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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

Movies (147 total, ranked by score)

  1. Witness for the Prosecution

    1982 · ★ 6.6 (25 votes)

    Crime, Drama, TV Movie

    31

  2. Nineteen Eighty-Four

    1954 · ★ 7.3 (40 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction, TV Movie

    32

  3. Dracula

    1979 · ★ 6.4 (289 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Fantasy

    33

  4. Dien Bien Phu

    1992 · ★ 6.5 (44 votes)

    Drama, War

    34

  5. The Flesh and the Fiends

    1960 · ★ 6.6 (59 votes)

    Horror

    35

  6. The Passover Plot

    1976 · ★ 3.8 (5 votes)

    Drama

    36

  7. Sons and Lovers

    1960 · ★ 6.5 (40 votes)

    Drama

    37

  8. The Diary of Anne Frank

    1967 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    38

  9. The Madwoman of Chaillot

    1969 · ★ 7.3 (12 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    39

  10. The Caretaker

    1964 · ★ 7.4 (14 votes)

    Drama

    40

  11. What a Carve Up!

    1961 · ★ 7.0 (22 votes)

    Horror, Comedy, Thriller

    41

  12. Eye of the Devil

    1966 · ★ 6.1 (63 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    42

  13. The Wind Cannot Read

    1958 · ★ 6.3 (10 votes)

    Romance, Drama, War

    43

  14. The Big Freeze

    1993 · ★ 6.2 (5 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    44

  15. Basements

    1987 · ★ 6.8 (8 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Mystery

    45

  16. Deadheat

    1986 · ★ 4.8 (2 votes)

    Action, Crime, TV Movie

    46

  17. Safe Haven

    1995 · ★ 3.5 (2 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    47

  18. The Commander

    1988 · ★ 5.5 (18 votes)

    Action, War

    48

  19. The Black Windmill

    1974 · ★ 6.3 (99 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Crime

    49

  20. Manuela

    1957 · ★ 6.3 (7 votes)

    Drama

    50

  21. The Hour of the Pig

    1993 · ★ 6.1 (40 votes)

    Drama, History, Thriller

    51

  22. A Tale of Two Cities

    1958 · ★ 6.8 (21 votes)

    Drama, History, Romance

    52

  23. The Hallelujah Trail

    1965 · ★ 6.1 (96 votes)

    Western, Comedy

    53

  24. Goldenrod

    1976

    Adventure, Drama

    54

  25. The Battle of the Sexes

    1960 · ★ 6.5 (32 votes)

    Comedy

    55

  26. Death Line

    1972 · ★ 5.8 (134 votes)

    Horror

    56

  27. Suspect

    1960 · ★ 6.9 (11 votes)

    Thriller

    57

  28. Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    1972 · ★ 5.8 (21 votes)

    Drama, History

    58

  29. Hell Is a City

    1960 · ★ 6.6 (34 votes)

    Thriller, Crime

    59

  30. Kidnapped

    1971 · ★ 6.3 (41 votes)

    Adventure, History

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 3, 2026.