Janni is a henchman in the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball. He is portrayed by Michael Brennan.

Michael Brennan as Janni in ‘Thunderball’.

Janni is a large man who serves as an enforcer for SPECTRE. He is one of Emilio Largo’s top men in the Bahamas, the other being Vargas. He participates in the abduction of MI6 agent, Paula Caplan. He assists in the abduction of 007. Later, after Bond escapes from the car he is in, Janni and the others give chase in the Junkanoo parade. He is killed at the end of the film when Largo’s boat explodes while battling Bond with Largo.

See also:

• Bond henchmen