Sir Godfrey Tibbett (Patrick Macnee)
Profile
Character: Sir Godfrey Tibbett
Actor: Patrick Macnee
Movie: A View To A Kill
Age: 63
Appearence: Brown hair, hazel eyes, stocky build, medium complexion
Status: Murdered
Sir Godfrey Tibbett is an expert on horses. He is asked by his
government to accompany Bond on a fact finding mission to Max
Zorin's stables, where a sale is currently in progress. In a strange
quirk of undercover sleuthing, the aristocratic expert is reduced
to being the chauffer to Bond's James St. John Smythe. He offers
useful information and expert advice to 007, but meets a sudden
end when he takes his already washed car to the car wash.
Most memorable quote:
Tibbett: "We are on a mission."
Bond: "Sir Godfrey, on a mission, I am expected to sacrifice
myself."
Personality
Tibbett had the personality of a seasoned English gentleman, he
was very patient to Bond's over the top demands. Sir Godfrey possessed
a gentle and friendly personality, which was very much unlike
his position in British intelligence.
Involvement
Sir Godfrey was assigned to work in cooperation with Bond in the
investigations of Zorin's microchip industry. Sir Godfrey's first
role was posing as Bond's chauffeur, while Bond was under the
identity of James St. John Smythe. When Bond was at Zorin's stables,
Godfrey courageously investigated the underground laboratory,
where he discovered the use of steroids. Later in the mission
Sir Godfrey was strangled by May Day when he went out to get the
Roller washed.