Baron Bomburst is the main antagonist in the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He is the cruel king of Vulgaria and a pirate who will stop at nothing to get his hands on the enchanted Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car. He was portrayed by the late Gert Fröbe, who also played the titular villain Auric Goldfinger of the James Bond film Goldfinger.