
Desmond Llewelyn
Known for Acting · 94 credits
- Born
- 1914-09-12
- Died
- 1999-12-19
- Place of birth
- Newport, England, UK
- Also known as
- Десмонд Ллевелин · Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn · Десмонд Уилкинсон Ллевелин
Biography
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
TV Shows (23)

Play for Today
1970
as Official in Dream

Playhouse
1974
as Major Bill Whittall / Papa

The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Two Fingers

No Hiding Place
1959

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Det. Insp. Jones / Dr. Pearce / Bank Manager

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Danger Man
1960
as Charles - Doorman

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Pandimiglio

Doomwatch
1970
as Thompson

Softly Softly: Task Force
1969
as Somers

Softly, Softly
1966

Follyfoot
1971
as Colonel

Wilde Alliance
1978
as Colonel Thripp

Suspense
1962
as President of the Court / Ian MacDonald / Company Spokesman

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973

The Invisible Man
1958
as Det. Sergeant
Stryker of the Yard
1961
Codename
1970
as Barrett

MADtv
1995
as Self

The Love School
1975
as Thomas Coombe

Mickey Dunne
1967
as Lord Boutard

Nine Tailors
1975
as Sir Charles Thorpe
My Wife Jacqueline
1952
as Keith
Movies (71)

Goldfinger
1964
as Q

GoldenEye
1995
as Q

From Russia with Love
1963
as Boothroyd - 'Q'

Tomorrow Never Dies
1997
as Q

You Only Live Twice
1967
as Q

Moonraker
1979
as Q

The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as Q

The World Is Not Enough
1999
as Q

Licence to Kill
1989
as Q

For Your Eyes Only
1981
as Q

Thunderball
1965
as Q

Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as Q

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as Q

The Living Daylights
1987
as Q

The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
as Q

Octopussy
1983
as Q

A View to a Kill
1985
as Q

Cleopatra
1963
as Senator (uncredited)

Sapphire
1959
as Police Constable

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1968
as George Coggins

Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond
1967
as Q

A Night to Remember
1958
as Seaman at Steerage Gate (uncredited)

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1980
as Sir Danvers Carew
Speed King
1979
as Major Bill Whittall

Hamlet
1948
as Extra (uncredited)

The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Self (archive footage)

The Curse of the Werewolf
1961
as 1st Footman (uncredited)

Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
as Self

The World of James Bond
1995
as Self

Goldeneye: The Secret Files
1995
as Self

30 Years of James Bond
1992
as Self

Sword of Sherwood Forest
1960
as Wounded Fugitive (uncredited)

The Pirates of Blood River
1962
as Tom Blackthorne (uncredited)

Merlin
1992
as Dr. Mycroft

In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
as Q

Geri
1999
as Self

Corridors of Blood
1958
as Operations Assistant (uncredited)

The Happy Autumn Fields
1980
as Papa

They Were Not Divided
1950
as '77 Jones

The Secrets of 007
1997
as Self

James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as Q (archive footage)

Knights of the Round Table
1953
as A Herald (uncredited)
Spider's Web
1955
as Constable Jones
GoldenEye: The Secret Files - The Cast
1995
as Self

The Goldfinger Phenomenon
1995

Soft Targets
1982
as Official in Dream

Adam and Evelyne
1949
as Barman in Restaurant (uncredited)

The Chiltern Hundreds
1949
as First Guardsman (uncredited)

Highly Classified: The World of 007
1998
as Self

Only Two Can Play
1962
as Clergyman on Bus

Ask a Policeman
1939
as Headless Coachman

Captain Boycott
1947
as Gentleman on Train (uncredited)

Tim Driscoll's Donkey
1955
as Doctor

Street Corner
1953
as Police Constable

Further Up the Creek
1958
as Chief Yeoman (uncredited)

The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
1981
as Lord Lansdowne

Operation Diplomat
1953
as Police Constable at Barrier

Prisoner of Rio
1988
as Commissioner Ingram
A Man in the Zoo
1975
as Chairman

Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn
2000
as Q (archive footage)

Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'
1995
as Self

Guilt Is My Shadow
1950
as Pub customer (uncredited)

The Golden Lady
1979
as Professor Dixon

Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger'
1995
as Self / Q (archive footage)

Inside Q's Lab
2000
as Self

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1950
as Mr. Hyde

The Silent Playground
1963
as Dr. Green

Terence Young: Bond Vivant
2000
as Self

Inside 'From Russia with Love'
2000
as Self

The Devil’s Jest
1954
as Policeman

The Millennium Disaster - Computer Crash 2000
1999
as Peregrin Morley
About Desmond Llewelyn
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. With 94 credits spanning from 1939 to 2000, Desmond Llewelyn has appeared in 71 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular Desmond Llewelyn Movies
- Goldfinger (1964) — as Q
- GoldenEye (1995) — as Q
- From Russia with Love (1963) — as Boothroyd - 'Q'
- Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) — as Q
- You Only Live Twice (1967) — as Q
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