Iconic Bond villain dead at 89

French actor Michael Lonsdale, who was known internationally for his roles as the villain Hugo Drax in the 1979 James Bond film Moonraker and detective Claude Lebel in The Day of the Jackal, has died. He was 89.

Lonsdale won France's Cesar for best supporting actor in 2011 for his role in Xavier Beauvois' Of Gods and Men. His performance in The Day of the Jackal earned him a supporting actor BAFTA nomination.