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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. Better Late Than Never

    1979 · ★ 9.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

    91

  2. Toff and Fingers

    1960

    92

  3. Nothing Underneath

    1985 · ★ 5.7 (88 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Horror

    93

  4. Nosferatu in Venice

    1988 · ★ 5.8 (69 votes)

    Horror

    94

  5. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

    1995 · ★ 5.2 (1,264 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    95

  6. Creature of Comfort

    1968

    Horror

    96

  7. Barry McKenzie Holds His Own

    1974 · ★ 5.4 (15 votes)

    Comedy

    97

  8. The Shakedown

    1960 · ★ 6.0 (7 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    98

  9. Phantom of Death

    1988 · ★ 5.6 (37 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    99

  10. Last to Go

    1969 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    100

  11. Blade on the Feather

    1980 · ★ 5.4 (9 votes)

    Action, Thriller, TV Movie

    101

  12. Orders Are Orders

    1954 · ★ 6.6 (9 votes)

    Comedy

    102

  13. Arch of Triumph

    1984 · ★ 5.2 (11 votes)

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    103

  14. The Beachcomber

    1954 · ★ 6.2 (8 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Comedy

    104

  15. The Jerusalem File

    1972 · ★ 4.0 (4 votes)

    Thriller, Action, Drama

    105

  16. Computercide

    1982 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Romance

    106

  17. The House of Usher

    1989 · ★ 4.8 (14 votes)

    Horror

    107

  18. The Big Day

    1960 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Drama

    108

  19. Tomorrow Never Comes

    1978 · ★ 5.7 (11 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    109

  20. Femme Fatale

    1993

    Drama, TV Movie, Comedy

    110

  21. Guinevere

    1994 · ★ 3.3 (3 votes)

    Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

    111

  22. Gila and Rik

    1987

    Drama, TV Movie

    112

  23. Last Platoon

    1988 · ★ 4.6 (5 votes)

    Action, War

    113

  24. Last In, First Out

    1978 · ★ 4.5 (6 votes)

    Thriller, Drama

    114

  25. Tales That Witness Madness

    1973 · ★ 5.4 (54 votes)

    Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction

    115

  26. Cobra Mission

    1986 · ★ 4.9 (13 votes)

    Action, Adventure, War

    116

  27. The Moment of Truth

    1955

    Drama, TV Movie

    117

  28. The Ambassador

    1985 · ★ 5.2 (30 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    118

  29. Buried Alive

    1989 · ★ 4.3 (22 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    119

  30. The Vulture Is a Patient Bird

    1991 · ★ 5.3 (8 votes)

    Action, Mystery, TV Movie

    120

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 4, 2026.