Pleasence
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Most viewers know Donald Pleasence for his role as James Bond’s cartoonishly evil nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld, which means they are overlooking his role as Columbo’s cartoonishly evil nemesis Adrian Carsini.
From Slate • Jan. 12, 2020
What little the movie tells us about this founding father of the slasher film comes from Dr. Loomis, his former psychiatrist, played with brio by Donald Pleasence.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2018
This great action movie put Connery’s Bond right back on top and introduced us to the Nehru-suit-wearing, cat-stroking master criminal Spectre chief, Blofeld, played by Donald Pleasence.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2018
The movie starred Sean Connery as the womanizing secret agent 007 and featured Donald Pleasence as the scar-faced villain Blofeld, who plotted world domination while tending to his cat inside an island base in Japan.
From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2018
The actor began his on-screen career with a small part in the 1954 comedy film Orders are Orders starring Peter Sellers, Donald Pleasence and Sid James.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2011
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