James Bond character
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Gender	Male
Age	Mid 50s
Affiliation	S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Current status	Terminated
Portrayed by	(See Below)

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Blofeld usually appears accompanied by a white Persian cat in the films (but not in the novels). It was also briefly a trademark of the Bond films to not show Blofeld's face, only a closeup of Blofeld stroking his cat. This "trademark" was later broken in the film You Only Live Twice and subsequent films. The Persian cat is one of the oldest breeds of cat. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel by Ian Fleming featuring James Bond, secret agent 007; it was published in 1964, around the time Fleming died. ...

Blofeld appears in six official James Bond movies as well as Never Say Never Again, the 1983 remake of Thunderball, which makes him the most persistent and arguably greatest of James Bond's enemies. Never Say Never Again is an unofficial James Bond film and remake of the 1965 film Thunderball. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition There is also a game in the UK National Lottery called Thunderball Thunderball is the ninth novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ...

Biography

Fleming details Blofeld's background in the novel Thunderball; none of his background is ever revealed in the Bond films. Ernst Stavro Blofeld was born on May 28, 1908 to a Polish father and a Greek mother in Gdynia. Blofeld attended the University of Warsaw where he studied economics and political history. He later went to the Warsaw Technical Institute to study engineering and radionics. He then took a communication position with the Polish government, at the Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs. He began to use his position for insider trading, buying and selling stocks at the Warsaw Stock Exchange. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gdynia (pronounce: [:gdiɲia], German: Gdingen/Gotenhafen, Kashubian/Pomeranian: Gdiniô) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... Warsaw University (Polish Uniwersytet Warszawski) - the biggest and one of the most prestigious universities in Poland. ... Economics (from the Greek οίκος [oikos], house, and νομος [nomos], rule, hence household management) is a social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services. ... Engineering applies scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ... There are two kinds of trading that are referred to as insider trading or inside dealing: Usually illegal: Trading of a security of a company (, stocks, bonds or stock options) based on material non-public information. ... Warsaw Stock Exchange The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), Polish: Giełda Papierów Wartościowych w Warszawie SA (GPW) is the biggest stock exchange in Central and Eastern Europe operating in Warsaw, Poland. ...

Foreseeing World War II, Blofeld made copies of top-secret wires and sold them to Nazi Germany. Before the German invasion of Poland in 1939, he destroyed all records of his existence, then moved to Turkey, where he worked for Turkish radio and set up an intelligence organization. During the war, he sold information to both sides. After the defeat of Erwin Rommel, he decided to back the Allied war effort; ironically, he was awarded numerous medals by the Allied powers after the war's end. After the war, Blofeld temporarily moved to South America before founding S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Commanders Strength Casualties Full list Full list World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ... Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel or Rommel for short ( (help· info)) (November 15, 1891 – October 14, 1944) was one of the most distinguished German Field Marshals, and one of the greatest military leaders of his time. ... The group of countries known as the Allies of World War II came together, to fight the Axis Powers, as World War II unfolded and progressed. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ...

Despite his willingness to murder millions to get what he wants, Blofeld has a few professional scruples. For instance, in the novel Thunderball he learned that during a standard fundraising kidnapping mission of a young girl, the responsible agent had sexual relations with her. Although Blofeld says that the relations may have been "voluntary or involuntary on the girl's part," he had the agent killed as punishment and returned the girl and half the ransom to her father as compensation. His reasons had nothing to do with morality, but rather with the importance of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. being known for keeping their word to those they did their "business" with. The term ransom refers to the practice of holding a prisoner to extort money or property extorted to secure their release, or to the sum of money involved. ... Morality, in the strictest sense of the word, deals with that which is innately regarded as right or wrong. ...

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Novels

In the novel series by Ian Fleming, Blofeld makes three appearances in what is considered the 'Blofeld Trilogy'. Blofeld first appears as the leader of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. in Thunderball, however, his role is reduced to a minor character. The plot, formulated by his organization and by him is carried out by his henchman Emilio Largo. Ian Fleming Commander Ian Lancaster Fleming, RNVR (May 28, 1908 – August 12, 1964) was an English author and journalist, best remembered for writing the James Bond series of novels as well as the childrens story, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. ... Emilio Largo is a fictional character from the 1961 novel and the 1965 James Bond movie Thunderball. ...

After an absence in The Spy Who Loved Me, during which Bond is searching for him, Bond learns Blofeld is in hiding in Switzerland under the guise of Comte de Bleuville in On Her Majesty's Secret Service and defeats his plans to destroy Britain's agricultural economy. In the final sequence of the novel, Blofeld gets revenge by murdering Bond's wife, Tracy. 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition The Spy Who Loved Me is a James Bond novel by Ian Fleming first published in 1962. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition On Her Majestys Secret Service is the eleventh James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, published in 1963. ... Revenge or vengeance consists of retaliation against a person or group in response to perceived wrongdoing. ... Tracy Bond is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel On Her Majestys Secret Service. ...

In You Only Live Twice, Blofeld returns and is found by Bond to be hiding in Japan under the name Dr. Shatterhand. Blofeld is killed at the end of the novel, making it his last appearance. 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition You Only Live Twice is the twelfth novel by Ian Fleming featuring James Bond, secret agent 007; it was published in 1964, around the time Fleming died. ...

Films

Blofeld played by Telly Savalas and James Bond played by George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

In the film series, Blofeld first appears in From Russia with Love, in which he has a very small role. Similarly, he also plays a minor role in Thunderball after a one film absence. Afterwards, Blofeld takes on the role of the main villain in You Only Live Twice and again in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the latter being virtually identical to the novel. Blofeld returns once again in Diamonds Are Forever, appearing to work independently of S.P.E.C.T.R.E.. Blofeld's final appearance is generally held to be in the pre-title sequence of 1981's For Your Eyes Only where he finally receives his comeuppance for the murder of Bond's wife. For copyright reasons involving Kevin McClory and the film rights to Thunderball (see the controversy over Thunderball) Blofeld's name was never mentioned either verbally or in the final credits of For Your Eyes Only. The only indications that this wheelchair-bound character is Blofeld are the presence of the Persian cat, baldness and the original trademark of not showing Blofeld's face. Image File history File links 007 Fictional character Ernst Stavro Blofeld (portrayed by Telly Savalas) with James Bond On Her Majestys Secret Service - Image from www. ... Image File history File links 007 Fictional character Ernst Stavro Blofeld (portrayed by Telly Savalas) with James Bond On Her Majestys Secret Service - Image from www. ... Telly Savalas as Theo Kojak Telly Savalas (January 21, 1924 – January 22, 1994) was a Greek-American film and television actor who fathered 8 kids (1 more than Michael Landons own children, and 5 less than Anthony Quinns own children). ... George Lazenby as James Bond 007 George Samuel Lazenby Sr. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition On Her Majestys Secret Service is the eleventh James Bond novel by Ian Fleming, published in 1963. ... A 2002 Penguin Books paperback edition From Russia with Love, published in 1957, is the fifth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming. ... A 2002 Penguin Books paperback edition Diamonds Are Forever, published in 1956, is the fourth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition For Your Eyes Only is a collection of James Bond short stories by Ian Fleming, first published in 1960. ... Copyright symbol. ... Kevin ODonovan McClory (b. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition There is also a game in the UK National Lottery called Thunderball Thunderball is the ninth novel in Ian Flemings James Bond series. ...

In the films, Blofeld's physical appearance and personality varies wildly due to the change of actors (i.e. Blofeld's scar does not appear in On Her Majesty's Secret Service or Diamonds Are Forever; in On Her Majesty's Secret Service it is revealed that Blofeld has removed his earlobes, but they return in Diamonds Are Forever along with a full head of hair). This is actually in keeping with the Blofeld of Fleming's novels, who is described as drastically changing his personality and appearance in order to hide from Bond.

Blofeld portrayals

Blofeld played by Charles Gray in Diamonds Are Forever

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• Anthony Dawson — (From Russia with Love) (uncredited; only hands shown)
• Eric Pohlmann — (From Russia with Love) (uncredited; voice)
• Anthony Dawson — (Thunderball) (uncredited; only hands shown)
• Eric Pohlmann — (Thunderball) (uncredited; voice)
• Jan Werich
  • Werich filmed a number of scenes for You Only Live Twice before illness forced him to be replaced.
• Donald Pleasence — (You Only Live Twice) (replaced Jan Werich)
• Telly Savalas — (On Her Majesty's Secret Service)
• Charles Gray — (Diamonds Are Forever)
  • Max Latimer — plays Blofeld's double in Diamonds Are Forever.
• John Hollis — (For Your Eyes Only) (uncredited)
• Max von Sydow — (Never Say Never Again)

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Trivia

• Blofeld's birthdate, May 28, 1908, is Ian Fleming's birthdate.
• The name Blofeld was inspired by the father of English cricket commentator Henry Blofeld, with whom Fleming went to school.
• Ernst Stavro Blofeld and S.P.E.C.T.R.E. were set to be the villains in the 1977 film The Spy Who Loved Me, but due to the long-standing controversy over Thunderball, the villain was changed to Karl Stromberg.

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Imitation and parody

Many of the characteristics of Blofeld have become clichés of supervillians in popular fiction, resulting in the stock character of the evil genius. A cliché (from French cliché, stereotype) is a phrase or expression, or the idea expressed by it, that has been overused to the point of losing its intended force or novelty, especially where the same expression was at one time distinctively forceful or novel. ... The Green Goblin, a supervillain and enemy of Spider-Man. ... A stock character is a fictional character that relies heavily on cultural types or stereotypes for its personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics. ... Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, a parody of Ernst Stavro Blofeld. ...

Dr. Evil in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, a parody of Ernst Stavro Blofeld

• The look of Donald Pleasence's Blofeld in You Only Live Twice inspired the look of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers films, down to the Nehru jacket and facial scar, as well as the Persian cat, which in this version loses all its fur after being cryogenically frozen.
• In the first season of the Pokémon TV series, Giovanni, the boss of the Team Rocket, is depicted like Blofeld, hiding in the shadow with a Persian on his lap.
• The filming style of not revealing Blofeld's face and his stroking of his cat has inspired a number of immitators, most notably the main villain of Inspector Gadget, Dr. Claw, and his evil organisation, M.A.D.
• In the game Fur Fighters, the main villain is a parody of Blofeld's cat, named General Viggo who acts much like Ernst. Ironically, Viggo's pet is a small mutant wearing Blofeld's jacket and have a scar beneath it's eye.
• In The Simpsons, Season 8 Episode 2: "You Only Move Twice", Hank Scorpio is a parody of Blofeld.
• Savalas's portrayal of Blofeld was Clancy Brown's inspiration for his characterization of Lex Luthor in Superman: The Animated Series. He got the role because he reminded series creator Bruce Timm of Savalas's Blofeld, whom Timm saw as a "cultured thug."