MI6
M
Played by Bernard Lee
M is the head of British Intelligence (MI6) and James Bond’s boss. In the first Bond movie, M assigns Bond to Jamaica to investigate Dr. No and Crab Key, and also orders him to switch his handgun from a Beretta to the Walther PPK.
Played by Bernard Lee
M is the head of British Intelligence (MI6) and James Bond’s boss. In the first Bond movie, M assigns Bond to Jamaica to investigate Dr. No and Crab Key, and also orders him to switch his handgun from a Beretta to the Walther PPK.
Major Boothroyd
Played by Peter Burton
Major Boothroyd’s character is the precursor to the well-known Q of Q Branch, and originally only advises Bond on his firearm choice in Dr. No. He moves Bond away from his weak Beretta to the well-known Walther PPK.
Played by Peter Burton
Major Boothroyd’s character is the precursor to the well-known Q of Q Branch, and originally only advises Bond on his firearm choice in Dr. No. He moves Bond away from his weak Beretta to the well-known Walther PPK.
Commander John Strangways
Played by Timothy Moxon
The British MI6 Agent in Jamaica investigating the activities of Dr. No, Strangways makes a fatal mistake by informing his friend Professor Dent of his findings. Dent, a double agent for Dr. No, arranges to have Strangways assassinated by “The Three Blind Mice.”
Played by Timothy Moxon
The British MI6 Agent in Jamaica investigating the activities of Dr. No, Strangways makes a fatal mistake by informing his friend Professor Dent of his findings. Dent, a double agent for Dr. No, arranges to have Strangways assassinated by “The Three Blind Mice.”
Moneypenny
Played by Lois Maxwell
Lois Maxwell’s Moneypenny is first featured in every film from Dr. No up to A View To A Kill. As M’s personal secretary, Moneypenny welcomes Bond home from his missions, and in their first encounter, complains that 007 never dresses up in a tuxedo for her.
Played by Lois Maxwell
Lois Maxwell’s Moneypenny is first featured in every film from Dr. No up to A View To A Kill. As M’s personal secretary, Moneypenny welcomes Bond home from his missions, and in their first encounter, complains that 007 never dresses up in a tuxedo for her.
Allies
Quarrel
Played by John Kitzmiller
A fisherman from the Caymans, Bond’s first on-screen ally Quarrel guided him to the island of Crab Key in Dr. No. He was later killed there by No’s fire-breathing dragon tank.
Played by John Kitzmiller
A fisherman from the Caymans, Bond’s first on-screen ally Quarrel guided him to the island of Crab Key in Dr. No. He was later killed there by No’s fire-breathing dragon tank.
Puss-feller
Played by Lester Prendergast
Puss-feller is the owner of the Kingston nightclub and assists Bond, Leiter, and Quarrel. In the original novel of Dr. No, we are told that the character’s bizarre name stems from his legendary battle against an octopus. In the film, he is known for wrestling alligators, leaving the origin of his name inconsistent.
Played by Lester Prendergast
Puss-feller is the owner of the Kingston nightclub and assists Bond, Leiter, and Quarrel. In the original novel of Dr. No, we are told that the character’s bizarre name stems from his legendary battle against an octopus. In the film, he is known for wrestling alligators, leaving the origin of his name inconsistent.
Felix Leiter
Played by Jack Lord
Felix Leiter is Bond’s contact from the CIA in Dr. No. He eventually becomes one of Bond’s close friends. Leiter helps Bond to get in contact with Dr. No.
Played by Jack Lord
Felix Leiter is Bond’s contact from the CIA in Dr. No. He eventually becomes one of Bond’s close friends. Leiter helps Bond to get in contact with Dr. No.
Girls
Honey Ryder
Played by Ursula Andress
Dr. No offers a memorable moment when Honey Ryder, the first Bond girl ever, emerges from the sea in a skimpy white bikini singing “Underneath the Mango Tree”. Ursula Andress set a standard for all Bond girls to follow.
Played by Ursula Andress
Dr. No offers a memorable moment when Honey Ryder, the first Bond girl ever, emerges from the sea in a skimpy white bikini singing “Underneath the Mango Tree”. Ursula Andress set a standard for all Bond girls to follow.
Sylvia Trench
Played by Eunice Gayson
Sylvia was the first Bond girl to appear twice. Bond met her at the casino in the beginning of Dr. No but soon had to leave to Jamaica. The duty called again in the beginning of From Russia With Love, this time in the middle of a romantic picnic.
Played by Eunice Gayson
Sylvia was the first Bond girl to appear twice. Bond met her at the casino in the beginning of Dr. No but soon had to leave to Jamaica. The duty called again in the beginning of From Russia With Love, this time in the middle of a romantic picnic.
Henchmen
Three Blind Mice
Played by Uncredited Actors
These three men are meant to be blind, though they are employed by Dr. No to assassinate British agent Strangways and secretary Miss Trueblood.
Played by Uncredited Actors
These three men are meant to be blind, though they are employed by Dr. No to assassinate British agent Strangways and secretary Miss Trueblood.
Professor Dent
Played by Anthony Dawson
Dent is a geologist that is deeply entangled in Dr. No’s sinister plan to disrupt the missile launching programs. Dent tries to kill Bond with a tarantula but ends up being shot. Actor Anthony Dawson makes a reappearance in the Bond series, as the faceless Blofeld in From Russia With Love.
Played by Anthony Dawson
Dent is a geologist that is deeply entangled in Dr. No’s sinister plan to disrupt the missile launching programs. Dent tries to kill Bond with a tarantula but ends up being shot. Actor Anthony Dawson makes a reappearance in the Bond series, as the faceless Blofeld in From Russia With Love.
Miss Taro
Played by Zena Marshall
Miss Taro is a secretary that Bond catches spying on him during meetings with the Jamaican government. Bond arranges a date with her, but finds out she is an informant for Dr. No, and has her arrested.
Played by Zena Marshall
Miss Taro is a secretary that Bond catches spying on him during meetings with the Jamaican government. Bond arranges a date with her, but finds out she is an informant for Dr. No, and has her arrested.
Villains
Dr. Julius No
Played by Joseph Wiseman
Joseph Wiseman played the first Bond villain very faithful to his Fleming counterpart. The cold-calculating Doctor had a plan to dominate the world by controlling US space ship launches from his Jamaican island. Dr. No was half Chinese and half German, and had metal prothesis replacing his arms.
Played by Joseph Wiseman
Joseph Wiseman played the first Bond villain very faithful to his Fleming counterpart. The cold-calculating Doctor had a plan to dominate the world by controlling US space ship launches from his Jamaican island. Dr. No was half Chinese and half German, and had metal prothesis replacing his arms.
Animals
Lion
MGM’s iconic roaring lion logo is the first thing you see when watching the first (and all) James Bond movies.
MGM’s iconic roaring lion logo is the first thing you see when watching the first (and all) James Bond movies.
Tarantula
Sean Connery gets an unpleasant guest in bed when Professor Dent plants the spider, trying to kill 007. Technically not an animal per se, but this arachnid is part of a significant scene in the first movie.
Sean Connery gets an unpleasant guest in bed when Professor Dent plants the spider, trying to kill 007. Technically not an animal per se, but this arachnid is part of a significant scene in the first movie.
Fish
Bond and Honey are awestruck by the large-looking fish in Dr. No’s lair. Dr. No marvels at it himself, and says the fish only appear large because of the aquarium’s 10-inch thick convex glass.
Bond and Honey are awestruck by the large-looking fish in Dr. No’s lair. Dr. No marvels at it himself, and says the fish only appear large because of the aquarium’s 10-inch thick convex glass.
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