Michael Lonsdale, who played Bond villain Hugo Drax in Moonraker, dies at 89. The actor's other credits included Day of the Jackal and The Remains of the Day.

Michael Lonsdale played the villain Hugo Drax in 1979's Moonraker opposite Sir Roger Moore as James Bond. By Alexia Fernández. Published on September 21, 2020 06:59PM EDT.

Moonraker was Moore’s fourth film as James Bond, and he would go on to star in three additional films after that. His run ended with A View to a Kill in 1985. Moore sadly passed away in 2017 at ...

Michael Lonsdale, who starred as the mad villain Hugo Drax in the Bond film Moonraker and the dogged detective in the Fred Zinnemann-directed crime thriller The Day of the Jackal, has died. He was 89.

“We are very sad to learn of the passing of Michael Lonsdale, who played Hugo Drax in Moonraker,” longtime 007 producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said in a tweet.

Michael Lonsdale, the veteran British-French actor known for his roles in Bond movie Moonraker and thriller The Day of the Jackal, has died in Paris, his agent has confirmed to Deadline.He was 89. ...

In “Moonraker,” which starred Roger Moore as 007, Lonsdale had the role of bad guy Hugo Drax, an industrialist with plans to poison all of humanity and then repopulate Earth from his space ...

Michael Lonsdale as Hugo Drax in the James Bond film ”Moonraker” (1979). He appeared in more than 200 movies. Credit... United Artists. By Penelope Green. Published Sept. 26, 2020 Updated Sept ...

Michael Lonsdale, the French actor known for his role as the villain Hugo Drax in the James Bond film "Moonraker," has died. His agent confirmed he died on Monday at age 89. Lonsdale also worked ...