DonaldHenryPleasence,OBE(/ˈplɛzəns/;[1]5October1919–2February1995)[2]wasanEnglishactor.HismostnotablefilmrolesincludepsychiatristDr.SamLoomisinHalloweenandmostofitssequels,thevillainErnstStavroBlofeldintheJamesBondfilmYouOnlyLiveTwice,RAFFlightLieutenantColinBlytheinTheGreatEscape,SEN5241inTHX1138,andthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesinEscapefromNewYork.