Four actors in this film were in Bond films prior to this movie; Joseph Wiseman played the title role as the first Bond villain Dr. No; Donald Pleasence played Bond's chief nemesis Ersnt Stravo Blofeld in You Only Live Twice. Christopher Lee also played a Bond villain as the title role The Man with the Golden Gun, and Barbara Bach played the main Bond girl Major Anya Amasova in The Spy Who Loved Me.