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Sir Roger George Moore (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 ...
Former 'James Bond' actor Roger Moore has died in Switzerland after a short battle with cancer at 89.
He was voted by People magazine as the "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century" in 1999. [173] Connery shares the record for the most portrayals as James Bond with Roger Moore (with seven apiece). In June 1965, Time magazine observed "James Bond has developed into the biggest mass-cult hero of the decade".
The Wild Geese is a 1978 war film starring an ensemble cast led by Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris and Hardy Krüger.The film, which was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, was the result of a long-held ambition of producer Euan Lloyd to make an all-star adventure film in the vein of The Guns of Navarone or Where Eagles Dare.
He is best known as the star of the television series Return of the Saint (1978–79), in which he assumed the role of Simon Templar from Roger Moore (1962–69). [5]The role led to his being considered a leading contender for the role of James Bond in the early 1980s, when Moore announced his intention to leave the role.
Following her Emmy-winning stint with Van Dyke, Moore was cast as Mary Richards, a small-town girl hoping to find fame, fortune -- and a husband -- in the big city world of Minneapolis, St. Paul ...
Both women are Oscar winners — Moore won the lead actress statuette for “Still Alice,” while Swinton scored the supporting trophy for “Michael Clayton” — but Sony Pictures Classics is ...
Curtis was signed by British producer Lew Grade for the tv series, The Persuaders!, which he co-starred with Roger Moore. (1971). He was one of the villains in The Count of Monte Cristo (1975) and had the title role in the gangster film Lepke (1975). Curtis had the lead in a TV series that did not last, McCoy (1975–76).