Roger Moore

English actor (1927-2017)

Roger Moore was an iconic British actor who played the role of James Bond in seven feature films, the most of any actor in the Eon-produced series. He also had successful television roles, including as Simon Templar in ‘The Saint’ and Beau Maverick in ‘Maverick’. Moore was a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his charitable work.

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About the Roger Moore

Sir Roger George Moore was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray 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.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Roger Moore played the character of James Bond in seven feature films produced by Eon Productions and MGM Studios.

Roger Moore played the lead role of Simon Templar in the British mystery thriller series The Saint from 1962 to 1969. He also had roles in American series such as Beau Maverick on the Western Maverick and a co-lead role with Tony Curtis in the action-comedy The Persuaders!

Roger Moore was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991.

Roger Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to charity, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007, and was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2008.

Roger Moore passed away on May 23, 2017.

Roger Moore’s final appearance was in a pilot for a new Saint series that became a 2017 television film, shortly before his passing.

Roger Moore’s seven appearances as James Bond are the most of any actor in the Eon-produced entries of the film series.

32 Quotes by Roger Moore

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    I am a mixture of idealist and realist.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Kristina has been to the Maldives but never to Venice, and I have been to Venice but never to the Maldives.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I think arriving at or departing from any airport in America is just horrendous these days.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Bond was escapism, but not meant to be imitated in real life.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Creating a character on or off the stage is an escape.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I was born in London, so going there is always a treat.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    A lot of my reading over the next few months will be the works of Hans Christian Andersen – I have been appointed an ambassador for the bicentenary celebrations of his birth next year.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I have to be an optimist and say that it might get better.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Of course I do not regret the Bond days, I regret that sadly heroes in general are depicted with guns in their hands, and to tell the truth I have always hated guns and what they represent.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Maybe come to think about it, that is the sign of an extrovert, in any event I have always from the earliest of ages found it difficult to wander into a restaurant on my own.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Working with UNICEF made me grow up and recognize how fortunate I am.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Of course I am frustrated with regard to extreme poverty, to violence that never seems to cease.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I enjoy tennis, though don’t play very often nowadays, and skiing… oh yes and swimming.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I’m sorry to say that no, I do not play the piano.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I enjoy being a highly overpaid actor.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Whenever I’m asked who my favourite co-star is, I always hesitate in giving an answer.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I must admit that I was in total awe of Stewart Granger. He was my idol.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    It’s easy to sit in relative luxury and peace and pontificate on the subject of the Third World debts.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    There is nothing glamorous about death.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Over the next two years UNICEF will focus on improving access to and the quality of education to provide children who have dropped out of school or who work during school hours the opportunity to gain a formal education!

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Tony and I had a good on and off screen relationship, we are two very different people, but we did share a sense of humor, we now live in different parts of the world but when we find ourselves in the same place it is more or less as if there had been no years in between.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I said I did not know enough about UNICEF to handle a press conference and she said they would not want to talk about it they would only want to talk about films.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I speak relatively little, except when I’m at home and I’m asking for things.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I never liked guns, I hate them, I always blink before they go off.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Not many of us are willing to give up everything we have.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    I don’t like bungee jumping, but I do like skiing.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    It’s wonderful to travel with somebody that you love and we never travel anywhere without one another.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    The fact of the matter is that most actors are shy people.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

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    We also have favourite place in France, called Charlot Premier in Nice, which does excellent oysters.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)

  32. 32.

    I do not have time to sit down and regret anything although sometimes I wish I had been able to see more of my parents while they were alive and have done more for them.

    Roger Moore

    English actor (1927-2017)