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#OTD 1995 – Donald Pleasence, 75, English-French actor (b. 1919)

Originally a pacifist, he enlisted in 1940 after Blitz. He became a wireless-operator with Bomber Command in 60 raids over Nazi Europe. In August 1944 his plane was shot down, and he became P.O.W in Stalag Luft I.

#OTD 1995 – Donald Pleasence, 75, English actor (b. 1919)

Film debut Privates Progress (1954) Black Tent * Tale of Two Cities * Look Back in Anger * Circus of Horrors * Sons and Lovers * What a Carve Up! * The Caretaker * Great Escape * Dr Crippen * Hallelujah Trail * Cul-de-sac

#OTD 1995 – Donald Pleasence, 75, English actor (b. 1919)

Fantastic Voyage * Night of Generals * You Only Live Twice * Will Penny * Madwoman of Chaillot * Soldier Blue * THX 1138 * Henry VIII and Six Wives * Kidnapped * Beyond the Grave * Black Windmill * Count of Monte Cristo

#OTD 1995 – Donald Pleasence, 75, English actor (b. 1919)

Escape to Witch Mountain * The Last Tycoon * The Eagle Has Landed * The Uncanny * Telefon * Halloween (1978) * Good Luck Miss Wycoff * The Monster Club * Escape from New York * Halloween II * Django 2 * Prince of Darkness

#OTD 1995 – Donald Pleasence, 75, English actor (b. 1919)

The Last Platoon * Halloween 4 * Ten Little Indians * Halloween 5 * Shadows and Fog * Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995 dedicated to Pleasence's memory) * Safe Haven * Fatal Frames (all posthumous 1997)

#GeorgeLucas directorial debut. "Set in a dystopian future, where the population is controlled by android police, and mandatory sedation, to suppress emotion." Produced by Francis Ford Coppola. Written by Lucas and Walter Murch.

Stars Robert Duvall and #DonaldPleasence. (1971)

#OTD 1995 – Donald Pleasence, 75, English actor (b. 1919)

Stalag Luft I. WW2 POW camp near Barth, W. Pomerania, Germany, for airmen. The camp shielded town of Barth from Allied bombing. Pleasence was captured in August 1944.

Stalag III #GreatEscape camp.
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#OTD 1995 – Donald Pleasence, 75, English actor (b. 1919)

"While the characters are fictitious, they are based on real men, mostly composites of several people. It resulted in the murder of 50 recaptured escapees in March 1944. The camp was liberated by #Russia in January 1945."

#OTD 1995 – Donald Pleasence, 75, English actor (b. 1919)

Last in series of Amicus anthology films. Dr Terrors House of Horrors (1965) Torture Garden * House That Dripped Blood * Asylum * Tales from the Crypt * Vault of Horror (1973)

Ex-Serviceman (1974)

#OTD 1995 – Donald Pleasence, 75, English actor (b. 1919)

I remember. One night, he finished dinner, excused himself, went out to the garage, got himself a hacksaw. Then he went back into the house, and kissed his wife and his two children goodbye. (1978)