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[Eddie Burns]

I really liked him. He has quite a few lines and has presence but doesn't really interfer with whats going on between Le Chiffre and Bond.

I also liked the fact that Bond tipped him after he won, what was it $100,000? Not a bad life.

Monsiour Bond wins!

[Mr. Blofeld]

I think he looked a bit like Charlie Sheen...

[Single-O-Seven]

I've wondered if that guy was a real, professional dealer. He clearly possesses some of the skills. I don't follow poker, and so thought he might be a recognisable, even famous dealer from that circuit.

[Qwerty]

Thought he did a fairly good job with a relatively nondescript role as well. Daniel Andreas appears to be his name.

[Single-O-Seven]

I just looked this guy's resume up on imdb.com.

It says he's 7'5"!!!!

http://www.imdb.com/...m2259554/resume

[Qwerty]

I just looked this guy's resume up on imdb.com.

It says he's 7'5"!!!!

Don't recall if we saw him standing up, but that seems hard to believe.

[Gernot]

YES, Daniel Andreas is his name and YES, he is a real card dealer in Austria. When CR came out, some Austrian newspapers did several interviews with him about his role and the work on set. He reportedly got about 30.000 Euro for his role (he bought himself a new car with the money) and during the breaks on set they (cast and crew) always played poker (reportedly daniel craig is still owing him some money ). Since CR I always see him on TV (of course as card dealer) when they show some live professional poker-tournaments.

One more short story about him: When the production company called his casino (because they were looking for a dealer) he was coincidentally on phone and said: "You are looking for a card dealer? You have just found him. Take me!" They gave him the job, he didn't tell his card-dealer-colleagues and flew to Prague... And really did a good job.

[Qwerty]

One more short story about him: When the production company called his casino (because they were looking for a dealer) he was coincidentally on phone and said: "You are looking for a card dealer? You have just found him. Take me!" They gave him the job, he didn't tell his card-dealer-colleagues and flew to Prague... And really did a good job.

Interesting little anecdote there. Thanks for posting, Gernot.

[MkB]

One more short story about him: When the production company called his casino (because they were looking for a dealer) he was coincidentally on phone and said: "You are looking for a card dealer? You have just found him. Take me!" They gave him the job, he didn't tell his card-dealer-colleagues and flew to Prague... And really did a good job.

Good for him!
But I'm just curious: if the production was looking for a card dealer, any card dealer, not a particular one (since they hired the first one who answered the phone), why did they look for him in an Austrian casino, instead of hiring one in Prague (there are casinos there too)?

[Gernot]

That's a good question. I remember Andreas saying that they were looking for a dealer who speaks fluently English.

Why they called an Austrian casino and not one in Prague? Maybe because the Austrian casinos are international accepted and have a good reputation. But I dont't know exactly.

[sharpshooter]

Andreas did a great job, he made the poker scene that much more authetic and enjoyable.

[MkB]

No question about the card dealer himself, he was great, but am I the only one who found his uniform a bit corny / tacky? It seemed to me more suited for receiving tourists in Atlantic City than for an international high stakes poker game. Bu I'm not a connoiseur at all

[Skudor]

YES, Daniel Andreas is his name and YES, he is a real card dealer in Austria. When CR came out, some Austrian newspapers did several interviews with him about his role and the work on set. He reportedly got about 30.000 Euro for his role (he bought himself a new car with the money) and during the breaks on set they (cast and crew) always played poker (reportedly daniel craig is still owing him some money ). Since CR I always see him on TV (of course as card dealer) when they show some live professional poker-tournaments.

One more short story about him: When the production company called his casino (because they were looking for a dealer) he was coincidentally on phone and said: "You are looking for a card dealer? You have just found him. Take me!" They gave him the job, he didn't tell his card-dealer-colleagues and flew to Prague... And really did a good job.

Cool story, thanks!

I would have done it for free of course. No that I'm any good at dealing cards.

[Single-O-Seven]

YES, Daniel Andreas is his name and YES, he is a real card dealer in Austria. When CR came out, some Austrian newspapers did several interviews with him about his role and the work on set. He reportedly got about 30.000 Euro for his role (he bought himself a new car with the money) and during the breaks on set they (cast and crew) always played poker (reportedly daniel craig is still owing him some money ). Since CR I always see him on TV (of course as card dealer) when they show some live professional poker-tournaments.

One more short story about him: When the production company called his casino (because they were looking for a dealer) he was coincidentally on phone and said: "You are looking for a card dealer? You have just found him. Take me!" They gave him the job, he didn't tell his card-dealer-colleagues and flew to Prague... And really did a good job.

Cool story, thanks!

I would have done it for free of course. No that I'm any good at dealing cards.

Skudor, for a chance to be in a Bond movie - and have a very significant appearance at that - you would undoubtedly learn until you were blue in the face.

Edited by Single-O-Seven, 30 March 2008 - 12:00 AM.

[Skudor]

YES, Daniel Andreas is his name and YES, he is a real card dealer in Austria. When CR came out, some Austrian newspapers did several interviews with him about his role and the work on set. He reportedly got about 30.000 Euro for his role (he bought himself a new car with the money) and during the breaks on set they (cast and crew) always played poker (reportedly daniel craig is still owing him some money ). Since CR I always see him on TV (of course as card dealer) when they show some live professional poker-tournaments.

One more short story about him: When the production company called his casino (because they were looking for a dealer) he was coincidentally on phone and said: "You are looking for a card dealer? You have just found him. Take me!" They gave him the job, he didn't tell his card-dealer-colleagues and flew to Prague... And really did a good job.

Cool story, thanks!

I would have done it for free of course. No that I'm any good at dealing cards.

Skudor, for a chance to be in a Bond movie - and have a very significant appearance at that - you would undoubtedly learn until you were blue in the face.

Or practice until the fingers fell off.

[Eddie Burns]

He's 7'5?!

Even though we didn't see him stand up, he seemed to tower over everybody and had a great presence and his demeanor was one of a pro card dealer. An excellent choice! I mean he's there and you do take note of him but he's not really interfering with proceedings. Sort of like a good referee at a football/soccer match.

[crheath]

I saw CR 3 times in the theatre and each time, when Bond threw that $100K chip to him and he said, "thank you very much sir", it got huge laughs. I thought it was ironic because he didn't smirk or anything.

Also, I thought he played his part well.

[tdalton]

I saw CR 3 times in the theatre and each time, when Bond threw that $100K chip to him and he said, "thank you very much sir", it got huge laughs. I thought it was ironic because he didn't smirk or anything.

Also, I thought he played his part well.

I also thought that he played the part very well. He did a great job of keeping the audience informed as to what was going on in the game without having to explain over-explain things to the audience, just with simple acknowledgements to the players as to whose turn it was and how much was being bet, etc. I thought it was a much better, and more subtle way of engaging the audience in the poker game than what we got with the lines that Mathis was made to say, with lines that were obviously there to just explain things to us ("He'll have to go all in to call his bluff" and other lines like that).

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

It says he's 7'5"!!!!

OMG!!! He's 3'' taller than Jaws (Rich Kiel)

[Righty007]

It says he's 7'5"!!!!

OMG!!! He's 3'' taller than Jaws (Rich Kiel)

Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. Watch Casino Royale again and you'll see by the proportions of his upper body that it's impossible for him to be that tall. I doubt he's even 6'5".

[J.C.D'Arc]

When I saw Casino Royale, I assumed this guy ( http://www.cliffsimo...d_021_large.jpg ), Cliff Simon, had gotten the part. I'd seen him before on some old episodes of Stargate SG-1, I think. They look ding-nigh identical.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

If we can't trust in Imdb, in who can we?

[Righty007]

If we can't trust in Imdb, in who can we?

Are you serious?

The only thing on IDMb that's consistently accurate is their cast lists for films that are already on VHS/DVD and even those can be dubious at times. The "height" of this actor was added by a user that has zero credibility. I could add "Sean Connery was accused of molesting a child on the set of Marnie to IDMb's page on Marnie but does that make it true?

Wikipedia is a little more accurate that IDMb because of its overzealous moderators but even its information should be scrutinized.

[Single-O-Seven]

If we can't trust in Imdb, in who can we?

Are you serious?

The only thing on IDMb that's consistently accurate is their cast lists for films that are already on VHS/DVD and even those can be dubious at times. The "height" of this actor was added by a user that has zero credibility. I could add "Sean Connery was accused of molesting a child on the set of Marnie to IDMb's page on Marnie but does that make it true?

Wikipedia is a little more accurate that IDMb because of its overzealous moderators but even its information should be scrutinized.

Sean Connery did that??? Off to IMDB I go!

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Wikipedia is a little more accurate that IDMb because of its overzealous moderators but even its information should be scrutinized.

I ussually believe in Imdb, but anyway, I just wanted to paraphrase Pierce's phrase at the beginning of The World is not Enough... y'know, "If we can't trust a Swiss banker, who can we?"

[Righty007]

Wikipedia is a little more accurate that IDMb because of its overzealous moderators but even its information should be scrutinized.

I ussually believe in Imdb, but anyway, I just wanted to paraphrase Pierce's phrase at the beginning of The World is not Enough... y'know, "If we can't trust a Swiss banker, who can we?"

Trust whoever/whatever you want but be prepared for the consequences. For example, putting false information in a school paper is the recipe for a bad grade.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

True.

[Rogue_00]

I really liked him. He has quite a few lines and has presence but doesn't really interfer with whats going on between Le Chiffre and Bond.

I also liked the fact that Bond tipped him after he won, what was it $100,000? Not a bad life.

Monsiour Bond wins!

Yes he's very charismatic. He's perfect.

[Skudor]

He's 7'5?!

Even though we didn't see him stand up, he seemed to tower over everybody and had a great presence and his demeanor was one of a pro card dealer. An excellent choice! I mean he's there and you do take note of him but he's not really interfering with proceedings. Sort of like a good referee at a football/soccer match.

I'm wondering whether someone was trying to put in that he was 175cm, which is far more believable. 175cm isn't exactly tall though.

[sharpshooter]

(..am I the only one who found his uniform a bit corny / tacky?)

No, you're not the only one. It has grown on me though.