Oddjob is described as being a "squat" man with "arms like thighs", black teeth, and a "sickly zoo-smell". When Bond expresses surprise at these feats, Goldfinger explains that Oddjob trains extensively to toughen the striking surfaces of his hands and feet, which have developed a tough callus, significantly increasing his striking power.
A Korean, like all of Goldfinger's staff, he is extremely strong, as shown in one sequence where he breaks the thick oak railing of a staircase with a knife-hand strikes (colloquially known as 'karate chops') and shatters a mantel with his foot. Goldfinger names him to describe his duties to his employer. Oddjob, who also appears in the James Bond animated series and in several video games, is one of the most popular characters in the Bond series. In the film adaptation of Goldfinger, he was played by the Japanese-American actor and professional wrestler Harold Sakata. He is a henchman to the villain Auric Goldfinger in the 1959 James Bond novel Goldfinger and its 1964 film adaptation, making a cameo appearance in the mid-credits scene of Inspector Gadget (1999).
Oddjob (often written as "Odd Job") is a fictional character in the espionage novels and films featuring James Bond. Harold Sakata as Oddjob in Goldfinger (1964).
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