"During the Cold War, the image of the secret agent as a well-groomed sophisticate in a suit proliferated all over the world, and even in the high-tech landscape of the 21st century, that image still stands--just look at such movies as Kingsman: The Secret Service and The Man From U.N.C.L.E..
Then again, the following list also proves, secret agents can come in many different forms. Some have trained for the life of a spy, but many of them have the world of espionage and imminent death thrust upon them. Below you'll find plenty of famous names from the world of espionage, but we've also picked out a few other great secret agents from cinema history who, we think, deserve their own brief moment in the spotlight.
The following are ranked in descending order, from least to best."
