#“On Her Majesty's Secret Service”

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In “On Her Majesty's Secret Service” (1969) James Bond impersonates genealogist Sir Hilary Bray to infiltrate Bloefeld’s criminal organization. Bond was played by George Lazenby and Bray was played by veteran actor George Bray. Lazenby had no acting experience before being cast in the film and his impersonation of Baker’s voice was unconvincing. So during the scenes where Lazenby pretended to be Bray, his voice was dubbed by Baker.

This wasn’t the first time actors were dubbed in James Bond films. The Bond Girls were cast for their beauty and their voices were regularly dubbed later (sometimes due to their original accents). These actresses were all dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl:

Ursula Andress as Honey Ryder in “Dr. No” (1962)

Shirley Eaton as Jill Masterton in “Goldfinger” (1965)

Claudine Auger as Domino in “Thunderball” (1965)

Mie Hama in “You Only Live Twice” (1967)

Male actors didn’t escape the dubbing treatment either. They were revoiced due to thick foreign accents.

Gert Frobein as Auric Goldfinger in dubbed by Michael Collins “Goldfinger” (1964)

Adolpho Celi as Emilio Largo dubbed by Robert Rietti in “Thunderball”

Tetsuro Tamba as Tiger Tanaka dubbed by Robert Rietti in “You Only Live Twice”

This is only a partial list.

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Diana Rigg, 1969.

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"𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙨. 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚" Artwork by Alverado Ciriello created for a 1972 James Bond Festival. Two pieces combined: 140 × 200 cm (55 × 79 in). See below for key to villains . . .

𝙅𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨, 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 (𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙮, 𝙖𝙨 𝘽𝙤𝙣𝙙, 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧):

Ernst Stavro Blofeld portrayed by Charles Gray, from Diamonds Are Forever (1971).

Ernst Stavro Blofeld portrayed by Telly Savalas, from On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - in which George Lazenby plays Bond.

Auric Goldfinger portrayed by Gert Fröbe, from Goldfinger (1964).

Oddjob portrayed by Harold Sakata, from Goldfinger (1964).

Ernst Stavro Blofeld portrayed by Donald Pleasence, from You Only Live Twice (1967).

Emilio Largo portrayed by Adolfo Celi, from Thunderball (1965).

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

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007 FAN ART by Sean Longmore

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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

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Diana Rigg, UK Actress

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Diana Rigg and George Lazenby on the set of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1969.

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George Lazenby and some Bond girls on the set of On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 1969

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The Royal premiere of Peter R. Hunt’s ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE, starring George Lazenby as #JamesBond and Diana Rigg as Tracy, was held on December 18, 1969.

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She's got the lobes for business

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Apparently this is an unused poster or a 'concept poster' for On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Great image.

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Did you know...

that Superboy (1988-1992) has a connection with the James Bond franchise? George Lazenby, the second actor to portray 007, played Jor-El, Superboy's father. Britt Ekland, who was a "Bond girl" in The Man With the Golden Gun (1974), played his mother, Lara.