James Bond Sidekick Rankings
by japower10 | created - 19 Feb 2018 | updated - 10 Jun 2018 | PublicJames Bond Sidekick Rankings
1. Desmond Llewelyn
Actor | GoldenEye
Desmond Llewelyn was born in South Wales in 1914, the son of a coal mining engineer. In high school, he worked as a stagehand in the school's productions and then picked up sporadic small parts. His family would not give up their effort to prevent him from a life on stage, so an uncle who was a ...
(#1) Q #2
2. Bernard Lee
Actor | The Man with the Golden Gun
Best remembered as 'M' in the James Bond films, Bernard Lee was a popular character player in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Born into a theatrical family, he made his stage debut at age six and later attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He first appeared on the West End stage...
(#2) M
3. Pedro Armendáriz
Actor | From Russia with Love
Born in Mexican revolution times, Pedro Armendáriz was the first child of Mexican Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and American Adele Hastings. He was raised in Churubusco, then a suburb of Mexico City, before the family traveled to Laredo, Texas. They lived there until 1921, the year Armendáriz' ...
(#3) Ali Kerim Bey
4. John Kitzmiller
Actor | Dr. No
John Kitzmiller was born on December 4, 1913 in Battle Creek, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Dr. No (1962), Valley of Peace (1956) and Variety Lights (1950). He was married to Dusia Bejic. He died on February 23, 1965 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
(#4) Quarrel
5. Gerry Duggan
Actor | Goldfinger
Gerry Duggan was born in 1909 in Dublin, Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for Goldfinger (1964), Four Desperate Men (1959) and McCloud (1970). He died on March 27, 1992 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
(#5) Hawker
6. Jack Lord
Actor | Dr. No
Jack Lord will probably be best remembered as Steve McGarrett in the long running television series Hawaii Five-O (1968), but he was much more than that however. He starred in several movies, directed several episodes of his show, was in several Broadway productions, and was an accomplished artist....
(#6) Felix Leiter #1
7. Michael Pate
Writer | Tim
The future movie bad man was born in Drummoyne, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and got his career start as an interviewer on the government's radio station. Pate also worked on the Australian stage and in Down Under movies before relocating to the U.S. in the early 1950s to appear in Universal's "...
(#7) Clarence Leiter
8. Cec Linder
Actor | Goldfinger
Cec Linder was born on March 10, 1921 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Goldfinger (1964), Lolita (1962) and Quatermass and the Pit (1958). He died on April 10, 1992 in Toronto, Ontario.
(#8) Felix Leiter #2
9. David Prowse
Actor | Star Wars
David "Dave" Prowse was born into a working class family on July 1, 1935 in Bristol, England, UK. He was raised by his mother and never knew his father. As a child, David was disadvantaged and a poor student, he found a passion for bodybuilding and weight training in his early teens, as a young ...
(#9) Frankenstein's Creation
10. John Huston
Director | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
An eccentric rebel of epic proportions, this Hollywood titan reigned supreme as director, screenwriter and character actor in a career that endured over five decades. The ten-time Oscar-nominated legend was born John Marcellus Huston in Nevada, Missouri, on August 5, 1906. His ancestry was English,...
(#10) M #2/McTarry
11. Earl Cameron
Actor | Inception
Earl Cameron was born on August 8, 1917 in Pembroke, Bermuda. He is an actor, known for Inception (2010), The Interpreter (2005) and Thunderball (1965). He has been married to Barbara Cameron since September 20, 1994. He was previously married to Audrey Cameron.
(#11) Pinder
12. Tetsurô Tanba
Actor | You Only Live Twice
Tetsurô Tanba was born on July 17, 1922 in Tokyo, Japan as Shozaburo Tanba. He was an actor and writer, known for You Only Live Twice (1967), Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) and The 7th Dawn (1964). He was married to Hoki. He died on September 24, 2006 in Tokyo.
(#12) Tiger Tanaka
13. Rik Van Nutter
Actor | Thunderball
Rick Van Nutter was born in Pomona, California and entered film work as a location manager/assistant director while living in the Hawaian Islands. Later he traveled to Africa as a production manager and stopped off in Rome on his way home and decided to stay for awhile. The following year while ...
(#13) Felix Leiter #3
14. Peter Burton
Actor | Dr. No
Peter Burton was born on April 4, 1921 in Bromley, Kent, England as Peter Ray Burton. He is known for his work on Dr. No (1962), A Clockwork Orange (1971) and The Avengers (1961). He was married to Lillias Walker. He died on November 27, 1989 in Chelsea, London, England.
(#14) Q #1
15. Norman Burton
Actor | Diamonds Are Forever
Norman Burton is reportedly a graduate of The Actor's Studio in New York. He appeared in professional stage productions of "Sound of Hunting", "Anna Christie" and José Quintero's production of Brendan Behan's "The Quare Fellow" in New York City. His film and TV career ran hot and cold, varying from...
(#15) Felix Leiter #4
16. Geoffrey Bayldon
Actor | Casino Royale
Born Leeds, England and trained at Old Vic Theatre School, 1947-1949. First stage appearance in "Tough at the Top" (C.B. Cochran's last musical) in 1949, followed by seasons at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon; Glasgow Citizen's and Birmingham Repertory Theatre. First in ...
(#16) Q #3
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