Editing Diamonds Are Forever (film) (section)

==Cast==
* [[Sean Connery]] as [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]], [[United Kingdom|British]] MI6 agent 007.
* [[Jill St. John]] as [[Tiffany Case]], a diamond smuggler and Bond's love interest.
* [[Charles Gray (actor)|Charles Gray]] as [[Ernst Stavro Blofeld]]: The head of [[SPECTRE]] and Bond's archenemy. Gray had previously appeared in the series when he played [[Dikko Henderson]] in 1967's ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]''.
* [[Lana Wood]] as Plenty O'Toole, a woman Bond meets at a casino.
* [[Jimmy Dean]] as Willard Whyte, an entrepreneur, loosely based on [[Howard Hughes]].
* [[Bruce Cabot]] as Albert R. "Bert" Saxby, Whyte's casino manager who is in cahoots with Blofeld. His name is a reference to the producer [[Albert R. Broccoli]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Oatten |first=Chris |url=https://www.filmstories.co.uk/features/diamonds-are-forever-saluting-an-underappreciated-james-bond-film/ |title=Diamonds Are Forever: saluting an underappreciated James Bond film |website=Film Stories |date=23 February 2021 |access-date=11 March 2021 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227170951/https://www.filmstories.co.uk/features/diamonds-are-forever-saluting-an-underappreciated-james-bond-film/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://whatculture.com/film/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-diamonds-are-forever-1971?page=7 |title=20 Things You Didn't Know About Diamonds Are Forever (1971) |website=[[WhatCulture]] |date=2 October 2020 |access-date=11 March 2021 |archive-date=20 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620224146/https://whatculture.com/film/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-diamonds-are-forever-1971?page=7 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Bruce Glover]] and [[Putter Smith]] as [[Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd]], Blofeld's henchmen.
* [[Norman Burton]] as [[Felix Leiter]], a CIA agent, and Bond's ally in tracking Blofeld.
* [[Joseph Fürst]] as Professor Dr. Metz, a scientist who is the world's leading expert on laser refraction, who is on Blofeld's payroll.
* [[Bernard Lee]] as [[M (James Bond)|M]], head of MI6.
* [[Desmond Llewelyn]] as [[Q (James Bond)|Q]], head of MI6's technical department.
* [[Leonard Barr]] as Shady Tree, a stand-up comedian and smuggler.
* [[Lois Maxwell]] as [[Miss Moneypenny]], M's secretary.
* [[Margaret Lacey]] as Mrs. Whistler, a teacher and diamond smuggler.
* [[Joe Robinson (actor)|Joe Robinson]] as Peter Franks, a diamond smuggler whose identity is taken by Bond.
* [[David de Keyser]] as Doctor.
* [[Laurence Naismith]] as Sir Donald Munger, a diamond expert who brings the case to MI6.
* [[David Bauer (actor)|David Bauer]] as Morton Slumber, the president of Slumber Incorporated, a funeral home.
* [[Marc Lawrence]] and [[Sid Haig]] as Slumber Inc. attendants.{{sfn|Field|Chowdbury|2015|p=219}}

In uncredited roles, Lola Larson (a stage name used by gymnast Mary Hiller<ref>{{cite web | url=http://007magazine.co.uk/factfiles/factfiles_trivia2.htm | title=007 MAGAZINE – Fact Files }}</ref>) and [[Trina Parks]] appeared as Bambi and Thumper, Whyte's bodyguards;<ref name="bambi thumper stuff">{{cite web |last=Thomas |first=David |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/73595539/the-bond-girls-whose-small-roles-made-big-impressions |title=The Bond Girls whose small roles made big impressions |date=5 November 2015 |website=Stuff.co.nz |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620224137/https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/73595539/the-bond-girls-whose-small-roles-made-big-impressions |archive-date=20 June 2021 |access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> [[Shane Rimmer]] as Tom, the director of Whyte's astronautics facility;<ref>{{cite news |last=Belam |first=Martin |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/29/shane-rimmer-voice-of-thunderbirds-scott-tracy-dies-aged-89 |title=Shane Rimmer, voice of Thunderbirds' Scott Tracy, dies aged |date=29 March 2019 |work=The Guardian |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106045803/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/29/shane-rimmer-voice-of-thunderbirds-scott-tracy-dies-aged-89 |archive-date=6 November 2019 |access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> [[Ed Bishop]] as Klaus Hergersheimer, a scientist involved with building the satellite;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/anderson-actors-in-james-bond/ |title=Licence To Thrill – Anderson Actors In James Bond Films! |website=Gerry Anderson.co.uk |date=17 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107005945/https://www.gerryanderson.co.uk/anderson-actors-in-james-bond/ |archive-date=7 November 2020 |access-date=8 November 2020}}</ref> [[Henry Rowland (actor)|Henry Rowland]] as Doctor Tynan, and [[Cassandra Peterson]] as a dancer. Peterson says in her autobiography that she was in the film but believes she did not make the final edit.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Peterson |first1=Cassandra |title=The Actress Behind Elvira Kicked Off Her Career With A James Bond Classic |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/869981/the-actress-behind-elvira-kicked-off-her-career-with-a-james-bond-classic/ |website=slashfilm.com |date=20 May 2022 |access-date=26 January 2023}}</ref> It has been rumoured that Peterson and later star [[Valerie Perrine]] played Shady Tree's "Acorns", the showgirls who support him during his standup routine.  They were actually played by performers Jennifer Castle<ref>{{cite web |last1=Castle |first1=Jennifer |title=Bond Girl |url=https://jamesbond007.se/eng/stars/jennifer-castle |website=From Sweden With Love |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref> and Pat Gill.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gill |first1=Pat |title=Bond Girl |url=https://jamesbond007.se/eng/stars/pat-gill |website=From Sweden With Love |publisher=Anders Frejdh |access-date=25 February 2023}}</ref>