10 Best Donald Pleasence Horror Movies

"Most fans know Donald Pleasence as Dr. Sam Loomis from the Halloween franchise, a role the veteran actor played for almost two decades, bringing a certain gravitas to the part of killer Michael Myers' psychiatrist. A venerated stage actor, he brought his considerable talent in the theater to all his films, most notably elevating genre movies with his total commitment to roles no matter how small. Though he could play sympathetic characters, such as the blind forger in the prison break movie The Great Escape, his intensity made him a natural when it came to horror. Like contemporaries Christopher Lee or Vincent Price, he excelled at the most important part of the genre -- convincing audiences of the terror they were seeing on the screen. In his best horror movies, he took his roles completely seriously, continuously turning in performances often beyond the material he was given, making them truly frightening and memorable decades later."