What was the best thing about being a henchman in the James Bond series?
After 17 years of being a successful working actor who did 50 or so TV shows and dozens of movies including A-list movies such as The Longest Yard and the Silver Streak I found that I was suddenly a world wide success and on the cover of People Magazine. I wouldn’t say that this happened just because I was a Bond Henchman but rather because of the chemistry between Roger Moore, the director Lewis Gilbert and myself. In the 17 years I was an actor before Bond I got lots of good practice making a successful experience out of roles where I talked a lot and most important roles where I didn’t talk at all. I had learned how to utilize my size to advantage and to talk through my facial expressions and by using pantomime. I was able to put all this experience to good use and Lewis Gilbert was very open to my ad lib actions and suggestions. What was the most challenging aspect of playing a Bond henchman? To be entertaining by being scary and at the same time being human by showing qualities su
