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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. The Man in the Sky

    1957 · ★ 7.5 (12 votes)

    Drama

    61

  2. Alone in the Dark

    1982 · ★ 5.8 (167 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    62

  3. Hindle Wakes

    1976

    Drama, TV Movie

    63

  4. The Dybbuk

    1952

    64

  5. No Love for Johnnie

    1961 · ★ 6.7 (9 votes)

    Drama

    65

  6. Race for the Yankee Zephyr

    1981 · ★ 5.9 (36 votes)

    Action, Adventure

    66

  7. The Fox Trot

    1971

    Comedy, TV Movie

    67

  8. Killers of Kilimanjaro

    1959 · ★ 6.3 (6 votes)

    Adventure

    68

  9. The Great Escape II: The Untold Story

    1988 · ★ 5.5 (13 votes)

    TV Movie, War, Drama

    69

  10. The Corsican Brothers

    1985 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    TV Movie, Adventure

    70

  11. The Black Tent

    1956 · ★ 6.0 (7 votes)

    Romance, Drama, Action

    71

  12. Dr. Crippen

    1963 · ★ 6.0 (21 votes)

    Drama, Crime

    72

  13. The News-Benders

    1968

    TV Movie

    73

  14. Circus of Horrors

    1960 · ★ 5.8 (79 votes)

    Horror, Crime

    74

  15. Wedding in White

    1972 · ★ 6.8 (14 votes)

    Drama

    75

  16. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

    1989 · ★ 5.3 (1,364 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    76

  17. The Greatest Man in the World

    1958

    Drama, TV Movie

    77

  18. Trial by Combat

    1976 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Adventure

    78

  19. The Rainbow Boys

    1973 · ★ 7.0 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    79

  20. The Pied Piper

    1972 · ★ 6.0 (34 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama

    80

  21. Terror in the Aisles

    1984 · ★ 6.1 (41 votes)

    Horror, Documentary

    81

  22. Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie

    1984 · ★ 2.9 (10 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

    82

  23. A Breed Apart

    1984 · ★ 5.7 (46 votes)

    Action, Romance

    83

  24. Scoop

    1987 · ★ 5.7 (7 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    84

  25. Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

    1979 · ★ 5.5 (21 votes)

    Drama

    85

  26. The Hands of Orlac

    1960 · ★ 4.4 (9 votes)

    Horror, Crime, Thriller

    86

  27. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    1973 · ★ 6.3 (8 votes)

    Science Fiction, Horror

    87

  28. Hanna's War

    1988 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)

    Drama, War

    88

  29. Blood Relatives

    1978 · ★ 5.7 (29 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Thriller

    89

  30. Call Me Daddy

    1967

    90

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 6, 2026.