British actor Tom Adams died in December of 2014. Back in '66, however, he was reprising his role as Charles Vine, the Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World, in this first of two sequels.
Wow. The first Derek Flint movie, the second Charles Vine movie, the second Harry Palmer movie, the first two Matt Helm movies, the first season of Mission Impossible, the first (and only) season of The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., and the American debut of The Avengers (Steed and Mrs. Peel). 1966 must be a favorite year, all right, for spy-fi fans.
Odd that there was no James Bond movie that year. But maybe 1967 made up for it with two Bond movies. That is, if you count Casino Royale.
Wow. The first Derek Flint movie, the second Charles Vine movie, the second Harry Palmer movie, the first two Matt Helm movies, the first season of Mission Impossible, the first (and only) season of The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., and the American debut of The Avengers (Steed and Mrs. Peel). 1966 must be a favorite year, all right, for spy-fi fans.
ReplyDeleteOdd that there was no James Bond movie that year. But maybe 1967 made up for it with two Bond movies. That is, if you count Casino Royale.