James Bond 007 (Connery/Moore/Villains etc)

[arghton 6,755]

On 16/11/2020 at 23:28, arghton said:

I decided to check how the SPECTRE members in Thunderball are doing.
(Almost all dead, though)

 

 

Blofeld, Number One: Anthony Dawson (1916-1992)

Largo, Number Two: Adolfo Celi (1922-1986)

Spectre Number Three: Victor Beaumont (1912-1977)

Spectre Number Four: Neville Becker (1930-1999)

Spectre Number Five: Philip Stone (1924-2003)

Spectre Number Six: Bob Simmons (1922-1987)

Spectre Number Seven: Cecil Cheng (1925-2002)

Spectre Number Eight: Did not appear in the film

Spectre Number Nine: Clive Cazes (1929-1987)

Spectre Number Ten: Andre Maranne (1926-2021)

Spectre Number Eleven: Murray Kash (1923-2009)

Spectre Number Twelve: Peter Forbes-Robertson (1927-1995)

Spectre Number Thirteen: Gabor Baraker (1926-1983)

Spectre Number Fourteen: Jaron Yaltan (1921-2002)

 

There also were:

 

Blofeld's voice actor: Eric Pohlmann (1913-1979)

Largo's voice actor: Robert Rietty (1923-2015)

Largo's underwater "stunt" actor: John McLaughlin (1927-2016)

 

 

Now they're all dead.

[Ulitzer95 12,654]

On 13/03/2021 at 21:54, Ulitzer95 said:

So thought I'd take a look at who's still around from the Connery-era Bond films given that we've recently lost quite a few actors from these movies (including Sir Sean himself!) By no means a complete list but I think I've included everyone with a title credit in a major role, plus one or two uncredited notables who should be on the radar.

Living actors from the Connery Bond films

Sorted by oldest first, number in brackets is age they're turning in 2021.


André Maranne (95) Thunderball DIED 12 APRIL 2021


David de Keyser (94) Diamonds Are Forever DIED 20 FEBRUARY 2021


Bruce Glover (89) Diamonds Are Forever


Tsai Chin (88) You Only Live Twice


George Roubicek (86) You Only Live Twice


Ursula Andress (85) Dr. No


Shirley Eaton (84) Goldfinger


Luciana Paluzzi (84) Thunderball

Marguerite LeWars (83) Dr. No


Michael Chow (82) You Only Live Twice


Akiko Wakabayashi (82) You Only Live Twice


Aliza Gur (81) From Russia with Love


Jill St. John (81) Diamonds Are Forever


Martine Beswick (80) From Russia with Love / Thunderball (different characters)


Putter Smith (80) Diamonds Are Forever


Daniela Bianchi (79) From Russia with Love


Mie Hama (78) You Only Live Twice


Lana Wood (75) Diamonds Are Forever


Trina Parks (74) Diamonds Are Forever
note: haven't included Lola Larson who played "Bambi" opposite Parks' "Thumper" cos I can't find any evidence that she's alive!


Ronald Rich (unknown) You Only Live Twice
note: can't find his age anywhere but still alive according to Toby Hadoke on Twitter in 2020, he reported that he wrote to him in 2013 and he was in failing health then!

Updated list for the deaths of David de Keyser and André Maranne.

No nonagenarian actors with credited roles appear to be alive from the Connery-era now. Oldest is Bruce Glover... Crispin Glover's dad.

[Dead Wait 1,148]

Frank McRae dead

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9549773/James-Bond-star-Frank-McRae-dies-aged-80-Actor-passes-away-heart-attack.html

 

He may be a James Bond name but for me he’ll always be the guy who shouted the windows to pieces in Last Action Hero!

[time 8,618]

Sean Connery's brother Neil (below, courtesy of yahoo) has died aged 83. He starred in the Bond spoof "Operaion Kid Brother"

[arghton 6,755]

Living main (+ supporting) casts of the Non-Eon Bond films, ones notable enough to have a wikipedia page:

 

 

Casino Royale (1967) parody starring David Niven (1910-1983) as James Bond:

 

Ursula Andress (b. 1937) as Vesper Lynd

Joanna Pettet (b. 1941) as The Detainer

Woody Allen (b. 1935) as Dr. Noah (Bond's nephew, "main villain")

Barbara Bouchet (b. 1943) as Miss Moneypenny

Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933-2021) as French Legionnaire

Supporting cast:

Jacqueline Bisset (b. 1944) as Miss Goodthighs

Bernard Cribbins (1928-2022) as Carlton Towers

Gabriella Licudi (b. 1941) as Buttercup

Elaine Taylor (b. 1943) as Meg

(Also, one of the directors, Joseph McGrath (b. 1928) is still alive as well as Burt Bacharch, also born 1928 whose music was used in the film.)

 

 

Never Say Never Again (1983) Sean Connery (1930-2020) as James Bond:

 

Klaus Maria Brandauer (b. 1943) as Maximillian Largo

Barbara Carrera (b. 1945) as Spectre Number 12, Fatima Blush

Kim Basinger (b. 1953) as Domino Petachi, Largo's mistress

Edward Fox (b. 1937) as M

Pamela Salem (b. 1950) as Miss Moneypenny

Rowan Atkinson (b. 1955) as Nigel Small-Fawcett

Valerie Leon (b. 1943) as Lady in Bahamas whom Bond seduces

Prunella Gee (b. 1950) as Nurse Patricia Fearing

Gavan O'Herlihy (1951-2021) as Captain Jack Petachi

[Toast 16,146]

1 hour ago, arghton said:

Living main (+ supporting) casts of the Non-Eon Bond films, ones notable enough to have a wikipedia page:

 

 

Casino Royale (1967) parody starring David Niven (1910-1983) as James Bond:

 

Ursula Andress (b. 1937) as Vesper Lynd

Joanna Pettet (b. 1941) as The Detainer

Woody Allen (b. 1935) as Dr. Noah (Bond's nephew, "main villain")

Barbara Bouchet (b. 1943) as Miss Moneypenny

Jean-Paul Belmondo (b. 1933) as French Legionnaire

Supporting cast:

Jacqueline Bisset (b. 1944) as Miss Goodthighs

Bernard Cribbins (b. 1928) as Carlton Towers

Gabriella Licudi (b. 1941) as Buttercup

Elaine Taylor (b. 1943) as Meg

(Also, one of the directors, Joseph McGrath (b. 1928) is still alive as well as Burt Bacharch, also born 1928 whose music was used in the film.)

 

 

Never Say Never Again (1983) Sean Connery (1930-2020) as James Bond:

 

Klaus Maria Brandauer (b. 1943) as Maximillian Largo

Barbara Carrera (b. 1945) as Spectre Number 12, Fatima Blush

Kim Basinger (b. 1953) as Domino Petachi, Largo's mistress

Edward Fox (b. 1937) as M

Pamela Salem (b. 1950) as Miss Moneypenny

Rowan Atkinson (b. 1955) as Nigel Small-Fawcett

Valerie Leon (b. 1943) as Lady in Bahamas whom Bond seduces

Prunella Gee (b. 1950) as Nurse Patricia Fearing

Gavan O'Herlihy (b. 1954) as Captain Jack Petachi

 

I can tell you didn't participate in the last Scavenger Hunt pool.

[TomTomTelekom 3,728]

French Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo died at 88 years:

https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/mort-de-jean-paul-belmondo-le-magnifique-du-cinema-francais-06-09-2021-GUYJNYWVK5ELHEKWB7CXU76J5E.php

He was part of cast in Casino Royale from 1967.

[Lafaucheuse 4,051]

3 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said:

French Actor Jean-Paul Belmondo died at 88 years:

https://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/mort-de-jean-paul-belmondo-le-magnifique-du-cinema-francais-06-09-2021-GUYJNYWVK5ELHEKWB7CXU76J5E.php

He was part of cast in Casino Royale from 1967.

Huge huge name and news in France, he was one of the most famous and most acclaimed actor. Suffered some stroke back in 200? And was so frail for years, couldn’t speak nor walk 

 

+1 for my french list and one of the best... rip Monsieur 

[Bentrovato 1,088]

Just now, Lafaucheuse said:

Huge huge name and news in France, he was one of the most famous and most acclaimed actor. Suffered some stroke back in 200? And was so frail for years, couldn’t speak nor walk 

Very sad. A Bout de Souffle one of my favourite films of all time. RIP Michel Poiccard. 

[arghton 6,755]

https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihdeuutiset/a/3406bbca-3fca-4c47-91ea-e06b96134069

Minna Aaltonen, Finnish actress dead aged 54 from surgery complications. She was a newsreader in Tomorrow Never Dies.

 

Other roles include Marianne Frankel in London's Burning, Ingrid Coates in Dream Team and some Finnish roles as well as being the host of the Finnish version of Gladiators. Also appeared in beer ads in Ireland.

Unexpected and quite a big death in Finland.

[openviews 334]

 

Gavan O’Herlihy, best known for playing Richie and Joanie Cunningham’s disappearing brother Chuck on “Happy Days,” has died. He was 70.
 

Also played Captain Jack Petachi in ‘Never Say Never Again’
 

https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/gavan-oherlihy-dead-dies-happy-days-chuck-cunningham-1235111188/

[arghton 6,755]

9 minutes ago, openviews said:

Also played Captain Jack Petachi in ‘Never Say Never Again’

 

I remember this well.

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,887]

Awful film would still watch it ahead of Die Another Day though

[gcreptile 10,978]

James Pearson,  official biographer of Ian Fleming (which makes him a "James Bond" author), dead at 91:

https://www.007travelers.com/congratulations-and-condolences/in-memoriam-james-bond-author-john-pearson-1930-2021/

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,887]

Mie Hama who played Kissy Suzuki in You Only Live Twice. 78 today 

 

 

 

[Thatcher 2,418]

Tommy Lane (IMDb), played Adam in Live and Let Die, has died aged 83.

 

Obituaries: Independent, The Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express

[msc 18,479]

On 27/11/2020 at 23:52, The Daredevil said:

 

 

A View To a Kill

Doug Robinson (b. 1930)

 

 

 

Legendary stuntman and stunt organiser Doug Robinson has died aged 91. Indiana Jones, Bond films, Star Wars, he had a hell of a career.

 

 

[prussianblue 1,038]

As I mentioned it on the Monica Vitti thread, thought I might as well add here that Daniela Bianchi, Tatiana Romanova in From Russia with Love, turned 80 on January 31st.

[SwiftlyVague 79]

Dina Eaton (IMDb), a music editor who worked on five James Bond films (Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale, and Quantum of Solace) dead at 70.

 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dina-eaton-dead-bond-films-music-editor-1235089002/

[YoungWillz 21,058]

On 18/12/2021 at 12:35, msc said:

 

Legendary stuntman and stunt organiser Doug Robinson has died aged 91. Indiana Jones, Bond films, Star Wars, he had a hell of a career.

 

 

Doug Robinson gets a Telegraph Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2022/02/21/doug-robinson-daring-stunt-performer-whose-work-included-eagles/

[Gisooo 3,373]

On 27/11/2020 at 15:52, The Daredevil said:

Live and Let Die

Lon Satton (b. 1929)

Lon Satton (Wiki) dead on October 30, 2020

 

I did not find any obituary so his Wiki is not updated yet

 

 

[msc 18,479]

That was treated as uncited fake news at the time so I'm going to be properly fucked off if it turns out to have been true. Especially as my first sub for that team, Ralph Riach, has sadly died.

[DCI Frank Burnside 3,887]

57 minutes ago, msc said:

That was treated as uncited fake news at the time so I'm going to be properly fucked off if it turns out to have been true. Especially as my first sub for that team, Ralph Riach, has sadly died.

I'd be surprised if he died and there was no mention on the Bond social media platforms. Unless he died well under the radar

[Putin 423]

9 minutes ago, DCI Frank Burnside said:

I'd be surprised if he died and there was no mention on the Bond social media platforms. Unless he died well under the radar

Weln if it's true, that would mean he died one day before Sean Connery. So he would have been easly overshadowed then

[The Daredevil 1,189]

Kenneth Tsang dead at 87. He played General Moon in Die Another Day.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10759357/Kenneth-Tsang-dead-aged-87.html