Llewelyn as 'Q' in Sweden while promoting Octopussy in 1983
Born
Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn
(1914-09-12)12 September 1914
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Died
19 December 1999(1999-12-19) (aged 85)
Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Alma mater
Radley College
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1939–1999
Spouse
Pamela Pantlin
(m. 1938)
Children
2
Military career
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1939–1945
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Unit
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Battles/wars
Second World War
Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (Welsh:[ɬɛˈwɛlɪn]; 12 September 1914[1] – 19 December 1999[2]) was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his role as Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.[3][4]
^GRO Register of Births: DEC 1914 11a 490 NEWPORT M. – Desmond W. Llewelyn, mmn = Wilkinson
^GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 2000 A70E 247 EASTBOURNE – Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn, DoB = 12 September 1914, aged 85
^"Desmond Llewelyn Biography ((?)-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
^"Desmond Llewelyn – An Obituary". Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (Welsh: [ɬɛˈwɛlɪn]; 12 September 1914 – 19 December 1999) was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his role as Q in 17 of the...
Q in Die Another Day (2002), as John Cleese's character replaces DesmondLlewelyn's Q after being his apprentice in The World Is Not Enough (1999). There...
also recast, with Caroline Bliss being replaced by Samantha Bond; DesmondLlewelyn was the only actor to reprise his role, as Q. It was the first Bond...
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previous films; Peter Burton and DesmondLlewelyn both received the role when they were in their forties, while Llewelyn and John Cleese played the role...
is also the first film since Live and Let Die (1973) not to feature DesmondLlewelyn as Q as he died three years earlier. Halle Berry co-stars as NSA agent...
and starring Christina World, June Chadwick, Suzanne Danielle and DesmondLlewelyn. Filmed in 1978, it was released in 1979. Julia Hemingway (Ina Skriver...
the lead role. Notable people connected with the series were actors DesmondLlewelyn and Arthur English and directors Jack Cardiff, Stephen Frears, Michael...
appearance on This Is Your Life in 1995, celebrating the career of DesmondLlewelyn (her co-star in Follyfoot). In 1977 she married actor Peter Whitbread...
Barr as Divisional Detective Inspector David Davies as City Policeman DesmondLlewelyn as Customs Official (uncredited) Richard Wattis as opposition Member...
Bratislava, Czechoslovakia who works at the TransSiberian Pipeline. DesmondLlewelyn as Q, MI6's "quartermaster", who supplies Bond with multi-purpose vehicles...
co-stars felt that Lazenby made a mistake, including Diana Rigg and DesmondLlewelyn. Lazenby acknowledged the worry but insisted that he made the correct...
Journey 18 Robert Bresson 98 France Director A Man Escaped L'Argent 19 DesmondLlewelyn 85 UK Actor James Bond Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 21 John Arnatt 82 UK...
Sharkey, a friend of Felix Leiter who owns a boat charter business. DesmondLlewelyn as Q, Bond's ally who supplies Bond with various gadgets and helps...
became famous later on are Christopher Lee as a tank commander and DesmondLlewelyn as a tank gunner. Anthony Dawson later made appearances in a large...
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond, in which she co-starred with Kate O'Mara and DesmondLlewelyn. The role of Moneypenny was nearly recast after Maxwell demanded a...
Chuck Lee, a CIA agent who assists Bond and Sutton in San Francisco. DesmondLlewelyn as Q, an MI6 officer in charge of the research and development branch...
assassin used by Elliot Carver. Judi Dench as M, the head of MI6. DesmondLlewelyn as Q, the head of MI6 Q-Branch. Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny, M's...
Nicholas Le Prevost as John Mason, Donald Pickering as Sir Robert, and DesmondLlewelyn as Palfreyman. In 2006, the story was adapted for radio by M. J. Elliott...
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