| Donald Pleasence (1919 - 1995) Father of Angela, Polly Jo, and Miranda Pleasence |
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| Circus of Horrors (Phantom of the Circus) (1960) [Vanet]: Crushed to death by the circus' bear after it steps on a broken bottle, sending it into a rage. The Great Escape (1963) [Flight Lt. Colin 'The Forger' Blythe]: Reportedly shot to death by German soldiers after his airplane crashes. (I haven't seen this movie myself.) (Thanks to Robert and Stephen) The Outer Limits: The Man with the Power (1963) [Harold J. Finley]: Reportedly commits suicide by using his telekinetic powers to disintegrate himself. (I haven't seen this episode myself.) (Thanks to Stephen) Fantastic Voyage (Microscopia; Strange Journey) (1966) [Dr. Michaels]: Reportedly suffocated/devoured by a white corpuscle after being shrunk to microscopic size and sent into Jean Del Val's bloodstream. (I haven't seen this movie myself.) (Thanks to Stephen) Will Penny (1968) [Preacher Quint]: Reportedly shot to death by Charlton Heston. (I haven't seen this movie myself.) (Thanks to Mac) Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1973) [Thomas Cromwell]: Executed (off-screen) by beheading; we only see him being led away. (I haven't seen this movie myself.) (Thanks to Johan) I Don't Want to Be Born (The Baby; The Devil Within Her; It Lives Within Her; The Monster; Sharon's Baby) (1975) [Dr. Finch]: Decapitated with a shovel by the possessed baby in the garden. Deep Cover (Blade on the Feather) (1980) [Professor Jason Cavendish]: Commits suicide (off-screen) by shooting himself, after Tom Conti encourages him to do so. The Pumaman (L'Uomo puma) (1980) [Kobras]: Killed in an explosion when his helicopter crashes after a struggle with Walter George Alton. Alone in the Dark (1982) [Dr. Leo Bain]: Reportedly killed by one of the escaped patients. (I haven't seen this movie myself.) (Thanks to Johan) Warrior of the Lost World (Il Giustiziere della terra perduta; Mad Rider) (1983) [Prossor]: Shot in the chest by Persis Khambatta after he orders her to shoot Harrison Muller; it's later revealed that the Donald who was killed was a clone/cyborg, and the real Donald is still alive. Phenomena (Creepers) (1985) [Professor John McGregor]: Stabbed to death by Daria Nicolodi on his staircase wheelchair-lift. (Thanks to Johan) Treasure of the Amazon (Greed) (1985) [Klaus von Blantz]: Reportedly hanged by a hook through his tongue by Emilio Fernandez. (I haven't seen this movie myself.) (Thanks to Johan) Specters (Spettri) (1987) [Professor Lasky]: Reportedly fatally injured (off-screen) by the monster in the catacombs; he dies shortly after John Pepper discovers him. (I haven't seen this movie myself.) (Thanks to Johan) River of Death (1989) [Heinrich Spaatz]: Reportedly burned to death, along with Robert Vaughn, in a fire that breaks out after Cynthia Erland's gun goes off and hits some lab equipment. (I haven't seen this movie myself.) (Thanks to Johan) Ten Little Indians (Death on Safari) (1989) [Justice Lawrence Wargrave]: Commits suicide by drinking poisoned wine. (I haven't seen this version, but I'm familiar with the story.) (Thanks to Johan) Shadows and Fog (1992) [Doctor]: Killed (I can't recall the exact method) by Michael Kirby in Donald's office. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998) [Dr. Sam Loomis]: Revealed to have died (off-screen) of old age/natural causes in the years between sequels (since Donald died in real life before the making of this film). (Donald also appeared to die in several of the previous Halloween sequels, but always came back for the next one.) |
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