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Although he often found himself typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence is possibly best known for his work in two of cinema's most enduringly successful franchises: the James Bond and Halloween series - the latter in which he portrayed Samuel Loomis for five installments.
Donald Pleasence. Actor: Halloween II. Balding, quietly spoken, of slight build and possessed of piercing blue eyes -- often peering out from behind round, steel-rimmed glasses -- Donald Pleasence had the essential physical attributes which make a great screen villain.
Halloween (advertised as John Carpenter's Halloween) is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed, co-written, and scored by John Carpenter. Starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut), with P. J. Soles and Nancy Loomis in supporting
Loomis : I-I-I watched him for fifteen years, sitting in a room, staring at a wall; not seeing the wall, looking past the wall; looking at this night, inhumanly patient, waiting for some secret, silent alarm to trigger him off. Death has come to your little town, Sheriff.
Halloween: Directed by John Carpenter. With Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles. Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Oct 15, 2022 · Halloween II culminates with a chase in the town’s desolate hospital. Here we get to see Pleasence perform these movements for a rare, exciting set piece.
After beating Michael unconscious with a wooden plank, Loomis suffers a stroke and collapses. [6] In Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Loomis has retired and lives as a hermit in a small home on the outskirts of Haddonfield.