Roger Moore

English actor (1927–2017)

  • Fame66.0
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia197.5K
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Lived 1927–2017, aged 90United Kingdom
  • Wikipedia
    88 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1927–2017
    Aged 90
  • Known for
    Moonraker
    1979
Summary
Updated 2026-06-10

He played James Bond more times than anyone else in the official series — seven films across twelve years, turning 007 from Connery's blunt instrument into a raised eyebrow with a quip.

Biography

About

Roger George Moore was born 14 October 1927 in England and built his early career on television, playing the smooth lead in The Saint from 1962 to 1969 and teaming with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders! from 1971 to 1972. He became the third actor to play James Bond in 1973 with Live and Let Die, then carried the role through six more films — The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, and A View to a Kill in 1985. He kept working after Bond, making his final screen appearance in a 2017 Saint television film. Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador…

Voice

In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from Roger Moore

Roger Moore
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I played it slightly tongue-in-cheek because I never quite believed that James Bond was a spy because everybody knew him, they all knew what he drank.
"Roger Moore interview: 'I was never very confident with girls'", The Telegraph (22 November 2016)
Roger Moore
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I’ve been very fortunate and very lucky in life and I’d urge anyone to follow their hearts and find their true vocation. Life is so much more pleasant when you love going to work.
Sir Roger Q And A For December 2015 (2 December 2015)
Roger Moore
said
Sport" hunting is a sickness, a perversion and a danger and should be recognised as such.
"Sir Roger Moore on Cecil the lion: 'Hunting is a coward's pastime'", The Telegraph (29 July 2015)
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Filmography

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TV credits

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Awards

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  • Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
  • Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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66.0
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Historical31.1
Source confidence80.0
Completeness90.0
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Sources

  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
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