Till minne av Eon Productions medarbetaren Reginald Barkshire

Av: Anders Frejdh

Publicerad:
2018-01-03

FSWL sörjer bortgången av vår vän och supporter Reg Barkshire, brittiskfödd ekonom (likt undertecknad) med sju James Bond-filmer på meritlistan inklusive alla äventyr med Roger Moore som agent 007. Våra tankar går nu till Regs familj och vänner.

Reginald Barkshire, eller bara Reg med sina vänner, avled den 23 december 2017 i Pinner (Middlesex) 87 år gammal men nyheten om hans bortgång nådde oss först nu.

Reg, kanske okänd för de flesta Bond-fantaster, var en av nyckelpersonerna bakom kulisserna på Bond-filmerna som jag började arbeta i södra Audley Street kontor Eon Productions i London som assistent till legendariske producenten Albert R. Broccoli. En position jag har haft i många år, men det var inte förrän Mannen med den gyllene pistolen (1974) var han officiellt krediteras för hans filmarbete som "assistent till producenterna" även om vi vet att han även assisterade regissören Guy Hamilton och hans arbete med filmen.

Efter Mannen med den gyllene pistolen steg han i graderna och var officiellt produktionscontroller för de efterföljande sex James Bond-filmerna - Älskade spion (1977), Moonraker (1979), Ur dödlig synvinkel (1981), Octopussy (1983), Levande måltavla (1985) och Iskallt uppdrag (1987).

Mycket vänlig och uppskattande av fans, mindes Reg sitt arbete med Bond-serien med kärlek.

Reg överlevs av frun Margery, tre barn (David, Andrew och Mandy) och fyra barnbarn.

Legendariska regissören John Glen minns Reg:

"Janine and I were very sorry to hear of Reg's passing. We go back a long way and it was partly through him that I met Janine as she worked for him many years ago.
On Octopussy I needed someone to teach Tina Hudson to drive. She was 17 and the prospect of driving a Range Rover seemed very daunting. However, Reg spent most of the day teaching her to drive in Black Park, behind Pinewood Studios. A pleasant distraction for Reg I am sure. He did a good job as she managed to drive, wave, lift her skirt and not crash in to the camera car!"

Legendariska producenten Anthony Waye kommenterade:

"I only met Reg briefly on a few occasions, he rarely came to the studios as he was a corporate man and not involved in the production of the film. I remember he was a pleasant man, a quiet backroom boy who mainly dealt with the Producers."

Special effects maestro John Richardson kommenterade:

"Very sad as I have known Reg for close to 40 years. He was always a good friend and a Gentleman. One of the Old School who was a pleasure to work with."

Doug Redenius, medgrundare av The Ian Fleming Foundation, skrev:

"Such sad news. Reg was a wonderful man. I first met Reg at the London office of Eon Productions back in 1987 thanks to Jerry Juroe. We became good friends and I'm so sorry I didn't keep in touch more with him over the years. He introduced me to "Cubby" in those offices and arranged for me and my family to take a tour of Pinewood while we were over for The Living Daylights premiere that year. As the production controller back then he was surrounded by many wonderful people who all worked together on most of the Roger Moore era films. I will miss Reg very much. During our last visit together at Pinewood back in the early 2000's, it was like seeing an ole' family member. My deepest sympathies go out to his family."

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Reg Barkshire på Pinewood Studios i juli 2007. Foto av Jean Goyette. Copyright From Sweden with Love.

För mer om Reg Barkshires karriär i filmbranschen, kolla in hans IMDB profile.

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