List of James Bond allies in Dr. No
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A list of James Bond allies in the novel and film Dr. No
.
. He is an ally to James Bond
in the film Dr. No
and is portrayed by John Kitzmiller
. He also has a son Quarrel Jr. who appears in a later Bond film.
who first appears in the novel Live and Let Die
. John Strangways, chief of the Secret Service's Caribbean station, hires him to serve as Bond's physical trainer and local guide as Bond prepares for his mission against Misterr Big
. Bond and Quarrel immediately develop a strong friendship.
Quarrel's second and final appearance is in the novel Dr. No. Again training Bond, Quarrel then accompanies him to Dr. No's island, Crab Key, to investigate Dr. No's operation there. Quarrel's assistance proves highly valuable, but he is burned to death when he, Bond, and Honeychile Rider
are attacked by Dr. No's flamethrower-equipped marsh buggy.
In the novels there is no mention of Quarrel, Junior; since the later novel Dr. No preceded the earlier book Live and Let Die to the screen, Quarrel, Junior was the writers' way of getting around the fact of Quarrel's death.
arrives to tell them that they are all allies.
Later in the film, Quarrel goes with Bond to Crab Key even though he expresses fear of the alleged 'dragon' on the island. They meet up with Honey Ryder, and are forced inland, hunted by No's private army. Given their shared belief in the supposed dragon, Quarrel and Honey encourage Bond to set up shifts keeping watch for the beast, despite Bond's skepticism.
As the trio approached No's base, they encounter the dragon, a tank specially painted and designed to resemble the mythical creature. Bond and Quarrel attempt to destroy the search lights of the vehicle with their pistols, but Quarrel is detected and incinerated by the dragon's 'breath'; a front-mounted flame thrower.
In the film Live and Let Die
, Quarrel is revealed to have a son named Quarrel Junior, who continues his father's legacy after his death.
Pleydell-Smith, is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming
in the novel Dr. No. He featured in the 1962
film of the same name. He is a distinguished-looking middle aged man who resides in Jamaica
and serves as Chief Secretary of the Colonial government
. He aids James Bond
in his search for Doctor No. In the novel, he is the Colonial Secretary, second only to the Governor and is depicted as a youngish over-active man constantly fiddling nervously with his pipe. In the film, the character is portrayed by Louis Blaazer.
in the James Bond
universe.
as the chief Secret Service agent in the Caribbean
. Strangways is roughly 35 years of age and wears a black patch over one eye. He later appears in the novel Dr. No where he and his secretary, Mary Trueblood, are assassinated for prying into Dr. Julius No's business.
films, Strangways makes his first and only appearance in Dr. No where, as in the novel, he is killed for investigating Dr. No by The Three Blind Mice after leaving a gentleman's club in Jamaica
. Contrary to the novel, Strangways does not wear an eye patch in film.
He is portrayed in Dr. No
by Tim Moxon. Moxon's voice was dubbed by Robert Rietty (who would later voice villains Emilio Largo
in Thunderball
and Ernst Stavro Blofeld
in For Your Eyes Only
).
Strangways has the distinction of being the very first character to die in the Bond film series.
in the film Dr. No
. He is a local chief of police residing in Jamaica
working for the Jamaican government
. He is a colleague of Pleydell Smith who aids James Bond
in his search for clues tracking down Doctor No and drives him to the house of John Strangways where his secretary
was murdered. He also accepts Miss Taro into custody, when Bond is through with her.
and has his own nightclub. He and Quarrel try to attack Bond thinking he is one of Dr No's spies, but then find out from Felix Leiter
he is working for Mi6 so stop attacking. He is later seen at the nightclub when Bond asks him if he has seen Freelance before. After that he is not seen again for the rest of the film.
Dr. No
Dr. No is the sixth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 31 March 1958. The story centres on Bond's investigation into the disappearance in Jamaica of a fellow MI6 operative, Commander John Strangways and his secretary, Mary Trueblood. He...
.
Recurring allies
- MM (James Bond)M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, as well as the films in the Bond franchise. The head of MI6 and Bond's superior, M has been portrayed by three actors in the official Bond film series: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown and since 1995 by Judi Dench. Background =Ian Fleming...
- Bernard LeeBernard LeeJohn Bernard Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.-Life and career:... - Major Boothroyd (Q)Q (James Bond)Q is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. Q , like M, is a job title rather than a name. He is the head of Q Branch , the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service...
- Peter BurtonPeter BurtonPeter Burton was an English film and television actor born in Bromley, England. His biggest claim to fame is being the first actor to portray Major Boothroyd, better known as Q, in the first James Bond film, Dr. No... - Felix LeiterFelix LeiterFelix Leiter is a fictional CIA agent created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. In both, Leiter works for the CIA and assists Bond in his various adventures as well as being his best friend. In further novels Leiter joins the Pinkerton Detective Agency and in the film...
- Jack LordJack LordJohn Joseph Patrick Ryan , best known by his stage name Jack Lord, was an American television, film, and Broadway actor. He was known for his starring role as Steve McGarrett in the American television program Hawaii Five-O from 1968 to 1980. Lord appeared in feature films earlier in his career,... - Miss MoneypennyMiss MoneypennyJane Moneypenny, better known as Miss Moneypenny, is a fictional character in the James Bond novels and films. She is secretary to M, who is Bond's boss and head of the British Secret Service...
- Lois MaxwellLois MaxwellLois Maxwell was a Canadian actress.Maxwell began her film career in the late 1940s, and won a Golden Globe Award for the New Actress of the Year for her performance in That Hagen Girl...
Quarrel
Quarrel is a fisherman in the CaribbeanCaribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
. He is an ally to James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
in the film Dr. No
Dr. No (film)
Dr. No is a 1962 spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R...
and is portrayed by John Kitzmiller
John Kitzmiller
John Kitzmiller was an African-American actor. Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, Kitzmiller participated in the liberation of Italy during World War II. He began acting while stationed in this country, and appeared in Italian neorealist films...
. He also has a son Quarrel Jr. who appears in a later Bond film.
Novel biography
Quarrel is a Cayman IslanderCayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
who first appears in the novel Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die (novel)
Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 5 April 1954, where the initial print run of 7,500 copies quickly sold out. As with Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale, Live and Let Die was broadly well received by the critics...
. John Strangways, chief of the Secret Service's Caribbean station, hires him to serve as Bond's physical trainer and local guide as Bond prepares for his mission against Misterr Big
Mister Big (James Bond)
Mr. Big is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond novel and film Live and Let Die. In the film, Big is portrayed by actor Yaphet Kotto. The novel and film versions of Mr. Big are extremely different, with the film incarnation bordering on being a completely new character...
. Bond and Quarrel immediately develop a strong friendship.
Quarrel's second and final appearance is in the novel Dr. No. Again training Bond, Quarrel then accompanies him to Dr. No's island, Crab Key, to investigate Dr. No's operation there. Quarrel's assistance proves highly valuable, but he is burned to death when he, Bond, and Honeychile Rider
Honeychile Rider
Honeychile Rider is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel Dr. No. In the 1962 Bond film of the same name, her name was shortened and changed to Honey Ryder. In the film she is played by Swiss actress Ursula Andress and due to her heavy accent was dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl...
are attacked by Dr. No's flamethrower-equipped marsh buggy.
In the novels there is no mention of Quarrel, Junior; since the later novel Dr. No preceded the earlier book Live and Let Die to the screen, Quarrel, Junior was the writers' way of getting around the fact of Quarrel's death.
Film biography
Although not shown in the film, Quarrel helps John Strangways get some rock samples from Crab Key (island) When Strangways is killed by assassins employed by Julius No, Bond turns up in hope of finding his killer and goes to Quarrel for information. Quarrel does not immediately co-operate, instead threatening Bond with a knife. Bond then manages to turn the tables on Quarrel, at which point Felix LeiterFelix Leiter
Felix Leiter is a fictional CIA agent created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. In both, Leiter works for the CIA and assists Bond in his various adventures as well as being his best friend. In further novels Leiter joins the Pinkerton Detective Agency and in the film...
arrives to tell them that they are all allies.
Later in the film, Quarrel goes with Bond to Crab Key even though he expresses fear of the alleged 'dragon' on the island. They meet up with Honey Ryder, and are forced inland, hunted by No's private army. Given their shared belief in the supposed dragon, Quarrel and Honey encourage Bond to set up shifts keeping watch for the beast, despite Bond's skepticism.
As the trio approached No's base, they encounter the dragon, a tank specially painted and designed to resemble the mythical creature. Bond and Quarrel attempt to destroy the search lights of the vehicle with their pistols, but Quarrel is detected and incinerated by the dragon's 'breath'; a front-mounted flame thrower.
In the film Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die (film)
Live and Let Die is the eighth spy film in the James Bond series, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film was produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman...
, Quarrel is revealed to have a son named Quarrel Junior, who continues his father's legacy after his death.
Pleydell-Smith
Pleydell-Smith, is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming
Ian Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer.Fleming is best known for creating the fictional British spy James Bond and for a series of twelve novels and nine short stories about the character, one of the biggest-selling series of fictional books of...
in the novel Dr. No. He featured in the 1962
1962 in film
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film of the same name. He is a distinguished-looking middle aged man who resides in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
and serves as Chief Secretary of the Colonial government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
. He aids James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
in his search for Doctor No. In the novel, he is the Colonial Secretary, second only to the Governor and is depicted as a youngish over-active man constantly fiddling nervously with his pipe. In the film, the character is portrayed by Louis Blaazer.
John Strangways
John Strangways is a fictional character created by Ian FlemingIan Fleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming was a British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence Officer.Fleming is best known for creating the fictional British spy James Bond and for a series of twelve novels and nine short stories about the character, one of the biggest-selling series of fictional books of...
in the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
universe.
Novel biography
In the James Bond novels he is a former Lieutenant-Commander in the special branch of the RNVR. He makes his first appearance in the novel Live and Let DieLive and Let Die (novel)
Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in the UK by Jonathan Cape on 5 April 1954, where the initial print run of 7,500 copies quickly sold out. As with Fleming's first novel, Casino Royale, Live and Let Die was broadly well received by the critics...
as the chief Secret Service agent in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
. Strangways is roughly 35 years of age and wears a black patch over one eye. He later appears in the novel Dr. No where he and his secretary, Mary Trueblood, are assassinated for prying into Dr. Julius No's business.
Film biography
In the James BondJames Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
films, Strangways makes his first and only appearance in Dr. No where, as in the novel, he is killed for investigating Dr. No by The Three Blind Mice after leaving a gentleman's club in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. Contrary to the novel, Strangways does not wear an eye patch in film.
He is portrayed in Dr. No
Dr. No (film)
Dr. No is a 1962 spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R...
by Tim Moxon. Moxon's voice was dubbed by Robert Rietty (who would later voice villains Emilio Largo
Emilio Largo
Emilio Largo is a fictional character and the main antagonist from the James Bond novel Thunderball. In the novel he is depicted, according to the British stereotypes about Italians, as a large, heavyset, olive-skinned, powerful man exuding animal charm, with the profile of a Roman emperor, and...
in Thunderball
Thunderball (film)
Thunderball is the fourth spy film in the James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, which in turn was based on an original screenplay by Jack Whittingham...
and Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character and a supervillain from the James Bond series of novels and films, who was created by Ian Fleming and Kevin McClory. An evil genius with aspirations of world domination, he is the archenemy of the British Secret Service agent James Bond and is arguably...
in For Your Eyes Only
For Your Eyes Only (film)
For Your Eyes Only is the twelfth spy film in the James Bond series and the fifth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. It marked the directorial debut of John Glen, who had worked as editor and second unit director in three other Bond films. The screenplay by Richard Maibaum...
).
Strangways has the distinction of being the very first character to die in the Bond film series.
Superintendent Duff
Superintendent Duff is a fictional characterFictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the film Dr. No
Dr. No (film)
Dr. No is a 1962 spy film, starring Sean Connery; it is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 Ian Fleming novel of the same name, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R...
. He is a local chief of police residing in Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
working for the Jamaican government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
. He is a colleague of Pleydell Smith who aids James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
in his search for clues tracking down Doctor No and drives him to the house of John Strangways where his secretary
Secretary
A secretary, or administrative assistant, is a person whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, communication & organizational skills. These functions may be entirely carried out to assist one other employee or may be for the benefit...
was murdered. He also accepts Miss Taro into custody, when Bond is through with her.
Puss Feller
Puss Feller is an ally in the film Dr No. He is portrayed by Lester Prendergast, who is actually uncredited. He is a bartender in KingstonKingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
and has his own nightclub. He and Quarrel try to attack Bond thinking he is one of Dr No's spies, but then find out from Felix Leiter
Felix Leiter
Felix Leiter is a fictional CIA agent created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond series of novels and films. In both, Leiter works for the CIA and assists Bond in his various adventures as well as being his best friend. In further novels Leiter joins the Pinkerton Detective Agency and in the film...
he is working for Mi6 so stop attacking. He is later seen at the nightclub when Bond asks him if he has seen Freelance before. After that he is not seen again for the rest of the film.