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Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (Welsh: [ɬɛˈwɛlɪn]; 12 September 1914 – 19 December 1999) was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his role as Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.
Desmond Llewelyn. Actor: GoldenEye. 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.
- Actor
- September 12, 1914
- 3 min
- December 19, 1999
Desmond Llewelyn. Actor: GoldenEye. 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...
- September 12, 1914
- December 19, 1999
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Dec 20, 1999 · Desmond Llewelyn, who played the gadgetry expert Q in a string of James Bond films, died in the hospital after a car accident today. He was 85 and lived in Bexhill in East Sussex, England.
Dec 20, 1999 · Desmond Llewelyn, best known as "Q," the faithful and canny supplier of trick cars, reverse-firing guns, exploding toothpaste and other spy-baiting toys through 17 of the 19 James Bond films, died ...
Dec 21, 1999 · DESMOND LLEWELYN was an actor for over 60 years, but will forever be remembered for just one role, that of "Q", inventor of countless gadgets for the spy James Bond. With an air of impatient but ...
Desmond Llewelyn was born on 12 September 1914 at Blaen-y-Pant House in Bettws, Newport, Monmouthshire, the eldest child of Ivor Llewelyn, a mining engineer, and his wife Mia (née Wilkinson). He had a sister Mia Noreen born in 1918. Desmond's grandfather Llewelyn Llewelyn was the General Manager of the Powell-Dyffryn Steam Coal Company, and ...
