George Smiley

George Smiley, OBE is a fictional character created by John le Carré. Smiley is a career intelligence officer with "The Circus," the British overseas intelligence agency. He is a central character in the novels: • Call for the Dead (1961) • A Murder of Quality (1962) • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974)* • The Honourable Schoolboy (1977)* • Smiley's People (1979)* *known as the Karla Trilogy And a supporting character in: • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1963) • The Looking Glass War (1965) • The Secret Pilgrim (1990) • A Legacy of Spies (2017)