Since he became a simple number on a list of displaced persons, he took the name Le Chiffre. Le Chiffre’s name comes from the French word meaning “cipher” or “number.” According to Fleming’s original novel, British Secret Service records identify Le Chiffre as a displaced concentration camp survivor after World War II who could not remember his name. He’s been portrayed in various permutations in three James Bond films. Soviet master spy and obsessed gambler, created by Ian Fleming as the first Bond villain in his novel Casino Royale.
