Fifty-seven James Bond films - and then some?! (updated Oct 10)

I thought I would try something absolutely crazy, and compile the most complete Bond film chronology *ever*. This is divided into four parts - authorized usage of Bond, unauthorized adaptations of Bond (that still use his name), spinoffs and related films, and notable copycats (obvious ripoffs, like '070' and '777'.) Hold your breath, it's about to get crazy.

[UPDATE - Oct 10 - Added to almost every section. This list keeps on growing...]

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I. Authorized Usage of James Bond

10/1954 - CASINO ROYALE
starring Barry Nelson
Origin: United States
TV adaptation, featuring an Americanized Bond.

10/1962 - DR. NO
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England
First EON production.

10/1963 - FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England

09/1964 - GOLDFINGER
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England

12/1965 - THUNDERBALL
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England

12/1966 - CASINO ROYALE
starring David Niven, Terence Cooper and Peter Sellers
Origin: England
Not an EON production, and not considered part of the series.

06/1967 - YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England

12/1969 - ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE
starring George Lazenby
Origin: England

12/1971 - DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England

06/1973 - LIVE AND LET DIE
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England

12/1974 - THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England

07/1977 - THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England

06/1979 - MOONRAKER
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England

06/1981 - FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England

06/1983 - OCTOPUSSY
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England

10/1983 - NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
starring Sean Connery
Origin: England
Not an EON production, and not considered part of the series.

05/1985 - A VIEW TO A KILL
starring Roger Moore
Origin: England

06/1987 - THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
starring Timothy Dalton
Origin: England

06/1989 - LICENCE TO KILL
starring Timothy Dalton
Origin: England

11/1995 - GOLDENEYE
starring Pierce Brosnan
Origin: England

12/1997 - TOMORROW NEVER DIES
starring Pierce Brosnan
Origin: England

11/1999 - THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH
starring Pierce Brosnan
Origin: England

11/2002 - DIE ANOTHER DAY
starring Pierce Brosnan
Origin: England

11/2006 - CASINO ROYALE
starring Daniel Craig
Origin: England

10/2008 - QUANTUM OF SOLACE
starring Daniel Craig
Origin: England

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II: Unauthorized Adaptations of James Bond

10/1965 - THE AMAZING DOCTOR G
[aka TWO MAFIOSI AGAINST GOLDGINGER]
(DUE MAFIOSI CONTRO GOLDGINGER)
featuring George Hilton
Origins: Spain / Italy
Bond has a small role, and is killed.

05/1966 - 07 CON EL 2 DELANTE (AGENTE: JAMIE BONET) [trans?]
starring Casto Sendra Barrufet [aka Cassen]
Origin: Spain

07/1966 - FUNNY 007
(YOCHEOL BOKTONG 007)
starring Shi-Ja Cheon
Origin: South Korea

??/1966 - JAMES BATMAN
starring Rodolfo Quizon [aka Dolphy]
Origin: Philippines
Dolphy would star in a number of other Bond spoofs as well, but not as James Bond himself.

??/1966 - GOLDEN BOY
(ALTIN COCUK)
starring Goksel Arsoy
Origin: Turkey

??/1966 - LAW OF THE GUNS
(SILAHLARIN KANUNU)
starring Yilmaz Guney
Origin: Turkey

??/1966 - SEVEN JAMES BONDS
(PITONG JAMES BONDS)
starring Mariano Contreras (aka Pugo), Lopito, Ben Cosca (aka Bentot), Perfecto Pinon (aka Tugak), Pugak, Cachupoy, and Apeng Daldal
Origin: Philippines

??/1967 - GOLDEN BOY IN BEIRUT
(ALTIN COCUK BEYRUT'TA)
starring Goksel Arsoy
Origin: Turkey

??/1967 - ORTA SARK YANIYOR [trans?]
starring Goksel Arsoy
Origin: Turkey
The third "Golden Boy" film.

??/1970 - THE SPY WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
(ALTIN TABANCALI ADAM)
starring Murat Soydan
Origin: Turkey
Interestingly enough, the similarly-titled "The Man With The Golden Gun" was also released in Turkey as "Altin Tabancali Adam."

??/1970 - CEHENNEMDE SENLIK VAR [trans?]
starring Yilmaz Koksal
Origin: Turkey

??/1971 - JAMES BOND 777
starring Krishna Ghattamaneni
Origin: India

??/1977 - AGENT VINOD
starring Mahendra Sandhu
Origin: India
The name 'James Bond' is never used, but unlike other foreign knock-offs whose characters merely mimic Bond, the intended identity of this character is obvious. Incidentally, the 2011 film of the same title has no connection to this one.

03/1977 - THE DRAGON LIVES AGAIN
[aka THE DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG-FU]
(LE SAN JIAO WEN ZHEN DI YU MEN)
featuring Alexander Grand
Origin: Hong Kong
Though the film does not center around James Bond, he appears prominently, alongside a number of other familiar characters.

04/1983 - THE RETURN OF THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E.
featuring George Lazenby
Origin: United States
Lazenby's Bond (referred to as "J.B.") has a cameo appearance.

??/1984 - JAMES BOND 999
starring Suman
Origin: India
No copy of this film appears to be in public circulation.

??/1985 - BOND 303
starring Jeetendra
Origin: India

??/1987 - THE MAHJONG INCIDENT
[aka THE GREEN JADE MAHJONGG]
featuring Ron D. Cohen
Origin: China
Bond makes a brief cameo.

04/1992 - MR. BOND
starring Akshay Kumar
Origin: India

10/1994 - FROM BEIJING WITH LOVE
[aka MADE IN CHINA 007]
(GUOCHAN LING LING QI)
starring Stephen Chiau
Origin: Hong Kong

10/2001 - STEALING DAGMAR
(JAK UKRAST DAGMARU)
starring Jaroslav Sypal
Origin: Czech Republic

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III: Bond Without Bond - Spinoffs and Related Films

03/1964 - HOT ENOUGH FOR JUNE
[aka AGENT 8 3/4]
starring Dirk Bogarde
Origin: England
Concerns the agent who replaces now-deceased James Bond.

07/1966 - KALEIDOSCOPE
starring Warren Beatty
Origin: England
A Bond-less, unauthorized adaptation of Fleming's Casino Royale.

09/1966 - KISS THE GIRLS AND MAKE THEM DIE
[aka IF ALL THE WOMEN IN THE WORLD]
(SE TUTTE LE DONNE DEL MONDO)
starring Mike Connors
Origin: Italy
This is primarily a spoof of Sixties spy films, but earns a spot on this list, as it was largely adapted into "Moonraker."

??/1966 - VALLAVAN ORUVAN [trans?]
starring Jaishankar
Origin: India
Not a Bond film, but rather, a plagiarism of "Dr. No" and "From Russia With Love" with a Bond-like character. (Other portions of the film rip off the French spy film "Banque a Bankok pour OSS 117.")

??/1966 - MONEY-COLLECTING AGENT 007
(EISPRAKTOR 007)
starring Nikos Stavridis
Origin: Greece
Outside of the title, the connection to Bond is unknown; the character himself doesn't seem to appear.

04/1967 - OPERATION KID BROTHER
[aka OPERATION DOUBLE 007 and OK CONNERY]
starring Neil Connery
Origin: Italy
Centers around Bond's look-alike brother. Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Adolfo Celi, and Daniela Bianchi also appear.

03/1968 - BONDITIS
starring Gerd Baltus
Origins: Switzerland / West Germany
Concerns a man who merely thinks he is James Bond.

12/1975 - FROM HONG KONG WITH LOVE
(BONS BAISERS DE HONG KONG)
starring Les Charlots [musical group]
Origin: France
Bond is actually killed during the gunbarrel sequence; Bernard Lee and Lois Maxwell recruit a group called Les Charlots in his place. Clifton James also appears.

06/1981 - THE CANNONBALL RUN
featuring Roger Moore
Origin: United States
Obviously not a Bond film, but Roger Moore appears as a man who believes himself to be Roger Moore's Bond.

09/1981 - SHUT UP WHEN YOU SPEAK!
(TAIS-TOI QUAND TU PARLES!)
starring Aldo Maccione
Origins: France / Italy
Concerns a man named Giacomo (Italian for 'James') who dreams he is James Bond.

01/1984 - OUR MAN FROM BOND STREET
(ZUIJIA PAIDANG ZHI NUHUANG MILING)
featuring Jean Mersant
Origin: Hong Kong
Part of the "Aces Go Places" (or "Mad Mission") series. The villain is a jewel thief who poses as James Bond. Oddjob (not played by Harold Sakata) appears, as does Richard Kiel.

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IV: Bond Without Bond - Notable Copycats

AGENT 007 1/2

??/1966 - 007 1/2 NO CARNAVAL [trans?]
starring Larry Carr
Origin: Brazil


AGENT 707

03/1965 - DRAGNET
(LAMBAT)
starring Bernard Bonnin
Origin: Philippines
Despite the title, this has no relation to the American TV series.

09/1965 - KARATE SA KARATE [trans?]
starring Bernard Bonnin
Origin: Philippines


BOB FLEMING, AGENT 077

04/1965 - SECRET AGENT FIREBALL
[aka 077: CHALLENGE TO KILLERS and THE SPY KILLERS]
(LE SPIE UCCIDONO A BEIRUT)
starring Richard Harrison
Origins: Italy / France

??/1966 - KILLERS ARE CHALLENGED
[aka MISSION CASABLANCA]
(A 077, SFIDA AI KILLERS)
starring Richard Harrison
Origins: Italy / France


BOND CALLAGHAN

10/1966 - OPERATION COUNTERSPY
(ASSO DI PICCHE OPERAZIONE CONTROSPIONAGGIO)
starring George Ardisson
Origins: Italy / Spain / France


COPLAN, AGENT 777 [aka AGENT FX 18]

03/1964 - KILL SECRET AGENT 777 - STOP
[aka AGENT SECRET FX 18]
(UCCIDETE AGENTE SEGRETO 777 - STOP)
starring Ken Clark
Origins: France / Italy / Spain
First released in France, with the character referred to as 'FX 18'. The Italian edition rebranded him '777', to make the Bond connection more obvious. The next Coplan movie would not be renamed to cash in on Bond.

10/1965 - AGENTE 777 MISSIONE SUMMERGAME
[aka COPLAN FX 18 CASSE TOUT]
starring Richard Wyler
Origins: France / Italy
The third Coplan film. One unidentified country seems to have taken the renaming scheme one step further by calling the character '077'. (Incidentally, none of the future Coplan productions would be altered anywhere to reflect the '777' number.)


CHARLES DUFF, AGENT 070
[aka DAN COOPER]

??/1965 - ONE TANGO FROM RUSSIA
(UN TANGO DALLA RUSSIA)
starring Dan Christian
Origin: Italy
The character is known as Charles Duff.

??/1966 - THUNDERBAY MISSIONE GRASSHOPPER
starring Dan Christian
Origins: Hong Kong / Italy
For reasons unknown, 070 has been renamed Dan Cooper.


DICK MALLOY, AGENT 077

08/1965 - MISSION BLOODY MARY
(AGENTE 077 MISSIONE BLOODY MARY)
starring Ken Clark
Origins: Italy / Spain / France

09/1965 - FROM THE ORIENT WITH FURY
[aka FURY IN ISTANBUL]
(AGENTE 077 DALL'ORIENTE CON FURORE)
starring Ken Clark
Origins: Italy / Spain / France

08/1966 - SPECIAL MISSION LADY CHAPLIN
(MISSIONE SPECIALE LADY CHAPLIN)
starring Ken Clark
Origins: Italy / Spain / France
Co-stars Daniela Bianchi.


DR. BARDIN, SECRET AGENT 777

11/1965 - SECRET AGENT 777
(AGENTE SEGRETO 777 - OPERAZIONE MISTERO)
starring Mark Damon
Origins: Italy
Followed by "A Ticket To Die" (see below), which seemingly focuses on a different 777.


GEORGE FARRELL, AGENT 077

10/1965 - ESPIONAGE IN LISBON
(MISION LISBOA)
starring Brett Halsey
Origins: Spain / Italy / France


JAMES BONDAT

??/1970 - JAMES BONDAT
starring Augusto Valdez Pangan (aka Chiquito)
Origin: Philippines
Like Dolphy, Chiquito would star in many other Bond spoofs, though not which such a close character name.


JAMES TONT

??/1965 - JAMES TONT: OPERATION U.N.O.
starring Lando Buzzanca
Origin: Italy

??/1965 - JAMES TONT: OPERATION D.U.E.
[aka OPERATION GOLDSINGER and THE WACKY WORLD OF JAMES TONT]
starring Lando Buzzanca
Origin: Italy


LEWIS JORDAN, SECRET AGENT 777

??/1967 - A TICKET TO DIE
(AGENTE SEGRETO 777 - INVITO AD UCCIDERE)
starring Tiziano Cortini
Origin: Italy
Follows "Secret Agent 777," though this is apparently a different character.


MIKE MURPHY, AGENT 077 [aka MARC MATO, LEMMY LOGAN and ROBBY LOGAN]

08/1965 - ESPIONAGE IN TANGIERS
(MARC MATO, AGENTE S. 077)
starring Luis Davila
Origins: Spain / Italy
It is often said that George Lazenby has a small role in the 92-minute cut of this film; this seems to be untrue.

08/1966 - YPOTRON - FINAL COUNTDOWN
(AGENTE LOGAN - MISSIONE YPOTRON)
starring Luis Davila
Origins: Spain / Italy
Agent 077's name was changed here for reasons unknown - different editions called him Lemmy Logan or Robby Logan, except in West Germany, where he was still referred to as Mike Murphy.


SECRET AGENT 077

??/1968 - GOLDEN EYES SECRET AGENT 077
starring Mumtaz Askari
Origin: India

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Phew! If anyone has something to add, let me know...

How many Bond films, exactly...?

Oh, there's always a debate over how many Bond films there are. Usually one of the following...

• There are 22, up to Quantum of Solace. The unofficial ones don't count.
• There are 25 up to QOS, including the old Casino Royale's, and Never Say Never Again.
• There are 24 up to QOS, because the 1954 Casino Royale is too short to be a full movie.

Well, guess what? Wrong... wrong.... wrong. There are at least *thirty six*.

As far as I have been able to determine, THIS is the complete James Bond filmography:

1. "Casino Royale" (1954), starring Barry Nelson
2. "Dr. No" (1962), starring Sean Connery
3. "From Russia With Love" (1963), starring Sean Connery
4. "Goldfinger" (1964), starring Sean Connery
5. "Thunderball" (1965), starring Sean Connery
6. "Two Mafiosi Against Goldginger" (Italian - 1965), starring George Hilton [Hilton's 007 is only a small role, and not the focus of the film]
7. "Operation Kid Brother" (Italian - 1967), starring Neil Connery [spinoff - 007 is killed and replaced; co-stars EON castmembers]
8. "Casino Royale" (1967), starring David Niven, etc.
9. "You Only Live Twice" (1967), starring Sean Connery
10. "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969), starring George Lazenby
11. "James Bond 777" (Indian - 1971), starring Ghattamaneni Krishna
12. "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), starring Sean Connery
13. "Live and Let Die" (1973), starring Roger Moore
14. "The Man With The Golden Gun" (1974), starring Roger Moore
15. "From Hong Kong With Love" (French - 1975), starring Les Charlots, a French pop group [spinoff - 007 is killed and replaced; co-stars EON castmembers]
16. "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), starring Roger Moore
17. "The Dragon Lives Again" (Chinese - 1977), starring Alexander Grand
18. "Moonraker" (1979), starring Roger Moore
19. "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), starring Roger Moore
20. "Octopussy" (1983), starring Roger Moore
21. "Never Say Never Again" (1983), starring Sean Connery
22. "Our Man From Bond Street" (Japanese - 1984), starring Jean Mersant [Bond is the villain; also stars Richard Kiel!]
23. "A View To A Kill" (1985), starring Roger Moore
24. "Bond 303" (Indian - 1986), starring Jeetendra
25. "The Mahjong Incident" (Chinese - 1987), starring Ron D. Cohen [Cohen's 007 is only a small role, and not the focus of the film]
26. "The Living Daylights" (1987), starring Timothy Dalton
27. "Licence To Kill" (1989), starring Timothy Dalton
28. "Mr. Bond" (Indian - 1992), starring Akshay Kumar
29. "From Beijing With Love" (Chinese - 1994), starring Stephen Chiau
30. "GoldenEye" (1995), starring Pierce Brosnan
31. "Tomorrow Never Dies" (1997), starring Pierce Brosnan
32. "The World Is Not Enough" (1999), starring Pierce Brosnan
33. "Jak Ukrast Dagmaru" [translation unknown] (Polish - 2001), starring Jaroslav Sypal
34. "Die Another Day" (2002), starring Pierce Brosnan
35. "Casino Royale" (2006), starring Daniel Craig
36. "Quantum Of Solace" (2008), starring Daniel Craig

Now, this is by no means a complete list, as I'm certain there are others floating around.

But what few realize is that Bond is an international character; as with any well-known franchise ("Turkish Star Wars", anyone?), foreign countries are bound to interpret the character in ways best suited for their population. God only knows what EON thinks of these - try finding the DVD cover for "Jak Ukrast Dagmaru". The number '007' appears dozens of times. And "From Beijing With Love," an extremely bloody Chinese interpretation starring "Kung Fu Hustle" star Stephen Chiau; not only does the cover refer to the character as 007, but the Bond theme appears in the movie!

While you're likely to NEVER see a mention of these in a Bond book (you're lucky to see the non-EON flicks; and frankly, I hate when a book skips 'the other three'), they still exist. I've collected a few, and while some are just terrible ("Operation Kid Brother" managed to piss off Sean Connery AND become an episode of MST3K), others (like "Mr. Bond," a Bollywood musical with a jaw-dropping villain that slaughters babies) are worthwhile for the curiosity value.

If anyone knows of one missing from my list, lemme know...

The 007 Conspiracy: a controversial theory.

With the release of "Quantum of Solace" mere weeks away, I thought I would post something I put a lot of thought into a while back. OK, so with "Casino Royale", it should be obvious that they've officially confirmed that James Bond is NOT always the same person, as Daniel Craig's Bond became agent 007 in only 2006. They've hinted at this concept in the past (Lazenby referred to Connery's Bond as 'the other fella'), but never until CR blatantly confirmed it.

The concept of 'James Bond' as a codename actually originated in the unofficial 1967 version of "Casino Royale", in which we learned that the original WWII-era James Bond had since retired and the service has been giving agents his name. Though technically a non-canonical movie, it does explain the inconsistencies throughout the official films. What has never been explained, however, is why (even in the official movies) the character of Felix Leiter is always so different; the recent movies in particular, as well as the unofficial "Never Say Never Again", made it more confusing by suddenly making the character black. It can only be assumed that 'Felix Leiter' is a codename as well.

But how many James Bonds are there, exactly? As far as we've seen, at least seven. Let's look closer.

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JAMES BOND HIMSELF (David Niven)
Organization: MI-5

Casino Royale (1967)

* Romantically linked to Mata Hari, with whom he produced a daughter named Mata Bond.
* Honored after retirement by Her Majesty's Secret Service, who began assigning his name and number to new agents.
* Decided to live a life of celibacy after Mata Hari's execution (which he unwillingly participated in).
* Knighted by Her Majesty the Queen.
* Had an American nephew named Jimmy Bond who was also recruited by the British secret service (probably for name value alone), and who later proved treacherous as he would become a SMERSH operative under the pseudonym Dr. Noah.
* Disliked one of his namesakes (likely Sean Connery's Bond), upon whom he wished death. He was sickened by his namesake's ever-rampant libido, especially in the light of the fact that this other "James Bond" usually killed who he slept with.
* Killed in an explosion at Casino Royale, sometime during either 1966 or 1967. The culprit behind the explosion was in fact Sir James's own nephew Jimmy, who was also killed in the blast.
Note - Historically speaking, a tryst with Mata Hari would've been impossible, especially given Mata Bond's young age in the mid 1960's. This inconsistency has never been explained.


FIRST KNOWN NAMESAKE (Sean Connery)
Organization: MI-6

Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Never Say Never Again (1983)

* Apparently joined the service sometime prior to 1962, as he is already an experienced agent by the time of "Dr. No".
* Took a vacation in 1969, and for reasons unknown, apparently did not return to the service until 1971.
* Disappeared from the limelight in 1971, but returned to the service sometime prior to 1983. It was during this time that his superiors considered him to be in a bad physical condition, and temporarily relieved him from his duties so that he would be able to undergo physical rehabiliation. (However, it is notable that his 'superiors' in 1983 are obviously not the same superiors of the Roger Moore Bond, nor does this Secret Service appear to be stationed in the same building as MI-6. A tenuous theory would be that Connery's Bond now works for MI-5, as seen in 1967's Casino Royale. The appearance of this locale doesn't match the Royale building either, but a change in location or unseen remodeling of the MI-5 building is a possibility.)
* Announced his retirement from the service in 1983, and apparently never returned.


SECOND KNOWN NAMESAKE (Terence Cooper)
Organization: MI-5

Casino Royale (1967)

* Recruited by Miss Moneypenny's daughter, under the orders of Sir James Bond.
* Real last name was Cooper; first name unknown.
* Trained to resist women, thanks to a number of recent sex scandals involving British secret agents.
* Was never able to perform a mission, because in the short time between his recruitment and his apparent death, he was being held captive by SMERSH's Dr. Noah.
* Apparently not killed in the explosion at Casino Royale. What happened to him instead, however, is not known.


THIRD KNOWN NAMESAKE (Peter Sellers)
Organization: MI-5

Casino Royale (1967)

* Recruited by Vesper Lynd, under the orders of Sir James Bond.
* Real identity was Evelyn Tremble, a published author and known baccarat expert.
* Assigned to bankrupt Le Chiffre (Orson Welles) at baccarat. He was given the guise of James Bond, because his true name would have been recognized by Le Chiffre.
* Underwent mental torture after failing to surrender his baccarat winnings to Le Chiffre.
* Shot to death by Vesper Lynd, who was in fact a traitor secretly working for SMERSH.


[I should point out here that "Casino Royale" also sees the original Bond's nephew Jimmy (Woody Allen) working for the English secret service, but this appears to be his own name and not a given codename. Furthermore, the characters of Vesper (Ursula Andress), Mata (Joanna Pettet), Moneypenny (Barbara Bouchet), and the Detainer (Daliah Lavi) are all given the codename of 'James Bond 007'. This is, however, merely for the purpose of confusing the SMERSH organization; and unlike Cooper and Tremble, none of these characters actually act as a namesake for Bond.]


FOURTH KNOWN NAMESAKE (George Lazenby / Roger Moore / Timothy Dalton)
Organization: MI-6

George Lazenby:
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

Roger Moore:
Live And Let Die (1973)
The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octopussy (1983)
A View To A Kill (1985)

Timothy Dalton:
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence To Kill (1989)

* Referred to the Connery Bond as "the other fellow," and served in 1969 while that Bond was on vacation
* Fell in love with Tracy di Vicenzo, who was murdered at the hands of Irma Bunt. The depression caused by this event plagued him for many years.
* Turned against the service twice. His first conflict with the service occurred when he was removed from the assignment to locate Ernst Stavro Blofeld and told he was not permitted to continue his search. The second occurrance of disloyalty dealt with the service's refusal to allow proper retribution against the individual who maimed Felix Leiter and murdered Felix's wife. On this second occasion, Bond's insistence on avenging Felix led to the removal of his licence to kill, which was reinstated shortly after.
Note - There is no easy way to explain the sudden age jump between Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton, assuming that "A View to a Kill" and "The Living Daylights" actually took place in 1985 and 1987. However, Moore and Dalton are obviously the same Bond, as the death of Tracy is mentioned in reference to both of them, and they are both good friends with David Hedison's Felix Leiter.


FIFTH KNOWN NAMESAKE (Pierce Brosnan)
Organization: MI-6

GoldenEye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Die Another Day (2002)

* Earliest known mission was in 1987, during which crooked agent Alex Trevelyan (006) faked his own death.
* Born sometime during the 1960's.
* Assassinated Colonel Moon in the early 21st century, and because of this spent a year of torture in a Korean prison, abandoned by his superiors. (Given the possible reference to Bond's lack of knowledge of 9/11 in "Die Another Day", it is assumed that Bond's prison sentence occurred from 2001 to 2002.)


SIXTH KNOWN NAMESAKE (Daniel Craig)
Organization: MI-6

Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum Of Solace (2008)
[as yet untitled] (2010)
[as yet untitled] (2012?)

* Received his double-O status in 2006.
* Had a chip injected into his arm for tracking purposes.
* Bankrupted Le Chiffre (no known relation to Bond's other enemies of that name) at poker. After failing to turn over his winnings to Le Chiffre, he was brutally tortured, and had to be hospitalized due to the testicular injuries he received during the torture process.
* Took an extended leave after his first mission to build a romantic relationship with Vesper Lynd, whose relationship to Evelyn Tremble's assassin of that name is unknown. Like her 1967 namesake, Vesper also turned out to be working for the other side. Out of the grief she felt for having betrayed Bond, she successfully committed suicide despite Bond's rescue attempt.

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Now, if you're a hardcore Bond fan, you might be asking yourself... what about Barry Nelson, who starred in the first-ever Bond movie, the 1954 version of "Casino Royale"?

Simply put, this one (an American secret agent, working for an organization called Combined Intelligence) doesn't seem to have any relation to the string of English secret agents described above. Combined Intelligence did, however, work alongside the Her Majesty's Secret Service, partnering this James with an English agent named Clarence Leiter. Of course, in all later films (and indeed in the novels that spawned them), the situation is reversed - James Bond is the English agent, while Leiter, who from "Dr. No" onwards kept his literary first name of Felix, is working for the American CIA.

Though it is unique among the non-English Bond films, as it is now recognized as being part of the series, trying to fit the Americanized "Casino Royale" into the ongoing Bond canon is about as sensical as, say, finding an explanation for the Indian-made "James Bond 777" or the Chinese-made "From Beijing With Love." They're all just too far removed from the English James Bonds to be related story-wise.