General Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé)
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| Character information | |
|---|---|
| Name(s): | Georgi Koskov |
| Title/rank: | General |
| Hair/eye color: | Brown (Eyes), Brown (Hair) |
| Height/weight: | -- (Height), -- (Weight) |
| Nationality: | Russian |
| Occupation: | Soviet General |
| Affiliation: | Brad Whitaker, Soviet Union |
| Status: | Arrested - Fate unknown |
| Behind the scenes | |
| Role: | Main Villain |
| Portrayed By: | Jeroen Krabbé |
| First Appearance: | The Living Daylights (Film) |
| Last Appearance: | The Living Daylights (Film) |
General Georgi Koskov (Георгий Косков) is a fictional character and one of two main villains in the James Bond film The Living Daylights, alongside Brad Whitaker. He was played by Jeroen Krabbé.
Film biography
Koskov is a deceitful, sociopathic Soviet general in business for himself, who carefully plays both sides of the Cold War. Initially, Koskov gives the impression of a somewhat anxious pawn in the battle between the Soviet Union and the West, when he is, in reality, a mastermind using all means to his own advantage. He is prepared to dote on his mistress and give her all manner of expensive gifts, but when necessary will easily sign her death warrant.
Koskov fakes his own defection using his girlfriend Kara Milovy as a sniper to make it look real. James Bond is assigned in aiding him across the border into Austria. Koskov is, however, working with Brad Whitaker in an illicit arms and drug deal. At a safe house in England, Koskov falsely and deliberately fingers KGB head General Pushkin as the mastermind of "Smiert Spionem" or "Death to Spies," a plot to kill off American and British spies, but Bond suspects the truth. Ultimately Koskov is captured by Pushkin and is returned to his motherland under armed escort. It is implied that he is to be executed.
Henchmen
Trivia
- Koskov and Dominic Greene are the only main antagonists of the James Bond series not to be killed onscreen.