Desmond Llewelyn

Person

Desmond Llewelyn

Born 12 September 1914 Died 19 December 1999, aged 85 Newport, England, UK TMDB ↗

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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The numbers

Computed from the record
24age in their first credit on record (1939)
61years on screen and counting
6credits in 1955, their busiest year
83dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn poster Age: 86

Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn

2000
as Q (archive footage)
The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000 poster Age: 85

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000

1999
as Peregrin Morley
The World Is Not Enough poster Age: 85

The World Is Not Enough

1999
as Q
Tomorrow Never Dies poster Age: 83

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997
as Q
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross poster Age: 81

In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross

1995
as Q
GoldenEye poster Age: 81

GoldenEye

1995
as Q
The Goldfinger Phenomenon poster Age: 80

The Goldfinger Phenomenon

1995
Merlin poster Age: 77

Merlin

1992
as Dr. Mycroft
Licence to Kill poster Age: 74

Licence to Kill

1989
as Q
Prisoner of Rio poster Age: 73

Prisoner of Rio

1988
as Commissioner Ingram
The Living Daylights poster Age: 72

The Living Daylights

1987
as Q
A View to a Kill poster Age: 70

A View to a Kill

1985
as Q
Octopussy poster Age: 68

Octopussy

1983
as Q
James Bond: The First 21 Years poster Age: 68

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983
as Q (archive footage)
Soft Targets poster Age: 68

Soft Targets

1982
as Official in Dream
For Your Eyes Only poster Age: 66

For Your Eyes Only

1981
as Q
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George poster Age: 66

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

1981
as Lord Lansdowne
The Happy Autumn Fields poster Age: 66

The Happy Autumn Fields

1980
as Papa
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde poster Age: 66

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

1980
as Sir Danvers Carew
No poster
Age: 65

Speed King

1979
as Major Bill Whittall
Moonraker poster Age: 64

Moonraker

1979
as Q
The Golden Lady poster Age: 64

The Golden Lady

1979
as Professor Dixon
The Spy Who Loved Me poster Age: 62

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977
as Q
No poster
Age: 60

A Man in the Zoo

1975
as Chairman
The Man with the Golden Gun poster Age: 60

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974
as Q
Diamonds Are Forever poster Age: 57

Diamonds Are Forever

1971
as Q
On Her Majesty's Secret Service poster Age: 55

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969
as Q
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang poster Age: 54

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

1968
as George Coggins
You Only Live Twice poster Age: 52

You Only Live Twice

1967
as Q
Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond poster Age: 52

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond

1967
as Q
Thunderball poster Age: 51

Thunderball

1965
as Q
Goldfinger poster Age: 50

Goldfinger

1964
as Q
The Silent Playground poster Age: 49

The Silent Playground

1963
as Dr. Green
From Russia with Love poster Age: 49

From Russia with Love

1963
as Boothroyd - 'Q'
Cleopatra poster Age: 48

Cleopatra

1963
as Senator (uncredited)
The Pirates of Blood River poster Age: 47

The Pirates of Blood River

1962
as Tom Blackthorne (uncredited)
Only Two Can Play poster Age: 47

Only Two Can Play

1962
as Clergyman on Bus
The Curse of the Werewolf poster Age: 46

The Curse of the Werewolf

1961
as 1st Footman (uncredited)
Sword of Sherwood Forest poster Age: 46

Sword of Sherwood Forest

1960
as Wounded Fugitive (uncredited)
Sapphire poster Age: 45

Sapphire

1959
as Police Constable
Corridors of Blood poster Age: 44

Corridors of Blood

1958
as Operations Assistant (uncredited)
Further Up the Creek poster Age: 44

Further Up the Creek

1958
as Chief Yeoman (uncredited)
A Night to Remember poster Age: 43

A Night to Remember

1958
as Seaman at Steerage Gate (uncredited)
No poster
Age: 40

Spider's Web

1955
as Constable Jones
Tim Driscoll's Donkey poster Age: 40

Tim Driscoll's Donkey

1955
as Doctor
The Devil’s Jest poster Age: 39

The Devil’s Jest

1954
as Policeman
Knights of the Round Table poster Age: 39

Knights of the Round Table

1953
as A Herald (uncredited)
Operation Diplomat poster Age: 39

Operation Diplomat

1953
as Police Constable at Barrier
Street Corner poster Age: 38

Street Corner

1953
as Police Constable
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde poster Age: 36

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1950
as Mr. Hyde
They Were Not Divided poster Age: 35

They Were Not Divided

1950
as '77 Jones
Guilt Is My Shadow poster Age: 35

Guilt Is My Shadow

1950
as Pub customer (uncredited)
The Chiltern Hundreds poster Age: 35

The Chiltern Hundreds

1949
as First Guardsman (uncredited)
Adam and Evelyne poster Age: 34

Adam and Evelyne

1949
as Barman in Restaurant (uncredited)
Hamlet poster Age: 34

Hamlet

1948
as Extra (uncredited)
Captain Boycott poster Age: 32

Captain Boycott

1947
as Gentleman on Train (uncredited)
Ask a Policeman poster Age: 24

Ask a Policeman

1939
as Headless Coachman
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TV credits

Newest first
Wilde Alliance poster Age: 63

Wilde Alliance

1978
as Colonel Thripp
Nine Tailors poster Age: 60

Nine Tailors

1975
as Sir Charles Thorpe
The Love School poster Age: 60

The Love School

1975
as Thomas Coombe
Playhouse poster Age: 59

Playhouse

1974
as Major Bill Whittall
Playhouse poster Age: 59

Playhouse

1974
as Papa
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em poster Age: 58

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

1973
Follyfoot poster Age: 56

Follyfoot

1971
as Colonel
Play for Today poster Age: 56

Play for Today

1970
as Official in Dream
No poster
Age: 55

Codename

1970
as Barrett
Doomwatch poster Age: 55

Doomwatch

1970
as Thompson
Softly Softly: Task Force poster Age: 55

Softly Softly: Task Force

1969
as Somers
Mickey Dunne poster Age: 52

Mickey Dunne

1967
as Lord Boutard
Softly, Softly poster Age: 51

Softly, Softly

1966
Suspense poster Age: 47

Suspense

1962
as President of the Court
Suspense poster Age: 47

Suspense

1962
as Ian MacDonald
Suspense poster Age: 47

Suspense

1962
as Company Spokesman
No poster
Age: 47

Stryker of the Yard

1961
Danger Man poster Age: 45

Danger Man

1960
as Charles - Doorman
No Hiding Place poster Age: 45

No Hiding Place

1959
The Invisible Man poster Age: 44

The Invisible Man

1958
as Det. Sergeant
The Adventures of Robin Hood poster Age: 41

The Adventures of Robin Hood

1955
as Two Fingers
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 40

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Det. Insp. Jones
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 40

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Dr. Pearce
Dixon of Dock Green poster Age: 40

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
as Bank Manager
No poster
Age: 37

My Wife Jacqueline

1952
as Keith
Sunday Night Theatre poster Age: 35

Sunday Night Theatre

1950
as Pandimiglio
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