Vladimir Popov (played by Michael Gorevoy) is a character in the James Bond film Die Another Day.

Biography: Vladimir Popov works as Gustav Graves‘ personal scientist. He makes his first appearance in the film when timing Graves, who is attempting to beat his best time across the ice in an ice dragster.

Popov reveals his role as a sort of mad scientist when he invents for Graves a remote control for the Icarus satellite which doubles as a taser weapon. Popov is mainly seen throughout the rest of the film following Graves, but doing nothing of major importance. The scientist’s demise occurs when Bond inadvertently shoots a hole in one of the windows of Graves’ airborne jet, causing the cabin to depressurise and blowing Popov outside into the open air.