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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool and lethal tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''seventeen'' out of the eighteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999 [[labelnote:Complete List]]''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' | ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' | ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' | ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' | ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' | ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' | ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' | ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' | ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' | ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' | ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' | ''Film/AViewToAKill'' | ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' | ''Film/LicenceToKill'' | ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'' | ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' | ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough''[[/labelnote]], the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot.

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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool and lethal tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''seventeen'' out of the eighteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999 [[labelnote:Complete List]]''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' | ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' | ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' | ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' | ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' | ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' | ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' | ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' | ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' | ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' | ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' | ''Film/AViewToAKill'' | ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' | ''Film/LicenceToKill'' | ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'' | ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' | ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough''[[/labelnote]], the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who who's appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a very long shot.
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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool and lethal tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''seventeen'' out of the eighteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot.

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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool and lethal tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''seventeen'' out of the eighteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, 1999 [[labelnote:Complete List]]''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' | ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' | ''Film/{{Thunderball}}'' | ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'' | ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' | ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' | ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' | ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe'' | ''Film/{{Moonraker}}'' | ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly'' | ''Film/{{Octopussy}}'' | ''Film/AViewToAKill'' | ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'' | ''Film/LicenceToKill'' | ''Film/{{GoldenEye}}'' | ''Film/TomorrowNeverDies'' | ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough''[[/labelnote]], the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot.
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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool and lethal tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' out of the nineteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot.

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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool and lethal tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' ''seventeen'' out of the nineteen eighteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot.
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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool and lethal tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' out of the nineteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot, and said role pretty much defined his career.

In a sad twist of fate, he died of a car accident at age 85 three weeks after the release of his last film, ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', in which [[HarsherInHindsight his Q discussed going into retirement]] and sort of [[PassingTheTorch passed the torch]] to Creator/JohnCleese.

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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool and lethal tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' out of the nineteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot, and said role pretty much defined his career.shot.

In a sad twist of fate, he died of after being injured in a car accident at age 85 three weeks after the release of his last film, ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', in which [[HarsherInHindsight his Q discussed going into retirement]] and sort of [[PassingTheTorch passed the torch]] to Creator/JohnCleese.
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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' out of the nineteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot, and said role pretty much defined his career.

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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool and lethal tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' out of the nineteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot, and said role pretty much defined his career.
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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' out of the nineteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot.

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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool tech he needs for his missions, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' out of the nineteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot.shot, and said role pretty much defined his career.
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* ProductionPosse: He appeared as Mr. Coggins in ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'', which was adapted from [[HeAlsoDid the other famous work]] of Creator/IanFleming and produced by the same guy as ''James Bond'', Creator/AlbertRBroccoli. The film also starred his ''Goldfinger'' colleague, Creator/GertFrobe, as Baron Bomburst.

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* ProductionPosse: He appeared as Mr. Coggins in ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'', which was adapted from [[HeAlsoDid the other famous work]] of Creator/IanFleming and produced by the same guy as the ''James Bond'', Bond'' films, Creator/AlbertRBroccoli. The film also starred his ''Goldfinger'' colleague, Creator/GertFrobe, as Baron Bomburst.
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* ProductionPosse: He appeared as Mr. Coggins in ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'', which was adapted from [[HeAlsoDid the other famous work]] of Creator/IanFleming and produced by the same company as ''James Bond'', EON Productions. The film also starred his ''Goldfinger'' colleague, Creator/GertFrobe, as Baron Bomburst.

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* ProductionPosse: He appeared as Mr. Coggins in ''Film/ChittyChittyBangBang'', which was adapted from [[HeAlsoDid the other famous work]] of Creator/IanFleming and produced by the same company guy as ''James Bond'', EON Productions.Creator/AlbertRBroccoli. The film also starred his ''Goldfinger'' colleague, Creator/GertFrobe, as Baron Bomburst.
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In a sad twist of fate, he died of a car accident at age 85 three weeks after the release of his last film, ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', in which [[HarsherInHindsight his Q officially went into retirement]] and sort of [[PassingTheTorch passed the torch]] to Creator/JohnCleese.

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In a sad twist of fate, he died of a car accident at age 85 three weeks after the release of his last film, ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough'', in which [[HarsherInHindsight his Q officially went discussed going into retirement]] and sort of [[PassingTheTorch passed the torch]] to Creator/JohnCleese.
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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool tech he needs for his missions, and perhaps the most famous example of GadgeteerGenius moviewise, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' out of the nineteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot.

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Llewelyn started playing Q, the [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] quartermaster who provides the best agent of Her Majesty with all the cool tech he needs for his missions, and perhaps the most famous example of GadgeteerGenius moviewise, in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'', and it caught on. ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' cemented him in the role with his introduction of the legendary [[WeaponizedCar modified]] [[CoolCar Aston Martin DB5]] and ensured it would define his career from then on. He appeared in ''eighteen'' out of the nineteen ''James Bond'' films released between 1963 and 1999, the only exception being ''Film/LiveAndLetDie''. He is the actor who appeared the most in the franchise in the same role by a long shot.

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