The Colonel of Police is the chief of all police forces in Bolivia in the James Bond film Quantum of Solace, and was portrayed by Fernando Guillen Cuervo.

Although at first it seems as though he’s one of Bond’s and René Mathis’ few contacts in Bolivia, this is contradicted when the Colonel hires a pair of motorcycle policemen to kill Bond and Camille. This assassination attempt fails as the policemen are incapacitated by Bond although Mathis is shot and killed by them.

The Colonel is seen again at the Perla des las Dunas hotel where he’s planning on retiring but asks for money to be given to him for his career. He gets his money from Dominic Greene and prepares to leave the hotel in a jeep. This is foiled when Bond jumps down onto the hood much to the Colonel’s horror. Bond then avenges Mathis’ death by shooting the Colonel in the head through the windshield. The Colonel’s body slams on the reverse switch and accelerator causing the jeep to crash into one of the hotel’s fuel cells and cause an explosion that eventually destroys the place.

See also:

• Bond henchmen