David Battley

David Battley. Who he? Well he played the teacher in Willy Wonka who is so obsessed with the golden ticket he ends up using Wonka Bars as arithmetical units, as in "If I have two wonka bars in this hand and two in this hand how many golden tickets might I have?" or somesuch.

Why he? No reason really, I have a collegue with a similar overly prominent lower jaw

Hurray! China's answer to Charlie Hawtrey

Real name: Ping-Ao Wei

Most famously seen camping it up something rotten as a baddy in Return of the Dragon with Bruce Lee.

No doubt, the lavender pork pie hat qualifies him for instant Collection membership

hmmmmm

Its looking like Dougray from where I'm sitting...

double-oh no!

Apparently Pierce has got the can! How can this be, the guy is a top bond and certainly the best of a shower since Lazenby. Yes, I like Lazenby so deal with it.

Confused rumours have Orlando bloom as a young Bond, whether this is in a full film or one of those extended prologues who knows. I can't see him as 007 myself. Too blond too elfin too immortal if you get my typecasting.

Dougray Scott has been mentioned, dunno, I suppose at least he's Scottish. Then there are silly suggestions like Richard E Grant (a very good baddy he'd be though) and various americans including the Clooney.

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TV side step

Very suprised to see Ru Madoc in "Little Britain" last night. Not exactly collection material, far too successful but still. Has anyone else been spotted recently? Non.

Oh hold on! How stupid! Oskar Werner was in Voyage of the Dammed the other day. Never seen this movie before but it had everyone in it. Americans mixed up with British small screen ephemera like a huge and unkempt knickerbocker glory.

VOD was his last film but I'm totally blown away by the fact that he was in Columbo. It really doesn't get much better than that.

Voyage of the Damned (1976) .... Dr. Egon Kreisler

Columbo: Playback (1975) (TV) .... Harold Van Wick