Robert Davi talks about his Frank Sinatra connection and how he got to play a Bond villain

Robert Davi, who played Franz Sanchez in "License To Kill" , credits Frank Sinatra as being one of his mentors - and his pathway to Bond.

"I was 23 years old when I was cast in my first movie Contract on Cherry Street, which starred Frank Sinatra.", says Davi.

"He remained a friend until he died. Frank was that kind of guy. He`d catch your movies and let people know he was happy with the way your career was going," says Davi, who would star two years later in the TV remake of From Here to Eternity, the film that gave Sinatra his Oscar in 1953.

It was Sinatra who introduced Davi to Albert Broccoli, the producer who would eventually tailor the villain in "Licence to Kill" for Davi.

"I was on Broccoli`s radar for a while, but it was when he caught my performance in (the TV movie) Terrorist on Trial that he told his people he found a new James Bond villain.

"Those are moments in your career that you can never forget," admits Davi, who`s starred in more than 65 TV and feature films.

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