Bob Simmons / Rose Alba (Jacques Boitier)

Bob Simmons / Rose Alba playing Jacques Boitier

Born in Fulham, England on 31st March 1933
Born in Cairo, Egypt

Died 1988

Starred In Thunderball (1965)

Film information

Jacques Boitier played by Bob Simmons and Rose Alba is the first villain of Thunderball. Bond attends the funeral of Jacques Boitier near Paris in France.

However Bond suspects something is not quite right when he sees a widow attending the funeral. Bond visits the widow's château and greets her with a punch knowing the widow is in fact Boitier himself.

In the hand-to-hand combat that ensures Bond manages to get the upper hand and takes great pleasure in killing Jacques Boitier. Bond then escapes the château using the Bell Jet Pack to fly over its walls and land next to his Aston Martin DB5.

Character information

Little is learnt about Jacques Boitier. A French SPECTRE assassin, Jacques Boitier is responsible for the deaths of a number of MI6 agents. Played by Rose Alba initially with Bob Simmons playing the part for the fight scene. §