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Bruce Glover

Bruce Herbert Glover (born May 2, 1932) is an American character actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of the assassin Mr. Wint in the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1971).

Denise Perrier

Her most memorable scene is an uncredited appearance in the 1971 James Bond movie, Diamonds Are Forever.

Dick Dean

Dean continued to build cars with Dean Jeffries until his retirement, including the character cars in Death Race 2000 1975, the remote-control Ford Explorers for Jurassic Park, the ECTO-1 Cadillac Ambulance for Ghostbusters, prop vehicles for the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, and the Flintstones movie.

Golden Nugget Las Vegas

In the James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever (1971), the casino can be continually seen in the police chase scene.

Marc Lawrence

He played gangsters in two James Bond movies: 1971's Diamonds Are Forever opposite Sean Connery, and 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun opposite Roger Moore.

Putter Smith

Smith is perhaps best known for his movie role as assassin, Mr. Kidd, played alongside Mr. Wint (Bruce Glover), in the 1971 James Bond movie, Diamonds Are Forever, starring Sean Connery as 007.

Seaspeed

The two hovercraft were named The Princess Margaret and The Princess Anne; the former featured in the James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever".

Simon Oates

His son, Justin Brett, also an actor, said that his father was offered the role of James Bond in Diamonds Are Forever, but that Sean Connery changed his mind and returned to the role.

The Mint Las Vegas

The casino can be seen several times towards the end of the 1987 U2 music video "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For", which was filmed entirely on Fremont Street and in the 1971 James Bond motion picture Diamonds Are Forever.

The Ten Masked Men Strike Back EP

# "Diamonds Are Forever" (Shirley Bassey) – 2:07

Water ball

One of the first water balls appeared in the film Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and in the Beach Boys music video, Getcha Back (1985).


see also

Jimmy Cannon

Cannon is mentioned in Ian Fleming's James Bond novel, Diamonds Are Forever, in which Fleming describes Cannon's prose as "muscular" and "craftsmanlike".