I never got how this character fit in Bond movies. It seemed non sequitur and out of place.
It may have made sense with “Live and Let Die” which was based in Louisiana, but by coincidence having him vacation in Thailand at the same time as Bond was there in “The Man With the Golden Gun” was really a stretch.
J. W. was but an extreme caricature of a Louisiana sheriff or chief of police. I’ve known some who came sorta close. As the setting was Louisiana, it worked for me.
Also, all four Guy Hamilton Bonds (Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, Live and Let Die, The Man With the Golden Gun) had outrageous characters.
His films are my favorite of the entire series.
“I never got how this character fit in Bond movies. It seemed non sequitur and out of place.”
What in a James Bond film is NOT a non-sequitur?