Oddjob Oddjob Oddjob (often written as "Odd Job") is a fictional character in the espionage novels and films featuring James Bond. He is a henchman to the villain Auric Goldfinger in the 1959 James Bond novel "Goldfinger" and its 1964 film adaptation. In the film, he was played by the Japanese-American actor and professional wrestler Harold Sakata. Oddjob, who also appears in the "James Bond" animated series and in several video games, is one of the most popular characters in the Bond series. Oddjob's real name is unknown. He is named by Goldfinger to describe his duties to his employer. A
Goldfinger (novel) plot of the film was also changed from stealing the gold at Fort Knox to irradiating the gold vault with a dirty bomb. BBC documentary (1973) The 1973 BBC documentary "Omnibus: The British Hero" featured Christopher Cazenove playing a number of such title characters (e.g. Richard Hannay and Bulldog Drummond), including James Bond in dramatised scenes from "Goldfinger" – notably featuring the hero being threatened with the novel's circular saw, rather than the film's laser beam – and "Diamonds Are Forever". Radio adaptation (2010) Following its successful version of "Dr. No", produced in 2008 as a special one-off to mark