Actor Sir Roger Moore has died

[sandrabbit]

21 minutes ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

I was 7 or 8 when I saw my first Bond movie For your eyes only. Still my favorite Bond movie ever.

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you youngster, I think I'd started drinking in pubs when that came out although Sheena did look hot in the official video for the theme tune.

Edited May 23, 2017 by sandrabbit

[sandrabbit]

41 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

 

You are of course forgetting David Niven, who played Bond in Casino Royale in 1967.

Being born in the 1964 I grew up with Moore as Bond. He was just perfect in the role. Those who came before I generally missed until viewing them later, and those who came after never for me, hit the 007 notes that Roger did. RIP. I enjoyed your work.

EDIT: Sorry KerryD, just spotted Niven in your by note.

but Moore was also old when he took over the role, 46 I think Sky quoted, so maybe that's why he wasn't such the action man and a slightly comedic role.

[Andrew Dwyer]

yes but wasn't he also quoted as having played bass on Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street which is ?.

I had heard that , but believed it to be an urban myth.

According to Mr Google there are 3 people claiming credit for starting that myth:

Some London radio DJ who did a phone in show.

Some editor for NME Magazine.

The Scottish saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft who actually plays sax on Baker Street. !!

[Opl]

[sandrabbit]

2 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I had heard that , but believed it to be an urban myth.
According to Mr Google there are 3 people claiming credit for starting that myth:
Some London DJ who did a phone in show.
Some editor for NME Magazine.
The Scottish saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft who actually plays sax on Baker Street. !!

ye I know it's an urban myth but what a great one to have about yourself lol!.

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[sandrabbit]

9 minutes ago, Opl said:

Imagine the life he had in the 60's before he became Bond, driving a 246GTSI Ferrari Dino in the Persuaders with Tony Curtis and then driving a Volvo P1800 coupe as the saint ............ hmmmm?

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[Andrew Dwyer]

There was also a myth that Roger Moore lived in the posh house in the small village I grew up in.

Everyone ( in the village ) believed it and to this day many still do !

 

[sandrabbit]

5 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

There was also a myth that Roger Moore lived in the posh house in the small village I grew up in.

Everyone ( in the village ) believed it and to this day many still do !

 

That was Patrick McGoohan in The Prisoner silly ....

[Basil B]

Had a very dry whit on and off the stage...

 

probably along with the Saint and Bond he played a superb roll in North Sea Hijack.

 

Best memory when Moore discovers Lea Brodie is not a lad...

 

Will be sadly missed...

[bobbin]

The Saint...

He was so cool.

I actually got to say hello to him several times when we we both staying in the Narai Hotel in Bangkok in 1972 iirc.

They were filming Man With A Golden Gun at the time.

I was traveling with a beautiful blond English girl who was sounded out about work as an extra but plans didn't allow..Blond English girls being a little thin on the ground in Bangkok in the early 70's. Now of course, I wish we had changed plans.

He was still a very handsome man even as he aged..lucky fellow.

[sandrabbit]

was going to bed as I read this interview, quite witty goodnight gents

 

https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/sire-roger-moore-interview-dont-want-remembered-im-not-planning-going-145433298.html

[Andrew Dwyer]

There was also a myth that Roger Moore lived in the posh house in the small village I grew up in.
Everyone ( in the village ) believed it and to this day many still do !
 

Well I posted the question in the Facebook group for the village and people are fighting over themselves as to where exactly he lived during his modelling days in Leeds !!

Apparently someone's mother-in-law still has his curtains [emoji23][emoji23]

[balo]

Sir Roger Moore was my favorite James Bond. He handled the role perfect as 007 , unlike todays modern JB .  So for me he was the best of them all .  But my good memories of him also comes from The Saint, I watched the show as a kid .  R.I.P .  

 

Moonraker 1979

 

 

[anon4546543]

He was a stilted actor, pretended to be of another class. But the tv series he was in, the movies, they were always watched, even if we did wince sometimes.

RIP old chap, you gave most of us some amusement, some fun. Condolences to the family.

Finally, to the charities that Moore supported, I hope someone continues the good work that Moore can truly be remembered for.

[webfact]

'RIP Mr Bond' - 007 actor Roger Moore dead at 89

By Gareth Jones

 

FILE PHOTO: Actor Sir Roger Moore attends the 50 Years of James Bond Auction at Christies in London, October 5, 2012. REUTERS/Neil Hall/File Photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Actor Roger Moore, who earned international fame playing British secret agent James Bond in seven movies, died of cancer on Tuesday at the age of 89, his family said.

 

His 12 years as action man 007, the fictitious spy with a voracious appetite for danger and sex, made Moore a millionaire and a heartthrob the world over, though in reality he was a shy, private man who found some of Bond's escapades embarrassing.

 

"It is with a heavy heart that we must announce our loving father, Sir Roger Moore, has passed away today in Switzerland after a short but brave battle with cancer," his three children announced in a statement on the Twitter account.

 

Tributes poured in from celebrities including actors Russell Crowe and Mia Farrow and from UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund for which he worked as a "goodwill ambassador".

 

The official Twitter feed of British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber posted, "Farewell dearest Roger, All our love", while U.S. reality TV star Kris Jenner dubbed Moore "the ultimate James Bond".

 

"Breaking Bad" star Bryan Cranston tweeted: "Saddened @sirrogermoore passed today. Had a great chat about acting & life 6 mo. ago. Generous and kind. RIP Mr. Bond."

 

The son of a London policeman, Moore once said the upper-crust image he portrayed both on and off the screen was a carefully nurtured cover for his shyness and timidity.

 

“"I couldn't walk into a restaurant on my own for 20 or 30 years ...," he once said, saying that all changed when he found fame in the role. "(But) that's not really me. Timid me would rather stay home and have a sandwich."

 

Moore said he was terrified by the stunts he had to perform as Bond and would steel himself before facing the cameras in sex scenes with a mixture of valium and beer.

 

URBANE ENGLISHMAN

 

Moore's big breakthrough as an actor came in 1962, when he won the part of "“The Saint" in a popular television series of the same name. In this role, he honed his image of the urbane Englishman with a stream of damsels to rescue from distress.

 

In 1973 came the role of James Bond, writer Ian Fleming's suave secret agent, and it held cinemagoers across the world in thrall. The Bond films were said to have earned Moore 14 million pounds ($22 million).

 

Moore, who replaced Sean Connery as 007 and was the third actor to take on the role, starred in seven Bond movies including "The Man with the Golden Gun", "The Spy who Loved Me", "Moonraker" and "Octopussy".

 

He moved to the United States to become a tax exile.

 

"I don't see why a chap shouldn't do what he likes and live where he wants on his money, and the British government, which allows talent to go abroad because of taxation, has only itself to blame," he said in an interview in 1989.

 

After handing over the role of Bond to Timothy Dalton, Moore went into semi-retirement, living a millionaire's life and travelling between his homes in Los Angeles, Switzerland and the south of France.

 

He became an ambassador for UNICEF in 1991, a role he retained until his death.

 

"With the passing of Sir Roger Moore, the world has lost one of its great champions for children – and the entire UNICEF family has lost a great friend," the agency's executive director Anthony Lake said in a statement.

 

"In his most famous roles as an actor, Sir Roger was the epitome of cool sophistication; but in his work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, he was a passionate – and highly persuasive – advocate for children."

 

Pinewood Studios, where Moore filmed several of the James Bond films, described Moore as "a force of nature" in a tweet. "His humour and spirit will be missed by all of us," it added.

 

Moore is survived by his fourth wife, Scandinavian socialite Kristina "Kiki" Tholstrup, whom he married in 2002, and by his three children from an earlier marriage, Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian.

 

(Additional reporting by Mark Hanrahan; writing by Gareth Jones; editing by Mark Heinrich)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-05-24

[SheungWan]

Sean Connery Vs 'Loger' Moore:

 

 

 

[hgma]

I think he had a fantastic life, and hope it will continue in his afterlife.

RIP Sir.

[Tilacme]

Man With The Golden Gun put Thailand tourism on the map, RIP Khun Lodger

[Fallangpakwan]

In my brief stay in the UK way back when, I part-timed as a"film extra" and was Rogers' standin for a few months on and off. Great guy, one of the best.

RIP Roger. 

[KarenBravo]

Roger Moore and Lee Marvin had a fist fight on the set of the 1976 movie Shout at the Devil (a misunderstanding).

Many years later, Marvin claimed that he had never been hit so hard by anyone.

[elgordo38]

It is indeed sad to see actors heroes that we grew up with die. It makes our own mortality more evident. RIP Sir Roger and thanks for the entertainment that you always delivered. A true man among men. I watched Brian Dennehy do a small role in The Blacklist. He had really aged but the timber in his voice gave him away. I think he has also passed loved his rough and tumble nature. 

[gemguy]

Yeah he was great as 007 and as good as the rest of them.

RIP

Meantime we still have Austin Powers

 

[ilostmypassword]

3 hours ago, elgordo38 said:

It is indeed sad to see actors heroes that we grew up with die. It makes our own mortality more evident. RIP Sir Roger and thanks for the entertainment that you always delivered. A true man among men. I watched Brian Dennehy do a small role in The Blacklist. He had really aged but the timber in his voice gave him away. I think he has also passed loved his rough and tumble nature. 

Brian Dennehy is still alive and still has a very active career.

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[Skeptic7]

A fitting successor to Sean Connery and a fine Bond...James Bond.

 

Lived a long life and enjoyed a successful career. He will be missed and fondly remembered. Really all any of us can hope for...

[steven100]

my name is Bond ..........  James Bond  ...  

[YetAnother]

bit of a pity; his acting seemed to reveal a 'good guy' underneath