Timothy Dalton to Bond with Chuck

The Terminator's mom ... and now James Bond.

Timothy Dalton will join the cast of Chuck for a multi-episode arc in Season 4, NBC announced on Thursday.

Dalton, who played Bond in 1987's The Living Daylightsand 1989'sLicence to Killand, will guest-star as a mysterious stranger who has a past with Chuck's mom — played by the 53-year-old Linda Hamilton (The Terminator). No word yet on when he'll appear.

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The 64-year-old actor, whose TV credits include the miniseries Scarlett and the made-for-TV movie Cleopatra, hasn't guest-starred on an American TV series since Charlie's Angelsin 1979. He can next be seen in the movie The Tourist, starring opposite Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, due out Dec. 11.

Dalton has also appeared in such films as Hot Fuzz, Flash Gordonand Wuthering Heights.

Chuck returns Monday, Sept. 20 at 8/7c on NBC.