personal information
Ricky Jay playing Henry Gupta
Born in New York, USA in 1948
Starred In Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
film information
Henry Gupta played by Ricky Jay is the first villain of Tomorrow Never Dies. During the terrorist arms bazaar in the pre-title sequence, Gupta is identified by MI6 watching back at base - noticing he has possession of a stolen American GPS Encoder.
Later, Gupta plays back a piece of film for Elliot Carver showing his wife talking with James Bond. After tapping in to what they are saying, Carver orders Dr Kaufman to pay her a visit. Henry Gupta is seen in a number of scenes throughout the film organising Carver’s little war. At the climax of the film, Bond holds Gupta hostage whilst Carver holds Wai Lin. When Gupta tells Carver that everything is set, Carver coldly kills Gupta by shooting him.
character information
A well-known pioneer of techno-terrorism, Henry Gupta is in charge of the technical details associated with starting Carver’s war. A cold and serious person Gupta seems to enjoy his line of work, although has little to say in the film. §
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