Donald Pleasens is a famous actor from England, holder of the Order of the British Empire. His filmography includes over 200 roles. Donald's role is negative characters.
Biography and personal life
Donald Pleasens was born on October 5, 1919 in Worksop. He died in France on February 2, 1995.
Pleasens grew up in the countryside and graduated from Ecclefield Gymnasium. During World War II, Donald flew a bomber. He was captured and stayed there until the end of the war.
The actor has been married 4 times. Among his wives were actresses Meira Shore, Josephine Crombie and Miriam Raymond. Donald has 5 daughters: Jean, Lucy, Polly Joe, Miranda and Angela. Almost all of Pleasens' children also chose acting careers.
Career and creativity
In 1954, Donald got a role in the comedy melodrama The Tramp. His partners on the set were Glynis Jones, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden and Paul Rogers. The film tells about the life of missionaries on an island in the Indian Ocean. In the same year, he played Juan Alvarez in the historical television drama Montserrat, Alex in the film The Face of Love and took part in the family adventure series Disneyland. He could be seen in the fantastic drama "One thousand nine hundred and eighty-fourth" and in the comedy "An order is an order."
The next year was also fruitful for Donald. He got a role in the comedy melodrama "The Price of Money" and began work in 3 television projects: "ITV Teletheatre", "The Adventures of Robin Hood" and "ITV Play of the Week". In 1956, Pleasant played in the film adaptation of 1984. The drama was presented at the Berlin International Film Festival and at the Cinemateca Portuguesa Film Museum in Lisbon. Later in the 1950s, he could be seen in the military melodrama "Black Tent", the drama "Theater in the Chair", the film adaptation of "A Tale of Two Cities", the drama "Look Back in Anger", the TV series "The Twilight Zone" and the comedy "Battle of the Sexes. ".
Filmography
In the 1960s, Donald Pleasance starred in such successful films as Hell is a City, Sons and Lovers, The Great Escape, The Caretaker, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Dead End, "Fantastic Journey", "Night of the Generals" and "You Only Live Twice." His filmography in this period was supplemented by the series "Colombo" and "Beyond the Possible."
During the next decade, Donald landed roles in the Western Soldier in the Blue Uniform, the TV series Jesus of Nazareth, The Century and Play of the Day, the thrillers The Eagle Has Landed, The Death Line and The Dangerous Awakening, the dramas Columbo: Old Port, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Last Tycoon, All Quiet on the Western Front, Kidnapped, Tomorrow Never Comes and Henry VIII and His Six Wives, Halloween horror films "And" Tales from the Crypt ", the militants" … otherwise we'll get angry "and" Black Mill ".
During the 1980s and 1990s, Donald continued to appear in horror films, film adaptations and TV series. The most notable films with his participation were the sequel to the thriller "Halloween", "Monsters Club", "Arc de Triomphe", "The Horror of Paganini", "Hour of the Pig", "The Barchester Chronicles" and "The Phantom of Death". The last film in which Pleasens starred was the horror film "Screen Killer".
