Poll: Best Blofeld

[Mazer Rackham]

None of them were particularly good and my favourite Blofeld has always been the faceless character in FRWL and TB, so I can't make a vote here sorry.

I can go with that

[stockslivevan]

Wow, I really do not understand how Donald Pleasance is getting the better vote. He was neither threatening nor convincing as a dangerous man compared to Savalas' more physical Blofeld. Although I'll give Pleaseance one compliment, he's better than Gray.

[Red Grant]

Well for a guy who controls a worldwide organization (which controls a bunch of other smaller organizations) the guy wouldn't really need to lift a finger. The cold calculating Himmler take was deliciously sinister. This onscreen Blofeld ties in best with the calm voiced Blofeld of FRWL and TB.

[stockslivevan]

Well for a guy who controls a worldwide organization (which controls a bunch of other smaller organizations) the guy wouldn't really need to lift a finger. The cold calculating Himmler take was deliciously sinister. This onscreen Blofeld ties in best with the calm voiced Blofeld of FRWL and TB.

So he should basically a weak character who can't do anything besides stroking his cat? Quite a compelling nemesis for Bond. What I like about the Savalas Blofeld is that after everyone failed him he finally steps up and turns out to be a good match for Bond physically. It would have been nice to have DAF continue Bond's vengeance with a well performed brawl out. If I were a guy who controls a worldwide organization I would keep up in shape for efficiancy sake because you never know when you might have an assassin sneak past the guards. When all else fails, use your fists. That's a lesson Stromberg had to learn the hard way.

[Red Grant]

So he should basically a weak character who can't do anything besides stroking his cat?

Would you call the FRWL Blofeld weak? Because that's what he was doing too.

[stockslivevan]

So he should basically a weak character who can't do anything besides stroking his cat?

Would you call the FRWL Blofeld weak? Because that's what he was doing too.

You misunderstood. I was talking about the Pleasance Blofeld, not the predecessor. The predecessor at least sounded more menacing and when you don't show his face that's a pretty good build up for a revalation, which Pleasance failed to do by bringing nothing new to the character besides a weaker voice and a scar. It was a good opportunity to bring Bond's nemesis to the big screen and they failed to present him as menacing. Even Christopher Walken was more of a villain. In OHMSS it seems exactly like a do-over. There was a connection to all the previous Bond films except YOLT, with the introduction of a more menacing Blofeld being the most obvious. He still had that cat yet became more involved in the film.

[007 Roger Moore]

1. Donald Pleasence
2. Charles Gray
3. Telly Savalas
4. John Hollis
5. Face-less Blofeld
6. Max Von Sydow

[Mr. Big]

I love Charles Gray as an actor generaly, so I'll vote for him.

[stockslivevan]

I take back the remark about Gray, I actually find him more fun to watch now than Pleasence.

So a question for you folks, why is Pleasence a good Blofeld?

[Kristatos]

I take back the remark about Gray, I actually find him more fun to watch now than Pleasence.

So a question for you folks, why is Pleasence a good Blofeld?

I think my feelings are coloured by the fact that he was the first actor to be seen as Blofeld, not counting those who were only seen as hands stroking a white cat. He therefore defined it in the same way that Connery defined Bond.

[stockslivevan]

I can't say the same. He was my first Blofeld but there was never any impact for me. Perhaps Austin Powers spoiled it. Even without Powers I don't think I would have liked him anyway. Connery was menacing while Blofeld sounded like a shouting crow.

[James1090]

To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Blofeld_by_Jan_Werich.jpg

This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.

[Kristatos]

To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:



This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.

"Ho ho ho, and what would you like for Christmas, little kitten?"

[Gary Seven]

To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:



This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.

"Ho ho ho, and what would you like for Christmas, little kitten?"

That's what Craig will look like in his 5th Bond.

[FormerBondFan]

To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:



This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.

"Ho ho ho, and what would you like for Christmas, little kitten?"

That's what Craig will look like in his 5th Bond.

yep.

[stockslivevan]

To those like myself who aren't fans of Donald Pleaseance's portyal of Blofeld in YOLT would you like this portryl better?:



This was supposed to be the original Blofeld but Albert Broccoli didn't think he was very intimidating.

Amazing, and Pleaseance didn't seem to make a difference either.

[carl stromberg]

James1090's Blofeld would have now been an iconic figure if he had been cast. But I would not cat him now!

[Goldeneye]

I gave Telly Savalas a bump because he was skunked in the elimination game.

[Lord Shark]

1. Faceless Blofeld
2. Telly Sevalas
3. Donald Pleasance
4. Charles Gray

[Thunderpussy]

I agree that perhaps Blofeld should of always remained faceless,but I'm sure this would of been hard to sustain over a period of movies, so I'll go with Telly Savalas. although I did enjoy D Pleasance ( his portrail is now an Icon),Charles Grey could of been better except with DAF they went for a much lighter script.