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Desmond Llewelyn was a British actor who worked in film and television. Born in Newport, England, in 1914, he served as a sub-lieutenant in the British Army during World War II. He was educated at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and was detained at Oflag IV-C during the conflict. His professional career began in 1938 and continued until 1999.
Llewelyn spoke English and had two children. He died in East Sussex in 1999 following a traffic collision.
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Film & TV
Newport, England, UK
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.
Known for
- Inside 'From Russia with Love' — Self2000
- Terence Young: Bond Vivant — Self2000
- Inside Q's Lab — Self2000
- Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn — Q (archive footage)2000
- Inside 'Moonraker' — Self2000
- The World Is Not Enough — Q1999
- The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000 — Peregrin Morley1999
- Geri — Self1999
- Highly Classified: The World of 007 — Self1998
- Tomorrow Never Dies — Q1997
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn , ( 1914-09-12 ) 12 September 1914, Newport , Monmouthshire , Wales
- Died
- 19 December 1999 (1999-12-19) (aged 85), Eastbourne , East Sussex , England
- Alma mater
- Radley College
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1939–1999
- Spouse
- Pamela Pantlin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1938 )
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- British Army
- Service years
- 1939–1945
- Rank
- Second Lieutenant
- Unit
- Royal Welsh Fusiliers
- Conflicts
- World War II
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Newport
- Place of death
- East Sussex
- Occupation
- television actor
- Educated at
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Military rank
- sub-lieutenant
- Image
- Desmond Llewelyn 01.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
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- Commons category
- Desmond Llewelyn
- cause of death
- car collision
- date of birth
- 1914-09-12
- date of death
- 1999-12-19
- place of detention
- Oflag IV-C
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- end of work period
- 1999-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn ( Welsh: [ɬɛˈwɛlɪn]; 12 September 1914 – 19 December 1999) was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his role as Q in 17 of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1999.
Biography
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