville Terror
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The Devonsville Terr...

as Dr. Warley

Night Creature
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Night Creature

as Axel MacGregor

The Caretaker
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The Caretaker

as Mac Davies / Bernard Jenkins

Double Target
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Double Target

as Sen. Blaster

Ten Little Indians
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Ten Little Indians

as Mr. Justice Lawrence Wargrave

Dr. Crippen
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Dr. Crippen

as Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen

Ground Zero
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Ground Zero

as Prosper Gaffney

Lonely Water
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Lonely Water

as The Spirit (voice)

Arch of Triumph
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Arch of Triumph

as Ivon Haake

Goldenrod
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Goldenrod

as John Tyler Jones

The Passover Plot
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The Passover Plot

as Pontius Pilate

Power Play
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Power Play

as Blair

Scoop
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Scoop

as Lord Copper

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
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Good Luck, Miss Wyck...

as Dr. Steiner

The Commander
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The Commander

as Henry Carlson

Guinevere
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Guinevere

as Merlin

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest
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Halloween: A Cut Abo...

as Self / Dr. Samuel 'Sam' Loomis (archive footage)

Gold of the Amazon Women
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Gold of the Amazon W...

as Clarence Blasko

The Madwoman of Chaillot
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The Madwoman of Chai...

as The Prospector

Matchless
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Matchless

as Gregori Andreanu

Journey into Fear
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Journey into Fear

as Kuvetli

Where Is Parsifal?
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Where Is Parsifal?

as Mackintosh

The Ambassador
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The Ambassador

as Minister Eretz

The Inspector
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The Inspector

as Wolters

Moi, général de Gaulle
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Moi, général de Gaul...

as Winston Churchill

No Love for Johnnie
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No Love for Johnnie

as Renfrew

The Pied Piper
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The Pied Piper

as The Baron

Reel Horror
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Reel Horror

as Axel MacGregor (archive footage)

The Angry Man
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The Angry Man

as Albert Rumpelmayer

Specters
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Specters

as Professor Lasky

American Rickshaw
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American Rickshaw

as Rev. Mortom

To Kill a Stranger
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To Kill a Stranger

as Col. Kostik

Meriel the Ghost Girl
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Meriel the Ghost Gir...

as George Livingston

Deadheat
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Deadheat

as Aldo Rossi

Spare the Rod
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Spare the Rod

as Mr. Jenkins

The Rainbow Boys
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The Rainbow Boys

as Ralph Logan

The Defection of Simas Kudirka
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The Defection of Sim...

as Capt. Vladimir Popov

Suspect
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Suspect

as Parsons, alias Bill Brown

House of the Damned
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House of the Damned

as Martin Zayas

The Vulture Is a Patient Bird
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The Vulture Is a Pat...

as The Art Collector

Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
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Barry McKenzie Holds...

as Erich Count von Plasma

The Jerusalem File
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The Jerusalem File

The Big Freeze
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The Big Freeze

as Soup slurper

The Corsican Brothers
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The Corsican Brother...

as The Chancellor

Last In, First Out
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Last In, First Out

as Rothko

Creature of Comfort
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Creature of Comfort

as James Thorne

Animali metropolitani
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Animali metropolitan...

as Prof. Livingstone

The Greatest Man in the World
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The Greatest Man in ...

as US President

Computercide
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Computercide

as George Dettler

Basements
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Basements

as Mr. Kidd (segment "The Room")

Dracula Unearthed
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Dracula Unearthed

as Dr. Jack Seward (archive footage)

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
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The Great Escape II:...

as Dr. Absalon

Wedding in White
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Wedding in White

as Jim Dougall, Sr.

The Bastard
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The Bastard

as Solomon Sholto

Barnacle Bill
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Barnacle Bill

as Cashier

Last Platoon
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Last Platoon

as Colonel B. Abrahams

Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie
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Frankenstein's Great...

as Victor Frankenstein / Baron Frankenstein

Freeze: But is it Art?
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Freeze: But is it Ar...

as Sinister Dentist

Occupations
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Occupations

as Christo Kabak

Women in Arms
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Women in Arms

as Dreyfuss

Paganini Horror
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Paganini Horror

as Mr. Pickett

The Cupboard
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The Cupboard

as Fred Watson

In and Out of Fashion
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In and Out of Fashio...

as Self (archive footage)

Femme Fatale
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Femme Fatale

as Victor Harty

Best Ever Bond
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Best Ever Bond

as Blofeld (archive footage) (uncredited)

Toff and Fingers
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Toff and Fingers

as Self/Host

Call Me Daddy
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Call Me Daddy

as Ben Hoffman

Manuela
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Manuela

as Evans

Round the World in 80 Days
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Round the World in 8...

as Voices

Hanna's War
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Hanna's War

as Captain Thomas Rosza

Alice Through the Looking Box
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Alice Through the Lo...

as Caterpillar

The Big Day
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The Big Day

as Victor Partridge

Killers of Kilimanjaro
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Killers of Kilimanja...

as Captain

Millions
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Millions

as Ripa

Dario Argento's World of Horror
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Dario Argento's Worl...

as Self (Archive)

Blade on the Feather
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Blade on the Feather

as Professor John Cavendish

A Story of David
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A Story of David

as Nabal

Black Arrow
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Black Arrow

as Sir Oliver Oates

The Horsemasters
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The Horsemasters

as Captain Pinski

The Black Tent
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The Black Tent

as Ali

Hindle Wakes
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Hindle Wakes

as Nat Jeffcote

The Diary of Anne Frank
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The Diary of Anne Fr...

as Albert Dussel

Into the Darkness
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Into the Darkness

as David Beckett

The Beachcomber
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The Beachcomber

as Tromp

Skin Deep
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Skin Deep

as Gerry Muddiman

The Fox Trot
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The Fox Trot

as Tom

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
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Miss Marple: A Carib...

as Jason Rafiel

The Man Inside
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The Man Inside

as Organ Grinder

Safe Haven
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Safe Haven

as The Sailor

Arthur? Arthur!
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Arthur? Arthur!

as Arthur Brownjohn / Sir Easonby 'E' Mellon

Better Late Than Never
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Better Late Than Nev...

as Colonel Riddle

Gila and Rik
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Gila and Rik

as Joe Gardenia

Sleep is Lovely
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Sleep is Lovely

as Clive

Heart of a Child
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Heart of a Child

as Spiel

Malachi's Cove
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Malachi's Cove

as Malachi

Naso di cane
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Naso di cane

as Olindo Cuomo

Alone in the Dark
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Alone in the Dark

as Leo Bain

The News-Benders
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The News-Benders

as J.G.

The Falklands Factor
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The Falklands Factor

as Dr. Samuel Johnson

Halloween: The Inside Story
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Halloween: The Insid...

as Self (archive footage)

Value for Money
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Value for Money

as Limpy

The Two-Headed Spy
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The Two-Headed Spy

as Gen. Hardt

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
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Never Sleep Again: T...

as Self (archive footage)

The Cafeteria
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The Cafeteria

as Aaron

The Joke
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The Joke

as Bendel

Jesus Of Nazareth
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Jesus Of Nazareth

as Melchior

Columbo
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Columbo

as Adrian Carsini

Mrs. Columbo
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Mrs. Columbo

Danger Man
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Danger Man

Hawaii Five-O
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Hawaii Five-O

as Hans Vogler

Centennial
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Centennial

as Sam Purchas

The Ray Bradbury Theater
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The Ray Bradbury The...

as George Hill

Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Hallmark Hall of Fam...

as Kantorek

The Twilight Zone
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The Twilight Zone

as Ellis Fowler

Espionage
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Espionage

The Fugitive
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The Fugitive

as Max Pfeiffer

Interpol Calling
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Interpol Calling

as Karl Haussman

One Step Beyond
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One Step Beyond

as Harvey Laurence

The Adventures of Robin Hood
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The Adventures of Ro...

as Prince John

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
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The Rivals of Sherlo...

as Carnacki

The Barchester Chronicles
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The Barchester Chron...

as Septimus Harding

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
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Orson Welles' Great ...

as Cawser

Jesus of Nazareth
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Jesus of Nazareth

as Melchior

The Adventures of William Tell
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The Adventures of Wi...

Peep Show
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Peep Show

The Outer Limits
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The Outer Limits

as Harold J. Finley

The Defenders
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The Defenders

as Dr. Byron Saul

Playhouse
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Playhouse

Saturday Night Live
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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Laurence Olivier Presents
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Laurence Olivier Pre...

as Nat Jeffcote

Tony Awards
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Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Dick Turpin
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Dick Turpin

The French Atlantic Affair
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The French Atlantic ...

as Max Dechambre

Signs and Wonders
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Signs and Wonders

as Cornelius Van Damm

Wogan
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Wogan

as Self

The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
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The Dark Secret of H...

as Narrator (voice)

Playhouse
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Playhouse

as George Livingston

Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Hallmark Hall of Fam...

as Myers

Hallmark Hall of Fame
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Hallmark Hall of Fam...

as The Chancellor

Master of the Game
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Master of the Game

as Salomon Van der Merwe

Armchair Theatre
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Armchair Theatre

as President of the USA

The Great Escape II: The Untold Story
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The Great Escape II:...

as Dr. Absalon

Miss Marple
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Miss Marple

as Jason Rafiel

Play for Today
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Play for Today

as Samuel Johnson

The Wonderful World of Disney
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The Wonderful World ...

as Captain Pinski

NBC Experiment in Television
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NBC Experiment in Te...

as (voice)

Play for Today
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Play for Today

as Gerry Muddiman

Armchair Mystery Theatre
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Armchair Mystery The...

as Host

Sunday Night Theatre
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Sunday Night Theatre

as Syme