🎂 Birthday, age 91 in 2023 on May 15

Known for:

Licence to Kill (1989) Director
The Living Daylights (1987) Director
For Your Eyes Only (1981) Director
Octopussy (1983) Director
A View to a Kill (1985) Director

He also edited three films in the series: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) , The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).

Four of his Bond films feature a scene where James Bond is startled by the sudden flight of one or more pigeons. Frequently shows the protagonist climbing or walking a ledge, and almost falling when startled by a pigeon. His Bond films often featured villains falling to their deaths. All his Bond films had an ally dying a disturbing way.

Claims that Maryam d'Abo is one of his favorite actresses, since he cast her in three projects: the main James Bond girl role in The Living Daylights (1987), Takeover (1995) and The Point Men (2001).