Donald Pleasence
Actor · 147 credits · 87 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Great Escape (1963)
Frequent collaborators: Peter Cushing, Hugh Griffith, Trevor Howard, Christopher Lee, Michael Caine
Best Donald Pleasence movies by genre
- Donald Pleasence Drama Movies 58
- Donald Pleasence Thriller Movies 37
- Donald Pleasence Horror Movies 32
- Donald Pleasence TV Movie Movies 27
- Donald Pleasence Action Movies 24
- Donald Pleasence Adventure Movies 21
- Donald Pleasence Comedy Movies 20
- Donald Pleasence Crime Movies 19
- Donald Pleasence Romance Movies 14
- Donald Pleasence War Movies 13
- Donald Pleasence Science Fiction Movies 12
- Donald Pleasence Mystery Movies 9
Movies (147 total, ranked by score)
1The Great Escape
1963 · ★ 7.9 (2,914 votes)
Adventure, Drama, War
2Halloween
1978 · ★ 7.6 (6,306 votes)
Horror, Thriller
3Escape from New York
1981 · ★ 7.0 (3,608 votes)
Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
4You Only Live Twice
1967 · ★ 6.6 (2,545 votes)
Action, Thriller, Adventure
5Watch Out, We're Mad
1974 · ★ 7.5 (899 votes)
Action, Comedy
6Halloween II
1981 · ★ 6.6 (2,298 votes)
Horror, Thriller
7Prince of Darkness
1987 · ★ 6.8 (1,181 votes)
Horror
8The Eagle Has Landed
1976 · ★ 6.7 (394 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Action
9Wake in Fright
1971 · ★ 7.2 (340 votes)
Drama, Thriller
10All Quiet on the Western Front
1979 · ★ 6.7 (232 votes)
War, Drama, TV Movie
11Phenomena
1985 · ★ 6.8 (933 votes)
Horror, Thriller
12Fantastic Voyage
1966 · ★ 6.7 (507 votes)
Science Fiction, Adventure
13The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 · ★ 6.8 (190 votes)
Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
14Soldier Blue
1970 · ★ 6.8 (230 votes)
Western, Drama
15The Night of the Generals
1967 · ★ 6.8 (184 votes)
Thriller, Mystery, War
16The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · ★ 7.1 (143 votes)
Animation, Family, Fantasy
17THX 1138
1971 · ★ 6.4 (1,101 votes)
Science Fiction, Drama
18Cul-de-sac
1966 · ★ 6.7 (312 votes)
Thriller, Comedy, Crime
19The Cupboard
1960
TV Movie
20Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
1988 · ★ 6.2 (2,094 votes)
Horror, Thriller
211984
1956 · ★ 6.5 (147 votes)
Science Fiction, Drama
22Will Penny
1967 · ★ 6.7 (116 votes)
Western, Romance
23Look Back in Anger
1959 · ★ 6.7 (78 votes)
Drama
24Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 · ★ 6.4 (238 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction
25Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
1989 · ★ 6.6 (42 votes)
Mystery, Crime, TV Movie
26Spare the Rod
1961 · ★ 6.0 (3 votes)
Drama
27Oh, God!
1977 · ★ 6.4 (140 votes)
Fantasy, Comedy
28The Last Tycoon
1976 · ★ 6.3 (165 votes)
Drama, Romance
29The Inspector
1962 · ★ 7.0 (10 votes)
Drama, Romance
30Telefon
1977 · ★ 6.6 (132 votes)
Thriller, Action, Crime
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.