Desmond Llewelyn

He was 85. Meloni is frequently confused with actor Elias Koteas. He collided head-on with a car and died shortly after. In 2002 he gave an acclaimed performance as disgraced detective Mark Fuhrman in TV-movie Murder in Greenwich Village (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0339422/). Llewelyn was killed in a road accident on December 19, 1999 after returning home from a booksigning promoting his autobiography in East Sussex. His most recent movie appearance was as Freakshow in the independent comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. He has also appeared in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Wet Hot American Summer, and after director Garry Marshall saw him on "Oz", he was cast as Julia Roberts' fiance in The Runaway Bride. Contrary to his gadget-expert character in the Bond films, Llewelyn always maintained that he was totally lost in the world of technology. From 1999 to 2003 he appeared on both shows simultaneously.

He acted on stage and appeared in an English television series called Follyfoot. L&O producer Dick Wolf, impressed by Meloni's acting abilities, signed him up for L&O:SVU in 1999, where he has remained ever since. Llewelyn appeared in other films such as the 1981 PBS production of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde. In 1999 he even jokingly kissed his onscreen partner Lee Tergesen at an awards dinner for GLAAD. 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. Meloni's raw magnetism and affable reaction towards the open sexuality of his character earned him press attention and legions of fans, particularly within the gay community. Since 1963s From Russia With Love, Llewelyn appeared as Q in every Bond film, except Live and Let Die (1973), through The World Is Not Enough (1999). The role called for him to passionately kiss and touch other men, frequently submit to rear and full frontal nudity, and even urinate into a bucket.

In 1940, he was captured by the German army in France, and was held as a POW for five years. His first real moment of stardom came from his controversial role as sociopathic bisexual Chris Keller in the HBO prison drama Oz. The outbreak of World War II in September 1939 halted his acting career, and Llewelyn was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the British army, serving with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. His first noticeable role was as the bodyguard in the 1996 lesbian thriller Bound. In high school, he worked as a stagehand in the school's productions and then picked up sporadic small parts. Meloni worked his way up the acting ladder with short-lived TV series and bit parts in a number of films. He originally wanted to be a minister. He has also worked as a bouncer, bartender, construction worker, and personal trainer.

Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn was born in Newport, South Wales in 1914, the son of a coal mining engineer. Meloni started his acting career at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he did his undergraduate studies. Q is the quartermaster of the MI6 gadget lab known as Q-branch. April 2, 1961) is an American actor best known for his role as Detective Elliot Stabler in the TV series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Meloni is married to Sherman Williams and they have 2 children. Desmond Llewelyn (September 12, 1914 - December 19, 1999) was a British actor who is famous for playing the fictional character of Q in the James Bond series of films. Christopher Meloni (also known as Chris Meloni) (b. Chris in the nude - view only if 18 or older please (http://www.acropolisvideo.com/menofoz/).

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