Johan van der Smut, better known as Goldmember, is a fictional agent in the third film of the Austin Powers

Austin Powers (film series)

The Austin Powers series is a series of action-comedy films written by and starring Mike Myers as the title character, directed by Jay Roach and distributed by New Line Cinema...

trilogy, Austin Powers in Goldmember

Austin Powers in Goldmember

Austin Powers in Goldmember is a 2002 American spy comedy film and the third installment of the Austin Powers series starring Mike Myers in the title role. The movie was directed by Jay Roach, and co-written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers. Myers also plays the roles of Dr. Evil, Goldmember,...

. He is played by Mike Myers

Mike Myers (actor)

Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage...

. The character was partially inspired by the James Bond

James Bond

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's Auric Goldfinger

Auric Goldfinger

Auric Goldfinger is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the James Bond film and novel Goldfinger. His first name, Auric, is an adjective meaning of gold...

. He serves as one of two main pragonists of the film.
Dutch

Netherlands

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 (specifically, Holland)-born Van der Smut was fascinated with gold. After losing his genitals in an unfortunate smelting

Smelting

Smelting is a form of extractive metallurgy; its main use is to produce a metal from its ore. This includes iron extraction from iron ore, and copper extraction and other base metals from their ores...

 (or "schmelting," as he pronounces it) accident in the 1970s

1970s

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, he became known as "Goldmember."

Van der Smut teamed up with Dr. Evil

Dr. Evil

Dr. Evil is a fictional character, played by Mike Myers in the Austin Powers film series. He is the antagonist of the movies, and Austin Powers' nemesis. He is a parody of James Bond villains, primarily Donald Pleasence's Ernst Stavro Blofeld . Dr...

 in 2002 to and conquer the Earth.