The actor took the character of James Bond in a more humorous direction than his predecessor Sean Connery.
Sir Roger’s Bond was calm and suave - a smooth operator who could seemingly get himself out of a tricky situation with ease.
Sir Roger’s family confirmed the news on Twitter, saying he had died after “a short but brave battle with cancer”.
The veteran star, who died in Switzerland, will have a private funeral in Monaco in accordance with his wishes, his children said.
Along with his famous Bond role, Moore was also known for TV series The Persuaders and The Saint.
Sir Roger was also well known for his humanitarian work - he was introduced to Unicef by the late Audrey Hepburn and was appointed as a goodwill ambassador in 1991.
Sir Roger’s family confirmed the news on Twitter, saying he had died after “a short but brave battle with cancer”.
Never a great actor, but always a self-deprecating gentleman:
“You just have to look at the lines, say them, and don’t bump into the furniture.”
Being older than yourself Floydy, I well remember the first Bond films in 1962 and 1963, plus of course all the others too!
He definitely was ‘a smooth operator’ if ever there was one. That voice and mannerisms were a one-off I reckon. I remember ‘that look’ and a raised eyebrow when he was with the females in any of his films!
Edited to add: the link above has several parts to it, one of those also lists all the cars used too. Quite a comprehensive link which at first I didn’t quite realise.
Me too. I know a lot of people don’t rate him as Bond but he was the one I watched in my youth. I also went to see the Spy who loved me. I still remember the cheer that went up when his parachute opened after skiing off the cliff. :-p
He turned up On Perranporth beach in Cornwall one year. Had the nerve to try and use to surf life saving club as his personal changing room. My mates soon threw him out.
What you see on screen is often quite different from the person in real life. Some are really nice and others because they are well known think they can get away with anything
Here’s the original thread, entitled “Sir Roger Moore” to which I never contributed:
In mitigation, I can only say that the “old” article is surrounded by “current” events, which may have beguiled me into not checking the publication date.
I never much liked Roger Moore as Bond. I guess it’s because I’ve always liked a more ‘rugged’ type of bloke, more manly, but Roger was such a ‘smoothie,’ male model sort of chap.
Not my type at all, but each to their own.
