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Donald Pleasence

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Donald Henry Pleasence OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995) was an English actor, having accumulated over 200 screen credits throughout his long career. Although he often found himself typecast as villainous and/or psychopathic characters, Pleasence was perhaps best known for his work on two of cinema's most enduring franchises; the James Bond and Halloween series.

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Early life

Pleasence was born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, the son of Alice (née Armitage) and Thomas Stanley Pleasence, a stationmaster. He was brought up in the small village of Grimoldby, Lincolnshire, and attended Ecclesfield Grammar School, in Sheffield,Yorkshire. After leaving school, Pleasence became a railway clerk, whilst looking for a job as an actor.
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