James Bond character
Blofeld played by Donald Pleasence.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld
Gender	Male
Age	Mid 50's
Affiliation	S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Current status	Terminated
Portrayed by	(See Below)

Ernst Stavro Blofeld is a fictional character in the James Bond universe. He is the archenemy of MI6 secret service agent James Bond and head of the evil terrorist organization, S.P.E.C.T.R.E.. James Bond is best known from the EON Productions film series. ... 007 Fictional character Ernst Stavro Blofeld (portrayed by Donald Pleasence) with his cat from You Only Live Twice - Image from www. ... Donald Pleasence as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film You Only Live Twice Donald Pleasence (October 5, 1919 - February 2, 1995) was an English actor. ... Male symbol Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... S.P.E.C.T.R.E.s leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld The SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion (S.P.E.C.T.R.E.) is a fictional terrorist organization led by Ernst Stavro Blofeld. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... James Bond is best known from the EON Productions film series. ... The Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), more commonly known as MI6 (originally Military Intelligence Section 6), or the Secret Service, is the United Kingdom external security agency. ... S.P.E.C.T.R.E.s leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld The SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion (S.P.E.C.T.R.E.) is a fictional terrorist organization led by Ernst Stavro Blofeld. ...

Blofeld usually appears accompanied by a white Angora 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. Country of origin United Kingdom Breed standards (external links) Not currently recognised by any major clubs Notes This is a breed in developement The Angora is a very new British breed 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 a 1983 remake of the 1965 film Thunderball, with Sean Connery reprising his role as secret agent James Bond. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Thunderball is the ninth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming, based on a screen treatment by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham and Ian Fleming. ...

Bio

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 bourse. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Gdynia (pronounce: [:gdiɲia], 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 νέμω [nemo], rules, hence household management) is the social science that studies the production, distribution, trade and consumption of goods and services in the context of the competing alternative allocations of goods and courses of action. ... Licensure and Qualifications for the Practice of Engineering The Engineers Ring The Ritual of the Calling of an Engineer Engineering Disasters and Learning from Failure American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) ASEE engineering profile (2003) PDF Categories: Architecture and engineering occupations | Engineering ... There are two kinds of trading that are referred to as insider trading: Trading of a security of a company (, shares or options) based on material nonpublic information. ... Warsaw (Polish: Warszawa, see also other names, in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ... A stock exchange is an organization of which the members are stock brokers. ...

Forseeing 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. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... 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 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Field Marshal Erwin Rommel Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (   listen?) (November 15, 1891 – October 14, 1944) was one of the most distinguished German Field Marshals and commander of the Deutsches Afrika Korps in World War II. He is also known by his nickname The Desert Fox (Wüstenfuchs,   listen?), for the...

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Fleming details Blofeld's background in the novel Thunderball; none of his background is ever revealed in the Bond films.

Despite the fact that he is perfectly willing to murder millions to further his goals, Blofeld has a few professional scruples. For instance, in Thunderball he learned that during a standard fundraising kidnapping mission of a young girl, the responsible agent sexually molested her. In response, Blofeld 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. Sexual abuse is physical or psychological abuse or harm that involves sexual behavior. ... 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. ...

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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 Ian Lancaster Fleming (May 28, 1908–August 12, 1964) is an English author, 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 Great Britain's agricultural economy. In the final sequence of the novel, Blofeld gets revenge by murdering Bond's wife, Tracy Bond. 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 George Lazenby as James Bond

In the film series Blofeld first appears in From Russia With Love and 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 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 Angora 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 actor. ... George Lazenby as James Bond 007 George Lazenby (born September 5, 1939) is an Australian actor. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kevin McClory is a British film writer, producer, and director. ... 2003 Penguin Books paperback edition Thunderball is the ninth James Bond novel written by Ian Fleming, based on a screen treatment by Kevin McClory, Jack Whittingham and Ian Fleming. ...

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, and 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

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

• 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 with.
• 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 copyright issues between Ian Fleming and Kevin McClory the villain was changed to Karl Stromberg.
• 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 Angora cat, who in this version loses all its fur.
• The gimmick of not revealing Blofeld's face and his stroking of a cat also inspired the main villian of Inspector Gadget, Dr. Claw.