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Desmond Llewelyn

1914 - 1999

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Desmond Llewelyn is the 789th most popular actor (down from 525th in 2019), the 1,034th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 662nd in 2019) and the 121st most popular British Actor.

Desmond Llewelyn is most famous for playing "Q" in the James Bond movies.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Desmond Llewelyn ranks 789 out of 13,578. Before him are André Antoine, Woody Harrelson, Gong Li, Franco Columbu, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Grace Zabriskie. After him are Takashi Shimura, Steve Reeves, Charles Boyer, François Cluzet, Lale Andersen, and Harriet Andersson.

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Among people born in 1914, Desmond Llewelyn ranks 50. Before him are Robert Wise, Norman Borlaug, Max Manus, James Van Allen, Vjekoslav Luburić, and Norman Lloyd. After him are Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Akira Nozawa, Koichi Oita, Adolfo Bioy Casares, John Ireland, and Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani. Among people deceased in 1999, Desmond Llewelyn ranks 39. Before him are Mary Ainsworth, George C. Scott, Sarah Knauss, Henry Way Kendall, João Figueiredo, and Hélder Câmara. After him are Dennis W. Sciama, Amintore Fanfani, Adolfo Bioy Casares, Muhammad Nasiruddin al-Albani, Elliot Richardson, and Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Desmond Llewelyn ranks 1,034 out of 8,785. Before him are Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), Diana Wynne Jones (1934), Thomas Mun (1571), Lewis Hamilton (1985), Alexander Bain (1818), and George Biddell Airy (1801). After him are Tony Brooks (1932), Stephen Frears (1941), Leonard Hobhouse (1864), Alan Parsons (1948), David Lodge (1935), and Charlotte Cooper (1870).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Desmond Llewelyn ranks 121. Before him are Boris Karloff (1887), Alfred Molina (1953), Michael Palin (1943), Julie Walters (1950), Richard Wilson (1936), and Ian McDiarmid (1944). After him are Tim Roth (1961), Anthony Head (1954), Tom Holland (1996), Colin Baker (1943), Tom Hardy (1977), and Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765).

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