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,
Ronald Rich double for Ronald Rich. Lewis Gilbert directed Rich in both "Alfie" and "You Only Live Twice". Ronald Rich Ronald Rich is a British supporting player best known for his role as Hans, the personal bodyguard of Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the 1967 James Bond film, "You Only Live Twice". Rich has appeared twice in the "Doctor Who" episode "The Time Meddler" (1965), where he played 'Gunnar the Giant',a huge Viking warrior. He also appeared in the "Doctor Who" episode "Mission to the Unknown" (also 1965). Rich appeared in the Lance Percival Show (1965). He appeared in Doctor in Clover (1965)