Celebrities mentioned (not seen) in Bond films

BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
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The passing away of Arnold Palmer got me thinking...

GF: "If that's his ball, I'm Arnold Palmer"
"That's as bad as listening to The Beatles without earmuffs"

DAF: "People say I have the body of Rock Hudson- if he ever finds out what I'm doing to it, he'll be madder than hell"

Must be others...
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  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    Not a celebrity as such, but Mickey Mouse in SP.

    Dick Tracey mentioned in AVTAK.

    Margaret Thatcher parodied in FYEO.

    Oscar Wilde mentioned in MR.

    Evil Kneavil (Spelling?) in TMWTGG.
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters
    edited September 2016
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,458MI6 Agent
    For some reason I think Neil Armstrong is mentioned? This is a real headscratcher and no mistake.
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    "Well I'm sure her Majesty will be fascinated " ,. So I'd say The Queen gets a few mentions.
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  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    SF "The Prime Minister's concerned"

    David Cameron concerned about MI6 then (as he was PM at the time)
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • Golrush007Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters
    Not mentioned, but as I recall the portrait of Yuri Gagarin hangs on the wall of the Russian consulate in FRWL.
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,816MI6 Agent
    edited September 2016
    Jarvio wrote:
    SF "The Prime Minister's concerned"

    David Cameron concerned about MI6 then (as he was PM at the time)

    In that case, add Tony Blair and Gordon Brown for CR-06 and QoS respectively.

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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,610MI6 Agent
    Jarvio wrote:
    Margaret Thatcher parodied in FYEO.

    And she's mentioned earlier in the film too:

    "I'm afraid we have to inform the Prime Minister that Operation Undertow is dead in the water. She'll have our guts for garters!"
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  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,816MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    Jarvio wrote:
    Margaret Thatcher parodied in FYEO.

    And she's mentioned earlier in the film too:

    "I'm afraid we have to inform the Prime Minister that Operation Undertow is dead in the water. She'll have our guts for garters!"

    Don't forget TLD
    "I must be off... Meeting with the PM this afternoon!"

    (The look on Timothy Dalton and Geoffery Keens faces as the latter says this is brilliant!)
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,610MI6 Agent
    And we can't forget about Anita Ekberg in From Russia with Love. "She should have kept her mouth shut.”
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,458MI6 Agent
    Let's not leave out the president, in GF and daf then.
    And also Barry manilow
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Chriscoop wrote:
    For some reason I think Neil Armstrong is mentioned? This is a real headscratcher and no mistake.

    Well, Bond does tell Drax to take a giant step for mankind.
  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,458MI6 Agent
    :)) probably what I'm thinking of
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • ggl007ggl007 SpainPosts: 388MI6 Agent
    Tchaikowsky!! :D
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Bubbles ? Michael Jackson's chimp ;)
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Can't Beat It....
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,610MI6 Agent
    "Stradivarius of Cremona", also knows as Antonio Stradivari, is mentioned in The Living Daylights.
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  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    In GF, on the radio, "At the White House today, the president said that he was entirely satisfied... " the indirect celebrity reference was, Marilyn Monroe? :))
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,458MI6 Agent
    superado wrote:
    In GF, on the radio, "At the White House today, the president said that he was entirely satisfied... " the indirect celebrity reference was, Marilyn Monroe? :))
    :))
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    "Stradivarius of Cremona", also knows as Antonio Stradivari, is mentioned in The Living Daylights.

    I think Stalin was mentioned too
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • OrnithologistOrnithologist BerlinPosts: 585MI6 Agent
    Jarvio wrote:
    Matt S wrote:
    "Stradivarius of Cremona", also knows as Antonio Stradivari, is mentioned in The Living Daylights.

    I think Stalin was mentioned too

    Also Beria, Pickett, Meade, Grant, Wellington, and Napoleon (though shamefully not Blücher! :o )
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  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    William Randolph Hurst was mentioned by Elliott Carver in TND.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    Ornithologist wrote:
    Jarvio wrote:
    Matt S wrote:
    "Stradivarius of Cremona", also knows as Antonio Stradivari, is mentioned in The Living Daylights.

    I think Stalin was mentioned too

    Also Beria, Pickett, Meade, Grant, Wellington, and Napoleon (though shamefully not Blücher! :o )

    It seems TLD has the most references- all those + the then PM and Barry Manilow too!
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,856Chief of Staff
    ...as said in the OP.
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Churchill, Tennyson and, ahem, Earl Grey all get mentions in Skyfall...
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  • OrnithologistOrnithologist BerlinPosts: 585MI6 Agent
    FRWL has Emperor Constantine.
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    "- That is something to be afraid of."
  • welshguy34welshguy34 Posts: 219MI6 Agent
    Napoleon in Dr No.
  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Julius Caesar gets mentioned by Elliot Carver in TND?
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  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Jarvio wrote:
    Matt S wrote:
    "Stradivarius of Cremona", also knows as Antonio Stradivari, is mentioned in The Living Daylights.

    I think Stalin was mentioned too

    "He's sick like Stalin" - Koskov during his debriefing at the Blaydon safe house.
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