Roger Moore (actor)
Sir Roger George Moore (born October 14, 1927) is an English actor.
Born in Stockwell, London, the son of a policeman. He served in the military during World War II in the entertainment branch above such luminaries as Spike Milligan. He first got into films in the nineteen forties as an extra and then as a leading man later most notably on TV.Moore appeared in the TV series Ivanhoe, Maverick, The Saint (as Simon Templar) and The Persuaders.
He was one of the first actors considered for the role of James Bond in the early 1960s but his commitments to The Saint and later The Persuaders prevented him from taking the role until 1972, when he finally took the role and appeared in the Bond movies 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), making him the longest continually-serving James Bond actor to date with twelve years and seven films under his belt.
Moore is engaged in humanitarian projects in his work as an UNICEF ambassador.
In 1999, Moore was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE), and a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) on June 14, 2003.
Now in his late 70s, Moore only makes occasional film or TV appearances, most notably appearing in an episode of the American TV series Alias in 2002.
External link
- Roger Moore (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000549/) at the Internet Movie Database
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