Desmond Llewelyn

Desmond Llewelyn

1914-09-12 Newport, England, UK 69 Credits

Biography

Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his role as Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.

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Best Ever Bond

2002

as Q (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.

Bond Girls Are Forever

Bond Girls Are Forever

2002

as Q (archive footage) (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Through vintage film clips of past Bond movie epics, and with the participation of several former "Bond Girls" as interviewees (among them Dr. No's Ur...

Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn

Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn

2000

as Q (archive footage)

7.5
Acting

Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn who playing Q in 17 James Bond films. This trailer with archief footage was created as tribute for SE dvd of The World Is ...

Inside 'From Russia with Love'

Inside 'From Russia with Love'

2000

as Self

6.8
Acting

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "From Russia with Love".

Terence Young: Bond Vivant

Terence Young: Bond Vivant

2000

as Self

6.0
Acting

Documentary on the career of director Terence Young.

Inside 'Moonraker'

Inside 'Moonraker'

2000

as Self

6.8
Acting

Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Moonraker'. Narated by Patrick Macnee.

Inside Q's Lab

Inside Q's Lab

2000

5.0
Acting

Inside the lab of Q

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000

1999

as Peregrin Morley

4.0
Acting

A convicted murderer holds the world hostage with a year 2000 virus in all the world's major computer systems.

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

1999

as Q

6.3
Acting

Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress fro...

Geri

Geri

1999

as Self

6.0
Acting

TV documentary which shows the roller-coaster career of the former Spice Girl, Geri Halliwell, including very candid behind-the-scenes footage and int...

Highly Classified: The World of 007

Highly Classified: The World of 007

1998

as Q

4.0
Acting

His world is full of glamour, mystery and intrigue and now you get to be a part of it! Let gadget wizard Q (Desmond Llewelyn) be your guide to the ubi...

Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

as Q

6.4
Acting

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mas...

The Secrets of 007

The Secrets of 007

1997

as Self

7.9
Acting

Behind-the-scenes look at more than three decades of the James Bond feature film series.

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

Goldeneye: The Secret Files

1995

as Self

6.0
Acting

Made for TV documentary including interview and behind the scenes footage from the James Bond movie GoldenEye (1995).

In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

1995

as Q

3.0
Acting

Jonathan Ross delves into the world of James Bond and meets with new and former cast members who reveal humorous stories and anecdotes in a series of ...

GoldenEye

GoldenEye

1995

as Q

6.9
Acting

When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world...

The World of James Bond

The World of James Bond

1995

6.0
Acting

Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to tie in with the seventeenth Bond film, GoldenEye.

Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'

Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'

1995

as Self

6.8
Acting

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Thunderball".

Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'

Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'

1995

as Self / Q (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Goldfinger".

The Goldfinger Phenomenon

The Goldfinger Phenomenon

1995

6.0
Acting

A look at the marketing, advertising and merchandising of the James Bond movie Goldfinger (1964) including trailers, interviews, TV spots and rare pro...

GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast

1995

as Self

6.0
Acting

A short documentary about the cast of GoldenEye.

30 Years of James Bond

30 Years of James Bond

1992

as Self

5.3
Acting

An examination of why the James Bond films have proved so popular including a discussion between the four actors who have played Bond, an interview wi...

Merlin

Merlin

1992

as Dr. Mycroft

5.5
Acting

A modern-day retelling of the Arthurian legend with the Lady of the Lake as a reporter and Pendragon as an evil businessman. Merlin's immortal apprent...

Licence to Kill

Licence to Kill

1989

as Q

6.4
Acting

After capturing the notorious drug lord Franz Sanchez, Bond's close friend and former CIA agent Felix Leiter is left for dead and his wife is murdered...

Prisoner of Rio

Prisoner of Rio

1988

as Commissioner Ingram

6.0
Acting

The story of the great train robber Ronald Biggs.

The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights

1987

as Q

6.5
Acting

After a defecting Russian general reveals a plot to assassinate foreign spies, James Bond is assigned a secret mission to dispatch the new head of the...

A View to a Kill

A View to a Kill

1985

as Q

6.2
Acting

A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear...

Octopussy

Octopussy

1983

as Q

6.4
Acting

James Bond is sent to investigate after a fellow “00” agent is found dead with a priceless Indian Fabergé egg. Bond follows the mystery and uncovers a...

Soft Targets

Soft Targets

1982

as Official in Dream

Acting

Stephen Poliakoff's parody of the spy-thriller genre. A Russian diplomat becomes convinced that he is at the centre of a Foreign Office plot.

For Your Eyes Only

For Your Eyes Only

1981

as Q

6.5
Acting

A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructi...

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

1981

as Lord Lansdowne

Acting

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George charts the life of the controversial Liberal politician with Philip Madoc in the titular role. The title them...

The Happy Autumn Fields

The Happy Autumn Fields

1980

as Papa

Acting

Time is playing tricks on Mary. Around her the walls are crumbling- all the houses are being pulled down. Why does she insist on staying, caught in a ...

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1980

as Sir Danvers Carew

6.0
Acting

Adaptation of the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson

Speed King

1979

as Major Bill Whittall

Acting

Biopic of Malcolm Campbell, detailing his tumultuous life and extreme drive as he attempts to break the world speed records on land and water.

Moonraker

Moonraker

1979

as Q

6.2
Acting

After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the co...

The Golden Lady

The Golden Lady

1979

as Professor Dixon

1.3
Acting

A wealthy industrialist hires Julia Hemingway and her elite team of female mercenaries to sabotage a deal between his competitor and an oil sheik.

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

as Q

6.8
Acting

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as Jame...

The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

as Q

6.4
Acting

Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths wit...

Diamonds Are Forever

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

as Q

6.4
Acting

Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smuggling mission to find out who's guilty. The missio...

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

as Q

6.6
Acting

James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women. ...

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968

as George Coggins

6.8
Acting

A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

1967

as Q

6.6
Acting

A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the c...

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond

1967

as Q

6.0
Acting

Moneypenny and Q discuss the rumors that James Bond is getting married. Promotional clip show to coincide with the release of the James Bond movie You...

Thunderball

Thunderball

1965

as Q

6.7
Acting

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they wil...

The Incredible World of James Bond

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

as Self (archive footage)

6.0
Acting

This promotional film was aired on American television on 26 November 1965, one month before the release of Thunderball (1965). Narrated by Alexander ...

Goldfinger

Goldfinger

1964

as Q

7.4
Acting

Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to pre...

The Silent Playground

The Silent Playground

1963

as Dr. Green

4.7
Acting

Police hunt for mental hospital out patient Simon Lacey, who has been unwittingly handing out barbiturates to children as sweets.

From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

1963

as Boothroyd - 'Q'

7.1
Acting

Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret crime organization known as SPECTRE. Russians Rosa K...

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

as Senator (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Determined to hold on to the throne, Cleopatra seduces the Roman emperor Julius Caesar. When Caesar is murdered, she redirects her attentions to his g...

The Pirates of Blood River

The Pirates of Blood River

1962

as Tom Blackthorne (uncredited)

6.2
Acting

A group of ruthless pirates attack a 17th Century Huguenot settlement on the Isle of Devon in search of treasure and will stop at nothing to obtain it...

Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play

1962

as Clergyman on Bus

5.9
Acting

John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys ...

The Curse of the Werewolf

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961

as 1st Footman (uncredited)

6.5
Acting

A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.

Sword of Sherwood Forest

Sword of Sherwood Forest

1960

as Wounded Fugitive (uncredited)

5.9
Acting

Robin of Loxley and his men stumble on a plot to overthrow Hubert Walter, King's Chancellor and Archbishop of Canterbury. The plotters, the Sheriff of...

Sapphire

Sapphire

1959

as Police Constable

7.0
Acting

Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspec...

Corridors of Blood

Corridors of Blood

1958

as Operations Assistant (uncredited)

6.1
Acting

Dr. Thomas Bolton fights for the use of anesthetic in surgery and uses himself as a guinea pig, but soon finds himself addicted.

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember

1958

as Seaman at Steerage Gate (uncredited)

7.6
Acting

The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspect...

Spider's Web

1955

as Constable Jones

6.0
Acting
Tim Driscoll's Donkey

Tim Driscoll's Donkey

1955

as Doctor

6.0
Acting

Story of how a young Irish boy loses the donkey he has reared from birth.

The Devil’s Jest

The Devil’s Jest

1954

as Policeman

3.0
Acting

An aristocratic widow discovers that her former lover, a medical officer in the British army, is secretly a German spy.

Operation Diplomat

Operation Diplomat

1953

as Police Constable at Barrier

5.8
Acting

A physician is forced to operate on a mystery figure under shady circumstances.

Street Corner

Street Corner

1953

as Police Constable

5.8
Acting

A pseudo-documentary focusing on the daily work and routine of women police officers built around three different storylines.

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1950

as Mr. Hyde

Acting

Television adaptation of the novel by R.L. Stevenson about the upright Dr Jekyll whose experiments lead him to discover a way to separate out good and...

They Were Not Divided

They Were Not Divided

1950

as '77 Jones

6.0
Acting

The film begins in a WW II training depot of a British Guards armoured regiment where recruits from many walks of life learn to survive the strict dis...

Guilt Is My Shadow

Guilt Is My Shadow

1950

as Pub customer (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

A woman is haunted by her conscience after she murders a man and then hides the body. Based on the novel 'You're Best Alone' by Norah Lofts.

The Chiltern Hundreds

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949

as First Guardsman (uncredited)

5.0
Acting

Young Viscount Tony Pym wangles National Service leave on the pretext of standing as a Tory candidate for a local seat held by his family for generati...

Adam and Evelyne

Adam and Evelyne

1949

as Barman in Restaurant (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

A handsome gambler unwittingly becomes guardian of an orphaned, teenaged girl.

Hamlet

Hamlet

1948

as Extra (uncredited)

7.4
Acting

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Sha...

Captain Boycott

Captain Boycott

1947

as Gentleman on Train (uncredited)

6.7
Acting

Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. Boyco...

Ask a Policeman

Ask a Policeman

1939

as Headless Coachman

7.4
Acting

The mirthful adventures of Police-Sergeant Samuel Dudfoot and his two constables, Albert Brown and Jeremias Harbottle, who stage a fabricated crime-wa...