Roger Moore Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985. Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972, made his first appearance as 007 in "Live and Let Die" (1973), and went on to portray the spy in six more films until his retirement from the role in 1985. Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for
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