List of James Bond allies in Octopussy
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This is a list of James Bond
allies in the film Octopussy
.
film Octopussy
. He was played by the Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj
.
A talented and good-natured man, Vijay is a field operative in India, who assists Bond in making contact with Kamal Khan
, as well as keeping him informed of Khan's activities. As a member of the same tennis club as Khan, he is able to watch him closely. When asked by Bond if he'd learnt anything since attending the club, Vijay replies, "Well, my backhand has improved."
Bond visits the Floating Palace to see Octopussy, and Vijay keeps watch from the shore. He is killed when a group of hired thugs come across him on their way to attack Bond on the island. Q finds him still alive off-screen, but dies shortly after saying "It was Kamal's men."
film Octopussy
. He was played by Albert Moses.
Is the section chief in New Delhi
and hence senior to Vijay. Impersonation of a small taxi driver and provides information to Bond. It is seen when Bond shares his money earned later as Kamal Khan and heals the wounds of Bond when Kamal Palace escapes and gives the information of Octopussy.
film Octopussy
. She was played by Tina Hudson.
Bede BD-5J.
's assistant in the James Bond
film Octopussy
. She is portrayed by Michaela Clavell
. The character was originally planned to replace Lois Maxwell
's Moneypenny; however the idea was scrapped.
that appears in the James Bond
film Octopussy
. He is an art
expert and is portrayed by Douglas Wilmer
.
is being auctioned - unfortunately for him he is accompanying 007.
office with Sir Fredrick Gray
. They talk to Bond about a Fabergé Egg. Bond knows all the things about the egg, except that is a fake, something that Fanning found out. Fanning then discusses the real egg and thinks the seller was a Russian. He then asks Bond will go to the auction to spot the seller. We next see him with Bond at the auction. He tells Bond a few things about what the price of the egg should go for. They find out the buyer of the egg, who is Kamal Khan
alongside Magda
. Fanning tells him that Khan is normally a seller but this time he is buying. Bond then realises that Khan will go to any price to get the egg. To Fanning’s surprise, Bond bids for the egg, which a distressed Fanning to ask
Fanning is then horrified that Bond has bid again. When Khan bids over the top (after Bond has switched the real with the fake egg), he doesn’t bid again and Fanning is slightly relieved.
It is unknown what happens to Jim Fanning after that.
Fanning seems to be based on an art critic and government consultant named "Fanshawe" who plays a similar role in the Ian Fleming short story "The Property of a Lady," which provides the Fabergé and Sotheby's background for the movie.
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,...
allies in the film Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
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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...
- Robert Brown - QQ (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...
- Desmond LlewelynDesmond LlewelynDesmond Wilkinson Llewelyn was a Welsh actor, famous for playing Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.-Early life:... - 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... - General GogolGeneral GogolGeneral Anatol Alexis Gogol is a fictional character in the James Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill, and The Living Daylights. In the films, he is the head of the KGB. In his final appearance in The Living Daylights, he has transferred from...
- Walter GotellWalter GotellWalter Gotell was a German actor, known for his role as General Gogol, head of the KGB, in the James Bond film series.Gotell was born in Bonn, Germany; his family emigrated to the United Kingdom after the Nazis came to power... - Fredrick Gray - Geoffrey KeenGeoffrey KeenGeoffrey Keen was an English actor who appeared in supporting roles in many famous films.-Early life:Keen was born in Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England, the son of stage actor Malcolm Keen. He was educated at Bristol Grammar School. He then joined the Little Repertory Theatre in Bristol for whom...
Vijay
Vijay is a fictional character from 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,...
film Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
. He was played by the Indian tennis player Vijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player, sports commentator and actor.Amritraj was born in Chennai, India to Maggie Dhairyam and Robert Amritraj. He and his brothers, Anand Amritraj and Ashok Amritraj, were among the first Indians to play in top-flight international tour tennis...
.
A talented and good-natured man, Vijay is a field operative in India, who assists Bond in making contact with Kamal Khan
Kamal Khan
Kamal Khan is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Octopussy. He is portrayed by Louis Jourdan.Khan is a suave exiled Afghan prince living in India in the Monsoon Palace. He has a penchant for fine food and liquor, priceless jewels, "hunting" humans, and atomic...
, as well as keeping him informed of Khan's activities. As a member of the same tennis club as Khan, he is able to watch him closely. When asked by Bond if he'd learnt anything since attending the club, Vijay replies, "Well, my backhand has improved."
Bond visits the Floating Palace to see Octopussy, and Vijay keeps watch from the shore. He is killed when a group of hired thugs come across him on their way to attack Bond on the island. Q finds him still alive off-screen, but dies shortly after saying "It was Kamal's men."
Sadruddin
Sadruddin is a fictional character from 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,...
film Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
. He was played by Albert Moses.
Is the section chief in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
and hence senior to Vijay. Impersonation of a small taxi driver and provides information to Bond. It is seen when Bond shares his money earned later as Kamal Khan and heals the wounds of Bond when Kamal Palace escapes and gives the information of Octopussy.
Bianca
Bianca is a fictional character from 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,...
film Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
. She was played by Tina Hudson.
Film Biography
Is a beautiful MI6 agent who accompanies Bond to destroy a secret air base in Cuba. When the mission goes awry, Bianca distracts the security guards at Bond and then neutralizes the promise to see her in Miami and at the same moment Bond pilots his homebuiltHomebuilt aircraft
Also known as amateur-built aircraft or kit planes, homebuilt aircraft are constructed by persons for whom this is not a professional activity. These aircraft may be constructed from "scratch," from plans, or from assembly kits.-Overview:...
Bede BD-5J.
Penelope Smallbone
Miss Penelope Smallbone is Miss MoneypennyMiss Moneypenny
Jane 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...
's assistant 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,...
film Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
. She is portrayed by Michaela Clavell
Michaela Clavell
Michaela Clavell is an actress. She portrayed Penelope Smallbone in the James Bond movie Octopussy, and "Teacher" in the 1982 television adaptation of her father's short story "The Children's Story". She is the daughter of April Stride and author James Clavell.- External links :*...
. The character was originally planned to replace Lois Maxwell
Lois Maxwell
Lois 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...
's Moneypenny; however the idea was scrapped.
Film Biography
There is not much known about Miss Smallbone, she briefly appears in Octopussy and is never seen again. When Bond enters, he looks at Smallbone and thinks she is Moneypenny claiming that she was looking better every day. After Bond talks to Moneypenny, he gives Smallbone his flowers and leaves. Both Smallbone and Moneypenny sigh after Bond leaves.Jim Fanning
Jim Fanning 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...
that appears 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,...
film Octopussy
Octopussy
Octopussy is the thirteenth entry in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's title is taken from a short story in Ian Fleming's 1966 short story collection Octopussy and The Living Daylights...
. He is an art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
expert and is portrayed by Douglas Wilmer
Douglas Wilmer
-Early life:Wilmer was born in London and educated at King's School, Canterbury and Stonyhurst College. He trained at RADA but was called up to the Army in World War II. Posted to an antitank battery in the Royal West African Frontier Force, he was invalided out after he acquired tuberculosis. He...
.
Biography
Jim Fanning is an Art Expert whose knowledge revolves art history and jewelry. He often works with MI6 and is appointed to attend an art auction where the fake of a priceless Fabergé EggFabergé egg
A Fabergé egg is any one of the thousands of jeweled eggs made by the House of Fabergé from 1885 to 1917. Most were miniature eggs that were popular gifts at Eastertide...
is being auctioned - unfortunately for him he is accompanying 007.
Film Biography
Jim Fanning is first seen in M’sM (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...
office with Sir Fredrick Gray
Sir Fredrick Gray
Sir Frederick Gray is a recurring fictional character in the James Bond films, portrayed by Geoffrey Keen. He appears in The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill and The Living Daylights....
. They talk to Bond about a Fabergé Egg. Bond knows all the things about the egg, except that is a fake, something that Fanning found out. Fanning then discusses the real egg and thinks the seller was a Russian. He then asks Bond will go to the auction to spot the seller. We next see him with Bond at the auction. He tells Bond a few things about what the price of the egg should go for. They find out the buyer of the egg, who is Kamal Khan
Kamal Khan
Kamal Khan is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film Octopussy. He is portrayed by Louis Jourdan.Khan is a suave exiled Afghan prince living in India in the Monsoon Palace. He has a penchant for fine food and liquor, priceless jewels, "hunting" humans, and atomic...
alongside Magda
Magda (James Bond)
Magda is a fictional character in the James Bond film Octopussy. She is portrayed by Kristina Wayborn.-Film biography:Magda seems to be Octopussy's right hand and her most trusted partner in the cult she leads....
. Fanning tells him that Khan is normally a seller but this time he is buying. Bond then realises that Khan will go to any price to get the egg. To Fanning’s surprise, Bond bids for the egg, which a distressed Fanning to ask
- Fanning: Have you gone mad?
- Bond: Let’s see how badly he wants it.
Fanning is then horrified that Bond has bid again. When Khan bids over the top (after Bond has switched the real with the fake egg), he doesn’t bid again and Fanning is slightly relieved.
It is unknown what happens to Jim Fanning after that.
Fanning seems to be based on an art critic and government consultant named "Fanshawe" who plays a similar role in the Ian Fleming short story "The Property of a Lady," which provides the Fabergé and Sotheby's background for the movie.