Dr. Samuel James Loomis (March 13, 1922-Before October 29th, 1998) is a fictional character in the Halloween film series. He is the protagonist of Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers and Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers. Donald Pleasence plays the character of Dr. Loomis in all five films. Throughout the Halloween franchise, he is depicted as the archenemy to the series' central character and primary antagonist, Michael Myers.
Malcolm McDowell portrays Dr. Loomis in the 2007 reimagining, Halloween and in its sequel Halloween II.
His name "Sam Loomis" is an allusion to John Gavin's character in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.
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“Surely this is the bitterness of death.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 1 Samuel 15:32.