Born on this day – Donald Pleasence:

Donald Pleasence

Actor

October 5, 1919 – February 2, 1995

Credits:

Fatal Frames (1996); Safe Haven (1995); Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995); Signs and Wonders (1995); Guinevere (1994); Omnibus (1972–1994); The Big Freeze (1993); The Big Freeze (1993); The Advocate (1993); The Thief and the Cobbler (1993); Screen Two (1993); Lovejoy (1992); Diên Biên Phú (1992); Shadows and Fog (1991); Millions (1991); Donne armate (1991); L'avvoltoio sa attendere (1991); Moi, général de Gaulle (1990); Buried Alive (1989); American Rickshaw (1989); Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989); Casablanca Express (1989); Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989); Ten Little Indians (1989); River of Death (1989); The House of Usher (1989); The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988); Paganini Horror (1988); Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988); Vampire in Venice (1988); Last Platoon (1988); The Commander (1988); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985); Hanna's War (1988); Gila and Rik (1987); Urban Animals (1987); Phantom of Death (1987); Django Strikes Again (1987); Prince of Darkness (1987); Ground Zero (1987); Double Target (1987); Basements (The Room) (1987); Spettri (1987); Scoop (1987); Warrior Queen (1987); Honor Thy Father (1986); Into the Darkness (1986); Naso di cane (1986); Cobra Mission (1986); Nothing Underneath (1985); Treasure of the Amazon (1985); The Corsican Brothers (1985); Phenomena (1985); Black Arrow (1985); To Kill a Stranger (1984); Frankenstein's Great Aunt Tillie (1984); The Ambassador (1984); Arch of Triumph (1984); A Breed Apart (1984); Where Is Parsifal? (1984); Master of the Game (1984); The Devonsville Terror (1983); Play for Today (1971–1983); Warrior of the Lost World (1983); The Barchester Chronicles (1982); Witness for the Prosecution (1982); Alone in the Dark (1982); Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr (1981); Halloween II (1981); Computercide (1981); Dick Turpin (1981); The Monster Club (Vampire Story) (1981); Escape from New York (1981); Blade on the Feather (1980); The Ghost Sonata (1980); The Pumaman (1980); The French Atlantic Affair (1979); All Quiet on the Western Front (1979); Better Late Than Never (1979); Jaguar Lives! (1979); Dracula (1979); Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979); L'homme en colère (1979); Gold of the Amazon Women (1979); Mrs. Columbo (1979); Centennial (1978–1979); Halloween (1978); Last In, First Out (1978); Power Play (1978); Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978); Night Creature (1978); The Bastard (1978); Tomorrow Never Comes (1978); Blood Relatives (1978); The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978); The Defection of Simas Kudirka (1978); Telefon (1977); Oh, God! (1977); The Uncanny (Hollywood 1936) (1977); Jesus of Nazareth (1977); Ubu roi (1976); The Eagle Has Landed (1976); The Collection (1976); The Last Tycoon (1976); The Passover Plot (1976); BBC2 Playhouse (1974–1976); Goldenrod (1976); The Devil's Men (1976); A Dirty Knight's Work (1976); Death of an Informer (19760; Peep Show (1975); Shades of Greene (1975); Hearts of the West (1975); Journey Into Fear (1975); Sharon's Baby (1975); Escape to Witch Mountain (1975); The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975); Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974); La loba y la Paloma (1974); Occupations (1974); The Mutations (1974); The Black Windmill (1974); Watch Out, We're Mad (1974) From Beyond the Grave (An Act of Kindness) (1974); The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water (1973); Tales That Witness Madness (1973); Malachi's Cove (1973); Columbo (1973); Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973); The Rainbow Boys (1973); Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973); Wedding in White (1972); Death Line (1972); Police Surgeon (1972); Innocent Bystanders (1972); Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972); The Man Outside (1972); The Pied Piper (1972); The Jerusalem File (1972); Hawaii Five-O (1972); Kidnapped (1971); The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971); Wake in Fright (1971); THX 1138 (1971); Aquarius (1970); Confession (1970); Soldier Blue (1970); Arthur? Arthur! (1969); The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969); NBC Experiment in Television (1969); Creature of Comfort (1968); The Other People (1968); Mr. Freedom (1968); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1967–1968); Call Me Daddy (1967); Will Penny (1967); The Diary of Anne Frank (1967); Matchless (1967); You Only Live Twice (1967); Armchair Theatre (1957–1967); The Good & Faithful Servant (1967); The Night of the Generals (1967); Eye of the Devil (1966); The Wednesday Play (1966); Fantastic Voyage (1966); Cul-de-sac (1966); ITV Play of the Week (1956–1966); The Fugitive (1966); Love Story (1965); Armchair Mystery Theatre (1965); The Hallelujah Trail (1965); The Defenders (1965); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); Espionage (1964); The Outer Limits (1963); Dr. Crippen (1963); The Guest (1963); The Great Escape (1963); The Hatchet Man (1962); The Twilight Zone (1962); Lisa (1962); The Magical World of Disney (1961); No Place Like Homicide! (1961); The Horsemasters (1961); Spare the Rod (1961); One Step Beyond (1961); The Wind of Change (1961); No Love for Johnnie (1961); Danger Man (1960–1961); The Hands of Orlac (1960); A Story of David: The Hunted (1960); Alice Through the Looking Box (1960); The Risk (1960); The Big Day (1960); Interpol Calling (1960); The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963); BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960); Rendezvous (1960); Sons and Lovers (1960); Hell Is a City (1960); Circus of Horrors (1960); Somerset Maugham Hour (1960); The Battle of the Sexes (1960); The Flesh and the Fiends (1960); The Shakedown (1960); The Four Just Men (1960); Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959); ITV Television Playhouse (1956–1959); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1952–1959); The Traitor (1959); William Tell (1959); Look Back in Anger (1959); The Scarf (1959); Granite (1958); The Two-Headed Spy (1958); The Man Inside (1958); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956–1958); The Wind Cannot Read (1958); The Desk Set (1958); Hotel Imperial (1958); Heart of a Child (1958); The Killing Stones (1958); A Tale of Two Cities (1958); I Spy (1958); All at Sea (1957); Stowaway Girl (1957); Assignment Foreign Legion (1957); Decision Against Time (1957); The Black Tent (1956); H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (1956); 1984 (1956); Encounter (1956); On Camera (1955); Value for Money (1955); The Grove Family (1955); 1984 - BBC Live TV Productions (1954); Orders Are Orders (1954); The Face of Love (1954); The Runaway Slave (1954); Montserrat (1954); The Beachcomber (1954); The Coiners (1954); The Dybbuk (1952).

On this day in movie history - Terror in the Aisles (1984):

Terror in the Aisles

documentary directed by Andrew J. Kuehn,

written by Margery Doppelt,

was released in the United States on August 31, 1984.
Hosted by Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen.
Music by John Beal.

Clips shown from the following movies:

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); Alien (1979); Alligator (1980); Alone in the Dark (1982); An American Werewolf in London (1981); Bride of Frankenstein (1935); Bug (1975); Carrie (1976); Cat People (1982); Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954); Creepshow (1982); Dawn of the Dead (1978); Dracula (1979); Dressed to Kill (1980); Eyes of Laura Mars (1978); Firestarter (1984); Frenzy (1972); Friday the 13th (1980); Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981); Friday the 13th Part III (1982); Frogs (1972); Grizzly (1976); Halloween (1978); Halloween II (1981); Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982); Hold That Ghost (1941); Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978); Jaws (1975); Jaws 2 (1978); King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962); Klute (1971); Konga (1961); Marathon Man (1976); Midnight Express (1978); Ms .45 (1981); Night of the Living Dead (1968); Nighthawks (1981); Nightwing (1979); Phantom of the Paradise (1974); Piranha (1978); Play Misty for Me (1971); Poltergeist (1982); Prophecy (1979); Psycho (1960); Rosemary's Baby (1968); Saturday the 14th (1981); Scanners (1981); Scared Stiff (1953); Sisters (1972); Strangers on a Train (1951); Suspiria (1977); Tarantula! (1955); The Birds (1963); The Brood (1979); The Car (1977); The Deadly Mantis (1957); The Exorcist (1973); The Fly (1958); The Fog (1980); The Food of the Gods (1976); The Funhouse (1981); The Fury (1978); The Ghost Breakers (1940); The Howling (1981); The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957); The Legacy (1978); The Omen (1976); The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981); The Seduction (1982); The Shining (1980); The Silent Partner (1978); The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974); The Thing (1982); The Thing with Two Heads (1972); The Wolf Man (1941); This Island Earth (1955); To Catch a Thief (1955); Vice Squad (1982); Videodrome (1983); Wait Until Dark (1967); What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962); When a Stranger Calls (1979).

Cast:

Bud Abbott, Brooke Adams, Julia Adams, Ana Alicia, Alan Arkin, Susan Backlinie, Belinda Balaski, Martin Balsam, Adrienne Barbeau, Ralph Bellamy, Elizabeth Berridge, Sidney Blackmer, Nina Blackwood, Linda Blair, Wilford Brimley, Richard Brooker, Marilyn Burns, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine, Veronica Cartwright, John Cassavetes, Lon Chaney Jr., Lou Costello, Charles Cioffi, Joan Crawford, Richard Crenna, Jamie Lee Curtis, Keith David, Bette Davis, Brad Davis, Joan Davis, Angie Dickinson, Faye Dunaway, Griffin Dunne, Shelley Duvall, Clint Eastwood, Morgan Fairchild, Mia Farrow, William Finley, Jane Fonda, John Gavin, Jeff Goldblum, Elliott Gould, Gerrit Graham, Cary Grant, Rosey Grier, Charles Hallahan, Gunnar Hansen, Jessica Harper, Debbie Harry, Rutger Hauer, Wings Hauser, David Hedison, Tippi Hedren, Dustin Hoffman, Ian  Holm,Season Hubley, Michael Ironside, Amy Irving, Carol Kane, Boris Karloff, Grace Kelly, Persis Khambatta, Margot Kidder, Dana Kimmell, Adrienne King, Yaphet Kotto, Elsa Lanchester, Stephen Lack, Martin Landau, Frank Langella, Piper Laurie, Janet Leigh, Jerry Lewis, Danny Lloyd, Lynn Lowry, Bela Lugosi, Zoe Tamerlis Lund, Herbert Marshall, Dean Martin, Kevin McCarthy, Leo McKern, Teri McMinn, Vera Miles, Jason Miller, Tawny Moyer, David Naughton, Kate Nelligan, Jack Nicholson, Laurence Olivier, Heather O'Rourke, Patricia Owens, Betsy Palmer, Gregory Peck, Anthony Perkins, Christopher Plummer, Vincent Price, Lee Remick, Kurt Russell, Roy Scheider, P. J. Soles, Sissy Spacek, Sylvester Stallone, Harry Dean Stanton, Amy Steel, Andrew Stevens, Catherine Mary Stewart, Donald Sutherland, Gary Swanson, Max von Sydow, Jessica Tandy, Rod Taylor, Robert Walker, Dee Wallace, Jessica Walter, Sigourney Weaver, Jack Weston, Billie Whitelaw, Billy Dee Williams, James Woods.

On this day in movie history - The Great Escape (1963):

The Great Escape,

directed by John Sturges,

written by James Clavell and W. R. Burnett,

based on the book by Paul Brickhill,

was released in the United States on July 2, 1963.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:
Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald, Charles Bronson, Donald Pleasence, James Coburn, Hannes Messemer, David McCallum, Gordon Jackson, John Leyton, Angus Lennie, Nigel Stock, Robert Graf, Jud Taylor, Hans Reiser, Harry Riebauer, William Russell, Robert Freitag, Ulrich Beiger, George Mikell, Lawrence Montaigne, Robert Desmond, Til Kiwe, Heinz Weiss, Tom Adams, Karl-Otto Alberty, Arthur Atkinson.

On this day in movie history - THX 1138 (1971):

THX 1138,

directed by George Lucas,

written by George Lucas and Walter Murch,

based the 1967 short film Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB by George Lucas,

was released in the United States on March 11, 1971.
Music by Lalo Schifrin.

Painting shown on the Unit Chapel booth screens:
Christ Giving His Blessing, by Hans Memling (1478).

Cast:
Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Maggie McOmie, Don Pedro Colley, Ian Wolfe, Marshall Efron, Sid Haig, John Pearce, James Wheaton, Irene Cagen, Gary Alan Marsh, John Seaton, Eugene I. Stillman, Jack Walsh, Mark Lawhead, Robert Feero, Johnny Weissmuller Jr., Claudette Bessing, Susan Stroh, Henry Jacobs, Bill Love, Doc Scortt, Gary Austin, Scott L. Menges, Toby L. Stearns, Paul K. Haje, Ralph Chesse, Dion M. Chesse, Bruce Chesse, Mello Alexandria, Brandyn Barbara Artis, Morris D. Erby, Willie C. Barnes, Richard Quinnell, Jean M. Durand, Scott Beach, Neva Beach, Terence McGovern, Julie Payne, James Cranna, Ruth Silveira, Bruce Mackey, David Ogden Stiers, Bart Patton, Dennis Falt, Jack Rigg, Matthew Robbins.