Quist was a criminal operative of the secretive criminal organisation, SPECTRE. A minor antagonist portrayed by the late British stuntman and actor, Bill Cummings, he appeared briefly in the 1965 James Bond film, Thunderball.
Biography[]
Quist first appears when Domino's boat arrives on the beach, and is also seen watching James Bond when the latter talks with Domino.
Quist was later sent by Emilio Largo to murder Bond in his Nassau hotel suite, but blundered into a booby-trap the spy had prepared: an audio recorder disguised as a copy of the Nassau telephone directory.
Retracing the sound of Quist's activity, Bond found him hiding in the shower. After scalding him with hot water, the intruder was quickly overpowered. Rather than kill the man, Bond gave Quist his gun back, and sent him back to Largo with a message: "The little fish I throw back into the sea".
Quist promptly reported back to Largo at Palmyra, but when Largo realized he had failed his mission, he had Quist thrown into the Shark Pool; Quist was voraciously eaten by a swarm of Golden Grotto sharks lurking underwater.
Description[]
Quist had greyish-brown hair and blue eyes, and wore a striped bathrobe with short khakis and sandals.
Trivia[]
- Stuntman Bill Cummings, who played Quist, demanded $250 if he jumped into the shark pool. He was paid $450, however, as he doubled for Largo, pleasing the stuntman plenty.
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