9 Iconic Movie Characters Who Appeared Outside Their Franchises

9. James Bond - Return Of The Man From U.N.C.L.E

George Lazenby famously only played the world’s greatest spy once in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, before deciding he was famous enough to make it on his own; a mistake on his part. Something even hardcore Bond fanatics may not realise is that he actually played Bond twice, even if the second time was completely unofficial.

He appears as J.B. in the television movie Return Of The Man From U.N.C.L.E, a dapper English gent who wears a white tux, drives an Aston Martin equipped with gadgets and carries around a Walter PPK; hell, he even has a tinny Bond parody theme. He helps out Napoleon Solo during a car chase repeating famous Bond lines, and breaks the fourth wall to say “Shaken but not stirred.”

This wink wink nudge nudge appearance does about enough to avoid a lawsuit, and it also cashed in on the Battle of the Bonds that was going on in 1983, with Roger Moore’s Octopussy versus Sean Connery’s Never Say Never Again. Moore ultimately won the battle box-office wise, but Lazenby’s appearance was a nice nod to Bond fans everywhere.