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Desmond Llewelyn (1914–1999)

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Desmond Llewelyn was born in South Wales in 1914, the son of a coal mining engineer. In high school, he worked as a stagehand in the school's productions and then picked up sporadic small parts. His family would not give up their effort to prevent him from a life on stage, so an uncle who was a high ranking police officer arranged for Llewelyn to take the department's physical exam... See full bio »

Born:

Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn
in Newport, Wales, UK

Died:

(age 85) in Firle, East Sussex, England, UK
Still of John Cleese, Pierce Brosnan and Desmond Llewelyn in The World Is Not Enough Still of Roger Moore and Desmond Llewelyn in Octopussy Still of Roger Moore and Desmond Llewelyn in Moonraker Still of Pierce Brosnan and Desmond Llewelyn in Tomorrow Never Dies Jason M. Allentoff at age 14 meets Desmond Llewelyn at the GoldenEye Convention in 1995 Still of Pierce Brosnan and Desmond Llewelyn in The World Is Not Enough
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1999 Die Millennium-Katastrophe - Computer-Crash 2000 (TV movie)
Peregrin Morley
 
1999 The World Is Not Enough
Q
 
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
Q
 
1997 Taboo (short)
 
1995 GoldenEye
Q
 
1993 Merlin
Dr. Mycroft
 
1989 Licence to Kill
Q
 
1988 Prisoner of Rio
Commissioner Ingram
 
1987 The Living Daylights
Q
 
1985 A View to a Kill
Q
 
1983 Octopussy
Q
 
1982 Play for Today (TV series)
Official in Dream
– Soft Targets (1982) … Official in Dream
 
1981 For Your Eyes Only
Q
 
1981 The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (TV series)
Lord Lansdowne
– No. 10 (1981) … Lord Lansdowne
 
1974-1980 BBC2 Playhouse (TV series)
Major Bill Whittall
– The Happy Autumn Fields (1980)
– Speed King (1974) … Major Bill Whittall
 
1980 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie)
Sir Danvers Carew
 
1979 Moonraker
Q
 
1979 Hazell (TV series)
Bell
– Hazell and the Suffolk Ghost (1979) … Bell
 
1979 The Golden Lady
Professor Dixon
 
1978 Lillie (TV mini-series)
Lord Dudley
– The Jersey Lily (1978) … Lord Dudley
 
1978 The Wilde Alliance (TV series)
Colonel Thripp
– Well Enough Alone (1978) … Colonel Thripp
 
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
Q
 
1976 The Onedin Line (TV series)
President
– Loss of the Helen May (1976) … President
 
1976 Wodehouse Playhouse (TV series)
Rev. Stanley Gooch
– Anselm Gets His Chance (1976) … Rev. Stanley Gooch
 
1975 Man in the Zoo (TV movie)
 
1974 The Man with the Golden Gun
'Q'
 
1974 The Pallisers (TV series)
Speaker
– Episode #1.23 (1974) … Speaker
 
1974 The Nine Tailors (TV mini-series)
Sir Charles Thorpe
– Episode #1.1 (1974) … Sir Charles Thorpe
 
1973 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV series)
Air Commodore Drew
– The RAF Reunion (1973) … Air Commodore Drew
 
1971-1973 Follyfoot (TV series)
The Colonel
– Walk in the Woods (1973) … The Colonel
– Hazel (1973) … The Colonel
– Rain on Friday (1973) … The Colonel
– Uncle Joe (1973) … The Colonel
– The Bridge Builder (1973) … The Colonel
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1971 Diamonds Are Forever
'Q'
 
1971 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Somers
– Something Big (1971) … Somers
 
1971 Doomwatch (TV series)
Thompson
– Flight Into Yesterday (1971) … Thompson
 
1970 Codename (TV series)
Barrett
– A Walk with the Lions (1970) … Barrett
 
1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
'Q'
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
George Coggins
 
1960-1968 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Bank Manager / Det. Insp. Jones / Dr. Pearce
– The Man (1968) … Dr. Pearce
– The Commander (1968) … Bank Manager
– Everything Goes in Threes (1960) … Det. Insp. Jones
 
1968 City 68' (TV series)
Headmaster
– Where Did You Get That Hat? (1968) … Headmaster
 
1968 Virgin of the Secret Service (TV series)
Count Kolinsky
– Russian Roundabout (1968) … Count Kolinsky
 
1967 You Only Live Twice
'Q'
 
1965 Thunderball
'Q'
 
1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
Jailer (uncredited)
 
1965 Secret Agent (TV series)
Charles - Doorman
– The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove (1965) … Charles - Doorman
 
1964 Goldfinger
'Q'
 
1964 The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (TV series)
Member of Council
– A Germ Destroyer (1964) … Member of Council
 
1963 Silent Playground
Dr. Green
 
1959-1963 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Murgatroyd / Supt. Hitchcock
– Always a Copper (1963) … Murgatroyd
– Stranger in the Parlour (1959) … Supt. Hitchcock
 
1963 From Russia with Love
Boothroyd
 
1963 Suspense (TV series)
Company Spokesman / Ian McDonald / President of the Court
– The Rescuers (1963) … Company Spokesman
– The Dogs of Durga Das (1963) … Ian McDonald
– The Uncertain Witness (1963) … President of the Court
 
1963 Cleopatra
Senator (uncredited)
 
1962 The Pirates of Blood River
Tom Blackthorne (uncredited)
 
1962 The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (TV movie)
 
1962 Only Two Can Play
Clergyman on Bus (uncredited)
 
1961 The Curse of the Werewolf
1st Footman (uncredited)
 
1961 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Fergus de la Roux
– Episode #1.436 (1961) … Fergus de la Roux
– Episode #1.431 (1961) … Fergus de la Roux
 
1961 The House Under the Water (TV mini-series)
Colonel Tregaron
– Episode #1.1 (1961) … Colonel Tregaron
 
1960 Sword of Sherwood Forest
Wounded Fugitive
 
1960 Saturday Playhouse (TV series)
Sgt. Harris
– Home and the Heart (1960) … Sgt. Harris
 
1960 How Green Was My Valley (TV mini-series)
Mr. Evans
– Proposal and Disposal (1960) … Mr. Evans
 
1959 Private Investigator (TV series)
Police Constable Jones
– The Battle for Diana (1959) … Police Constable Jones (as Desmond Llewellyn)
 
1959 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Detective Sergeant
– Blind Justice (1959) … Detective Sergeant
 
1959 Sapphire
Police Constable (uncredited)
 
1959 A Farthing Damages (TV movie)
O'Connor
 
1958 Corridors of Blood
Assistant at Operations (uncredited)
 
1958 Further Up the Creek
Chief Yeoman
 
1958 Queen's Champion (TV mini-series)
Lord Bretherton
– The Edge of Defeat (1958) … Lord Bretherton
 
1958 A Night to Remember
Seaman at Steerage Gate (uncredited)
 
1958 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)
Two Fingers
– Little Mother (1958) … Two Fingers
 
1957 Thunder in the West (TV series)
King James II
 
1957 Boyd Q.C. (TV series)
McCracken
– The Open and Shut Case (1957) … McCracken
 
1957 Stryker of the Yard (TV series)
– The Case of Uncle Henry (1957)
 
1954 Tyrant's Tower (TV movie)
Surveyor
 
1953 Knights of the Round Table
A Herald (uncredited)
 
1953 Valley of Song
Lloyd - Schoolmaster
 
1953 Bunty Wins a Pup (short)
Mr. Brown
 
1953 Stryker of the Yard
 
1952 My Wife Jacqueline (TV series)
Keith Appleyard
– Happily Ever After (1952) … Keith Appleyard
– The Landed Proprietor (1952) … Keith Appleyard
– Getting Margaret Married (1952) … Keith Appleyard
– Common Interests (1952) … Keith Appleyard
 
1952 How Does It End? (TV series)
Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
– A Tale of Two Cities (1952) … Sydney Carton / Charles Darnay
 
1952 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Pandimiglio
– The Wanderer (1952) … Pandimiglio
 
1951 The Lavender Hill Mob
Customs Officer (uncredited)
 
1950 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (TV movie)
Mr. Hyde
 
1950 They Were Not Divided
'77 Jones
 
1949 The Amazing Mr. Beecham
First guardsman (uncredited)
 
1949 Adam and Evalyn
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
 
1948 Hamlet
Extra (uncredited)
 
1947 A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV movie)
Theseus
 
1946 A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV movie)
Theseus
 
1946 As You Like It (TV movie)
 
1939 Ask a Policeman
Headless Coachman (uncredited)
 
1939 Campbell of Kilmhor (TV movie)
Captain Sandeman
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
– La última noche del Titanic (2012) (in memory of)
 
2000 Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn (TV documentary) (in memory of)
 
2000 Inside Q's Lab (video documentary short) (in memory of)
 
1999 The World Is Not Enough (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (32 titles)
2000 Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Inside Q's Lab (video documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage) / Q (also archive footage)
 
2000 Inside 'Moonraker' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'From Russia with Love' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Exclusive (TV series documentary)
Himself - Interviewee
– Episode dated 21 November 1999 (1999) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1999 The Bond Cocktail (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 MADtv (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.9 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Comme au cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 November 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Himself / Q
 
1999 Geri (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Making of 'The World Is Not Enough' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Terence Young: Bond Vivant (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1998 A Royal Birthday Celebration (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / Q (also archive footage)
 
1997 James Bond: Shaken and Stirred (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 An Audience with Ronnie Corbett (TV movie)
Himself - Audience Member (uncredited)
 
1997 Highly Classified: The World of 007 (video documentary)
Q
 
1996 Very Important Pennis (TV series)
Himself
– Very Important Pennis: Part 1 (1996) … Himself
 
1995 GoldenEye: The Secret Files (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (TV documentary)
Q
 
1995 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Desmond Llewelyn (1995) … Himself
 
1995 The World of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1995 The Goldfinger Phenomenon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Gottschalk Late Night (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1992 30 Years of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Wogan (TV series)
– Licence to Kill Special (1989)
 
1987 James Bond: Licence to Thrill (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1987 No 73 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.24 (1987) … Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.56 (1971) … Himself
 
1967 Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (TV documentary)
Q
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (21 titles)
2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
Q
 
2006 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
 
2006 Press Day in Portugal (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Return of Bond: The Start of Production Press Event (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: You Only Live Twice (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (Video Game)
Q
 
2002 Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (TV documentary)
Q (uncredited)
 
2002 Bond Girls Are Forever (TV documentary)
Q (uncredited)
 
2000 The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2000 Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn (video documentary short)
Q
 
2000 Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (video documentary short)
Q
 
2000 Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 And the Word Was Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Making of 'GoldenEye': A Video Journal (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (TV documentary)
 
1983 Bonds Are Forever (video documentary)
Q/Himself
 
1965 The Incredible World of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Wrote foreword for "Albert J. Luxford, the Gimmick Man: Memoir of a Special Effects Maestro" by Albert J. Luxford with Gareth Owen (McFarland, 2002). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 2 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Desmond Llewellyn

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Personal Quote:

Yes, I know 'Q' is beloved. But, for God's sake, don't make him some kind of sentimental grandfather. That's what I am in real life. See more »

Trivia:

Over the years, he created his own back story for the character of 'Q' by wearing different ties belonging to various clubs and institutions. Accordingly, 'Q' was educated at Radley (as was Llewelyn), where he excelled in rugby, cricket and rowing. Afterwards he attended Trinity college in Cambridge (like one of Desmond's sons)... See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo