DONALD PLEASENCE'S TELEVISION CREDITS
Donald Pleasence in COLUMBO: Any Old Port In A Storm
Follow the links for more information on each of Pleasence's television credits.
If any corrections and/or additions (years, character names, etc.) are needed,
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TELEVISION FILMS:
I WANT TO BE A DOCTOR (1946).....?
NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR (1954).....B. Syme
ONE (1956).....Burden
MAN IN A MOON (1957).....?
NO FLAGS FOR GEEBANG (1958).....?
THE SCARF (1959).....?
A HOUSE OF HIS OWN (1959).....?
THE TRAITOR (1959).....Caypor
THE MILLIONAIRESS (1959).....?
THE SILK PURSE (1959).....?
SMALL FISH ARE SWEET (1959).....?
MR. BROWNE COMES HOME (1959).....?
DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1960).....Keyes
MACHINAL (1960).....?
THE CUPBOARD (1960).....Fred Watson
THE HORSEMASTERS (1961).....Captain Pinski
.....Aka: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY: "The Horsemasters"
MISALIANCE (1962).....?
THE BANDSTAND (1964).....Timpany
AMBROSE (1965).....?
THE HEAD WAITER (1966).....Mr. Buckle
TASTE (1967).....?
THE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT (1967).....?
CALL ME DADDY (1967).....Benjamin Hoffman
THE NEWS-BENDERS (1968).....J.G.
PINTER PEOPLE (1969).....Voice
THE FELL SERGEANT (1970).....Sergeant Hurby
THE FOXTROT (1971).....Tom
SKIN DEEP (1971).....Gerry Muddiman
JULIUS CAESAR (1971).....Julius Caesar
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1973).....Fred Smudge
COLUMBO: "Any Old Port in a Storm" (1973).....Adrian Carsini
.....Aka: TENENTE COLOMBO: "L'uomo dell'anno"
THE JOKE (1974).....Bendel
THE CAFETERIA (1974).....Aaron
OCCUPATIONS (1974).....Kabak
THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (1975).....Danglars
.....Aka: IL CONTE DI MONTECRISTO (Italian title)
MERIEL, THE GHOST GIRL (1976).....George Livingston
HINDLE WAKES (1976).....Nat Jeffcote
GOLDENROD (1977).....John Tyler Jones
.....Aka: GLORY DAYS (British video title)
THE DEFECTION OF SIMAS KUDIRKA (1978).....Captain Vladimir Popov
DARK SECRET OF HARVEST HOME (1978).....Narrator
THE BASTARD (1978).....Solomon Sholto
.....Aka: THE KENT CHRONICLES
.....Aka: KENT FAMILY CHRONICLES
UBU ROI (1978).....Ubu
GOLD OF THE AMAZON WOMEN (1979).....Clarence Blasko
.....Aka: AMAZON WOMEN
.....Aka: LE 7 CITTA' D'ORO (Italian title)
.....Aka: QUEST FOR THE SEVEN CITIES
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER (1979).....Colonel Riddle
.....Aka: IL GIORNO IN CUI VOLERANNO LE ALLODOLE (Italian title)
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FONT (1979).....Kantorek
.....Aka: NIENTE DI NUOVO SUL FRONTE OCCIDENTALE (Italian title)
GHOST SONATA (1980).....?
BLADE ON THE FEATHER (1980).....Professor Jason Cavendish
.....Aka: DEEP COVER
COMPUTERCIDE (1982).....George Dettler
.....Aka: THE FINAL EYE
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1982).....Mr. Myers
.....Aka: TESTIMONE D'ACCUSA (Italian title)
THE FALKLANDS FACTOR (1983).....Dr. Samuel Johnson
BLACK ARROW (1985).....Sir Oliver Oates
THE CORSICAN BROTHERS (1984).....Chancellor
.....Aka: LA VENDETTA DEI FRATELLI CORSI (Italian title)
ARCH OF TRIUMPH (1985).....Haake
.....Aka: ARCO DI TRIONFO (Italian title)
ONORA IL PADRE (1986).....Aldo Rossi
.....Aka: HONOR THY FATHER (British title)
SCOOP (1987).....Lord Copper
THE ROOM (1987).....Mr. Kidd
.....Aka: BASEMENTS
.....Aka: LA STANZA (Italian title)
THE GREAT ESCAPE II: THE UNTOLD STORY (1988).....Absalon
.....Aka: LA GRANDE FUGA 2: LA STORIA MAI RACCONTATA (Italian title)
DONNE ARMATE (1990).....Dreyfuss
.....Aka: WOMEN IN ARMS
MOI, GENERAL DE GAULLE... (1990).....Winston Churchill
L'AVVOLTOIO PUO ATTENDERE (1991).....The Art Collector
.....Aka: DIE GEIER WARTEN SCHON (German title)
.....Aka: THE VULTURE IS A PATIENT BIRD (English title)
GUINEVERE (1994).....Merlin
.....Aka: BOUND IN BLOOD (Australian video title)
.....Aka: MERLIN
SAFE HAVEN (1994).....The Sailor
TELEVISION MINI-SERIES CAREER:
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK (1967).....Mr. Dusseli
JESUS OF NAZARETH (1977).....Melchior
.....Aka: GESU' DI NAZARETH (Italian title)
CENTENNIAL: "The Wagon and the Elephant" (1978).....Samuel Purchase
THE FRENCH ATLANTIC AFFAIR (1979).....Max Dechambre
.....Aka: IL TRANSATLANTICO DELLA PURA (Italian title)
THE BARCHESTER CHRONICLES (1982).....Reverend Septimus Harding
.....Aka: BARCHESTER TOWERS
MASTER OF THE GAME (1984).....Salamon Van Der Merwe
.....Aka: LA PADRONA DEL GIOCO (Italian title)
NASO DI CANE (1986).....?
.....Aka: CAMORRA KILLER
.....Aka: HIT MAN
SIGNS AND WONDERS (1995).....Cornelius Van Damm
TELEVISION SERIES:
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1956).....Prince John
.....Aka: ROBIN HOOD
(Click here for a complete episode list!)
ARMCHAIR MYSTERY THEATRE (1960).....[Producer]
TELEVISION SERIES (GUEST APPERANCES):
SOMERSET MAUGHAM STORIES (SMS): "Episode" (1960).....?
DANGER MAN: "Position of Trust" (1961).....Aldrich
DANGER MAN: "Find and Return" (1961).....Nikolides
ALCOA PRESENTS: "The Confession" (1961).....Harvey Laurence
.....Aka: ONE STEP BEYOND: "The Confession"
THE TWILIGHT ZONE: "Changing of the Guard" (1962).....Professor Ellis Fowler
THE OUTER LIMITS: "The Man With the Power" (1963).....Professor Harold J. Finley
ESPIONAGE: "The Liberators" (1964).....Escalon
THE DEFENDERS: "Fire of the Mind" (1965).....Dr. Byron Saul
THE FUGITIVE: "With Strings Attached" (1966).....Max Pfeiffer
THE RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES: "The Horse of the Invisible" (1971).....Carnacki: The Ghost Hunter
HAWAII FIVE-O: "The Ninety-Second War" (1972).....Hans Vogler
ORSON WELLES GREAT MYSTERIES: "Captain Rogers" (1973)......Cawser
CELEBRITY COOKS (1975).....Guest
MRS. COLUMBO: "Murder is a Parlor Game" (1979).....Chief Inspector Ian A. Morly
DICK TURPIN: "The Greatest Adventure" (1981).....Ignasius Slake
.....Aka: DICK TURPIN: LADRO GENTILUOMO (Italian title)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE (10/31/1981).....Guest Host
THE RAY BRADBURY THEATER: "Punishment Without Crime" (1988).....George William Hill
MISS MARPLE: "A Caribbean Mystery" (1989).....Jason Rafiel
LOVEJOY: "The Prague Sun" (1992).....Karel Redl
OTHER TELEVISION CREDITS:
(I am unsure what order and category these belong in.)
FATE AND MR. BROWNE (19??).....?
THE HATCHET MAN (19??).....?
OMNIBUS (19??).....?
Special thanks to Ivan Zingariello for providing the Italian titles!
Photo courtesy of Tim Murphy
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