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 the ITV network, it was beaten in the ratings by repeats of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" on BBC One. Channel 4 repeated both "The Avengers" and "The Persuaders!" in 1995. Since then, "The Persuaders!" has been issued on DVD, while in France, where the series (entitled "Amicalement Vôtre") had always been popular, the DVD releases accompanied a monthly magazine of the same name. Due to his commitment to several television shows, in particular "The Saint", Roger Moore was unavailable for the James Bond films for a considerable time. His participation in "The Saint" was as actor, producer, and director, and