James Bond

A sophisticated British secret agent spy character invented by and and appearing in books by Ian Fleming, and later Kingsley Amis, John Gardner and Raymond Benson.

A series of films, and some notable videogames. He has a code name or alias of 007, pronounced: double-oh seven.

Films

starring Sean Connery

/Dr. No, 1962

/From Russia With Love, 1963

/Goldfinger, 1964

/Thunderball, 1965

/You Only Live Twice, 1967

starring David Niven

Casino Royale, 1967(a spoof)

starring George Lazenby

/On Her Majestys Secret Service, 1969

starring Sean Connery

/Diamonds Are Forever, 1971

/Never Say Never Again, 1983

starring Roger Moore

/Live and Let Die, 1973

/The Man with the Golden Gun, 1974

/The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977

/Moonraker, 1979

/For Your Eyes Only, 1981

/Octopussy, 1983

/A View to a Kill, 1985

starring Timothy Dalton

/The Living Daylights, 1987

/Licence to Kill, 1989

starring Pierce Brosnan

/GoldenEye, 1995

/Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997

/The World is Not Enough, 1999

James Bond is a household name and has had a definitive impact on the spy genre, including some parodies like Casino Royale, 1967 or the Austin Powers movies.

Video games have been released based on the movies that featured Brosnan. There was also a generic Bond game based on the Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening engine.