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- Barry Nelson was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming’s secret agent James Bond He was the first actor to play James Bond on screen, in a 1954 adaptation of Ian Fleming’s novel Casino Royale on the television anthology series Climax! (preceding Sean Connery’s interpretation in Dr. No by eight years).
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Barry Nelson as Jimmy 'Card-Sense' Bond and Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre. The $25,000 live production aired on Thursday night October 21, 1954 at 8:30 EST. It starred Barry Nelson as American Combined Intelligence Agent ‘Card Sense’ Jimmy Bond.
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Barry Nelson (April 16, 1917 – April 7, 2007) was an American, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond.
Nelson was born Robert Haakon Nielsen in San Francisco, California, of Norwegian ancestry, the son of Betsy (nee Christophsen) and Trygve Nielsen. (His year of birth has been subject of some debate, but his 1943 Army enlistment record and his 1993 voter registration records certify 1917 as the correct year of his birth.) He began acting in school a...
Nelson was an actor of stage and screen. He began working in Hollywood in 1938 and appeared in dozens of movies and TV shows before he was cast as James Bond.
Nelson was the first actor (and the first non European before George Lazenby who was the second) to play James Bond on screen, in a 1954 adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale on the television anthology series Climax!. He preceded Sean Connery's interpretation of Bond in Dr. No by eight years. Reportedly this was considered a pilot for a possible James Bond television series, though it's not known if Nelson intended to continue playing the character. Nelson played James Bond as an American whom some characters refer to as "Jimmy". (Interestingly, an American "Jimmy Bond" would appear in the next adaptation of Casino Royale as a villain, played by Woody Allen )
"At that time, no one had ever heard of James Bond ... I was scratching my head wondering how to play it. I hadn't read the book or anything like that because it wasn't well known."
― Nelson in a 2004 interview with Cinema Retro.
After Climax! Nelson continued to act until the late 1980's. He is best known for appearing in the films The Shining (in which he appears as the man who interviews Jack Torrance for the caretaking job), Airport, and the 1941 film
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Nelson had two wives, actress Teresa Celli, married in 1951 and later divorced, and Nansilee ("Nansi") Hoy, to whom he was married until his death. Nelson and his second wife divided their time between homes in New York and France. Until his death, Nelson could be seen publicly at American Civil War shows across America. He was a close friend of the tenor Mario Lanza.
According to his widow Nansi, Barry Nelson died on April 7, 2007, while traveling in Bucks County, Pennsylvania nine days before his 90th birthday. The cause of death was not disclosed.
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Barry Nelson as James Bond. Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre. Linda Christian as Valerie Mathis (a composite character of Vesper Lynd and René Mathis) William Lundigan as Host/Himself. Michael Pate as Clarence Leiter. Eugene Borden as Chef De Partie. Jean Del Val as Croupier.
Jul 29, 2020 · Sean Connery made James Bond iconic in Dr. No but he wasn't the first actor to portray 007 onscreen; that honor goes to American actor Barry Nelson. Who played the first James Bond onscreen?
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- Barry Nelson. Year(s) Active: 1954. Number Of Films: 1. Believe it or not, James Bond began his journey to the silver screen as a live TV adaptation for the hit show Climax!
- Sean Connery. Year(s) Active: 1962 – 1967, 1971, 1983. Number Of Films: 7. Probably the most iconic James Bond to ever hit the screen, Sean Connery is the person that everyone thinks of when you say the words, “Bond, James Bond.”
- David Niven. Year(s) Active: 1967. Number Of Films: 1. Whenever David Niven enters a conversation on film, the James Bond series is something folks wouldn't be likely to cite as part of his resume.
- George Lazenby. Year(s) Active: 1969. Number Of Films: 1. A first time actor and Australian model, George Lazenby was the man selected to take on the role of James Bond after Sean Connery had first bowed out of the role after 1967's You Only Live Twice.
Eyes. Dark brown. Nationality. American. Occupation. Intelligence operative. Affiliation. Combined Intelligence Agency. Status. Active. Behind the scenes. Role. Main protagonist. Portrayed by. Barry Nelson. First seen. Casino Royale (1954 TV) Last seen. Casino Royale (1954 TV)
Barry Nelson: James Bond. Showing all 31 items. Jump to: Photos (8) Quotes (23) Photos. Quotes. Clarence Leiter : Aren't you the fellow who was shot? James Bond : No, I'm the fellow who was missed. James Bond : [James Bond in bathtub. Zuroff is tying rope on him. Le Chiffre, Valerie, Basil enter bathroom]
