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Donald Pleasence

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Donald Pleasence was a British film and stage actor. Born in 1919, he joined a local theatre company in 1939 before enlisting in the Royal Air Force during World War II, where his plane would be shot down in 1944 and he became a prisoner of war in Germany until the end of the war. After the war, Pleasence would eventually break into screen rolls, with his best known roles being Flight Lieutenant Colin Blythe inThe Great Escape, Ernst Stavro Blofeld inYou Only Live Twice, SEN 5241 inTHX 1138, and possibly his most iconic role of all, Dr. Samuel Loomis inHalloweenand four of its sequels. He died in 1995 at the age of 75. Donald Pleasence can be seen using the following weapons in the following films and television series:

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Appearances (19)

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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) 1 Kidnapped (1995) 1 Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989) 1 River of Death (1989) 3 Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) 1 Escape from New York (1981) 1 Halloween II (1981) 2 Halloween (1978) 1 The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975) 1 The Black Windmill (1974) 1 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1973) 1 Soldier Blue (1970) 2 Will Penny (1968) 1 You Only Live Twice (1967) 1 Cul-de-sac (1966) 1

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

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Dr. Sam Loomis Smith & Wesson Model 10 -

Kidnapped (1995)

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Ebenezer Balfour Blunderbuss -

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

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Dr. Sam Loomis M1911A1 -

River of Death (1989)

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Heinrich Spaatz Luger P08 -
Heinrich Spaatz Walther P38 -
Heinrich Spaatz FN FAL -

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

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Dr. Sam Loomis Smith & Wesson 639 Pearl Grips

Escape from New York (1981)

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The President M16 -

Halloween II (1981)

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Dr. Sam Loomis Smith & Wesson Model 15 -
Dr. Sam Loomis Colt Trooper -

Halloween (1978)

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Dr. Sam Loomis Smith & Wesson Model 15 -

The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)

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Danglars Percussion Cap Pistol -

The Black Windmill (1974)

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Cedric Harper SIG P210 -

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1973)

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Thomas Carnacki Colt Police Positive "The Horse of the Invisible" (S01E05)

Soldier Blue (1970)

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Isaac Q. Cumber Colt Buntline Special "Cavalry" model
Isaac Q. Cumber Winchester Model 1873 -

Will Penny (1968)

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Preacher Quint Harrington & Richardson Topper Single Shot Shotgun -

You Only Live Twice (1967)

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Ernst Stavro Blofeld Webley Mk IV -

Cul-de-sac (1966)

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George Webley Bulldog -