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Yuri Borienko playing Grunther
Starred In On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)
film information
Grunther played by Yuri Borienko is the second villain of On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Grunther travels with Irma Bunt to meet James Bond, in his guise as Sir Hillary Bray, at the train station in Switzerland.
Grunther later denies Campbell access to Piz Gloria when he tries to travel up via cable car, and appears in a number of other small scenes throughout Bonds ‘stay’ at Piz Gloria. It is later in the film that during the battle at Piz Gloria Teresa Di Vicenzo and Grunther are involved in a vicious hand-to-hand fight, where Tracey manages to get the upper hand culminating in Grunther being pushed onto a wall of spikes.
character information
Head of security at Piz Gloria, Grunther is seen mostly wherever Irma Bunt travels providing protection. A stocky imposing character, Grunther is always at the heart of the action ensuing the protection of Piz Gloria, Irma Bunt and Ernst Stavro Blofeld. §
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service posters
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