Francisco Scaramanga
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Francisco Scaramanga is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond novel and film version of The Man with the Golden Gun. Scaramanga is an assassin who kills with his signature weapon, a pistol made of solid gold. In the novel, the character is nicknamed "Pistols" Scaramanga and is also called "Paco" (a Spanish diminutive of Francisco).[1] In the film, the character was played by Christopher Lee (the real-life step-cousin of James Bond creator Ian Fleming).[2]
Francisco Scaramanga | |
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James Bond character | |
First appearance | The Man with the Golden Gun (1965 novel) |
Last appearance | The Man with the Golden Gun (1974 film) |
Created by | Ian Fleming |
Portrayed by | Christopher Lee |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Assassin, hit man |
Affiliation | KGB (novel) Self-employed (film) |
Classification | Villain |
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As with another of James Bond's nemeses, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, in 2007 the Daily Mail reported that the inspiration for this fictional character was a classmate of Fleming's, at Eton College in the 1920s, George Ambrosios (Ambrose) Scaramanga.[3]