James Bond villain Bruce Glover dies as actor son pays tribute

His son confirmed his death.

His son, Back to the Future actor Crispin Glover, paid tribute to his father on Instagram, sharing a photo of his father with the caption: "Bruce Herbert Glover. May 2, 1932 – March 12, 2025."

The 92 year old was best known for portraying assassin Mr Wint in the James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever.

Glover played the roll alongside jazz bassist Putter Smith, both playing villains after the blood of Sean Connery’s James Bond.

He later said the film's director, Guy Hamilton, was 'wide open to every idea I had and a lot of the success of the humor of that film was me'.

Additionally, he featured in the classic Hollywood film, Chinatown.

A representative for his son confirmed Glover's death on Friday, March 28, however a cause of death has not been revealed.

His last appearance as an actor came in 2021 when he played a fictional version of himself in the short film, An Approximation of their Barbarous Manners.

Glover also made several appearances on the small screen, gaining credits in The Dukes Of Hazzard, Perry Mason, The Mod Squad, Barney Miller and CHiPs.