- Films
- 100
- Avg rating
- 6.05
- Peak run
- 1960’63
- 7+ run
- 2 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Donald by the numbers
Average
6.05
67 rated films
Vote weighted
6.12
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±1.14
rating spread
Career
42y
1954 to 1995
Total votes
1.67M
across every film
Best
8.2
The Great Escape
Worst
4.3
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Newest first
Filmography
| 1995 |  Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers | Dr. Loomis | 4.7 | 47,500 |
| 1993 | The Advocate | Pincheon | 6.6 | 2,346 |
| 1992 | Diên Biên Phú | Howard Simpson | 6.2 | 1,348 |
| 1989 | Casablanca Express | Colonel Bats | · | 674 |
| 1989 | The House of Usher | Walter Usher | · | 791 |
| 1989 | American Rickshaw | Reverend Mortom | · | 824 |
| 1989 |  Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers | Loomis | 4.9 | 52,952 |
| 1989 | River of Death | Heinrich Spaatz | 4.5 | 1,832 |
| 1989 | Ten Little Indians | Judge Wargrave | 4.7 | 2,094 |
| 1989 | Buried Alive | Dr. Schaeffer | 4.5 | 1,451 |
| 1988 | Vampire in Venice | Don Alvise | 5.1 | 2,113 |
| 1988 | The Commander | Henry Carlson | · | 525 |
| 1988 |  Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers | Dr. Sam Loomis | 5.8 | 65,698 |
| 1988 | Hanna's War | Captain Thomas Rosza | · | 564 |
| 1987 | Phantom of Death | Inspector Datti | 5.5 | 1,310 |
| 1987 | Double Target | Senator Blaster | · | 519 |
| 1987 | Ground Zero | Prosper Gaffney | · | 596 |
| 1987 |  Prince of Darkness | Priest | 6.6 | 56,589 |
| 1987 | Specters | Professor Lasky | · | 925 |
| 1987 | Warrior Queen | Clodius | 3.4 | 1,450 |
Better together?
Donald Pleasence's regulars
- John SturgesDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.17 avg▲+0.81
- John CarpenterDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.13 avg▲+0.80
- Robert VaughnCo-star · 3 films · 4.50 avg▼−1.31
- Peter CollinsonDirector and actor · 2 films
- Sergio MartinoDirector and actor · 2 films
- Kevin ConnorDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.60 avg▲+0.79
- Don SiegelDirector and actor · 2 films · 6.40 avg●+0.01
- J. Lee ThompsonDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.75 avg▼−0.39
- Alan BirkinshawDirector and actor · 2 films · 4.70 avg▼−0.80
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Donald Pleasence
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.