Roger Moore Service" and Connery was enticed back to the role of Bond again for "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), Moore did not consider the possibility until it seemed clear that Connery had stepped down as Bond for good. At that point, Moore was approached, and he accepted producer Albert Broccoli's offer in August 1972. In his autobiography, Moore writes that he had to cut his hair and lose weight for the role. Although he resented having to make those changes, he was finally cast as James Bond in "Live and Let Die" (1973). Moore then made "Gold" (1974), based on a novel
Roger Moore that cold-blooded killer type. Which is why I play it mostly for laughs." In 1987, he hosted "Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond". Moore did not act on screen for five years after he stopped playing Bond; in 1990, he appeared in several films and in the writer-director Michael Feeney Callan's television series "My Riviera" and starred in the film "Bed & Breakfast" which was shot in 1989; and also had a large role in the 1996 film "The Quest"; in 1997, he starred as the Chief in Spice World. At the age of 73, he played a