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Donald Pleasence
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Actor Born: October 5, 1919 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK Death: February 2, 1995 in St. Paul de Vence, France Biography:Balding, deceptively bland-looking British actor "Donald Pleasence" was first seen on the London stage in a 1939 production of Wuthering Heights. He then served in the RAF, spending the last years of World War II in a German POW camp. Resuming his career after the war, Pleasence eventually came to New York in the company of "Laurence Olivier" in 1950, appearing in Caesar and Cleopatra. And although he began appearing in films in 1954, Pleasence's British fame during the '50s was the result of his television work, notably a recurring role as Prince John in The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1955-1958. He also co-starred in TV productions of "The Millionairess", Man in a Moon, and "Call Me Daddy". Voted British television actor of the year in 1958, Pleasence produced and hosted the 1960 series Armchair Mystery Theatre, before creating the stage role for which he was best remembered: Davies, the menacing... Full Biography
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