  auric goldfinger is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the james bond film goldfinger, based on ian fleming's novel of the same name. his first name, auric, is an adjective meaning of gold. fleming chose the name to commemorate the architect ernÅ goldfinger, who had built his home in hampstead, near fleming's; it is possible, though unlikely, that he disliked goldfinger's style of architecture and destruction of victorian terraces and decided to name a memorable villain after him. according to a 1965 forbes article and the new york times, the goldfinger persona was based on gold mining magnate charles w. engelhard, jr. in 2003, the american film institute declared auric goldfinger the 49th greatest villain in the past 100 years of film. in a poll on imdb, auric goldfinger was voted the most sinister james bond villain, beating out in order ernst stavro blofeld, dr. no, max zorin, and emilio largo.daily poll results auric goldfinger was played by german actor gert frÃ¶be. frÃ¶be, who did not speak english well, was dubbed in the film by michael collins, an english actor. in the german version, frÃ¶be dubbed himself back again. goldfinger was banned in israel after it was revealed that frÃ¶be had been a member of the nazi party before world war ii. the ban, however, was lifted later. ==novel biography== in the novel, auric goldfinger is a 42-year-old expatriate from riga, latvia, who emigrated in 1937 at the age of 20. he is 5 feet (152&nbsp;cm) tall, has blue eyes, red hair, and a passion for his tan. goldfinger's name was borrowed from ian fleming's neighbour in his hampstead home, architect [[ernÅ gold
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