John Rhys-Davies (General Leonid Pushkin)

John Rhys-Davies playing General Leonid Pushkin

Born in Salisbury, England on 5th May 1944

Starred In The Living Daylights (1987)

Film information

General Leonid Pushkin played by John Rhys-Davies is the third ally of The Living Daylights. Whilst at the Blayden safe house, General Georgi Koskov convinces M that Pushkin is a threat and should be assassinated.

While Kara is travelling home aboard a tram, one of Pushkin’s colleagues boards the train and escorts her to meet Pushkin. After visiting Brad Whitaker to demand that he returns the money paid for an arms deal, he travels to a hotel to see his girlfriend – where Bond is waiting. After discussing Koskov and Pushkin’s loyalties, Bond arranges to have Pushkin ‘killed’ in order to find out the true motives of General Koskov. General Pushkin returns at the end of the film, arriving too late to kill Whitaker, but just in time to save Bonds life.

Character information

General Pushkin is the tough and resourceful head of the KGB after General Gogol leaves. Pushkin is for the most part formal, serious and straight to the point. He does however have another side that is witty, humorous, and respecting. Pushkin is a man of his word and when Bond spares his life he tells Bond that he owed him, when he saves his life. §