R (James Bond)
John Cleese, R, after being promoted to Q in Die Another Day
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| R
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| Actor | John Cleese
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| Gender | Male
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| Age | 60
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| Affiliation | MI6
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| Status | Active
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R, was the nickname given to the understudy of 'Q', the chief Quartermaster at MI6, in the film The World is not Enough. The role was played by John Cleese of Monty Python fame.
Character Bio
A member of Q-Branch, the job of R was to provide James Bond and his fellow 00 agents with high tech gadgets with which to thwart their enemy's evil ambitions. More specifically it was R's job to test and present how a gadget worked.
The real name of R is unknown and was actually given his nickname by Bond as a joke. When Q retired after The World is Not Enough, R was promoted as the new quartermaster of Q-Branch and thus given the title of Q in the follow up sequel Die Another Day. In reality Desmond Llewelyn, the current Q in The World is Not Enough was killed in an automobile accident just shortly after the release of the film. Ironically, Llyewelyns last appearance in a James Bond film was standing next to a car being lowered into the ground.
Featured In
While not confirmed at the moment, John Cleese is currently only one of two actors that is rumored to return in James Bond 21, the next Bond film.
Classic Lines
- In Die Another Day, Cleese was given some classic lines revived from earlier Bond movies, such as "I never joke about my work." This line was originally said by Q in Goldfinger.
