Akiko Wakabayashi Biography Akiko Wakabayashi, born on December 13th, 1939, is a retired Japanese actress who achieved international recognition for her role as Aki in the 1967 James Bond movie You Only Live Twice. Akiko Wakabayashi had a successful career in her native Japan before gaining international fame, primarily starring in Toho Studio’s monster movies … Read more
Charles Gray Biography Charles Gray, born on 28 August 1928 in Bournemouth, Hampshire, was an English actor best known for his roles in The Rocky Horror Show and as Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Originally called Donald Marshall Gray, he attended Bournemouth School along with the famous comedian Benny … Read more
Eunice Gayson Biography Eunice Gayson is a British actress best known for her role as Sylvia Trench in the first Dr. No. She portrayed Trench alongside Sean Connery, and played a starring role in the ‘Bond, James Bond.‘ introduction scene, which has become one of the most iconic scenes in movie history. Born on March … Read more
Peter Burton Biography Peter Ray Burton was a film and television actor from England, born on April 4th, 1921 in Bromley, Kent. Burton’s acting career spanned for several decades, and he was well-known for his performances on the big and small screen. Peter Burton is famously recognized for his role as Major Boothroyd in the … Read more
Zena Marshall Biography Zena Marshall was a British actress who was best known for her role as Bond girl Miss Taro in the James Bond film Dr. No. Born in 1925 in Kenya, Marshall grew up in Leicestershire, England and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. After completing her studies, she began … Read more
Jospeh Wiseman Biography Joseph Wiseman was a Canadian actor best known for his role as the villainous Dr. Julius No in the first James Bond film of the same name. He was born on May 15, 1918 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Wiseman began his acting career in the 1930s, appearing in plays and radio programs. … Read more
John Kitzmiller Biography John Kitzmiller was an American actor best known for portraying Quarrel in the 1962 James Bond movie Dr. No. He was born into a working class family on December 4 1913 in Battle Creek, Michigan. A young John Kitzmiller had a genuine interest in chemistry and joined a Chemistry Club at school. … Read more
Yvonne Shima Biography Yvonne Shima was a Canadian/Japanese actress best known for her role as Sister Lily in the first James Bond film Dr No (1962). She moved to England in the late 1950s and starred in many theatre shows in the West End. She had some minor roles in films before she was offered … Read more
Lois Maxwell Biography Lois Maxwell was an iconic actress best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in fourteen James Bond films, starting with Dr. No in 1962 and ending with A View to a Kill in 1985. She was born Lois Hooker on February 14, 1927 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Maxwell’s career began while … Read more
Bernard Lee Biography John Bernard Lee was an accomplished English actor, born on January 10th, 1908, with a career that spanned over four decades. He began his acting career at the age of six and later received formal training at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After graduating from RADA in the … Read more
Anthony Dawson Biography Anthony Dawson was a British-born actor best known for his role as the villainous Professor Dent in the first James Bond movie, Dr. No (1962). Born in Surrey in 1909, Dawson had a long and distinguished career that began on the stage but soon expanded to both film and television roles. Anthony … Read more
Burt Kwouk Biography Burt (Herbert) Tsangtse Kwouk was a renowned British actor, most famous for his iconic role as Cato in the Pink Panther movies. Born on 18 July 1930 in Warrington, Lancashire, to Chinese parents, Herbert spent his early childhood in Shanghai where he attended the Shanghai Jesuit Mission School. Burt Kwouk returned to … Read more