Kurt Russell talks about the remake of "Escape" - Mar 26, 2007 - 03:47am
Whoops, sounds like #1 doesn't know his Bond trivia. The original character was named JIMMY BOND and played by an AMERICAN in a one hour TV movie - years before the movies. The British actor was his sidekick and played the part of an MI5 operative.
"In 1954, CBS paid Ian Fleming for the rights to adapt Casino Royale into a one hour television adventure as part of their Climax! series. However, Barry Nelson played a CIA agent named Jimmy Bond, and Clarence Lieter was a British agent."
Whoops, sounds like #1 doesn't know his Bond trivia. The original character was named JIMMY BOND and played by an AMERICAN in a one hour TV movie - years before the movies. The British actor was his sidekick and played the part of an MI5 operative. "In 1954, CBS paid Ian Fleming for the rights to adapt Casino Royale into a one hour television adventure as part of their Climax! series. However, Barry Nelson played a CIA agent named Jimmy Bond, and Clarence Lieter was a British agent."