Allies
Felix Leiter – David Hedison
Felix Leiter greets Bond on the telephone when he arrives in New York early in the film. They make arrangements for later as Leiter then goes back to monitoring Kananga. He meets up with James Bond later on when he calms down a flustered Sheriff J.W. Pepper after the catastrophic boat chase. He also calms down a furious Mr. Bleeker after Bond is finished ‘giving his lesson’ to Mrs. Bell.
He goes with Bond and Quarrel Jr. to San Monique at the end of the film and then wishes Bond and Solitaire well when the two of them prepare for their long train ride.
Memorable lines:
“Yes, Mr. Bleeker, I know you can’t glue the wings back on. Now Mr. Bleeker, I’m sure there’s no need for name calling.”
Harold Strutter – Lon Satton
Harold Strutter of the CIA waits on the side of the road when the all too familiar funeral starts. He is killed by the same man who murdered Dawes before and is then taken away. He was supposed to later meet James Bond and Felix Leiter.
Memorable lines:
“Whose funeral is it?”
Quarrel Jr. – Roy Stewart
Quarrel Jr. is the fisherman that James Bond chooses while with Rosie to go to San Monique. He is almost killed when Rosie suspects him of foul-play, but turns out to be a helpful ally. He goes with Bond during the finale of the film when they head back to San Monique during the night as the ceremony goes on.
Sheriff J.W. Pepper – Clifton James
Undoubtedly one of the most well known James Bond characters, this Southern Sheriff of the “Louisiana State Po-lice” is a stereotype of a redneck who encounters Bond. He notices the villain, Adam, speeding by and then chases after him. While trying to detain him, he is surprised when Bond in speedboat flies right over his head.
Later on he tries to send his brother Billy Bob out to stop them, but that plan fails when Adam turns up again. Pepper is furious when he finally catches up with Bond after the long pursuit.
Memorable lines:
“By the powers invested in me by this parish, I hereby do commandeer this vehicle and all those persons within…and that means you, smartass.”
“You picked the wrong parish to haul ass through boy. Nobody cuts and runs on Sheriff J.W. Pepper. And it's him who's speakin' by the by.
“What are you? Some kinda doomsday machine boy? Well we got a cage strong enough to hold an animal like you!”
“Secret agent? On whose side?”
Villians
Dr. Kananga / Mr. Big – Yaphet Kotto
Dr. Kananga is the ruler of the Caribbean island San Monique and as Mr. Big, is a powerful street boss. He also runs a large chain of Fillet of Soul restaurants. He is an imposing figure, who is often as charming and as suave as James Bond is. He is coordinating a plan using the grown Heroin he has to force others out of the same business as he.
Bond sabotages these plans then the two fight in his underground lair. They fall into the shark-infested waters, and Kananga is killed when the air-compressed bullet is shoved into his mouth by Bond.
Memorable lines:
“Drown Mr. Bond; I doubt you’ll get the chance to drown.”
Tee Hee – Julius W. Harris
Tee Hee is the prime henchman of Kananga. He is very intimidating and dangerous with this claw for a hand, as he got a bit careless once with the alligators at the farm, where he leaves Bond to die. Tee Hee has an obvious appreciation for the alligators and crocodiles, explaining many things about them to Bond.
At the end of the film, he fights Bond aboard the train. Bond uses his claw to his advantage and then throws him out the window.
Memorable lines:
“Mr. Bond, it’s good to see you again.”
Whisper – Earl Jolly Brown
This overweight and soft-spoken henchman for Kananga, he kills Bond’s cab driver and later on delivers champagne to Bond’s room. At the end of the film, he assists Kananga in holding Bond and Solitaire captive.
Baron Samedi – Geoffrey Holder
Chief of the Dead, this evil character works for Kananga on San Monique. He is present at many of the sacrificial gatherings. He predicts the future like Solitaire and does battle with Bond, appearing to die when he falls into a coffin filled with snakes.
He is then shown sitting on the train at the very end of the film.
Rosie Carver – Gloria Hendry
Rosie Carver is a sometimes inefficient worker for Kananga who is pretending to be an agent working for Felix Leiter to help Bond. Bond finds out her true intentions thanks to a Queen of Cups tarot card placed at his breakfast table. When he confronts her later, she panics and runs off.
She is shot dead by one of the scarecrows on San Monique.
Memorable lines:
“You see, they’ll kill me if I do.”
Cab Driver – Arnold Williams
This henchman is part of the massive system of tracking Bond down in Harlem. He takes Bond right to the Fillet of Soul.
Later in the film, he traps Bond and Solitaire in the back of a taxi and takes them to Kananga’s men.
Memorable lines:
“It’s your lucky day Jim, you’re going sky-diving.”
Girls
Miss Caruso – Madeline Smith
Miss Caruso is an agent who met Bond on a previous mission. When awoke by his boss early in the morning, Bond quickly shoves her into a closet to prevent her from being seen. Miss Moneypenny later helps to cover for Bond as well.
After they leave, Bond delicately lowers the zipper of her dress with his new gadget from Q.
Memorable lines:
“Such a delicate touch.”
Solitaire – Jane Seymour
Solitaire is a young Tarot card reader who is supposed to have the power of the Obeah. Her future telling is of critical importance to Mr. Big, and as long as she remains a virgin, nothing will prevent that power from assisting him.
The cards turn however, and Solitaire believes she is destined to become a lover along with Bond, even though he stacks the deck completely to his advantage. She realizes that after she has lost the power and is later captured by a furious Mr. Big/ Kananga.
She is nearly killed in the ceremony on San Monique when Bond rescues her, the two escaping and finally getting some peaceful time on a train, after a brief encounter with Tee Hee.
Memorable lines:
“The cards have followed you for me.”
Rosie Carver – Gloria Hendry
Rosie Carver is a sometimes inefficient worker for Kananga who is pretending to be an agent working for Felix Leiter to help Bond. Bond finds out her true intentions thanks to a Queen of Cups tarot card placed at his breakfast table. When he confronts her later, she panics and runs off.
She is shot dead by one of the scarecrows on San Monique.
Memorable lines:
“You see, they’ll kill me if I do.”
Gadgets
Walther PPK – (Dr. No – Tomorrow Never Dies)
The Walther PPK is first issued to James Bond in Dr. No by Major Boothroyd, when his Beretta is taken away. It delivers shots like a brick through a plate-glass window and has excellent stopping power. It has saved the life of James Bond on many of his missions and has been used to stop several of his main adversaries.
Bond has lost the PPK on numerous missions, always getting a new replacement from Q Branch. Professor Dent is the first unlucky victim of the powerful handgun in the famous scene in Dr. No.
The Walther PPK is 7.65mm and carries six rounds.
Watch Magnet –
This gadget had two primary uses. The first of which was its magnet, which could at close ranges, divert the path of a fired bullet. It also had a high-rate cutting razor which could be used to cut through such objects as rope.
Bond uses the magnet on several occasions, such as stealing M’s spoon, “delicately” undoing Miss Caruso’s dress and unsuccessfully trying to get to a boat while trapped on the island. He also uses it to secretly hold onto the air-compressed bullet during the final fight.
Bug Detector –
Bond uses this gadget to check for bugs which may have been placed in his bungalow in San Monique. He later finds two hidden inside of bed stand and a small statue.
Felix Lighter –
A car dashboard lighter, named amusingly by Bond after his helpful ally, it had a small microphone which allowed Bond and Leiter to communicate with eachother.
Shark Gun –
A large pistol that fires air-compressed bullets, Bond takes it with him when going to rescue Solitaire. Kananga later uses it on a large sofa Whisper was sitting on. Bond then takes one of the bullets and uses it to bring the downfall of the evil Dr. Kananga.
Hang Glider –
This hang glider was attached to Quarrel Jr’s boat at night. As Bond was ready to take off, he signaled with a small button device to tell Quarrel to loosen the glider from the boat.
Mirror Dart –
Concealed inside the side mirror of the car Whisper is driving, he fires the small dart into Bond’s taxi driver and quietly drives ahead.
Quotes
M: I'm sure the over-burdened British taxpayer would be fascinated to know how its Special Ordinances section disperses its funds. In future, Commander, let me suggest a perfectly adequate watchmaker just down the street.
M: Good God.
James Bond: You see, sir. By pulling out this button, it turns the watch into a hyper-intensified magnetic field. Powerful enough to even deflect the path of a bullet, at long range, or so Q claims.
M: I feel very tempted to test that theory right now.
Miss Caruso: Such a delicate touch.
James Bond: Sheer magnetism, darling.
Cab driver: You know where you're going?
James Bond: Uptown I believe.
Cab driver: Uptown? You headed into Harlem man.
James Bond: Well you just stay on the tail of that jukebox and there's an extra twenty in it for you.
Cab driver: Hey man, for twenty bucks I'd take you to a Ku Klux Klan cookout.
Tee-Hee: There are two ways to disable a croc, you know.
Tee-Hee: Oh, the other way is twice as simple. You just stick your hand in its mouth and pull its teeth out.
James Bond: Same time tomorrow, Mrs. Bell?
James Bond: Quite revealing!
Leiter: Yes, Mr. Bleeker, I know you can’t glue the wings back on. Now Mr. Bleeker, I’m sure there’s no need for name calling.
Pepper: By the powers invested in me by this parish, I hereby do commandeer this vehicle and all those persons within…and that means you, smartass.
Pepper: You picked the wrong parish to haul ass through boy. Nobody cuts and runs on Sheriff J.W. Pepper. And it's him who's speakin' by the by.
Pepper: What are you? Some kinda doomsday machine boy? Well we got a cage strong enough to hold an animal like you!
Pepper: Secret agent? On whose side?
Last Updated - 02/13/2005