In Memoriam: Alec McCowen

Sad news:

Alec McCowen (26 May 1925, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England - 6 February 2017, London England) has passed away at the age of 91.

Sources: The Guardian, The New York Times


He was an English actor and Bond fans remember him for his role as 'Q' Algy  in "Never Say Never Again" (1983).

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007 Travelers is sorry to hear about his death.  

MI6 Team: Q

Q (standing for Quartermaster), like M, is the head of Q Branch (or later Q Division), the fictional research and development division of the British Secret Service. He has appeared in 20 of 23 Eon Bond films; all except "Live and Let Die" (1973), "Casino Royale" (2006) and "Quantum of Solace" (2008). The character was also featured in the non-Eon Bond films "Casino Royale" (1967) and "Never Say Never Again" (1983). He has been portrayed by Desmond Llewelyn for most of the films, but has also been portrayed by Peter Burton, Geoffrey Bayldon, Alec McCowen, John Cleese (who is credited as R in "The World Is Not Enough" (1999)), and Ben Whishaw.

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Actor:
Peter Burton (1962)

007 Film:

• Dr. No (1962)



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Actor:
Desmond Llewelyn (1963–71, 73-99)

007 Films:

• From Russia with Love (1963)
• Goldfinger (1964)
• Thunderball (1965)
• You Only Live Twice (1967)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
• TheSpy Who Loved Me (1977)
• Moonraker (1979)
• ForYour Eyes Only (1981)
• Octopussy (1983)
• A View to a Kill (1985)
• The Living Daylights (1987)
• Licence to Kill (1989)
• GoldenEye (1995)
• Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
• The World Is Not Enough (1999)

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Actor:
Geoffrey Bayldon (1967)

007 Film:

• Casino Royale (1967)

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Actor:
Alec McCowen (1983)

007 Film:

• Never Say Never Again (1983)

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Actor:
John Cleese (1999-2002)

007 Films:

• The World Is Not Enough (1999)
• Die Another Day (2002)

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Actor:
Ben Whishaw (2012–)

007 Films:

• Skyfall (2012)
• SPECTRE (2015)

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