“The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified with words alone,” said his family’s statement Tuesday. He became a Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and since then has become known as much for his work for children’s rights as his acting. Moore was dedicated to his work for UNICEF after Audrey Hepburn introduced him to the charity. His acting roles became more sparse throughout the rest of his career: In 1997, he had a brief role in the Spice Girls film Spice World and in 2013 he had a role in the reboot TV version of The Saint with Eliza Dushku. Why would I?”Īfter passing the reins to Timothy Dalton, Moore took a hiatus from acting and didn’t make another film until 1990, when he starred in Fire, Ice & Dynamite and Bullseye!. Bond’ when we’re out and I don’t mind a bit. “Being eternally known as Bond has no downside,” Moore said in The Guardian. You just had to go with it and smile.”ĭuring his tenure as Bond, he starred in other features such as The Wild Geese with Richard Burton and Richard Harris as well as The Cannonball Run with Burt Reynolds and Farrah Fawcett, but none were ever as successful as Bond. “Moore seemed to know that trying to control the mission was futile. “Anyone watching could sense that Moore’s Bond cared more about the gadgets and the girls than the mission,” the Washington Post’s Jason Horowitz once wrote. The third Bond actor to hit the big screen, after Sean Connery and George Lazenby, Moore starred as the 007 agent in Live And Let Die (1973), The Man With The Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1971), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983) and A View To A Kill (1985). After he starred in hit crime shows such as The Saint, which ran for 118 episodes, as well as The Persuaders, Hollywood began to take note of the charming and witty actor.īond producer Albert Broccoli offered Moore the role of 007 in 1972 and he wrote in his autobiography that he had to lose weight and cut his hair before starring in the franchise for more than 13 years. He starred in ITV’s romantic adventure Ivanhoe from 1956-1958 before featuring in ABC Western The Alaskans and Maverick. Greta Gerwig Says She's "Properly Scared" To Tackle Netflix 'Narnia' Films, Addresses Prospect Of Directing A 'Bond' Pic
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