James Bond: The First 21 Years
Plot: A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.
Release Date:
Friday, May 27 1983
42 years ago
42 years ago
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
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Cast
Richard Attenborough. Richard Attenborough was 59 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 29 1923 –
Died: Sun, Aug 24 2014
Died: Sun, Aug 24 2014
Ernest Borgnine. Ernest Borgnine was 66 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Jan 24 1917 –
Died: Sun, Jul 08 2012
Died: Sun, Jul 08 2012
Kirk Douglas. Kirk Douglas was 66 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sat, Dec 09 1916 –
Died: Wed, Feb 05 2020
Died: Wed, Feb 05 2020
Gene Kelly. Gene Kelly was 70 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 23 1912 –
Died: Fri, Feb 02 1996
Died: Fri, Feb 02 1996
Ursula Andress. Ursula Andress was 47 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Mar 19 1936
Britt Ekland. Britt Ekland was 40 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Oct 06 1942
Roger Moore. Roger Moore was 55 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, Oct 14 1927 –
Died: Tue, May 23 2017
Died: Tue, May 23 2017
William Colby. William Colby was 63 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self - Director of the CIA 1973-1976'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 04 1920 –
Died: Sat, Apr 27 1996
Died: Sat, Apr 27 1996
Joan Collins. Joan Collins was 50 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, May 23 1933
Farrah Fawcett. Farrah Fawcett was 36 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Feb 02 1947 –
Died: Thu, Jun 25 2009
Died: Thu, Jun 25 2009
Jimmy Tarbuck. Jimmy Tarbuck was 43 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Feb 06 1940
Fred Trueman. Fred Trueman was 52 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, Feb 06 1931 –
Died: Sat, Jul 01 2006
Died: Sat, Jul 01 2006
James Stewart. James Stewart was 75 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, May 20 1908 –
Died: Wed, Jul 02 1997
Died: Wed, Jul 02 1997
Jackie Stewart. Jackie Stewart was 43 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Jun 11 1939
Rod Steiger. Rod Steiger was 58 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Apr 14 1925 –
Died: Tue, Jul 09 2002
Died: Tue, Jul 09 2002
Tom Selleck. Tom Selleck was 38 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Jan 29 1945
Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra was 67 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Dec 12 1915 –
Died: Thu, May 14 1998
Died: Thu, May 14 1998
Jill St. John. Jill St. John was 42 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 19 1940
Peter Sarstedt. Peter Sarstedt was 41 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Dec 10 1941 –
Died: Sun, Jan 08 2017
Died: Sun, Jan 08 2017
Burt Reynolds. Burt Reynolds was 47 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Feb 11 1936 –
Died: Thu, Sep 06 2018
Died: Thu, Sep 06 2018
Arnold Schwarzenegger. Arnold Schwarzenegger was 35 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Jul 30 1947
John Travolta. John Travolta was 29 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 18 1954
Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali was 41 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sat, Jan 17 1942 –
Died: Fri, Jun 03 2016
Died: Fri, Jun 03 2016
George Harrison. George Harrison was 40 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 25 1943 –
Died: Thu, Nov 29 2001
Died: Thu, Nov 29 2001
Paul McCartney. Paul McCartney was 40 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 18 1942
Ringo Starr. Ringo Starr was 42 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Jul 07 1940
Kabir Bedi. Kabir Bedi was 37 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Gobinda (archive footage)'.Birthday: Wed, Jan 16 1946
Björn Borg. Björn Borg was 26 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Jun 06 1956
Glen Campbell. Glen Campbell was 47 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 22 1936 –
Died: Tue, Aug 08 2017
Died: Tue, Aug 08 2017
Fidel Castro. Fidel Castro was 56 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Fri, Aug 13 1926 –
Died: Fri, Nov 25 2016
Died: Fri, Nov 25 2016
Bobby Charlton. Bobby Charlton was 45 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Oct 11 1937 –
Died: Sat, Oct 21 2023
Died: Sat, Oct 21 2023
Tsai Chin. Tsai Chin was 46 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Ling (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 30 1936
William Colby. William Colby was 63 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self - Director of the CIA'.Birthday: Sun, Jan 04 1920 –
Died: Sat, Apr 27 1996
Died: Sat, Apr 27 1996
Henry Cooper. Henry Cooper was 49 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, May 03 1934 –
Died: Sun, May 01 2011
Died: Sun, May 01 2011
James Cossins. James Cossins was 49 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Colthorpe (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, Dec 04 1933 –
Died: Wed, Feb 12 1997
Died: Wed, Feb 12 1997
Anthony Dawson. Anthony Dawson was 66 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Prof. R. J. Dent (archive footage)'.Birthday: Wed, Oct 18 1916 –
Died: Wed, Jan 08 1992
Died: Wed, Jan 08 1992
Henry Ford II. Henry Ford II was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
David Frost. David Frost was 44 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, Apr 07 1939 –
Died: Sat, Aug 31 2013
Died: Sat, Aug 31 2013
James Garner. James Garner was 55 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sat, Apr 07 1928 –
Died: Sat, Jul 19 2014
Died: Sat, Jul 19 2014
Eunice Gayson. Eunice Gayson was 55 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Sylvia Trench (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sat, Mar 17 1928 –
Died: Fri, Jun 08 2018
Died: Fri, Jun 08 2018
Bruce Glover. Bruce Glover was 51 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Mr. Wint (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, May 02 1932 –
Died: Wed, Mar 12 2025
Died: Wed, Mar 12 2025
Michael Goodliffe. Michael Goodliffe would have been no older than 61 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Bill Tanner (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, Oct 01 1914 –
Died: Sat, Mar 20 1976
Died: Sat, Mar 20 1976
Alexander Haig. Alexander Haig was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
John Hodge. John Hodge was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self - NASA Director'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
John Hollis. John Hollis was 52 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sat, Jan 24 1931 –
Died: Tue, Oct 18 2005
Died: Tue, Oct 18 2005
Bob Hope. Bob Hope was 79 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, May 29 1903 –
Died: Sun, Jul 27 2003
Died: Sun, Jul 27 2003
R.J. Husk. R.J. Husk was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self - Captain Royal Navy'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Tony Jacklin. Tony Jacklin was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Louis Jourdan. Louis Jourdan was 61 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Kamal Khan (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, Jun 20 1921 –
Died: Sat, Feb 14 2015
Died: Sat, Feb 14 2015
Curd Jürgens. Curd Jürgens would have been no older than 66 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Karl Stromberg (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, Dec 13 1915 –
Died: Fri, Jun 18 1982
Died: Fri, Jun 18 1982
Howard Keel. Howard Keel was 64 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 13 1919 –
Died: Sun, Nov 07 2004
Died: Sun, Nov 07 2004
Geoffrey Keen. Geoffrey Keen was 66 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Minister of Defense (archive footage)'.Birthday: Mon, Aug 21 1916 –
Died: Thu, Nov 03 2005
Died: Thu, Nov 03 2005
Burt Lancaster. Burt Lancaster was 69 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Nov 02 1913 –
Died: Thu, Oct 20 1994
Died: Thu, Oct 20 1994
Bernard Lee. Bernard Lee would have been no older than 73 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'M (archive footage)'.Birthday: Fri, Jan 10 1908 –
Died: Fri, Jan 16 1981
Died: Fri, Jan 16 1981
Liberace. Liberace was 64 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, May 16 1919 –
Died: Wed, Feb 04 1987
Died: Wed, Feb 04 1987
Patrick Lichfield. Patrick Lichfield was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Hal Linden. Hal Linden was 52 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Fri, Mar 20 1931
Desmond Llewelyn. Desmond Llewelyn was 68 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Q (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sat, Sep 12 1914 –
Died: Sun, Dec 19 1999
Died: Sun, Dec 19 1999
Ali MacGraw. Ali MacGraw was 44 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sat, Apr 01 1939
Dean Martin. Dean Martin was 65 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Jun 07 1917 –
Died: Mon, Dec 25 1995
Died: Mon, Dec 25 1995
Stirling Moss. Stirling Moss was 53 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Sep 17 1929 –
Died: Sun, Apr 12 2020
Died: Sun, Apr 12 2020
Mickey Munn. Mickey Munn was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self - Captain - Parachute Regiment'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Richard Nixon. Richard Nixon was 70 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, Jan 09 1913 –
Died: Fri, Apr 22 1994
Died: Fri, Apr 22 1994
Denis Norden. Denis Norden was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Ryan O'Neal. Ryan O'Neal was 42 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 20 1941 –
Died: Fri, Dec 08 2023
Died: Fri, Dec 08 2023
Al PacinoArnold Palmer. Arnold Palmer was 53 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Tue, Sep 10 1929 –
Died: Sun, Sep 25 2016
Died: Sun, Sep 25 2016
Gregory Peck. Gregory Peck was 67 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Apr 05 1916 –
Died: Thu, Jun 12 2003
Died: Thu, Jun 12 2003
Stefanie Powers. Stefanie Powers was 40 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Nov 02 1942
Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan was 72 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Feb 06 1911 –
Died: Sat, Jun 05 2004
Died: Sat, Jun 05 2004
Christopher Reeve. Christopher Reeve was 30 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Thu, Sep 25 1952 –
Died: Sun, Oct 10 2004
Died: Sun, Oct 10 2004
Milton Reid. Milton Reid was 66 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Sandor (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sun, Apr 29 1917 –
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1987
Died: Thu, Jan 01 1987
Mary Stavin. Mary Stavin was 25 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Woman on Octopussy's Bed (uncredited)'.Birthday: Tue, Aug 20 1957
Robert Rietti. Robert Rietti was 60 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Ernst Stavro Blofeld (archive footage) (voice)'.Birthday: Thu, Feb 08 1923 –
Died: Fri, Apr 03 2015
Died: Fri, Apr 03 2015
Barbara Woodhouse. Barbara Woodhouse was 73 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, May 09 1910 –
Died: Sat, Jul 09 1988
Died: Sat, Jul 09 1988
Shelley Winters. Shelley Winters was 62 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Wed, Aug 18 1920 –
Died: Sat, Jan 14 2006
Died: Sat, Jan 14 2006
Harold Wilson. Harold Wilson was 67 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sat, Mar 11 1916 –
Died: Wed, May 24 1995
Died: Wed, May 24 1995
Kristina Wayborn. Kristina Wayborn was 32 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Magda (archive footage)'.Birthday: Sun, Sep 24 1950
Robert Wagner. Robert Wagner was 53 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Feb 10 1930
Jackie Stewart. Jackie Stewart was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Bob Simmons. Bob Simmons was 61 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Col. Jacques Bouvar (archive footage)'.Birthday: Fri, Mar 31 1922 –
Died: Wed, Oct 21 1987
Died: Wed, Oct 21 1987
Barry Sheene. Barry Sheene was 32 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Self'.Birthday: Mon, Sep 11 1950 –
Died: Mon, Mar 10 2003
Died: Mon, Mar 10 2003
Harold Sakata. Harold Sakata would have been no older than 62 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Oddjob (archive footage)'.Birthday: Thu, Jul 01 1920 –
Died: Thu, Jul 29 1982
Died: Thu, Jul 29 1982
Crew
John Longley. John Longley was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Director'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Colin Bostock-Smith. Colin Bostock-Smith was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Writer, Script Consultant'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Charles Brand. Charles Brand was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Producer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Richard Drewett. Richard Drewett was 47 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Executive Producer'Birthday: Tue, Oct 22 1935 –
Died: Sat, Jan 19 2008
Died: Sat, Jan 19 2008
Arthur Solomon. Arthur Solomon was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Editor'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Colin Martin. Colin Martin was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Sound'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Albert R. Broccoli. Albert R. Broccoli was 74 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Thanks'Birthday: Mon, Apr 05 1909 –
Died: Thu, Jun 27 1996
Died: Thu, Jun 27 1996
Paul Bond. Paul Bond was 36 in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Camera Operator'Birthday: Mon, Aug 26 1946
Jenny Morgan. Jenny Morgan was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Researcher'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Tim Piper. Tim Piper was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Camera Operator'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Chris Hart. Chris Hart was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Graphic Designer'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Bill Cross. Bill Cross was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Sound'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Juliet Winstone. Juliet Winstone was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Researcher'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Marilyn Nesbitt. Marilyn Nesbitt was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Researcher'Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Marion Poole. Marion Poole was >> in James Bond: The First 21 Years as 'Production Assistant'Birthday: Unknown Birthday