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 Moore in 1973 by Allan Warren | |
| Born | Roger George Moore 14 October 1927 Stockwell, London, England |
| Died | 23 May 2017 (aged 89) Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
| Burial place | Monaco Cemetery |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–2017 |
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| Children | 3, including Deborah |
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Sir Roger George Moore KBE (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray Ian Fleming's fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions/MGM Studios film series, playing the character in seven feature films: Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A View to a Kill (1985). Moore's seven appearances as Bond are the most of any actor in the Eon-produced entries.[1][2]
On television, Moore played the lead role of Simon Templar, the title character in the British mystery thriller series The Saint (1962–1969). He also had roles in American series, including Beau Maverick on the Western Maverick (1960–1961), in which he replaced James Garner as the lead, and a co-lead, with Tony Curtis, in the action-comedy The Persuaders! (1971–1972). Continuing to act on screen in the decades after his retirement from the Bond franchise, Moore's final appearance was in a pilot for a new Saint series that became a 2017 television film.
Moore was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to charity. In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry. He was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2008.
- ^ "Roger Moore, the longest-serving Bond" CNN, 23 May 2017; Retrieved 23 May 2017
- ^ "Sir Roger Moore: 'Sir Sean Connery is the best Bond'" BBC News, 10 October 2012; Retrieved 23 May 2017