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Actor Sir Roger Moore has died
2017-05-23
Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced. He played the famous spy in seven Bond films including Live and Let Die and the Spy Who Loved Me.

Sir Roger's family confirmed the news on Twitter, saying he had died after "a short but brave battle with cancer".

The statement, from his children, read: "Thank you Pops for being you, and being so very special to so many people."

Sir Roger, who died in Switzerland, will have a private funeral in Monaco in accordance with his wishes, they added.

"The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified in words alone," read the statement from Debora, Geoffrey and Christian.

"Our thoughts must now turn to supporting Kristina [his wife] at this difficult time."

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Posted by:DarthVader

#10  The picture of Moore up top, is from the movie The Wild Geese. Very good movie.
Posted by: Hupeart Thaitch2372   2017-05-23 20:28  

#9  RIP Mr Bond
Posted by: 746   2017-05-23 20:01  

#8  Broccoli wanted Moore to be the original Bond, but he couldn't get out of his contract for the Saint. While Connery was great, having read the novels and knowing of Dusko Popov, it always seemed to me the part should really have been filled by Moore from the start. Connery made it a rougher, more action part than Fleming had in mind.
Posted by: Angeter Whereck7089   2017-05-23 19:10  

#7  So it wasn't his part fault.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-05-23 13:28  

#6  Part of the reason he was not my favorite Bond is when he play the role they were trying to make Bond movies comedies. So it wasn't Moore's part. He was a good actor and always seemed to be a pretty likable guy.

RIP
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2017-05-23 13:28  

#5  Sean Connery is the only Bond for me.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2017-05-23 13:19  

#4  I'm old enough to have watched the Saint also.

Moore seemed to be the best fit for the more humorous, campy Bond roles.......then there are the girls.
Posted by: AlanC   2017-05-23 12:58  

#3  In ye olde days I remember reading that his father had been a policeman and he was always supportive of the UK police. I'm old enough to remember when he played the lead in the old Brit TV series "The Saint",as a sort of ethical thief.
Posted by: Jeasing Creque5352   2017-05-23 11:55  

#2  Always seemed like a good guy with a mischievous sense of humor. RIP
Posted by: Frank G   2017-05-23 09:45  

#1  I really got into James Bond when I was a kid in the early eighties and he was Bond then. When I think of Bond, I think of him.

RIP
Posted by: DarthVader   2017-05-23 09:25