Donald Pleasence
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Pleasence in London, 1973. Portrait by Allan Warren
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Donald Henry Pleasence 5 October 1919 Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK |
| Died | 2 February 1995 (aged 75) Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Alma mater | Ecclesfield School |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1939–95 |
| Spouse(s) | Miriam Raymond (1941–58) Josephine Crombie (1959–70) Meira Shore (1970–88) Linda J. Kentwood (1988–95; his death) |
| Children | 5 daughters |
Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE (/ˈplɛzəns/; 5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English film, television, and stage actor. His most notable film roles include psychiatrist Dr. Sam Loomis in most of the Halloween series, the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice, RAF Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe in The Great Escape," and George in Cul-de-sac".
Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Alice (née Armitage) and Thomas Stanley Pleasence, a railway stationmaster. He was brought up as a strict Methodist in the small village of Grimoldby, Lincolnshire. He received his formal education at Crosby Junior School, Scunthorpe and Ecclesfield Grammar School, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. After working as the Clerk-in-Charge at Swinton railway station in South Yorkshire, he decided that he wanted to be a professional actor, taking up a placement with the Jersey Repertory Company in 1939.
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