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Pleasence

British  
/ ˈplɛzəns /

noun

  1. Donald. 1919–95, British actor. His films include Dr Crippen (1962) and Cul de Sac (1966)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Donald Pleasence is the scientist who helps her use that power to find a killer.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2022

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

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

Now a screenplay writer, Dix in the 1990s was an actor with a growing repertoire, scoring roles opposite Donald Pleasence and Colin Firth.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2017

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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