 Milton Reid (qv) lobbied unsuccessfully for the role of Oddjob. He  would later be successful in gaining the part of the henchman Sandor  in _Spy Who Loved Me, The (1977)_ (qv), a character based on the  hood Slugsy from the novel. His part was similar to that of Oddjob  in that they both are stocky and rarely talk. Reid also played a  guard in _Dr. No (1962)_ (qv), but was uncredited.