Jimmy Dean's acting
Horrible.
sharejimmy dean was a country singer primarily and in any case i thought he did well here with the script he was given, playing a multi millionaire
shareBit young for a Howard Hughes- type billionaire.
shareWhen Howard Hughes Was Central to the Plot of a James Bond Film
https://popculturereferences.com/when-howard-hughes-was-central-to-the-plot-of-a-james-bond-film/
So yeah, the plot of Diamonds Are Forever was based on the fact that billionaire (and former movie maker himself), Howard Hughes, had been living a reclusive life in various penthouses in Las Vegas, so here, Hughes is “Willard Whyte,” a reclusive billionaire who hadn’t been seen in years, and the villainous Blofeld has kidnapped Whyte, put a double in his place, and used Whyte’s fortune to finance the creation of a deadly laser satellite in outer space.share
When James Bond rescues the real Whyte, the real Whyte helps Bond figure out Blofeld’s plan, and also helps Bond take the satellite down by figuring out where Blofeld must be controlling the satellite.
Singer/actor Jimmy Dean played Whyte, which was a bold move for Dean, seeing as how he was actually working for the real Hughes at one of his casinos at the time!
I don’t know what Hughes thought of the film’s portrayal of him. Broccoli and Hughes had been friends earlier in Broccoli’s career, so I assume Hughes didn’t take it too poorly. Whyte DOES help save the day, ya know?
'Singer/actor Jimmy Dean played Whyte, which was a bold move for Dean, seeing as how he was actually working for the real Hughes at one of his casinos at the time!'
Ha! That's interesting!