The Bond Villains ... Ranked!
By Emily Christianson, Hollywood.com Staff
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
3.
The Villain: Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Who Played Him: Donald Pleasence, Telly Savalas and Charles Gray
The Films: You Only Live Twice ; On Her Majesty's Secret Service ; Diamonds Are Forever
Why So Bad: This is the man of the hour -- the head honcho at SPECTRE. When we first meet Blofeld in You Only Live Twice , he’s got a nasty scar on his face, not a lot of hair (how about none) and a white fluffy cat who lives on his lap. He’s calm, collected, has a plan for world domination, and always has a foolproof escape route (the cat comes along too, of course). In Secret Service, Blofeld loses the scar and the cat, but maintains that cool demeanor all while still trying to off his archenemy Bond. Finally, in Diamonds, one Blofeld isn’t enough -- the villain clones himself while trying to amass a large supply of diamonds that will help him create the perfect weapon of destruction. You think Bond gets him in the end, but you can’t be sure. He’s a wily one.
Best Line: Pleasence: “Yes. Give him his cigarettes. It won't be the nicotine that kills you, Mr. Bond.”
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