wɪððɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl səksˈɛs ʌvðə dʒˈeɪmz bˈɑːnd fˈɪlmz ænd ðə dʒˈɜːmən dʒˈɛɹi kˈɑːʔn̩ sˈɪɹiz, kˈɛndəl bɪkˌeɪm bˈɛst nˈoʊn fɔːɹ hɪz ɹˈoʊl æz pɹˈaɪvət dɪtˈɛktɪv dʒˈoʊ wˈɔːkɚɹ ɪnðə sˈɛvən fˈɪlmz ʌvðə jˈʊɹɹoʊspi kˈɑːmɪsˌɑːɹ ˈɛks sˈɪɹiz wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd ˈɑːpəzˌɪt bɹˈæd hˈæɹɪs ɪnðə ɹˈoʊl ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk pəlˈiːs kˈæptɪn tˈɑːm ɹˈoʊlənd.
With the international success of the James Bond films and the German Jerry Cotton series, Kendall became best known for his role as private detective Joe Walker in the seven films of the Eurospy Kommissar X series where he played opposite Brad Harris in the role of New York Police Captain Tom Rowland.