Category: Dates
Cassandra Harris played Countess Lisl von Schlaf in For Your Eyes Only. She was born in Sydney in Australia on this day in 1948. The actress was married to Pierce Brosnan from 1980 until her death in 1991.
Vijay Amritraj was born in the Indian city of Madras (Chennai) on 14th December 1953. He played agent Vijay in Octopussy.
Lynn-Holly Johnson, who played Bibi Dahl in For Your Eyes Only, was born in Chicago on this day in 1958.
Curt Jürgens, who played Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me, was born in Munich on 13th December 1915.
Curt Jürgens, who played Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me, was born in Munich on 13th December 1915.
Tomorrow Never Dies, the second James Bond film to star Pierce Brosnan as 007, went on UK general release on 12th December 1997.
Tomorrow Never Dies, the second James Bond film to star Pierce Brosnan as 007, went on UK general release on 12th December 1997.
Pierce Brosnan’s second James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies, premiered on 9th December 1997 at the Odeon Leicester Square.
Pierce Brosnan’s second James Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies, premiered on 9th December 1997 at the Odeon Leicester Square.
Dame Judi Dench first played M in Goldeneye and continued in the role until Skyfall (and as the posthumous M in SPECTRE). She was born in Yorkshire on this day in 1934.
Dame Judi Dench who, in Goldeneye, stepped into the shoes originally occupied by Bernard Lee, was born on 9th December 1934 in Yorkshire.
The actress who, in Goldeneye, stepped into the shoes originally occupied by Bernard Lee, was born on 9th December 1934 in Yorkshire.
Judi Dench made her name on the stage with the Old Vic with Shakespeare, later with the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. However, after some television work to her name and supporting roles in films such as A Room With A View, it was as M in Goldeneye that her film career really took off.
Dench continued as M throughout the Pierce Brosnan era and remained in the role for Casino Royale, despite the fact that the film saw the franchise rebooted. She was eventually killed off in Daniel Craig’s third Bond film, Skyfall, when Ralph Fiennes took over as Bond’s boss.
Awarded the OBE in 1970, she became a Dame in 1988 for services to the performing arts and in 2005 she was appointed a Companion of Honour.
Thunderball’s world premiere took place in Tokyo on 9th December 1965. Originally it was to have opened in the UK in October but post-production delays saw Japan as the opening territory.
The fourth James Bond film, Thunderball, premièred in Tokyo on 9th December 1965. Originally it was to have opened in the UK in October but post-production delays saw Japan as the opening territory.
Released at the height of Bondmania, after the effects of inflation are taken to account, Thunderball was to remain the highest grossing Bond film until Skyfall.
Teri Hatcher was born in Palo Alto on 8th December 1964. She played Paris Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies.
