Original sentence: He is the son of advertising executive Francis Ogilvy and actress Aileen Raymond (who was Sir John Mills's first wife).He was a friend of the film-maker Michael Reeves, and starred in all three of the director's films: Revenge Of The Blood Beast,  The Sorcerers and Witchfinder General.Ogilvy's role in Return of the Saint led to him being considered a leading contender for taking over the role of James Bond in the early 1980s when Moore announced his intention to leave the role.Ultimately, Ogilvy never played the part (in part due to Moore reconsidering his resignation on several occasions), although he did play a Bond-like character in a series of North American TV commercials broadcast in the early 1990s
Edited sentence: He is the son of advertising executive Francis Ogilvy and actress Aileen Raymond (who was Sir John Mills' first wife).He was a friend of the film-maker Michael Reeves, and starred in all three of the director's films: Revenge Of The Blood Beast,  The Sorcerers and Witchfinder General in the late-1960s.However, Ogilvy did play a Bond-like character in a series of North American TV commercials broadcast in the early-1990s.Ogilvy's role in Return of the Saint led to him being considered a leading contender for taking over the role of James Bond in the early-1980s when Roger Moore announced his intention to leave the role.The role was eventually taken by Timothy Dalton in 1986, the only other serious contender for the part alongside Sam Neill.Ultimately, Ogilvy never played the part of Bond (in part due to Moore reconsidering his resignation on several occasions), and it is generally considered that he would have almost certainly landed the role had Moore rescinded the role after completing For Your Eyes Only in 1981