Number Nine was the code number of a unidentified operative and board member of the secretive criminal organisation, SPECTRE. A minor antagonist portrayed by the late British actor, Clive Cazes, he appeared briefly in the 1965 James Bond film, Thunderball.
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Number Nine was present at the SPECTRE cabinet meeting in Paris. According to Number Eleven's financial report, both of the men were involved in the distribution of Red China narcotics in the United States. The operation netted $2,300,000; considerably less than the organisation had expected, causing Blofeld to demand a justification for Number 11's substandard performance. Eleven places the blame on competition from Latin American drug cartels and insists that all monies have been accounted for; but Ernst Stavro Blofeld is not satisfied with the excuse and accuses someone of defalcation from SPECTRE. Having decided on an appropriate course of action, the criminal mastermind prepares to execute the guilty man by way of electrocution. After several seconds of tension and despite a seemingly calm demeanour, Number Nine is electrocuted to death in his chair.
While most of the others attending the meeting are shaken by the scene, especially those seated next to Number Nine, Emilio Largo simply gives a passing glance, before turning back to his notes, showing his ruthless disregard for human life.
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- The scene was spoofed in the opening scene of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. In this case the Blofeld parody Dr. Evil is angry at the members for their failure to kill the protagonist Austin Powers, and pushes buttons that sends their chairs backwards into a flaming pit.
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