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Roger Moore
Sir Roger George Moore 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)…
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Born 14 October 1927 · Died 23 May 2017 · Q134333
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2026· 4 entries
“a tranquil relationship, there are no arguments”
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“She threw a brick through my window. She reached through the glass and grabbed my shirt and she cut her arms doing it...The police came and they said,”
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“My personality is different from previous Bonds. I”
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2025· 3 entries
The Guardian: The Wild Geese review – Richard Burton and Roger Moore lead cast of amigos in preposterous African caper
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KRDO: Roger Moore Fast Facts
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Yahoo: From Roger Moore with Love doc on the famed Bond actor is airing on The CW tonight
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2024· 4 entries
The Guardian: From Roger Moore With Love review – TV to fall asleep to
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The Guardian: From Roger Moore With Love review – the amazing life of the louchest Bond
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Moviefone: From Roger Moore with Love
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Deadline.com: Fremantle Takes Global On BBC Doc ‘My Life As Roger Moore’
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2023· 3 entries
Artnet: Live and Let Buy: Roger Moore’s ‘James Bond’ Collection Heads to Auction on the 50th Anniversary of His Debut as 007
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The Guardian: View to a killing: Roger Moore auction to sell James Bond memorabilia
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Under the name Jaffa Moore called "You and I" which featured vocals from the late Glee actor Naya Rivera and included host of stars in the music video miming along to the song
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2021· 1 entry
The Guardian: ‘Roger Moore collapsed one night. I thought he’d died’: how we made The Play What I Wrote
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2017· 3 entries
Died 2017-05-23.
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During the period that he was treated for cancer, he fell, badly injuring his collarbone
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A brief appearance near the end of the remake of The Saint
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2015· 3 entries
Moore criticised what he regarded as excessive political correctness within the film industry and felt that rewriting James Bond's sexuality, gender or ethnicity would be a mistake, arguing "it is not about being homopho
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Moore was named one of GQ's 50 best-dressed British men
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Read Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea" for the children's fairy tales app GivingTales in aid of UNICEF
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2011· 3 entries
Co-starred in the film A Princess for Christmas with Katie McGrath and Sam Heughan and, in 2012, he took to the stage for a series of seven Evenings with in UK theatres; in November, guest-hosted Have I Got News for Y
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That his decision to live abroad was "not about tax
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Moore expressed his support to Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron regarding his policy on the European Union, stating: "I think he's doing absolutely wonderfully well, despite the opposition from many members of h
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2010· 1 entry
Provided the voice of a talking cat called Lazenby in the film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, which contained several references to, and parodies of, Bond films
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2009· 3 entries
Moore appeared in an advertisement for the Post Office
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While another British company (Creek Projects Investments) shuttered plans to build a large foie gras facility in China in 2012, in response to Moore's advocacy
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Released album “A France / Brazil Split”.
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2008· 1 entry
Awarded Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2008).
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2007· 4 entries
Moore also voiced his support to workers from the Cadbury chocolate factory at Keynsham who were protesting against the plant's closure
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Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry
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“meant far more to me than if I had got it for acting... I was proud because I received it on behalf of UNICEF as a whole and for all it has achieved over the years”
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Released album “Matadores del Libertad / Bagarre”.
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2006· 1 entry
And 2012, as well as appearing in ad campaigns, some of which he personally funded
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2004· 3 entries
“It was one of the few times I was allowed to act... Many say my best role was in The Man Who Haunted Himself. Being a modest actor, I won”
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Attended the Wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Mary Donaldson
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Moore said of The Man Who Haunted Himself: "It was one of the few times I was allowed to act
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2003· 3 entries
Awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2003).
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Awarded Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2003).
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Moore collapsed on stage while appearing on Broadway, and was fitted with a pacemaker to treat a potentially deadly slow heartbeat
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2002· 1 entry
Had a small cameo role in the German police procedural series Tatort (episode 506: "Schatten" – "Shadow", 28 July 2002) as himself signing an autograph on a Unicef card
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1998).
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1993· 3 entries
Moore was diagnosed with prostate cancer and underwent successful treatment for the disease
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After Moore developed feelings for a Swedish-born Danish socialite, Kristina "Kiki" Tholstrup
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As "life-changing", which led him to reassess his life and marriage
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1991· 2 entries
Career landmark: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (1991).
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And was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to charity
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1990· 1 entry
Appeared in several films, as well as in the writer-director Michael Feeney Callan's television series My Riviera
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1989· 1 entry
Which is now the world's top-selling ice cream brand
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1987· 1 entry
Hosted Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
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1978· 1 entry
Originally to Switzerland, and divided his year between his four homes: an apartment in Monte Carlo, a holiday house in the coastal Tuscan town of Castiglione della Pescaia, a chalet in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, and a
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1977· 1 entry
Which led Squires to unsuccessfully sue them for loss of earnings
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1973· 1 entry
And again whilst filming the 1979 film Moonraker
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1966· 1 entry
That he would not play Bond any longer did Moore become aware that he might be a contender for the role
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1964· 1 entry
Made a guest appearance as James Bond in the comedy series Mainly Millicent
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1963· 1 entry
That he wanted to buy the rights to Leslie Charteris's character and the trademarks
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1961· 1 entry
While filming The Rape of the Sabine Women in Italy, Moore left Squires for the Italian actress Luisa Mattioli
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1959· 1 entry
Took the lead role in The Miracle, a version of the play Das Mirakel for Warner Bros
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1954· 1 entry
To develop their careers, but tension developed in their marriage due to their age difference and Moore's infatuation with starlet Dorothy Provine, and they moved back to the United Kingdom in 1961, where they resided in
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1952· 1 entry
Moore met the Welsh singer Dorothy Squires, who was 12 years his senior, and Van Steyn and Moore divorced the following year
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1946· 1 entry
Aged 18, Moore married a fellow RADA student, the actress and ice skater Doorn van Steyn (born Lucy Woodard), who was six years his senior; Moore and Van Steyn lived in Streatham with her family, but tension over money m
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1945· 1 entry
Studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1945).
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1927· 1 entry
Born 1927-10-14.
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