![]() He was 45 when played Bond for the first time and had started his TV career in the 1950s with Ivanhoe and went on to star in Maverick, The Alaskans, The Saint and The Persuaders, alongside Tony Curtis. If either of them got the role, neither would come to the role with the wealth of experience he already had. He’s quite brilliant.” If Craig does hang up his Walther PPK, he’d like to see Poldark’s Aidan Turner in the role or The Night Manager’s Tom Hiddlestone.Ī lasting Bond: Sir Roger with fellow 007, Sir Sean Connery (Image: Getty) He was a fan of Connery but he is an even bigger fan of Daniel Craig who he has described as “ the Bond. Sir Roger Moore says Jaws was best Bond villain ever after death of co-star Richard Kiel.I was philosophical.” Read More Related Articles So if they don’t like the baby? F*** ‘em. He said: “I had no trepidation until 15 minutes before the first press screening and I was on the way from Denham to London to the Odeon and I suddenly thought ‘what if it’s not as good as I think it is?’ That lasted for ten minutes and I had an image of a mother going into a delivery room and thinking the baby is coming out, there’s no way you can stop. He only wavered, slightly, on the way to the first screening. Live and Let Die began a whole new era and whole new Bond, one with more charm and tongue-in-cheek humour, which he seemed to carry effortlessly. George Lazenby’s ill-fated spell lasted just one film, 1969’s On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, before the Scot returned for Diamonds Are Forever in 1971. The role had turned the original, Sean Connery, into a global superstar but filling his shoes was no easy task. He is the longest serving actor in the role, spending twelve years as 007 and featuring in seven films from 1973 to 1985. In character as Simon Templar in The Saint (Image: Getty)īond will, naturally, dominate proceedings. He will be talking with author Gareth Owen and taking questions from the audience. He enjoys talking about his colourful past, which is why he is getting ready to head out on the road on a UK tour which will take in both Aberdeen and Glasgow. Roger Moore shares devastation after death of his step-daughter: 'We were with her, surrounding her with love at the end'.He is also impeccably polite, rising in welcome despite creaking knees. Speaking at a private club in central London, he’s personable, charming and still dapper, dressed in a blazer, military stripe tie and grey flannels. He laughs, eyes still twinkling at the age of 89, even though it’s an anecdote he’s doubtless told a thousand times before. "Funnily enough, I remember a paper ran a competition to cast James Bond but I was playing The Saint at the time and it was on every Sunday night so how was I even interested in these piddling little books that I had never read.” No before the release which I thought was a great effort and Sean was marvellous so I was very familiar with Bond before they asked me to actually be Bond. ![]() ![]() They told me about it all and invited me to see Dr. ![]() I used to gamble and that’s how I got to know them and they became family friends. “Bond was part of my life anyway because Cubby and Harry were friends of mine. Sir Roger and his wife, Kristina Tholstrup (Image: Getty) ![]()
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