Michael Lonsdale (1931 – 2020), played Bond villain Hugo Drax in “Moonraker”
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legacy.comMichael Lonsdale was a French actor whose notable roles included Hugo Drax, the villain in the 1979 James Bond film “Moonraker.”Lonsdale’s acting career took place largely in Europe, where he appeared in dozens of movies, TV shows, and stage productions.
Yet he worked with legendary U.S. filmmakers as well, including Orson Welles (1915 – 1985) in one of Lonsdale’s earliest films, “The Trial” (1962).
After starring in the fourth James Bond film to feature Roger Moore (1927 – 2017) as the famed spy, Lonsdale had notable roles in films including “The Name of the Rose” (1986), The Merchant Ivory film “The Remains of the Day” (1993), John Frankenheimer’s “Ronin” (1998), Steven Spielberg’s “Munich” (2005), and “Of Gods and Men” (2010).
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