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R.I.P. A Final Farewell To Members Of The James Bond Family

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  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Very sad to hear of the death of Bruce Glover too. I had been his friend on Facebook for about 10 years. He used to "poke" me too out of the blue and I'd return the favour. He also wished me happy birthday twice which was nice. Wint and Kidd were the real highlight of DAF and such a good and memorable set of henchmen. Rest easy, Bruce, old pal.

    That's awesome that he was your friend on Facebook. I also find Wint and Kidd as one of the best things from DAF. RIP Bruce Glover, a great character actor.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Damn this sucks. He was great to fans. For quite a few years he'd be the first to wish me a Happy Birthday on Facebook, even though we'd never actually met. A sad day for Bond fans. :(
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Very sad to learn of the passing of Bruce Glover. As with many Bond fans, I’ve been friends with Bruce on Facebook for many years. We’d occasionally share a PM with each other. He was always so engaging and humble. A lovely man and a brilliant character actor. RIP Bruce.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    RIP Bruce Glover, one of the highlights of a film I really like. Nice to see several of you knew him via FB, I'm not surprised he was a very likeable person. May he rest in peace.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    There's a great interview with Bruce Glover on James Bond Radio. It's well worth a watch:

  • AnotherZorinStoogeAnotherZorinStooge Bramhall (Irish)
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    George McFly's dad

    RIP

    Daf is terrible, but he was quality in it
  • Scaramanga1974Scaramanga1974
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    He was a great villain. Glover also appeared in an episode of the A-Team as did many other Bond actors.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    Well done obituary here:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/arts/robert-e-mcginnis-dead.html
  • TracyTracy
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    poster-art,much-like-music.....is-25%-or-more-of-the-007-experience
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Tracy wrote: »
    poster-art,much-like-music.....is-25%-or-more-of-the-007-experience

    Modern day Bond movie posters should use his influence. Not this Bond solo or one other person crap. A mix of characters helps make a good Bond poster standout.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Tracy wrote: »
    poster-art,much-like-music.....is-25%-or-more-of-the-007-experience

    Modern day Bond movie posters should use his influence. Not this Bond solo or one other person crap. A mix of characters helps make a good Bond poster standout.

    Yes, I agree. Sadly the Bond posters haven't really been like this since about TLD or so which was the last painted one. Painted poster art seemed to go out of fashion after that.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Joe Don Baker who portrayed Brad Whitaker in TLD and Jack Wade in GE and TND has sadly passed away aged 89

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joe-don-baker-dead-walking-tall-1236217866/
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    That's sad news. I always liked Joe Don Baker. I feel that Brad Whitaker is an underrated villain who deserved more screen time and development. Jack Wade was fun too, in his own way. He always seemed like a nice, jolly sort of man in interviews.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    That's sad news. I always liked Joe Don Baker. I feel that Brad Whitaker is an underrated villain who deserved more screen time and development. Jack Wade was fun too, in his own way. He always seemed like a nice, jolly sort of man in interviews.

    I can only echo these words. RIP Joe :(
  • AnotherZorinStoogeAnotherZorinStooge Bramhall (Irish)
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    RIP

    Had two roles in 007 films and aced them both. Quality in GoldenEye, such great chemistry with Brosnan.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Was only thinking about Baker in the last day or so and whether he was still around. Glad to see he lived to a good age. I liked his character of Jack Wade in both films and hope to see more era-specific allies in a similar vein and as memorable. RIP.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
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    QBranch wrote: »
    Was only thinking about Baker in the last day or so and whether he was still around. Glad to see he lived to a good age. I liked his character of Jack Wade in both films and hope to see more era-specific allies in a similar vein and as memorable. RIP.

    Was wondering that too after my latest rewatch of GE. RIP.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited 4:00pm Posts: 4,612
    He also is seen in Season 6 episode 6 of Mission Impossible tv series and mabey be inspiration for TLD. Episode going about Heart transplant by Bakers chacter.

    https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mission_impossible/s06/e06

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    Tld

    Joe Don Baker heart quite this time for real rip...
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    edited 4:12pm Posts: 8,155
    R.I.P. Joe Don Baker
    I agree his Brad Whitaker villain is under appreciated, I enjoyed him in the role and he had a great final set piece with Bond in TLD.
    I hated his Jack Wade character, found him an annoying buffoon,much prefer him as a bad guy!
    I remember him in 'Walking Tall' too, and chilling as a bad guy ( there ye go!) in 'Charley Varrick', and he also starred in one of my favourite crime thrillers 'The Outfit', with Robert Duvall.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    NY Times Obit

    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/movies/joe-don-baker-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HU8.SYP9.Izp7JtA4pA9Y&smid=url-share

    RIP Joe Don Baker
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