List of James Bond allies in Dr. No

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List of James Bond allies in Dr. No

This is a list of James Bond allies in the film Dr. No

Contents 1 Recurring Allies 2 Quarrel 2.1 Film Biography 2.2 Novel Biography 3 General Potter 4 Pleydell Smith 5 John Strangways 5.1 Novel biography 5.2 Film biography

[edit] Recurring Allies

• M - Bernard Lee
• Major Boothroyd (Q) - Peter Burton
• Felix Leiter - Jack Lord
• Miss Moneypenny - Lois Maxwell

[edit] Quarrel

James Bond character
Quarrel
Gender	Male
Role	Ally
Affiliation	Felix Leiter
Current status	Deceased
Portrayed by	John Kitzmiller

Quarrel is a fisherman in the Caribbean. He is an ally to James Bond in the film Dr. No and is portrayed by John Kitzmiller. He also has a son Quarrel Jr. who appears in a later Bond film.

[edit] Film Biography

Although not shown in the film, Quarrel helps John Strangways get some rock samples from Crab Key (island) When Strangways is killed by assassains emplyed by Julius No, Bond turns up in hope of finding his killer and goes to Quarrel for information. Quarrel does not immediately co-operate, instead threatening Bond with a knife. Bond then manages to turn the tables on Quarrel, at which point Felix Leiter arrives to tell them that they are all allies.

Later in the film, Quarrel goes with Bond to Crab Key even though he expresses fear of the alleged 'dragon' on the island. They meet up with Honey Ryder, and are forced inland, hunted by No's private army. Given their shared belief in the supposed dragon, Quarrel and Honey encourage Bond to set up shifts keeping watch for the beast, despite Bond's skepticism.

As the trio approached No's base, they encounter the dragon, a tank specially painted and designed to resemble the mythical creature. Bond and Quarrel attempt to destroy the search lights of the vehicle with their pistols, but Quarrel is detected and incinerated by the dragon's 'breath'; a front mounted flame thrower.

[edit] Novel Biography

Quarrel is a Cayman Islander who first appears in the novel Live and Let Die. John Strangways, chief of the Secret Service's Caribbean station, hires him to serve as Bond's physical trainer and local guide as Bond prepares for his mission against Mr. Big. Bond and Quarrel immediately develop a stong friendship.

Quarrel's second and final appearance is in the novel Dr. No. Again training Bond, Quarrel then accompanies him to Dr. No's island, Crab Key, to investigate Dr. No's operation there. Quarrel's assistance proves highly valuable, but he is burned to death when he, Bond, and Honeychile Rider are attacked by Dr. No's flamethrower-equipped marsh buggy.

In the novels there is no mention of Quarrel, Junior; since the later novel Dr. No preceded the earlier book Live and Let Die to the screen, Quarrel, Junior was the writers' way of getting around the fact of Quarrel's death.

[edit] General Potter

James Bond character
General Potter
Gender	Male
Role	Government Official
Affiliation	General
Current status	Unknown
Portrayed by

General Potter, is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the novel and film Dr. No. He is an army general residing in Jamaica working for the Jamaican government. He is a colleague of Pleydell Smith who aids James Bond in his search for clues tracking down Doctor No and drives him to the house of John Strangways where his secretary was murdered.

[edit] Pleydell Smith

James Bond character
Pleydell Smith
Gender	Male
Role	Government Official
Affiliation	Jamaican government
Current status	Unknown
Portrayed by	Louis Blaazer

Pleydell Smith, is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the novel Dr. No. He featured in the 1962 film of the same name. He is a distinguished middle aged man who resides in Jamaica working for the Jamaican government. He aids James Bond in his search for Doctor No. In the film, the character is portrayed by Louis Blaazer

[edit] John Strangways

James Bond character
Commander John Strangways
Gender	Male
Role	Ally
Affiliation	MI-6
Current status	Deceased
Portrayed by	Timothy Moxon Robert Rietty (voice)

John Strangways is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond universe.

[edit] Novel biography

In the James Bond novels he is a former Lieutenant-Commander in the special branch of the RNVR. He makes his first appearance in the novel Live and Let Die as the chief Secret Service agent in the Caribbean. Strangways is roughly 35 years of age and wears a black patch over one eye. He later appears in the novel Dr. No where he and his secretary, Mary Trueblood, are assassinated for prying into Dr. Julius No's business.

[edit] Film biography

In the James Bond films, Strangways makes his first and only appearance in Dr. No where, as in the novel, he is killed for investigating Dr. No by the Three Blind Men after leaving a gentlemans club in Jamaica. Contrary to the novel, Strangways does not wear an eye patch in film.

He is portrayed in Dr. No by Tim Moxon. Moxon's voice was dubbed by Robert Rietty.