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James Bond
Played by: Roger Moore
Description: Roger Moore returns for his sixth appearance as James Bond,
a role which is now completely his. Moore has a certain confidence that, while
more realistic, also comes across as slightly bored. In addition, his time in
a clown outfit is one of the low points of the series.
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Bianca
Played by: Tina Hudson
Description: Bianca helps Bond during the pre-title sequence by giving
him Colonel Toro's ID badge, as well as helping Bond escape from captivity.
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Colonel Toro
Played by: Ken Norris
Description: Looking like Bond's long lost twin, Colonel Toro stops Bond from destroying his top secret plane during the pre-title sequence. However, he is killed when Bond leads a heat-seeking missile into a hanger with Toro and the plane.
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Teaser Soldier
Played by: Unknown
Description: This soldier is tasked with guarding Bond in a military vehicle,
when he is captivated by Bianca's beautiful legs. As a result of this distraction,
Bond escapes and the vehicle drives off the road.
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Gas Station Attendant
Played by: David Grahame
Description: Caught off guard while taking a nap, this man is shocked when Bond drives up to the pump in his Acrostar jet.
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009
Played by: Andy Bradford
Description: After escaping from Octopussy's circus with the Portrait of a Lady Faberge Egg, 009 is killed by Mischka and Grishka, but not before crashing into the British Ambassador's room and delivering the egg.
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Mishka
Played by: David Meyer
Description: One of two identical twin henchmen, Mischka helps murder 009 and is killed by Bond aboard Octopussy's train and hidden in a cannon.
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Grishka
Played by: Tony Meyer
Description: The other identical twin henchmen, Grishka also helps murder 009. He almost gets the better of Bond when he has 007 pinned to a wooden door, about to throw a final knife into his chest. Bond gets the better of him and throws a knife back at Grishka, killing him instantly.
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British Ambassador
Played by: Patrick Barr
Description: 009 crashes into this British Ambassador's room while he is getting ready for a dinner affair. After 009 drops the Faberge Egg, the Ambassador presumably delivers it to MI6.
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Penelope Smallbone
Played by: Michaela Clavell
Description: Miss Moneypenny's assistant, Penelope Smallbone is "as beautiful and charming as [Miss Moneypenny used to be.]" After
welcoming her to Universal Exports and giving her a bouquet of flowers, Bond
continues into M's office. She then sighs, along with Moneypenny, about their
love that can never be.
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Miss Moneypenny
Played by: Lois Maxwell
Description: The ever-faithful Moneypenny shares her short screen time with a new assistant, Penelope Smallbone. Regardless, she has a short repartee with Bond, which involves an admission that she is getting older.
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Sir Frederick Gray, Minister of Defence
Played by: Geoffrey Keen
Description: No longer acting as head of MI6, Frederick Gray returns to
his role as Minister of Defense and aids M in giving Bond his orders.
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M
Played by: Robert Brown
Description: Taking over for Bernard Lee who passed away shortly after Moonraker's release, Robert Brown acts as the same character. It is often debated that he is actually Admiral Hargreaves, Brown's character in The Spy Who Loved Me, but it is never finitely stated that he is anyone other than Sir Miles Messervy, who was Bernard Lee's M.
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Jim Fanning
Played by: Douglas Wilmer
Description: Jim Fanning is a fussy British Secret Service art expert
who is determined to scrutinize the high bid on the Faberge Egg. He and Bond
attend an auction at Sotheby's in London, where Bond is briefly the high bidder.
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Soviet Chairman
Played by: Paul Hardwick
Description: This man is the Soviet Chairman and is in charge of the massive military meeting where General Orlov first mentions his plans to destroy NATO powers with a massive show of force in Europe.
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General Anatol Gogol
Played by: Walter Gotell
Description: General Gogol is a major character in Octopussy, participating in the Soviet council, chasing General Orlov in Eastern Europe and awarding Bond the Order of Lenin.
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General Orlov
Played by: Steven Berkoff
Description: General Orlov is a crazed man, determined to destroy NATO through military force. He teams up with Kamal Khan and comes within seconds of achieving his goal. However, Khan's betrayal of Octopussy leads to Orlov's ultimate demise.
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Security Council Member/Man on Tour Boat
Played by: Michael G. Wilson
Description: Michael G. Wilson makes two cameos in Octopussy. First, he can be briefly seen on the far left of the Soviet Security Council in the wide shot, and later he is the man who helps Bond into the tourist boat in India (pictured to left).
Soviet Security Council Screen Capture (Wilson is on the far left)
Tour Boat Screen Capture
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Rublevich
Played by: Eva Reuber-Staier
Description: General Gogol's faithful secretary and lover returns, this time to deliver a message to General Orlov during the Soviet Security Council meeting.
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Auctioneer
Played by: Philip Voss
Description: This man is the Auctioneer at Sotheby's Auction House in
London. He is auctioning off the Portrait of a Lady Faberge Egg, amongst many
other priceless treasures.
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Vijay
Played by: Vijay Amritraj
Description: Vijay is Bond's main ally in India. A fellow British Secret
Service employee, his knowledge of India proves invaluable. He meets his end
at the hand of the villainous"Yo Yo Killer."
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Indian Hotel Worker
Played by: Unknown
Description: This woman shows Bond his hotel room in India and has a brief
sexual repartee with Bond before departing.
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Major Clive
Played by: Stuart Saunders
Description: Major Clive is the gentleman losing his fortune to Kamal Khan in Backgammon when Bond first arrives at the casino. What Major Clive does not realize is that he does not have a chance to win; Khan is using loaded dice.
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Magda
Played by: Kristina Wayborn
Description: At first glance, Magda appears to be one of Kamal Khan's
henchman after she sleeps with Bond and steals the Faberge Egg. However, it is
later revealed that she is in fact a member of Octopussy's Traveling Circus and
helps lead the attack on Kamal Khan's palace during the film's finale.
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Kamal Khan
Played by: Louis Jourdan
Description: The villain of the movie, Kamal Khan uses Octopussy and convinces
her that he is helping her steal Soviet jewels. In fact, he plans to steal the
jewels for himself and help General Orlov detonate a nuclear device inside a
U.S. Air Force Base in West Germany, paving the path to the eventual destruction
of NATO. He ultimately dies when his plane crashes into the side of a mountain.
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Gobinda
Played by: Kabir Bedi
Description: Gobinda is Kamal Khan's primary henchman, and very similar
to OddJob. Silent for most of the film, Gobinda crushes Khan's loaded dice, much
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Lenkin
Played by: Peter Porteous
Description: Lenkin is General Orlov's expert jewelry forger who works out of the Kremlin Art Repository. He becomes worried when the Faberge Egg is missing days before an inventory of all the Kremlin's art objects.
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Khan's Thug
Played by: Unknown
Description: This man chases Bond through the streets of India during the exciting kart chase with Vijay.
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Bed of Nails Sleeper
Played by: Unknown
Description: This man sleeps on a bed of nails in the streets of India.
When he saw the action between Bond and Kamal's henchmen he stood up, allowing
Bond to throw a pursuer onto the bed of nails.
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Sword Swallower
Played by: Unknown
Description: After using the bed of nails to his advantage, Bond borrows this man's sword to continue battling Khan's thugs.
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Q
Played by: Desmond Llewelyn
Description: Q once again equips Bond in the field, this time at his Indian workstation. Filled with many gadgets-in-development, Q places a homing device in the Faberge Egg and gives him a new watch and a pen with acid and an earpiece in it.
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Smithers
Played by: Jeremy Bulloch
Description: Q's faithful assistant can be seen testing out the deadly door knocker in Q Branch.
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Q's Secretary
Played by: Unknown
Description: This woman appears to be a Q Branch secretary, although her only purpose in the film is to serve as a sight gag. Bond uses the LCD camera to focus in on her chest, causing Q to shake his head in disgust.
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Octopussy
Played by: Maud Adams
Description: Octopussy is an international jewel smuggler as well as the owner of Octopussy's Traveling Circus. She is trying to steal a host of Soviet jewels and artifacts, but is betrayed by her partner, Kamal Khan. She is also Bond's primary love interest in the film.
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Midge
Played by: Cherry Gillespie
Description: Midge is one of Octopussy's girls who is tasked with keeping an extra-close eye on Bond.
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Yo Yo Killer
Played by: William Derrick
Description: This man kills Vijay with his bladed yo yo on the orders
of Gobinda. He later tries to murder Bond in the same manor, but after missing
he loses a battle with 007, which costs him his life.
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Karl
Played by: Hugo Bower
Description: Karl is the driver of the car that takes Bond into West Germany.
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Borchoi
Played by: Gabor Vernon
Description: Borchoi is the art inspector at the Hermitage Gallery. After looking at the fake Romanoff Star for a few seconds he realizes it is a fake, and smashes it on the ground.
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Train Switch Operator
Played by: Unknown
Description: This man's quick thinking puts Bond's Mercedes onto an adjacent track to Octopussy's train, allowing Bond to pull up beside it and hop aboard.
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U.S. General
Played by: Bruce Boa
Description: While attending Octopussy's circus on a U.S. Air Force base, he finds that he must allow a "clown" to disarm a nuclear device.
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U.S. Aide
Played by: Richard LeParmentier
Description: This man is an aide to the U.S. General. The two of them are attending Octopussy's circus, along with Octopussy, Kamal, Gobinda and Magda.
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U.S. Air Force Base Guard
Played by: Unknown
Description: A gate guard at the U.S. Air Force Base, this man futilely
tries to stop Bond from entering.
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Francisco the Fearless
Played by: Richard Graydon
Description: Francisco the Fearless is man who gets shot out of a cannon at Octopussy's circus. He offers a bit of comic relief after the tense disarming sequence.
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