The James Bond film series is a British series of spy films based on the fictional character of MI6 agent James Bond, "007", who originally appeared in a series of books by Ian Fleming. There have been twenty-five films in total released between 1962 and 2021 and produced by Eon Productions, which now holds the adaptation rights to all of Fleming's Bond novels.[1][2] Bond has been portrayed in these films by six actors: Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig.

Several of the series' supporting characters, such as M, Q, and Miss Moneypenny, are MI6 posts, not character names, and some of the actor changes in these positions reflect in-universe replacements. Such change was explicit for M in GoldenEye (1995), with Judi Dench's character referred to as a newcomer, and in Skyfall (2012), as Ralph Fiennes' character Gareth Mallory replaces Dench's character as M; it was explicit for Q in Die Another Day (2002), as John Cleese's character replaces Desmond Llewelyn's Q after being his apprentice in The World Is Not Enough (1999). There is only one clear case of a single M, Q, or Moneypenny character switching actor: when Q, Major Boothroyd, switches from Peter Burton in Dr. No (1962) to Desmond Llewelyn in From Russia with Love (1963).

Overview

Film
Character
James Bond
007 		Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Felix Leiter Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
M Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Miss Moneypenny Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Q Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sylvia Trench Yes
Ernst Stavro Blofeld Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sheriff J.W. Pepper Yes
Bill Tanner Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
General Gogol Yes Yes
Sir Frederick Gray Yes Yes
Jaws Yes
Rublevitch Yes Yes
Smithers Yes
Jack Wade Yes
Valentin Zukovsky Yes Yes
Charles Robinson Yes
René Mathis Yes
Mr White Yes Yes
Dr. Madeleine Swann Yes
Dr. Vogel Yes

By era

1962–1971: Sean Connery and George Lazenby

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Character 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1969 1971
Dr. No From Russia with Love Goldfinger Thunderball You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty's Secret Service Diamonds Are Forever
James Bond
007 		Sean Connery[3] George Lazenby[3] Sean Connery[3]
Felix Leiter Jack Lord[4] Cec Linder[4] Rik Van Nutter[4] Norman Burton[4]
M Bernard LeeR[5]
Miss Moneypenny Lois MaxwellR[6]
Q Peter Burton[7] Desmond LlewelynR[7]
Sylvia Trench Eunice Gayson[8]
Ernst Stavro Blofeld Anthony Dawson[9]
Eric PohlmannV[9] 		Anthony Dawson[9]
Eric PohlmannV[9] 		Donald Pleasence[9] Telly Savalas[9] Charles Gray[9]

1973–1985: Roger Moore

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Character 1973 1974 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985
Live and Let Die The Man with the Golden Gun The Spy Who Loved Me Moonraker For Your Eyes Only Octopussy A View to a Kill
James Bond
007 		Roger Moore[3]
M Bernard Lee[5] Robert BrownR[5]
Miss Moneypenny Lois Maxwell[6]
Sheriff J.W. Pepper Clifton James[10]
Q Desmond LlewelynR[7]
Bill Tanner Michael GoodliffeU[11] James Villiers[11]
General Gogol Walter Gotell[11]
Sir Frederick Gray Geoffrey Keen[11]
Jaws Richard Kiel[12]
Rublevitch Eva Rueber-Staier[13] Eva Rueber-Staier[13]
Smithers Jeremy Bulloch[14]

1987–1989: Timothy Dalton

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Character 1987 1989
The Living Daylights Licence to Kill
James Bond
007 		Timothy Dalton[3]
Felix Leiter John Terry[4] David Hedison[4]
M Robert Brown[5]
Miss Moneypenny Caroline Bliss[6]
Q Desmond LlewelynR[7]

1995–2002: Pierce Brosnan

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Character 1995 1997 1999 2002
GoldenEye Tomorrow Never Dies The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day
James Bond
007 		Pierce Brosnan[3]
M Judi DenchR[5]
Miss Moneypenny Samantha Bond[6]
Q Desmond Llewelyn[7] Desmond Llewelyn[7]
John Cleese[7] 		John Cleese[7]
Bill Tanner Michael Kitchen[11] Michael Kitchen[11]
Jack Wade Joe Don Baker[15]
Valentin Zukovsky Robbie Coltrane[16] Robbie Coltrane[16]
Charles Robinson Colin Salmon[17]

2006–2021: Daniel Craig

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This section includes characters who have appeared in two or more Daniel Craig films.

Character 2006 2008 2012 2015 2021
Casino Royale Quantum of Solace Skyfall Spectre No Time to Die
James Bond
007 		Daniel Craig[3]
Felix Leiter Jeffrey Wright[4] Jeffrey Wright[4]
Olivia Mansfield
M[a] 		Judi Dench[5] Judi DenchC[5]
René Mathis Giancarlo Giannini[18]
Mr White Jesper Christensen[19] Jesper Christensen[19]
Bill Tanner Rory Kinnear[20]
Gareth Mallory
M[a] 		Ralph Fiennes[5]
Eve Moneypenny Naomie Harris[21]
Q Ben Whishaw[22]
Franz Oberhauser
Ernst Stavro Blofeld 		Christoph Waltz[9]
Dr. Madeleine Swann Léa Seydoux[23]
Dr. Vogel Brigitte Millar[24]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Olivia Mansfield (Judi Dench's M) dies in Skyfall (2012) and is replaced by character Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), appearing earlier in the same film. In Spectre (2015), Mansfield has a cameo appearance in a video she recorded before her murder.[5]

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