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“The world may never be enough again. We
will miss you!”
Gerry McGrath - Scotland, UK
“My son and I met Desmond at the Pictureville cinema in Bradford in
1988 at a James Bond exhibition. He was a very lovely man and will be
missed greatly. Our deepest sympathy at this very sad time.”
Mark & Mathew - UK
“Sorry to hear of Desmond’s passing. What I liked about him was he treated
everyone like a friend. The Bond films will never be the same again. May
he rest in peace. With deepest sympathy.”
John Boulter - UK
“I just thought I would like to say a big thanks to Desmond Llewelyn for
his part in the Bond films. Things will never be the same again. Thanks
and goodbye.”
Callum Hunt - UK
“I’d like to express my sorrow and say just how much enjoyment Desmond
Llewelyn brought to me as Q in the Bond films. He will be greatly missed.”
Jonathan Boote - UK
“A very sad day indeed. I just wanted to say I heard your interview on
Radio 5 this morning and think you said it all…
“There have been five Bond’s, but there will only ever be one Q.”
I know he was a close friend and I would like to offer my sympathy. I hope
some way can be found to pay a fitting tribute.”
Andrew Francis - Surrey, UK
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ABOVE: (left)
Desmond Llewelyn's first appearance as Q in From Russia With
Love (1963) [with Sean Connery as James Bond]. (centre)
Desmond Llewelyn as Q in Thunderball (1965) and (right)
his final appearance in The World Is Not Enough (1999) with
Pierce Brosnan as 007. |
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“I am saddened to hear of the passing of Desmond Llewelyn, better known as
Q in the Bond movies. Mr. Llewelyn was always someone I looked forward to
seeing in the movies because he was such a part of the story and life of
007. I hope that Mr. Llewelyn is at peace.”
Heidi Erlichman - Denver, USA
“As are all Bond fans, and as one who has enjoyed meeting him on more than
one occasion, I am of course very saddened to have learned about Desmond
Llewelyn’s passing. A very, very sad day. With sorrow…”
George Martin, USA
“I’d just like to say how saddened and shocked I was to hear of the tragic
death of Q. He was the man everybody wanted to be their granddad (I know I
certainly did). He had such a short screen time in the Bond films yet
everybody remembered him and his gadgets. Despite his retirement, he’ll be
mourned by Bond fans the world over.”
Joyce Smith - Ireland
“It was with great sadness that I arrived home this evening to hear that
Desmond Llewelyn had been killed in a car accident.
As Q he gave much pleasure to me and to countless others around the world.
As the scrap dealer in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang he still delights my
own children today.
I was fortunate to meet Desmond at Pinewood at one of your events a few
years ago. As with all stars, I could but stand back and watch him,
disbelieving that I was with someone who had for many years been this
larger than life character on the screen. Finally, I had the chance to ask
for his autograph, which he did with pleasure. Then I realised that I
should have asked for a photo with him. Half-expecting a testy brush off,
I was pleased to find that Desmond was not like this at all. He was very
generous and took time to pose for the photo.
I am glad that I took that time to thank him for the pleasure he brought
to me and to the countless fans around the world through his work.
Please convey my condolences to his family at this very sad time.”
Mark Hoare - Surrey, UK
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ABOVE: (left)
Desmond Llewelyn as Coggins in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
(1968) directed by Ken Hughes from Ian Fleming's novel. (right)
Desmond at his Bexhill-on-Sea home with many gadgets from the James Bond films. |
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“We are saddened to learn of the passing of one of the most familiar faces
in the James Bond series. Our thoughts are with him and his family.”
Dave & Ed - Pennsylvania, USA
“I have just heard that Desmond Llewelyn has died tragically. This makes
his appearance in the last film very ironic. He was a true star.
He will be missed.”
Paul McLaughlin, USA
“I have just heard the terrible news that Desmond Llewelyn has been killed
in a car crash in Sussex. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Llewelyn at
the Dublin premiere of GoldenEye a few years back and was touched
at friendly and open he was. No doubt he will go down in history as one of
the UK’s most loved actors.”
Mr. E. McCarthy - Ireland
“Q will be missed greatly. The best there ever was and ever will be. R.I.P.”
Mr. E. Eibbort - UK
“Here’s to you Mr. Llewelyn. Rest in Peace.”
Mr. G. R. Jones - UK
“Whilst this is a very sad day for Bond fans everywhere, there is one good
thought; Desmond was able to film a farewell scene in The World Is Not
Enough, in effect saying goodbye to Bond, and to Bond fans around the
globe. Each time this film will be shown, whether in the cinema or on TV,
for the rest of history, the curtain will be seen to close on Desmond’s
film career in a warm, heartfelt, memorable way. It would have been such a
crime for Q to be given no farewell, and it is unfortunate this became his
cinematic epitaph. RIP.”
Dr. Paul Meaney, Oxford, UK
“I woke up this morning to the news that Desmond Llewelyn had been killed
in a car crash and feel absolutely terrible about it. This is not a
suitable way for a life to end at the age of 85.
This very sad day marks the passing of someone who genuinely made each one
of the James Bond films in which he appeared (regardless of overall
quality) a little bit brighter.
The Bond films are one of the few things in life that I can say I truly
enjoy without question, but I know I will always feel like something is
missing from this moment on.
Goodbye Q.”
John Laaks, USA
“The best gadget to come out of the James Bond movies was not really a
gadget at all. It was a man, and his name was Q.
Thank you Mr. Llewelyn for bringing so much magic to a classic film
series.
We will all miss you…”
Jim Botten, USA
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ABOVE: (left)
Desmond Llewelyn as Q in Diamonds Are Forever (1971),
The Living Daylights (1987) ,
(right) the GoldenEye image used on the cover of Sandy Hernu's biography 'Q
- The Biography of Desmond Llewelyn' (1999). |
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“Q will never be replaced in our hearts. Condolences to the Llewelyn
family from all of your many fans in the UK and far away.”
Steve Stone, UK
“I’m devastated, absolutely devastated.”
Dan Rolf, USA
And the world becomes just that much more sad.
The Almighty must have seen all the good work done in the lab.
Rest In Peace Desmond Llewelyn”
Britany Hunter, USA
“Condolences to the Llewelyn family from all your many fans here in
far-away New Zealand.”
Franek Kluski, New Zealand
“I feel like I lost my father. We will miss you Q. God bless you and thank
you for being there for us. You will be missed and loved.”
Tom Betti, Ohio, USA
“Everyone else is saying the same thing, but I just wanted to add my
feelings as well.
We’ll miss you, Mr. Llewelyn.”
Dale Sherman, USA
“He’s one of the only reasons I watched Bond movies. This is truly a sad
day for Bond fans all over the world. We all love you Mr. Llewelyn, and
will deeply miss you. I’ll always remember him for his funny interactions
with Bond. I’m really going to miss the fellow. His appearances always
made me laugh and smile.
Goodbye Desmond. Take care up there…”
With a tear in my eye.”
Jim, USA
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The one man we could count on
To be there through and through
Died today in England;
He was known to us as Q
In From Russia With Love he came to us
Stuck with us through the rest
Missed only a pair of films
But was always at his best
The sole constant throughout the series
Always around for a laugh
If not for him Bond might only have loved once
If even making that
Desmond will be greatly missed
among our friendly crowd.
He’s certainly given me much enjoyment
and left me laughing out loud.
Normal reaction would be a cloud of despair
But we all know what they say
Desmond is forever
And it will forever stay that way
Dedicated to the late Desmond Llewelyn -
and thanks for 17 great
performances!
Ben Corby, USA |
“My condolences go to Desmond’s family and friends. I will miss Q dearly.
I might be young (14) but Q still made a huge impact on my life as he did
for Bond and everybody else. May he rest in peace.
I think that the farewell in The World Is Not Enough was
fulfilling. I live in Sydney And I just heard the news on TV. Even my
brother, who’s 6, knows who he is. It’s just a sad day for everybody, not
just Bond fans, as Desmond Llewelyn gave so much. He will always be with
us in spirit and as long as Bond goes on, we will forever remember him as
our gadget man.
Farewell and rest in peace.”
L. J. Kong - Sydney, Australia
“Wherever you are, know that we love you and miss you, that we honor your
memory with more respect that we would give most heads of state, and that
your family need never want for sympathy in their great and terrible loss.
We share that loss as best we can, as observers, as fans, as fellow human
beings, and lastly, though most of us never knew the man beyond his simple
shadow cast on the pale white of a theatre screen, with all the respect we
can muster, as friends.
God bless him.”
R. Cotton - USA
“My condolences to the family of Mr. Llewelyn.
We lost a great actor. The most respectable character that ever appeared
in a Bond movie. We will all miss him and Bond films will never be the
same.”
Benjamin Lind, Germany
“You gave us so much enjoyment.
May you rest in peace.”
Peter Hancock, UK
“I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to the Llewelyn family. Desmond
will always be remembered with great fondness and respect.”
Jonathan Boote, UK
“Desmond Llewelyn’s scene in The World Is Not Enough made me choke.
Surely, I thought, this can’t really be his last appearance, there’s life
in the old boy yet?
Sadly, today, Desmond has been taken from us, and in the most tragic of
circumstances.
I never met him, nor even knew him outside the world of 007, but somehow,
I feel like I have lost an old friend. Goodbye Q, you were one hell of a
field operative.”
Ian, UK
“I am really saddened to learn of the passing of Desmond. It’s like losing
a lifelong friend. May God bless him and his family!”
Britt Myre, USA
“Goodbye Desmond Llewelyn…we’ll all miss you.”
Zac Boyer, USA
“I have just heard the tragic news about the sudden death of Q. I have
been a big fan of James Bond for as long as I can remember. It seems so
unfair that he should leave us this way. I recently watched The World
Is Not Enough in which Desmond shone.
I will always remember him as one of my favourite characters in the Bond
films.
It is sad that he was only recently talking about possibly not being up to
doing the next film, and he was there for his fans right up to the end at
his book signing.
Please pass on my deepest, most sincere condolences to his family and
friends.”
Chris Thomas, Isle of Wight, UK
“I’ve been sitting here all day and have honestly been taking Desmond’s
death very hard and personal…it’s not fair for someone as genuine as him
to die like that, so unexpectedly…it’s so ironic that in a career
surrounded by technology and gadgetry in the movies he had none to save
his on life…”
Paul, USA
“He will be missed and never forgotten! After meeting him in person at the
premiere of Octopussy in 1983, this was a dream come true for me.”
Ian Jacklin, UK
“I was very sad to hear of the death of Desmond Llewelyn. He was my
favourite character in the James Bond films. Mr. Llewelyn as Q was great
and memorable. We’ll miss Q.”
Zsofia Sebok, Budapest, Hungary
“On behalf of every 007 fan in the Southern Hemisphere I would like to say
how sad it was to hear that Desmond Llewelyn has passed away. He was a
true legend and will be greatly missed. Q Branch will never be the same.
R.I.P. Q”
Ben Couzens, USA
“Please give my sympathy to the family of Mr. Llewelyn. His loss is very
sad for the entire world.”
Dinos Bados, Greece
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ABOVE: (left) Editor
& Publisher Graham Rye photographed with Desmond Llewelyn during
one of the actor's visits to the 007 MAGAZINE office. (top
right) Desmond Llewelyn at the 1990 James Bond convention at Pinewood Studios, and (bottom right) Desmond's
final scene as Q in The World Is Not Enough (1999). |
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“To the family of Desmond Llewelyn
My deepest condolences to you on your loss. The world is a much poorer
place now. He was a ‘favourite uncle’ to many, many people. A very sad
loss. He is in all our thoughts.”
Paul Smith, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
“Please pass on my sincere condolences to the family of Desmond Llewelyn
for their sad loss. The World Is Not Enough was worth the entrance
fee for the pre-titles sequence alone; an excellent film which will no
doubt be remembered for Desmond Llewelyn’s last dignified performance.”
Graeme Lloyd, Hertfordshire, UK
“I was deeply shocked to hear of Desmond Llewelyn’s death. Q was my
favourite character in the James Bond films. The beginning of the year
1999, in a letter I ask from him a photo with his signature. He send me
one shortly, and dedicated to me with his best wishes.
I was very happy, and in another letter, I thanks to him. We will never
forget him. Best wishes to all his family, I will never forget him. Rest
in peace Q.”
Hajnalka Golen, Hungary
“Through the pages of 007 MAGAZINE I would like to pay tribute to Desmond
Llewelyn, somebody whom I knew as Q and also as a friend.
Desmond was a truly caring and generous person and our paths crossed many
times. We appeared in a couple of TV documentaries together and one of
these I had the privilege of filming at his home in Bexhill.
Desmond was also good enough to open my 1995 exhibition ‘From Eastbourne
With Love’, something a lot of actors would not have done.
Just days before his tragic death, he had come to see me at Battle Abbey
as he wanted to film scenes for the HTV programme ‘Life of Q’. Sadly, on
the day I had flu and was not on duty. Desmond’s biographer, Sandy Hernu,
later told me he had been disappointed not to see me.
Fate took its course with a couple of other meetings that we were due to
have, and now we have lost somebody who was a privilege to know; a
genuine, approachable and lovely person.”
Daryl Burchmore, Battle Abbey, East Sussex, UK
“Dear Family
I am sorry to see Desmond leave us like he did. HE was a Great man to us
all. James Bond pictures will never be the same without him. Even though Q
in the J.B. movies is not supposed to like J.B. you can see through the
years that Desmond did like His relationship with James Bond.
In the last movie, The World Is Not Enough, Desmond was amazing,
and he was very witty. Even though I have never met Desmond personally, I
feel a very big loss. The world has lost a Great man. God bless you all.”
James J. Morales, USA
“Monday 20 December ’99 is a day that is still fresh in my mind. That
morning I heard the shocking news about the tragic death of Mr. Llewelyn.
My brother and I want express our condolences to his family. May his
relatives find comfort in the idea that people all over the world mourn
his loss.
I also would like to express my sympathy to you and the employees of your
Club, as I know Mr. Llewelyn was closely involved with the conventions and
other Club activities.
Desmond Q Llewelyn lives on in our hearts.”
Wim van de Leur, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
For Desmond - our Q.
We first met you in 1963
And you were a great person
on and off screen
You have been with us
for all but two films
But your contribution to 007
Can never be forgotten
You were always pleased to attend
the club meetings, and had time for everyone
Now sadness falls upon all of us
as we now must say farewell
to a true friend
Neil Robert Butcher 19/12/99, UK |
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“I write with great sadness and shock in hearing about the sudden tragic
car accident of Desmond Llewelyn, actor from the James Bond movies. I had
just received his biography only two weeks ago. I am deeply saddened by
his passing.
I will never forget his presence on the Silver Screen. Desmond (Q)
Llewelyn the Gadget Master you will always be remembered by us fans
worldwide.”
Baldwin Collins, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
“To everyone that knew Desmond Llewelyn, I’m very sorry to hear the sad
news. Desmond was a well-known and respected person. I know that on the
film set he will be missed a lot. I send my deepest sympathy to Mr.
Llewelyn’s family.”
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