<P> Starting with the second film in the James Bond series , From Russia with Love ( 1963 ) , Desmond Llewelyn appeared as Q ( the quartermaster of the MI6 gadget lab known as Q - branch ) in every Bond film , except Live and Let Die ( 1973 ) , until The World Is Not Enough ( 1999 ) . He had originally been chosen for the role as he had previously worked with the director Terence Young on the 1950 war film They Were Not Divided . In the 2002 film Die Another Day , John Cleese , who played the character R , the assistant to Q in The World Is Not Enough , was promoted to the head of Q - branch , thus taking on the title of Q. In all , Llewelyn appeared in 17 Bond films , more than any other actor , and worked with the first five James Bond actors . He also portrayed Q in a 1967 made - for - television special ( produced by Eon Productions ) entitled , Welcome to Japan , Mr. Bond which was included in the 2006 special edition DVD release of You Only Live Twice . </P>
<P> Starting with the second film in the James Bond series , From Russia with Love ( 1963 ) , Desmond Llewelyn appeared as Q ( the quartermaster of the MI6 gadget lab known as Q - branch ) in every Bond film , except Live and Let Die ( 1973 ) , until The World Is Not Enough ( 1999 ) . He had originally been chosen for the role as he had previously worked with the director Terence Young on the 1950 war film They Were Not Divided . In the 2002 film Die Another Day , John Cleese , who played the character R , the assistant to Q in The World Is Not Enough , was promoted to the head of Q - branch , thus taking on the title of Q. In all , Llewelyn appeared in 17 Bond films , more than any other actor , and worked with the first five James Bond actors . He also portrayed Q in a 1967 made - for - television special ( produced by Eon Productions ) entitled , Welcome to Japan , Mr. Bond which was included in the 2006 special edition DVD release of You Only Live Twice . </P>
who has appeared in the most bond films
who has appeared in the most bond films
Desmond Llewelyn
Desmond Llewelyn