Ernst Stavro Blofeld or is heard in three novels: "Thunderball", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"; and "You Only Live Twice"; as well as seven films from Eon Productions: "From Russia with Love" (1963); "Thunderball" (1965); "You Only Live Twice" (1967); "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969); "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971); "For Your Eyes Only" (1981) (the pre-title sequence of which shows an unnamed character resembling him fall to his death); and "Spectre" (2015). He also appears in "Never Say Never Again" (1983), the non-Eon remake of "Thunderball". Blofeld has been played on screen by Donald Pleasence, Telly Savalas, Charles Gray, Max von Sydow,
Telly Savalas Savalas had a showy role in "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), playing a role that Jack Palance turned down, Archer Maggott, the worst of the dozen. It was a huge commercial success. He guest-starred on the TV series "Garrison's Gorillas" and "Cimarron Strip," then focused on features. He did an action film directed by Brian Hutton, "Sol Madrid" (1968), then did a Western with Lancaster and Pollack, "The Scalphunters" (1968). Savalas was in two comedies, "Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell" (1968), one of his favorite roles, and "The Assassination Bureau" (1969) and did an all-star action film for Thompson, "Mackenna's Gold" (1969).