On Screen Characters That Look Nothing Like They’re Described
Ian Fleming wrote that 007 has a “slim build; a three-inch long, thin vertical scar on his right cheek; blue-grey eyes; a ‘cruel’ mouth; short, black hair, a comma of which falls on his forehead … 183 centimetres (6 feet) in height and 76 kilograms (168 lb) in weight.” Fleming also described the character as resembling actor Hoagy Carmichael.