George Smiley, the master spy in le Carré’s espionage universe, appears in many of the author’s novels, including “ A Legacy of Spies,” the author’s latest, which publishes Sept. 5 ...

An interview with actor Gary Oldman, who plays George Smiley in a new adaptation of John le Carré's book, "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy." Oldman, perhaps best known for playing Sirius Black in ...

On why George Smiley is physically unremarkable, almost dull In the U.K., you had James Bond, you had Bulldog Drummond, you had these very much action-hero-type spy stories.

It was that dogged gray bureaucrat of British espionage, George Smiley, the signature character of John le Carre’s “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” and “Smiley’s People” novels, which ...

Welcome back, George Smiley. After a hiatus of more than 25 years, John le Carre is again writing about one of the world's most famous fictional spies.

John le Carré, the master of the Cold War thriller, is bringing back his most famous spy, George Smiley, in a new book. Smile, the intelligence officer who was a pivotal character in Le Carré ...

On why George Smiley is physically unremarkable, almost dull In the U.K., you had James Bond, you had Bulldog Drummond, you had these very much action-hero-type spy stories. And [le Carré's] ...