Donald Pleasence
![Pleasence in 1973 by [[Allan Warren]]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Donald_Pleasence_Allan_Warren_edit.jpg/150px-Donald_Pleasence_Allan_Warren_edit.jpg)
Pleasence starred as psychiatrist Dr. Samuel Loomis in ''Halloween'' (1978) and four of its sequels, a role for which he was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor. The series' popularity and critical success led to a resurgent career for Pleasence, who appeared in numerous American and European-produced horror and thriller films. He collaborated with ''Halloween'' director John Carpenter twice more, as the President of the United States in ''Escape from New York'' (1981) and as the Priest in ''Prince of Darkness'' (1987). Provided by Wikipedia