Michael Lonsdale, an enigmatic giant of the silver screen and theatre in France who worked with some of the world's top directors in an acting career that spanned 60 years, died Monday (Sep 21) at 89, his agent said. From his role as the villain in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker to that of a French monk in Algeria in the 2011 movie Of Gods And Men, Lonsdale acted, often in brilliant supporting roles, under top directors including Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg, Francois Truffaut and Louis Malle. The child of a French mother and a British father, Lonsdale had a soft but malleable voice and in later years a grisly long beard. He was a man consumed by his art. Lonsdale made more than 100 films and performed as much on stage, where he started his career. His final performance was in a short film last year for the Opera of Paris, Degas Et Moi (Degas And Me). Lonsdale died peacefully at his Paris home of old age, his agent of 20 years, Olivier Loiseau, told The Associated Press. … [Read more...] about Famed French actor Michael Lonsdale who played James Bond villain dies at 89