List of James Bond allies in On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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This is a list of James Bond allies in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service
.
, and is the father of Tracy Bond
(therefore becoming James Bond's
father-in-law) by an Englishwoman (long deceased). Draco has his home in Portugal
(in the film) and has legal businesses operating across Europe, including Draco Construction
; in the film, when Bond follows Draco's lead to Blofeld's lawyer in Berne
, Switzerland
, a Draco Construction crane on the site beside the building is used to lift a safe-cracking device across to 007 in the lawyer's offices. Draco's empire also includes real-estate holdings and demolition
contracting, which proves critical when Draco's men attack Blofeld's mountaintop hideout of Piz Gloria
. Draco is very wealthy (later, he and M are heard discussing a 1964 gold bullion job where the Unione Corse got away with "quite a haul") and offers Bond a million pounds to marry his daughter. He is rarely without his two right-hand men, security guards named Che-Che and Toussaint, and his youthful consort, Olympe.
Draco explains that he wants Bond to marry Tracy in order to help with her erratic tendencies, which have led to her suicide
attempt – he relates the story of his late wife and Tracy's own troubled life (it is possible Draco may have had a hand in the death of Tracy's first husband, an unfaithful Italian count). In exchange for entertaining the idea of courting Tracy, Bond has Draco use his contacts in the underworld to help locate his nemesis, Ernst Stavro Blofeld
– MI6 having abandoned the search (Operation Bedlam). Draco reveals that some of his men have recently defected to SPECTRE and he gives 007 the lawyer connection. Ultimately, when the government ties M's hands and is prepared to capitulate to Blofeld's demands, Bond again turns to Draco and, during the film's climax, a group of Union Corse men plus Bond attack Piz Gloria in helicopters (posing as a Red Cross mercy flight for the Italian flood disaster). By now, Bond has fallen in love with Tracy and, because she is held captive on the mountain
, both men have an additional motivation in attacking the base. Subsequently marrying the rescued Tracy, Bond surprises Draco by happily declining the million-pound dowry
.
Ian Fleming
named Draco after the Spanish name for Sir Francis Drake
. Author Raymond Benson
revisits the character in his own 'Union Trilogy' of novels, High Time To Kill, Doubleshot and Never Dream of Dying.
and ally of James Bond
in Ian Fleming
's On Her Majesty's Secret Service
. The character was adapted for the 1969 film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service
, although he is only referred to as Campbell. He was portrayed by Bernard Horsfall
.
at the same time James Bond is there impersonating Sir Hilary Bray. Campbell is caught and after Bond discloses that he does not recognize or know him, Campbell is tortured. Ultimately Campbell breaks, giving away Bond's identity.
Campbell first appears to help Bond steal information about Blofeld from Gumbold's high-rise office by using a crane to deliver a safe-cracking device. Later, posing as a tourist when Bond arrives by train at the Piz Gloria ski area (posing as Sir Hilary Bray), he follows in a Volkswagen 1300
as Irma Bunt picks his subject up in a horse-drawn sleigh and takes him to a local heliport. Then he tries to take a cable car up to Piz Gloria in order to maintain contact with Bond, but is confronted at the station by Blofeld's henchman, Grunther, and forcefully refused permission to ride. Campbell then decides to take events into his own hands and attempts to rock climb up to Piz Gloria. Unfortunately for Campbell, he is detected by Blofeld's guards and captured. Blofeld briefly interrogates the indignant Campbell, who tries to maintain his cover as an innocent mountain climbing tourist. At some point afterwards, Campbell is killed by unexplained means and left hanging upside down from a cliff (presumably by Blofeld's men) in what is meant to appear as a mountain climbing accident. His dangling body is later shown to Bond as a warning by Blofeld.
This character is never mentioned by name in any film dialogue, though he is listed as Campbell in the credits.
character in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service
. He is a minor Bond ally and is portrayed by George Baker
(who also dubbed Lazenby where Bond is impersonating Bray).
in London. He appears briefly in an interview with Bond concerning the possible identity of Ernst Stavro Blofeld
(Bond suspects that Blofeld is trying to gain the title of Count De Bleauchamp through Sir Hilary). As it is a matter of national security, the normally discreet genealogist agrees to help in Bond's mission by allowing Bond to assume his scholarly identity as a way to worm into Blofeld's circle of confidence (as the latter is anxious to have his claim to a nobleman's title confirmed). It is implied that Bond spends significant time being trained in the arts of heraldry and genealogical research by Bray, but this period is not actually shown. In the end, Blofeld is not fooled for long by Bond in his Sir Hillary Bray disguise, and neither is Bond fooled for long by Blofelds Count De Bleauchamp claims as both men have met in person before.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the sixth spy film in the James Bond series, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following the decision of Sean Connery to retire from the role after You Only Live Twice, Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby...
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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...
- 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:... - 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...
Marc-Ange Draco
Marc-Ange Draco, a Corsican, is the head of one of the most powerful crime syndicates in the world, the Unione CorseUnione Corse
The Unione Corse is a secretive criminal organization operating primarily out of Corsica and Marseilles in France. Unlike the Sicilian Mafia, it has not attempted to gain a foothold in the United States, and thus does not have the other organization's notoriety...
, and is the father of Tracy Bond
Tracy Bond
Teresa "Tracy" Bond is a fictional character and the main Bond girl in the James Bond film and novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service...
(therefore becoming James Bond's
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,...
father-in-law) by an Englishwoman (long deceased). Draco has his home in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
(in the film) and has legal businesses operating across Europe, including Draco Construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
; in the film, when Bond follows Draco's lead to Blofeld's lawyer in Berne
Berne
The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt of Switzerland, and, with a population of , the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, a Draco Construction crane on the site beside the building is used to lift a safe-cracking device across to 007 in the lawyer's offices. Draco's empire also includes real-estate holdings and demolition
Demolition
Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures, the opposite of construction. Demolition contrasts with deconstruction, which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use....
contracting, which proves critical when Draco's men attack Blofeld's mountaintop hideout of Piz Gloria
Piz Gloria
Piz Gloria is the name of the revolving restaurant on the Schilthorn near Mürren in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The cable car station and the restaurant were designed by the Bernese architect, Konrad Wolf...
. Draco is very wealthy (later, he and M are heard discussing a 1964 gold bullion job where the Unione Corse got away with "quite a haul") and offers Bond a million pounds to marry his daughter. He is rarely without his two right-hand men, security guards named Che-Che and Toussaint, and his youthful consort, Olympe.
Draco explains that he wants Bond to marry Tracy in order to help with her erratic tendencies, which have led to her suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
attempt – he relates the story of his late wife and Tracy's own troubled life (it is possible Draco may have had a hand in the death of Tracy's first husband, an unfaithful Italian count). In exchange for entertaining the idea of courting Tracy, Bond has Draco use his contacts in the underworld to help locate his nemesis, 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...
– MI6 having abandoned the search (Operation Bedlam). Draco reveals that some of his men have recently defected to SPECTRE and he gives 007 the lawyer connection. Ultimately, when the government ties M's hands and is prepared to capitulate to Blofeld's demands, Bond again turns to Draco and, during the film's climax, a group of Union Corse men plus Bond attack Piz Gloria in helicopters (posing as a Red Cross mercy flight for the Italian flood disaster). By now, Bond has fallen in love with Tracy and, because she is held captive on the mountain
Schilthorn
The Schilthorn is a 2,970 metre high summit in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland, above Mürren.It has a panoramic view which spans from the Titlis, Jungfrau, Mönch, Eiger, over the Bernese Alps and the Jura mountains up to the Vosges Mountains and the Black Forest...
, both men have an additional motivation in attacking the base. Subsequently marrying the rescued Tracy, Bond surprises Draco by happily declining the million-pound dowry
Dowry
A dowry is the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings forth to the marriage. It contrasts with bride price, which is paid to the bride's parents, and dower, which is property settled on the bride herself by the groom at the time of marriage. The same culture may simultaneously practice both...
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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...
named Draco after the Spanish name for Sir Francis Drake
Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588. He also carried out the...
. Author Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson
Raymond Benson is an American author best known for being the official author of the adult James Bond novels from 1997 to 2003. Benson was born in Midland, Texas and graduated from Permian High School in Odessa in 1973...
revisits the character in his own 'Union Trilogy' of novels, High Time To Kill, Doubleshot and Never Dream of Dying.
Shaun Campbell
Shaun Campbell 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...
and ally of 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 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...
's On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the sixth spy film in the James Bond series, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following the decision of Sean Connery to retire from the role after You Only Live Twice, Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby...
. The character was adapted for the 1969 film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the sixth spy film in the James Bond series, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following the decision of Sean Connery to retire from the role after You Only Live Twice, Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby...
, although he is only referred to as Campbell. He was portrayed by Bernard Horsfall
Bernard Horsfall
Bernard Horsfall is a British actor.Horsfall was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. He has appeared in many television and film roles including: Guns at Batasi , On Her Majesty's Secret Service , Enemy at the Door , Gandhi , The Jewel in the Crown , The Hound of the Baskervilles Bernard...
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Novel biography
Campbell is an agent of the British Secret Service, stationed at Station Z. He eventually follows a Russian to Piz GloriaPiz Gloria
Piz Gloria is the name of the revolving restaurant on the Schilthorn near Mürren in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. The cable car station and the restaurant were designed by the Bernese architect, Konrad Wolf...
at the same time James Bond is there impersonating Sir Hilary Bray. Campbell is caught and after Bond discloses that he does not recognize or know him, Campbell is tortured. Ultimately Campbell breaks, giving away Bond's identity.
Film biography
In the film version, Campbell serves as a covert back-up man for James Bond, but his affiliation is somewhat ambiguous. He may either be a fellow MI6 agent (which is supported by the fact that he supplies Bond with a safe-cracking device that is presumably a piece of MI6 equipment, speaks in an English accent, is described by Blofeld as a countryman of Bond's and is clearly described as an MI6 agent in the novel) or a mob soldier of Draco's (which is supported by the fact that he first encounters Bond using a Draco Construction crane from a Draco Construction site, during a segment of the film when Bond is officially operating on his own on vacation from MI-6 and being guided by advice from Draco, who has just dropped Bond off at his mission objective against the Swiss attorney by car). Either way, he is clearly working as a field assistant to Bond.Campbell first appears to help Bond steal information about Blofeld from Gumbold's high-rise office by using a crane to deliver a safe-cracking device. Later, posing as a tourist when Bond arrives by train at the Piz Gloria ski area (posing as Sir Hilary Bray), he follows in a Volkswagen 1300
Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003...
as Irma Bunt picks his subject up in a horse-drawn sleigh and takes him to a local heliport. Then he tries to take a cable car up to Piz Gloria in order to maintain contact with Bond, but is confronted at the station by Blofeld's henchman, Grunther, and forcefully refused permission to ride. Campbell then decides to take events into his own hands and attempts to rock climb up to Piz Gloria. Unfortunately for Campbell, he is detected by Blofeld's guards and captured. Blofeld briefly interrogates the indignant Campbell, who tries to maintain his cover as an innocent mountain climbing tourist. At some point afterwards, Campbell is killed by unexplained means and left hanging upside down from a cliff (presumably by Blofeld's men) in what is meant to appear as a mountain climbing accident. His dangling body is later shown to Bond as a warning by Blofeld.
This character is never mentioned by name in any film dialogue, though he is listed as Campbell in the credits.
Sir Hilary Bray
Sir Hilary Bray, Bt. is a fictional 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,...
character in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the sixth spy film in the James Bond series, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following the decision of Sean Connery to retire from the role after You Only Live Twice, Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby...
. He is a minor Bond ally and is portrayed by George Baker
George Baker (actor)
George Baker, MBE was an English actor and writer. He was best-known for portraying Tiberius in I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.-Personal life:...
(who also dubbed Lazenby where Bond is impersonating Bray).
Film biography
Sir Hilary Bray is a genealogist with the College of ArmsCollege of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds’ College, is an office regulating heraldry and granting new armorial bearings for England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
in London. He appears briefly in an interview with Bond concerning the possible identity of 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...
(Bond suspects that Blofeld is trying to gain the title of Count De Bleauchamp through Sir Hilary). As it is a matter of national security, the normally discreet genealogist agrees to help in Bond's mission by allowing Bond to assume his scholarly identity as a way to worm into Blofeld's circle of confidence (as the latter is anxious to have his claim to a nobleman's title confirmed). It is implied that Bond spends significant time being trained in the arts of heraldry and genealogical research by Bray, but this period is not actually shown. In the end, Blofeld is not fooled for long by Bond in his Sir Hillary Bray disguise, and neither is Bond fooled for long by Blofelds Count De Bleauchamp claims as both men have met in person before.