Actor Terry Mountain on his two James Bond films
By: Anders Frejdh
Published:
2007-04-01
Terence Mountain was born in Lincoln, a small city in Northern England.
Mountain's acting career began in 1967 where he appeared in two episodes of the cult TV series The Baron starring Steve Forrester as the undercover agent masquerading as an antique dealer. His later TV work included episodes of The Saint (1967) with Sir Roger Moore, The Jazz Age (1968), Catweazle (1970), W. Somerset Maugham (1970), Budgie (1971), Play For Today (1973), The Professionals (1978), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) and The Bill (1987).
His first brush with James Bond was in
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) playing one of the henchmen who attacks Bond in the pre-title sequence. Although unaccredited he also makes an appearance in
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) as one of Blofeld's guards who tries to deal with Sir Sean Connery in the role as agent 007. His other film work, as stunt man or an actor, include One Million Years B.C. (1966) with Raquel Welch in the lead and Bond girl Martine Beswicke in another role, The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966), Lassiter (1984) starring Tom Selleck and Jane Seymour, Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) with Bond stunt man Alf Joint, The Wicked Lady (1983) starring Faye Dunaway and Biggles (1986).
Terence currently lives in Littlehampton in Southern England. He has one daughter (Rebecca) and three grand children. David, who is 12 years old and the twins, Hanna and Adam, are 8 years old. He says "I love them, they are great!"
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