Roger Moore
Having found great success on British television as the star of "The Saint" (ITV, 1962-69), Roger Moore was a natural and worthy successor to Sean Connery in the role of super-agent James Bond. Taking on the iconic character with a license to kill for "Live and Let Die" (1973), Moore spent 12 years as the suave, womanizing 007, though for part of that time he heard criticism for his campy, tongue-in-cheek characterization. Moore settled into the role nicely with "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), and followed it with the science-fiction-influenced "Moonraker" (1979) and the return to basics "For Your Eyes Only" (1981). Meanwhile, Moore continued making films outside the Bond universe with "Shout at the Devil" (1976), "Sherlock Holmes in New York" (1977) and knockabout comedy "The Cannonball Run" (1981), but nothing elevated him to international acclaim like Ian Fleming's spy. Amidst calls that he was becoming too old for the role, Moore made his last Bond movies, "Octopussy" (1983) and "A View to a Kill" (1985), before settling into an increasingly sporadic schedule as a character actor in films ranging from romantic comedy "Bed and Breakfast" (1992) to Bill Condon's thriller "The Man Who Wouldn't Die" (1995) before retiring after his co-starring role in young adult holiday romance "A Princess for Christmas" (2011). Though sometime dismissed by critics when compared to Connery, Moore made the character his own and earned international fame for one of cinema's most sought-after roles. Roger Moore died on May 23, 2017 following a brief battle with cancer. He was 89 years old.
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Roger Moore
Filmography
Movies
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The Saint | Jasper (Character) | - | 2017 |
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A Princess for Christmas | Edward Duke of Castlebury (Character) | - | 2011 |
13% |
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Tab Lazenby (Voice) | $43.6M | 2010 |
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie | January Q. Irontail (Voice) | - | 2005 |
6% |
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Boat Trip | Lloyd (Character) | $8.6M | 2003 |
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The Enemy | Supt. Robert Ogilvie (Character) | - | 2000 |
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35% |
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Spice World | The Chief (Character) | $29.6M | 1997 |
14% |
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The Quest | Lord Edgar Dobbs (Character) | $21.6M | 1996 |
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The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Thomas Grace (Character) | - | 1995 |
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Bed & Breakfast | Adam (Character) | $3.8K | 1991 |
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Fire, Ice and Dynamite | Sir George (Character) | - | 1990 |
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Bullseye! |
Garald Bradley-Smith/ |
- | 1989 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Magic Snowman | Lumi Ukko (The Snowman) (Voice) | - | 1987 |
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The Naked Face | Dr. Judd Stevens (Character) | - | 1985 |
36% |
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A View to a Kill | James Bond ("James St. John Smythe," "James Stock") (Character) | - | 1985 |
29% |
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Curse of the Pink Panther | Clouseau (Character) | - | 1983 |
42% |
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Octopussy | James Bond (Character) | - | 1983 |
29% |
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The Cannonball Run | Seymour Goldfarb, Jr. (Character) | - | 1981 |
69% |
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For Your Eyes Only | James Bond (Character) | - | 1981 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sunday Lovers | Harry Lindon (Character) | - | 1981 |
43% |
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ffolkes | Ffolkes (Character) | - | 1980 |
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The Sea Wolves | Capt. Gavin Stewart (Character) | - | 1980 |
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Escape to Athena | Major Otto Hecht (Character) | - | 1979 |
59% |
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Moonraker | James Bond (Character) | - | 1979 |
70% |
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The Wild Geese | Lt. Shawn Fynn (Character) | - | 1978 |
82% |
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The Spy Who Loved Me | James Bond (Character) | - | 1977 |
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Street People | Ulysses (Character) | - | 1976 |
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Sherlock Holmes in New York | Sherlock Holmes (Character) | - | 1976 |
57% |
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Shout at the Devil | Sebastian Oldsmith (Character) | - | 1976 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The London Conspiracy | Lord Brett Sinclair (Character) | - | 1976 |
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Gold | Rod Slater (Character) | - | 1974 |
40% |
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The Man With the Golden Gun | James Bond (Character) | - | 1974 |
67% |
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Live and Let Die | James Bond (Character) | - | 1973 |
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The Man Who Haunted Himself | Harold Pelham (Character) | - | 1970 |
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Crossplot | Gary Fenn (Character) | - | 1969 |
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Vendetta for the Saint | Simon Templar (Character) | - | 1968 |
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- | 1967 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Romulus and the Sabines | Romulus (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gold of the Seven Saints | Shaun Garrett (Character) | - | 1961 |
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The Sins of Rachel Cade | Paul Wilton (Character) | - | 1961 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rape of the Sabines | Romulus (Character) | - | 1961 |
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The Miracle | Capt. Michael Stuart (Character) | - | 1959 |
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Diane | Prince Henri (Character) | - | 1955 |
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Interrupted Melody | Cyril Lawrence (Character) | - | 1955 |
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The King's Thief | Jack (Character) | - | 1955 |
70% |
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The Last Time I Saw Paris | Paul (Character) | - | 1954 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ivanhoe | Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Character) | 1958 2020 |
86% | 88% | Alias | Edward Poole (Guest Star) | 2002 |
100% | 90% | The Muppet Show | Guest | 1980 |
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Simon Templar (Character), Director |
1962-1969 |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Maverick | Unknown (Character) | 1960-1961 |
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No Score Yet | 87% | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Inspector Benson (Character) | 1959 |