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Michael Goodliffe playing Bill Tanner

personal information

Michael Goodliffe playing Bill Tanner

Born in Bebington, Cheshire, England on 1st October 1914

Died 20th March 1976

Starred In The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)

film information

Bill Tanner played by Michael Goodliffe only appears in The Man With The Golden Gun, however the character of Bill Tanner reappears in For Your Eyes Only, Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough.

Appearing only briefly, Tanner is present with Colthorpe when Bond arrives to get his briefing from M. Tanner only speaks two lines, mentioning that Francisco Scaramanga's fingerprints were on the letter that have been verified by the CIA. However when he goes to tell Bond that the reason behind Scaramanga notifying him that he is a target is psychological, M gets impatient and tells them that they are dismissed.

character information

Little is learnt about the character of Bill Tanner due to the characters limited screen time. §

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The Man With The Golden Gun posters

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