Yuri Borienko , born Jan Boleslaw Kadlubowski, (27 October 1930[2] – 10 February 1999) was a Polish wrestler and actor,[3] known for his performance as Blofeld's henchman Grunther in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
Up until the end of the decade, the wrestler could be seen touring regularly in the rings of Southern England, pitted against other heavyweights, disappearing at times to appear in television and movie productions.
After retiring from acting, Borienko and his family moved to Canada where he spent the final 11 years of his life running a motel, dying in 1999 from leukaemia.
During his audition for the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, George Lazenby was required to 'fight' Borienko as part of his screen test.
This impressed the director Peter R. Hunt and producer Harry Saltzman, winning Lazenby the role of Bond.