Friday, March 8, 2013

James Bond: Where are They Now Part 2: Dr. No (1962)

LAST UPDATED September 22, 2016. Info derived from imdb. Only roles 2014 and later still being tracked. *=newly added name. This is the second in a series that tracking actors from the various James Bond movies and shows over the years (official and key unofficial versions). All known cast members noted.

Sean Connery (James Bond): last known acting role in 2012 (also Executive Producer), as Self in 2012.
Ursula Andress (Honey Ryder): last known acting role in 2005; as Self: Corazón de... (1 episode 2016), Belmondo par Belmondo (2016).
Joseph Wiseman (Dr. No): died in 2009.
Jack Lord (Felix Leiter): died in 1998.
Bernard Lee (M): died in 1981.
Anthony Dawson (Professor Dent): died in 1992.
Zena Marshall (Miss Taro): died in 2009.
John Kitzmiller (Quarrel): died in 1965.
Eunice Gayson (Sylvia): last known acting role in 1972. as Self in 2013.
Lois Maxwell (Miss Moneypenny): died in 2007.
Peter Burton (Major Boothroyd): died in 1989.
Yvonne Shima (Sister Lily): last known acting role in 1965.
Michel Mok (Sister Rose): no other known acting roles.
Marguerite LeWars (Photographer): no other known acting roles; as Self in 2000.
William Foster-Davis (Superintendent): died in 1991.
Dolores Keator (Mary Trueblood): died in 2011.
Reginald Carter (Jones): died in 1995.
Louis Blaazer (Pleydell-Smith): died in 1994.
Colonel Burton (General Potter): no other known acting roles.
Uncredited Cast:
Abbot Anderson (Crab Key Guard): no other known acting roles.
Keith Binns (Crab Key Guard): no other known acting roles.
Chris Blackwell (Henchman jumping off dock into water): last known acting role in 1998, then 1979, then 1967 before that; as Executive Producer in 2012; as Self in 2013; as Self, post-production: Dreadtown (nd); as Self, filming: Radio Caroline (nd).
Kes Chin (Dragon Guard): no other known acting roles.
Anthony Chinn (Decontamination Technician): died in 2000.
Eric Coverley (Three Blind Mice Assassin): died in 2002.
* Charles Edghill [Three Blind Mice (2nd Beggar)]: no other known acting roles.
Margaret Ellery (Stewardess): no other known acting roles.
Lancelot Evans (Crab Key Dock Guard): no other known acting roles.
Alan Gold (Croupier at La Cercle): no other known acting roles, as Stunts in 1984.
Victor Harrington (Card Player): died in 1980.
John Hatton (Radio Operator): last known acting role in 1963.
George Hilsdon (Le Cercle Patron): died in 1982.
Bettine Le Beau (Prof. Dent's Secretary): died in 2015.
Byron Lee (Singer at Puss Feller's): died in 2008.
Rick Lester (Guard): last known acting role in 1981, as Stunts in 1985.
Henry Lopez (Three Blind Mice Assassin): no other known acting roles.
Louis Marriott (Dragon Guard): no other known acting roles, as Self in 2011.
Count Prince Miller (Nightclub Dancer): last known acting role in 2006 but A Punters Prayer (2016) completed.
Stanley Morgan (Concierge in Casino): last known acting role in 1966, as Self in 1969.
Tim Moxon (Prof. John Strangways): died in 2006.
Malou Pantera (Hotel Receptionist): last known acting role in 1968.
Willie Payne (Johnny): last known acting role in 1995.
Lester Prendergast (Puss Feller): died in 1987.
Carol Reckford (Dent's Boat Captain): no other known acting roles.
Milton Reid (Dr. No's Guard): died in 1987.
Robert Rietty (voice of John Strangways): died in 2015.
Adrian Robinson (Hearse Driver): only other known acting role in 1972.
Carey Robinson (Guard with Loudspeaker): no other known acting roles.
Maxwell Shaw (Communications Foreman): died in 1985.
Bob Simmons (James Bond in Gunbarrel Sequence): died in 1987.
Frank Singuineau (Hotel Waiter): died in 1992.
Nikki Van der Zyl (voice of Honey Ryder and Sylvia): last known acting role in 1979; as Self: A Bond for Life: How James Bond Changed My Life (2016).

James Bond: Where are They Now Part 1: Climax!: Casino Royale (1954)



LAST UPDATED September 21, 2016. Info derived from imdb. Only roles 2014 and later still being tracked. * = Newly added names. This is the first in a series tracking actors from the various James Bond movies and shows over the years (official and key unofficial versions). All known cast members noted.

Barry Nelson (James Bond): died in 2007.
Peter Lorre (Le Chiffre): died in 1964.
Linda Christian (Valerie Mathis): died in 2011.
Michael Pate (Clarence Leiter): died in 2008.
Eugene Borden (Chef de Parte): died in 1971.
Jean De Val (Croupier):  died in 1975.
Gene Roth (Le Chiffre’s Henchman): died in 1976.
Kurt Katch (Le Chiffre’s Henchman): died in 1958.
William Lundigan (Host): died in 1975.
Uncredited Cast:
* Herman Belmonte (Doorman): died in 1975.
* Frank McLure (Casino Patron): died in 1960.
* Hans Moebus (Casino Patron): died in 1976.
* Paul Power (Casino Patron): died in 1968.
* Paul Ravel (Casino Patron): died in 1982.
* Cosmo Sardo (Attendant): died in 1989.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

10 Cases Where Movies Could Have Benefited from One Change



1.      Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992): Make Amilyn’s repetitive death scene an outtake. I realize the movie’s meant to be part comedy, but the repetition clashed with some of the movie’s darker elements (the scene is admittedly a bit of a crowd pleaser, but I think I would have preferred it more on a SNL type skit).
2.      Captain America (1990): Allow Captain American more than one mission during World War II before the suspended animation, to allow him to be more of a legend (Captain America: The First Avenger got this right).
3.      Casino Royale (2006): Lose the Body Worlds scene. I realize some people like that sort of art but using actual skinned corpses moved an otherwise action movie too far into the macabre.
4.      Hulk (2003): Don’t make Banner’s father for all intents and purposes the Absorbing Man. He’s more interesting simply as a crappy parent.
5.      Jonah Hex (2010): Lose the powers. Hex as a curmudgeonly scarred gunfighter is a strong enough concept by itself.
6.      License to Kill (1989): Have Leiter actually be killed, not just injured. Then Bond going rouge to avenge his friend would have made even more sense.
7.      Meatballs III (1986): Get rid of the “No means yes” sequence; it’s hard to sympathize with the protagonist after that.
8.      The Wizard of Oz (1939): Make the ending closer to the book’s. The book’s ending offers more follow-up possibilities and doesn’t impose limits on the audience’s imagination.
9.      X-Men: The Last Stand (2006): Make this two movies, the first being about Dark Phoenix; then have the cure debate be a response to the world nearly being destroyed by Dark Phoenix.
10.   Too many horror movies to list: if the story is leading to one or two characters surviving, don’t tack on a final murder. The characters have been through enough already. Let the audience leave with some sense of relief.