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65-481: The nearest Métro stations are La Motte-Picquet–Grenelle , École Militaire , and Champ de Mars-Tour Eiffel , an RER suburban-commuter-railway station. A disused station, Champ de Mars , is also nearby. Originally, the Champ de Mars was part of a large flat open area called Grenelle , which was reserved for market gardening . Citizens would claim small plots and exploit them by growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers for

130-416: A Maverick episode with Garner two seasons earlier, in which Moore played a different character, in a retooling of Richard Brinsley Sheridan 's 1775 comedy of manners play The Rivals . In the course of the story, Moore and Garner's characters switched names on a bet, with Moore consequently identifying himself as "Bret Maverick" through most of the episode. Moore's debut as Beau Maverick occurred in

195-566: A basketball court and a football field. For the 2024 Summer Olympics and Paralympics , a temporary stadium known as the Eiffel Tower Stadium ( French : Stade de la Tour Eiffel ) was erected atop the Place Jacques-Rueff, and hosted the beach volleyball and blind football tournaments at the games. The Grand Palais Éphémère was built in 2021 at the south end of the Champ to host Olympic events and conventions displaced by

260-606: A Unicef card. In the 1981 film The Cannonball Run , Moore played Seymour Goldfarb, a parody of both himself and James Bond, driving an Aston Martin DB5 . In support of his charitable work for UNICEF, Moore lent his voice to the character of the magic snowman, Lumi Ukko, for a 1990 feature film produced by Pavlina Ltd/FIT. The film is UNICEF-endorsed and is dedicated to the "world’s children". A recently published audio book entitled, The Magic Snowman and The Rusty Ice Skates features his voice. His daughter, actress Deborah More , narrated

325-606: A Wilbur Smith novel, Shout at the Devil (1976), which was successful in Britain, though less so in the US. Lee Marvin was a main cast member. Ian Holm was also featured, as well as Barbara Parkins . Moore returned for a third outing as Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), which was a massive box-office success. It also starred Barbara Bach and Richard Kiel in his first appearance as

390-481: A battle-axe blow to his helmet while performing some of his own stunts filming a season of 39 half-hour episodes, and later reminisced, "I felt a complete Charlie riding around in all that armour and damned stupid plumed helmet. I felt like a medieval fireman." After that, Moore spent a few years mainly doing one-shot parts in television series, including an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents in 1959 titled "The Avon Emeralds". He signed another long-term contract to

455-541: A contender for the role. After George Lazenby was cast in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Connery was enticed back to the role of Bond again for Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Moore did not consider the possibility until it seemed clear that Connery had stepped down as Bond for good. At that point, Moore was approached, and he accepted producer Albert Broccoli 's offer in August 1972. In his autobiography, Moore writes that he had to cut his hair and lose weight for

520-543: A focus on the Klondike Gold Rush around 1896, the series was filmed in the hot studio lot at Warner Bros. in Hollywood with the cast costumed in fur coats and hats. Moore found the work highly taxing, and his off-camera affair with Provine complicated matters even more. Moore later referred to the experience as his "most appalling television series." He subsequently appeared as the questionable character "14 Karat John" in

585-466: A household name. After the strong performance in the US of the first two series in first-run syndication, NBC picked up the show in 1966. By early 1967, Moore had achieved international stardom. The series established his suave, quipping style which he carried forward to James Bond, and it also saw him exhibit his trademark raised eyebrow. Francis Blagburn in The Telegraph writes, The raised eyebrow

650-736: A radio newsreader as Simon Templar drives away at the end of the film. In the year 2000, he played the role of a secret agent in the Christmas special Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings , shown on BBC One on Christmas Day. Filming all his scenes in the London Eye , his mission was to eliminate another agent whose file photo looks like Pierce Brosnan. In 2002 he had a small cameo role in the German police procedural series Tatort (episode 506: "Schatten" – "Shadow", 28 July 2002) as himself signing an autograph on

715-501: A reflection of its comparatively high budget for a British children's adventure series of the period, but subsequent episodes were shot in black and white. Christopher Lee and John Schlesinger were among the show's guest stars, and series regulars included Robert Brown (who in the 1980s played M in several James Bond films) as the squire Gurth, Peter Gilmore as Waldo Ivanhoe, Andrew Keir as villainous Prince John, and Bruce Seton as noble King Richard. Moore suffered broken ribs and

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780-467: A sketch in which their latex likeness of Moore, when asked to display emotions by an offscreen director, did nothing but raise an eyebrow; Moore himself stated that he thought the sketch was funny and took it in good humour. Indeed, he had always embraced the "eyebrows" gag wholeheartedly, and quipped that he "only had three expressions as Bond: right eyebrow raised, left eyebrow raised, and eyebrows crossed when grabbed by Jaws ". Spitting Image continued

845-787: A small depot in West Germany , where he looked after entertainers for the armed forces passing through Hamburg. Moore made his professional debut in Alexander Korda 's Perfect Strangers (1945) alongside actors Robert Donat , Deborah Kerr , and Glynis Johns . Other early uncredited appearances include Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), Gaiety George , Piccadilly Incident (both 1946), and Trottie True (1949), in which he appeared alongside an uncredited Christopher Lee (both actors being cast by Brian Desmond Hurst as stage-door Johnnies ). In his book Last Man Standing: Tales from Tinseltown , Moore states that his first television appearance

910-480: A studio, this time to Warner Bros . In 1959, he took the lead role in The Miracle , a version of the play Das Mirakel for Warner Bros. showcasing Carroll Baker as a nun. The part had been turned down by Dirk Bogarde . That same year, Moore was directed by Arthur Hiller in "The Angry Young Man", an episode of the television series The Third Man starring Michael Rennie as criminal mastermind Harry Lime,

975-461: A supporting role in the swashbuckler The King's Thief starring Ann Blyth , Edmund Purdom , David Niven and George Sanders . In the 1956 film Diane , Moore was billed third again, this time under Lana Turner and Pedro Armendariz , in a 16th-century period piece set in France with Moore playing Prince Henri , the future king. Moore was released from his MGM contract after two years following

1040-502: Is perhaps the hardest facial gesture to perfect in the gentleman's arsenal. Get it right and you give the impression of someone who is in total control; get it wrong and you look like, well, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson (and no one wants that). Sir Roger wrote the book in how to raise an eyebrow... as Simon Templar, he coolly infers [ sic ] that he knows, and he knows that you know that he knows. The Saint ran from 1962 for six seasons and 118 episodes. Moore went on to direct nine episodes of

1105-871: Is regarded as the most successful of its type in the Revolution. During the Hundred Days a restored Napoleon held the Champ de Mai ceremony, during which he swore to uphold the Charter of 1815 , at the Champ de Mars. The Champ de Mars was the site of Expositions Universelles in 1867 , 1878 , 1889 , 1900 , and 1937 . In 2012, the United Buddy Bears exhibit was held on the Champ de Mars, an international art exhibition with more than 140 two-meter-tall bears representing individual countries. They promote peace, love, tolerance and international understanding and are displayed across

1170-560: The 1819 romantic novel by Sir Walter Scott set in the 12th century during the era of Richard the Lionheart , delving into Ivanhoe's conflict with Prince John . Shot mainly in England at Elstree Studios and Buckinghamshire , some of the show was also filmed in California owing to a partnership with Columbia Studios ' Screen Gems . Aimed at younger audiences, the pilot was filmed in colour,

1235-657: The Mid-Atlantic accent and relaxed demeanour that became his screen persona. At 18, shortly after the end of the Second World War , Moore was conscripted for national service . On 21 September 1946, he was commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps as a second lieutenant . He was an officer in the Combined Services Entertainment section, eventually becoming a captain commanding

1300-636: The Champ de Mars took place. Jean Sylvain Bailly , the first mayor of Paris, became a victim of his own revolution, and was guillotined there on 12 November 1793. The Champ de Mars was also the site of the Festival of the Supreme Being on 8 June 1794. With a design by the painter Jacques-Louis David , a massive "Altar of the Nation" was built atop an artificial mountain and surmounted by a tree of liberty . The festival

1365-520: The Champ-de-Mars on 27 August 1783. This place witnessed the spectacle and pageantry of some of the best-remembered festivals of the French Revolution . On 14 July 1790 the first "Federation Day" celebration ( fête de la Fédération ), now known as Bastille Day , was held on the Champ de Mars, exactly one year after the storming of the prison. The following year, on 17 July 1791, the massacre on

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1430-581: The DVD commentary, neither Roger Moore, an uncredited co-producer, nor Robert S. Baker , the credited producer, ever had a contract other than a handshake with Lew Grade. Despite its focus on the UK and US markets, The Persuaders! became more successful in other international markets. On its premiere on the ITV network, it was beaten in the ratings by repeats of Monty Python's Flying Circus on BBC One . It did however place in

1495-485: The Golden Gun (1974), which was a hit, though less successful than Live and Let Die . It featured Christopher Lee as the main antagonist. Also appearing are Britt Ekland , Herve Villechaize , and Maud Adams . He then made a comedy That Lucky Touch (1975) which was a box office disaster. Moore made an Italian-shot action film Street People (1976), then went back to South Africa for another Klinger-Hunt movie from

1560-633: The TV movie The Clay of Kings (all 1953). In March 1954, MGM signed Moore to a seven-year contract. He started his MGM contract with a small role in The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954), flirting with Elizabeth Taylor . He appeared in Interrupted Melody , a biographical movie about opera singer Marjorie Lawrence 's recovery from polio, in which he was billed third under Glenn Ford and Eleanor Parker as Lawrence's brother Cyril. That same year, he played

1625-500: The Third Reich, and also guard the collection of archaeologists who are being forced to work to find and recover these objects, but he has other plans for the treasure he guards and for the people under his watch. Moore followed the success of his fourth outing as Bond, Moonraker (1979), with an action film, North Sea Hijack (1980), also known as ffolkes . Moore played a very un-Bond-like hero, opposite Anthony Perkins . The film

1690-515: The Top 20 most-viewed television series in the UK throughout 1971. The lack of success in the US, where it had been sold to ABC, Curtis put down to its showing at the Saturday 10pm slot, but it was successful in continental Europe and Australia. In Germany, where the series was aired under the name Die Zwei ("The Two"), it became a hit through especially amusing dubbing which only barely used translations of

1755-465: The adventure comedy Romulus and the Sabines (1961). Lew Grade cast Moore as Simon Templar in a new adaptation of The Saint , based on the novels by Leslie Charteris . Moore said in an interview in 1963 that he wanted to buy the rights to Leslie Charteris's character and the trademarks. The television series was broadcast by ITV in the UK between 1962 and 1969, and its overseas success made Moore

1820-439: The adventures of two millionaire playboys across Europe. Moore was paid the then-unheard-of sum of £1 million for a single series, making him the highest-paid television actor in the world. Lew Grade claimed in his autobiography, Still Dancing , that Moore and Curtis "didn't hit it off all that well". Curtis refused to spend more time on set than was strictly necessary, while Moore was always willing to work overtime. According to

1885-489: The book in honor of her father’s legacy and his work for UNICEF. 20 percent of the book’s proceeds are pledged to the organization. In 2009, Moore appeared in an advertisement for the Post Office . In 2010, he provided the voice of a talking cat called Lazenby in the film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore which contained several references to, and parodies of, Bond films. In 2011, he co-starred in

1950-505: The decades after his retirement from the Bond franchise, Moore's final appearance was in a pilot for a new Saint series that became a 2017 television film . Moore was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to charity. In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry. He

2015-464: The early 1950s Moore worked as a model, appearing in print advertisements in the UK for knitwear (earning him the nickname "The Big Knit") and a wide range of other products such as toothpaste. Moore travelled to the United States and began to work in television. He appeared in adaptations of Julius Caesar and Black Chiffon , and in two episodes of Robert Montgomery Presents , as well as

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2080-474: The film For Your Eyes Only , Moore expressed a desire to leave the role, and other actors were screen tested including James Brolin , but Moore was eventually enticed back for Octopussy (1983). The circumstances around Octopussy' s release were highly unusual in that another James Bond film was being released in the same year. Spearheaded by Thunderball producer Kevin McClory (who retained film rights to

2145-412: The film's critical and commercial failure. In his own words, "At MGM, RGM [Roger George Moore] was NBG [no bloody good]." Moore then freelanced for a time, appearing in episodes of Ford Star Jubilee (1956), Lux Video Theatre (1957) and Matinee Theatre (1957). Moore's first success was playing the eponymous hero, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe, in the 1958–59 series Ivanhoe , a loose adaptation of

2210-538: The first episode of the 1960–61 fourth season, " The Bundle from Britain ", one of four episodes in which he shared screen time with cousin Bart (Jack Kelly). Robert Altman wrote and directed "Bolt from the Blue", an episode featuring Will Hutchins as a frontier lawyer similar to his character in the series Sugarfoot , and "Red Dog" found Beau mixed up with vicious bank robbers Lee Van Cleef and John Carradine . Kathleen Crowley

2275-532: The joke, featuring a Bond film spoof, The Man with the Wooden Delivery , with Moore's puppet receiving orders from Margaret Thatcher to kill Mikhail Gorbachev . Other comedy shows at that time ridiculed Moore's acting, with Rory Bremner once claiming to have had a death threat from one of his irate fans following one such routine. In a nod to his 1960s TV show, Moore had a vocal cameo in The Saint (1997) as

2340-516: The later series, which moved into colour in 1967. Several episodes were edited together to form two films, The Saint and the Fiction Makers (1968) and Vendetta for the Saint (1969). He made two films immediately after the series ended: Crossplot (1969), a lightweight 'spy caper' movie, and the more challenging The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970). Directed by Basil Dearden , it gave Moore

2405-426: The local market. However, the plain of Grenelle was not an especially fertile place for farming. The construction, in 1765, of the École Militaire designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel , was the first step toward the Champ de Mars in its present form. Grounds for military drills were originally planned for an area south of the school, the current location of the place de Fontenoy . The choice to build an esplanade to

2470-550: The media dubbing the one-time situation the "Battle of the Bonds". He made a cameo as Chief Inspector Clouseau , posing as a famous movie star, in Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) (for which he was credited as "Turk Thrust II"). Then he tried a thriller The Naked Face (1984), written and directed by Bryan Forbes . Moore starred in his final Bond film, A View to a Kill (1985). He

2535-690: The most of any actor in the Eon-produced entries. On television, Moore played the lead role of Simon Templar , the title character in the British mystery thriller series The Saint (1962–1969). He also had roles in American series, including Beau Maverick on the Western Maverick (1960–1961), in which he replaced James Garner as the lead, and a co-lead, with Tony Curtis , in the action-comedy The Persuaders! (1971–1972). Continuing to act on screen in

2600-462: The much more successful ABC/WB Western series Maverick . Moore appeared as the character in 14 episodes after Garner had left the series at the end of the previous season, wearing some of Garner's costumes; while filming The Alaskans , he had already recited much of Garner's dialogue, for the Alaskan series frequently recycled Maverick scripts, changing only the names and locales. He had also filmed

2665-453: The north of the school led to the erection of the noble facade which today encloses the Champ de Mars. The planners leveled the ground, surrounded it with a large ditch and a long avenue of elms, and, as a final touch, the esplanade was enclosed by a fine grille-work fence. The Isle of Swans , formerly a riverine islet at the location of the northeastern foot of the Eiffel Tower , was, for

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2730-528: The opportunity to demonstrate greater versatility than the role of Simon Templar had allowed. In 2004, Moore said of The Man Who Haunted Himself : "It was one of the few times I was allowed to act... Many say my best role was in The Man Who Haunted Himself . Being a modest actor, I won't disagree." Lew Grade lured Moore to star alongside Tony Curtis in The Persuaders! . The show featured

2795-409: The original dialogue. Moore's Bond was very different from the version created by Ian Fleming and the one portrayed by Connery. Screenwriters such as George MacDonald Fraser provided scenarios in which Moore was cast as a seasoned, debonair playboy who would always have a trick or gadget in stock when he needed it. This was designed to serve the contemporary taste of the 1970s. Moore's version of Bond

2860-519: The planet. They stand at Champ de Mars in Paris, fronting the Eiffel Tower. Champ de Mars was used as a filming location in the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill , in which Bond (played for the last time by Roger Moore ) drove a Renault 11 taxi which he had hijacked at the Eiffel Tower in pursuit of a mysterious assassin, later revealed to be May Day ( Grace Jones ). Champ de Mars contains both

2925-424: The property because the antecedent 1961 Ian Fleming novel was based on an unfilmed 1959 screenplay produced under the aegis of McClory, Jack Whittingham and Fleming), the non-Eon production Never Say Never Again featured his predecessor Sean Connery returning to the role of Bond. Although tantamount to a loose remake of Thunderball , it was not set in the continuity of the previous Eon Bond films. This led to

2990-690: The renovation of the Grand Palais . Portions of the opening ceremony were held at the Champ. 48°51′22″N 2°17′54″E  /  48.85611°N 2.29833°E  / 48.85611; 2.29833 List of stations of the Paris M%C3%A9tro The following is a list of all stations of the Paris Métro . As of the end of June 2024, there are a total of 320 stations on 16 different lines. Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore KBE (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017)

3055-497: The role portrayed by Orson Welles in the film version . Moore's next television series involved playing the lead as "Silky" Harris for the ABC /Warner Bros. 1959–60 Western The Alaskans , with co-stars Dorothy Provine as Rocky, Jeff York as Reno, and Ray Danton as Nifty. The show ran for a single season of 37 hour-long episodes on Sunday nights. Though set in Skagway, Alaska , with

3120-504: The role. Although he resented having to make those changes, he was finally cast as James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973). Being 44 when he was cast in the role, Moore remains the oldest actor to portray James Bond. Moore then made Gold (1974), based on a novel by Wilbur Smith for producer Michael Klinger and director Peter R. Hunt . He was paid US$ 200,000 plus a percentage of the profits. Moore made his second Bond film, The Man with

3185-544: The sake of symmetry and pleasing perspectives, attached to the shore. (The Isle of Swans discussed here should not be confused with the Isle of Swans that sits in the middle of the Seine downstream and around the next bend in the river, between the fifteenth and sixteenth arrondissements .) Jacques Charles and the Robert brothers launched the world's first hydrogen-filled balloon from

3250-542: The series but by the time Colbert starred in his first episode, Moore had already left the series. Numerous early publicity stills of Kelly, Moore and Colbert posing together exist, however. Moore was still under contract with Warners, who cast him in The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961), making love to a nun played by Angie Dickinson , and Gold of the Seven Saints (1961), supporting Clint Walker . He also went to Italy to make

3315-644: The time surrounded by German spies and Indian nationalist intrigue. Trevor Howard , Patrick Macnee , and Barbara Kellerman also co-star, with a who's-who lineup of British character actors. Moore was in two all-star comedies: Sunday Lovers (1980), which flopped at the box office, and The Cannonball Run (1981), which was a hit. The latter featured an ensemble cast, including Jackie Chan , Burt Reynolds , Dean Martin , Dom DeLuise , Sammy Davis Jr , and Farrah Fawcett . Moore returned for his fifth outing as Bond in For Your Eyes Only (1981). Following

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3380-551: The two-part episode "Right Off the Boat" of the ABC/WB crime drama The Roaring 20s —alongside Rex Reason , John Dehner , Gary Vinson , and Dorothy Provine—appearing in a similar role but with a different character name. In the wake of The Alaskans , Moore was cast as Beau Maverick , an English-accented cousin of frontier gamblers Bret Maverick ( James Garner ), Bart Maverick ( Jack Kelly ), and Brent Maverick ( Robert Colbert ) in

3445-529: The villain Jaws . He returned to South Africa for a third action movie shot there, The Wild Geese (1978), produced by Euan Lloyd and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen . It was a sizeable hit in Britain and Europe but, like Shout at the Devil , less so in the US. The cast featured Richard Burton , who had top billing, and Richard Harris. Moore played the lead in Escape to Athena (1979) partly financed by Lew Grade. It

3510-574: 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 flamboyant homosexual man in Boat Trip (2002) with Cuba Gooding Jr. The British satirical puppet show Spitting Image had

3575-636: Was evacuated to Holsworthy in Devon during the Second World War , and attended Launceston College in Cornwall . He was further educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham , Buckinghamshire . Moore was apprenticed to an animation studio, but he was fired after he made a mistake with some animation cels . When his father investigated a robbery at the home of film director Brian Desmond Hurst , Moore

3640-547: Was Moore's leading lady in two episodes ("Bullet for the Teacher" and "Kiz"), and others included Mala Powers , Roxane Berard , Fay Spain , Merry Anders , Andra Martin , and Jeanne Cooper . Upon leaving the series, Moore cited a decline in script quality since the Garner era as the key factor in his decision to depart; ratings for the show were also down. Moore was originally slated to appear with both Jack Kelly and Robert Colbert in

3705-655: Was a box-office disappointment. Better received was The Sea Wolves (1980), another World War Two adventure which reunited many of the crew from The Wild Geese including Euan Lloyd and McLaglen. It was based on the true story of a March 1943 event in British India and Portuguese Goa, in which a group of retired members of the Calcutta Light Horse , colonelled by David Niven's character, assist regular British Army operatives, played by Moore and Gregory Peck , in destroying German ships in neutral Mormugao harbour, all

3770-416: Was a heist adventure set in war-time Greece, and stars Telly Savalas and David Niven, and features mostly American character actors, including Elliott Gould , Stefanie Powers , Richard Roundtree , Sonny Bono , and Italian actress Claudia Cardinale . Roger Moore (with top billing) plays a charming former Austrian antiquities dealer turned crooked camp commandant, asked to guard Greek antiquities desired by

3835-405: Was also known for his sense of humour and witty one liners as Moore himself said, "My personality is different from previous Bonds. I'm not that cold-blooded-killer type. Which is why I play it mostly for laughs." 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

3900-453: Was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray Ian Fleming's fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions / MGM Studios film series, playing the character in seven feature films : 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). Moore's seven appearances as Bond are

3965-514: Was as actor, producer, and director, and he also became involved in developing the series The Persuaders! . In 1964, he made a guest appearance as James Bond in the comedy series Mainly Millicent . Moore stated in his autobiography My Word Is My Bond (2008) that he had neither been approached to play the character in Dr. No , nor did he feel that he had ever been considered. Only after Sean Connery had declared in 1966 that he would not play Bond any longer did Moore become aware that he might be

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4030-409: Was introduced to the director and hired as an extra for the 1945 film Caesar and Cleopatra . While there, Moore attracted an off-camera female fan following, and Hurst decided to pay Moore's fees at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art . Moore spent three terms at RADA, where he was a classmate of his future Bond co-star Lois Maxwell , the original Miss Moneypenny . During his time there, he developed

4095-411: Was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2008. Roger George Moore was born on 14 October 1927 in Stockwell , London. He was the only child of George Alfred Moore (1904–1997), a policeman based in Bow Street , London, and Lillian "Lily" Pope (1904–1986). His mother was born in Calcutta , India, to an English family. He attended Battersea Grammar School , but

4160-458: Was on 27 March 1949 in The Governess by Patrick Hamilton , a live broadcast (as usual in that era), in which he played the minor part of Bob Drew. Other actors in the show included Clive Morton and Betty Ann Davies . He had uncredited parts in films including Paper Orchid and The Interrupted Journey (both 1949). He was in Drawing-Room Detective on TV and appeared in the films One Wild Oat and Honeymoon Deferred (both 1951). In

4225-598: Was the oldest actor to have played Bond – he was 45 in Live and Let Die , and 58 when he announced his retirement on 3 December 1985, having played the part for over 12 years. With 7 films Moore holds the record for playing Bond the most times in the Eon series but is tied with Sean Connery in number of times playing Bond when counting Connery's non-Eon appearance in Never Say Never Again (1983). 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

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