 SPOILER: Marc Lawrence (I) (qv) who plays the gangster who is shot  by Scaramanga at the beginning of the movie also played a Las Vegas  hood in _Diamonds Are Forever (1971)_ (qv). In the James Bond  series, it is not clear whether they are indeed suppose to be the  same character or not. Lawrence is credited as Rodney in this movie  and is uncredited in _Diamonds Are Forever (1971)_ (qv) but plays a  Slumber Inc. Attendant.