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James Bond: Oddjob's lethal steel-rimmed hat from Goldfinger valued at £30,000
The steel-rimmed hat famously worn by hitman Oddjob in Goldfinger has been valued at up to £30,000. Now minus the famous metal rim, the headwear from the James Bond film was valued on the Antiques Roadshow. It belonged to assassin Oddjob, played by Harold Sakata in the 1964 film, which starred Sean Connery as 007, Gert Frobe as the titular villain and Honor Blackman as Pussy Galore. It is widely considered as one of the greatest of the 24 Bond films released since the first, Dr No, in 1962. The owner of the hat said he was a big 007 fan as a child and his brother-in-law, who was a driver for Aston Martin during the ... (full story)