Ranking EVERY James Bond Henchman From Worst To Best
70. Whisper (Live And Let Die, 1973)
The appropriately named Whisper is a singularly useless grunt whose main feature is being too quiet for anyone to hear. He first interacts with 007 while masquerading as a hotel waiter, where he quickly demonstrates his unique quirk. Whenever he says anything, Bond is forced to ask him to repeat himself.
Whisper is in fact working for the wily Dr Kananga, although quite why he chose to hire someone whose every word needs to be repeated is anyone’s guess. It certainly wasn’t because he thought Whisper might be useful in combat; Whisper is plump and slow, and hardly seems to be awake most of the time.
Out of all the henchmen to keep closest at the film’s end with Bond in his clutches, Kananga chooses Whisper. We’re forced to suspect that his barely audible voice will prove to be a fatal flaw, and that’s exactly how it transpires.
When Bond escapes captivity while Kananga conveniently has his back turned, Whisper’s warnings of “Look out!” go unheard, and 007 is able to get the drop on his foe after knocking Whisper into a metal canister.
Some say Whisper remains there to this day, futilely calling for help.