Roger Moore

Sir Roger George Moore  (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) "Actor Sir Roger Moore dies aged 89", BBC News, 23 May 2017 was an English actor and a UNICEF ambassador. He is probably the most well known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven movies from 1973 to 1985. He played James Bond more times than any other actor. He was also well known for playing Simon Templar in the television show The Saint. He began his career by becoming a male model.

However, Roger Moore stated, about his decision to leave the role of James Bond, that "It wasn’t because of the physical stuff as I could still play tennis for two hours a day and do a one-hour workout every morning. Physically I was okay, but facially I started looking…well, the leading ladies were young enough to be my granddaughters and it becomes disgusting." According to him, he looked too old to be "hanging around women in their early twenties without it appearing creepy." This statement is an ageist offense to many people, even other famous people, who are enganged in relationships with large age differences.

Early life
Moore was the only child of policeman, George Moore, and housewife, Lilian "Lily".  He attended Battersea Grammar School, but was evacuated to Holsworthy, Devon, during the Second World War. He was then educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He then attended the College of the Venerable Bede at the University of Durham, but never graduated.  Moore served in the Royal Army Service Corps, commanding a small depot in West Germany.

Personal life
Moore left his first wife, skater Doorn Van Steyn, for singer Dorothy Squires.  Squires was 12 years older than him.  She was also, at that time, much more famous than he was. They lived together for a short time in Dafen, Llanelli, South Wales. While making a movie in Italy in 1961, Moore left Squires for Italian actress Luisa Mattioli. Moore has a daughter and two sons with Mattioli. Moore ended this marriage in 1993. His final marriage was to the Danish-Swedish multi-millionairess Kristina 'Kiki' Tholstrup.

When Moore married Kiki Tholstrup, he began spending winters in Crans-Montana, Valais (Switzerland) and summers at his apartment in Monaco.

In 1999, Moore was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), and advanced to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) on 14 June 2003.  He was proud the honor was for his charity work rather than his acting.

On 11 October 2007, three days before he turned 80, Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.  Moore's Star was the 2,350th star.  It is appropriately located at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard.

In 2008, the French Government appointed Moore a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.

His autobiography My Word is My Bond was published the same year.

Filmography
 Year  Title  Role 1945  Perfect Strangers  Soldier Caesar and Cleopatra  Roman Soldier 1946  Gaiety George  Member of the Audience Piccadilly Incident  Guest sitting at Pearson's table 1949  Trottie True  Stage Door Johnny 1951  One Wild Oat  Bit Part 1953  Robert Montgomery Presents  French Diplomat 1954  The Last Time I Saw Paris  Paul 1956 DianePrince Henri (later King Henry II)Interrupted Melody Cyril Lawrence The King's Thief  Jack Ford Star Jubilee  Billy Mitchell Goodyear Television Playhouse  Patrick Simmons 1957  Matinee Theater  Scottish man/Randolph Churchill 1958  Ivanhoe  Ivanhoe 1959  The Third Man  Jimmy Simms Alfred Hitchcock Presents  Inspector Benson The Miracle  Capt. Michael Stuart The Alaskans  Silky Harris Maverick  Beau Maverick 1961  The Sins of Rachel Cade  Paul Wilton Gold of the Seven Saints  Shaun Garrett The Roaring 20s  14 Karat John 1962  Romulus and the Sabines  Romulus No Man's Land  Enzo Prati 1962  The Saint  Simon Templar  1968  The Fiction Makers  Vendetta for the Saint  1969  Crossplot  Gary Fenn 1970  The Man Who Haunted Himself  Harold Pelham 1971  The Persuaders!  Lord Brett Sinclair 1973  Live and Let Die  James Bond 1974  Gold  Rod Slater The Man with the Golden Gun  James Bond 1975  That Lucky Touch  Michael Scott 1976  Street People  Ulysses Shout at the Devil  Sebastian Oldsmith 1977  Sherlock Holmes in New York  Sherlock Holmes The Spy Who Loved Me  James Bond 1978  The Wild Geese  Lieutenant Shaun Fynn 1979  Escape to Athena  Major Otto Hecht Moonraker  James Bond 1980  North Sea Hijack  Rufus Excalibur ffolkes The Sea Wolves  Captain Gavin Stewart Sunday Lovers  Harry Lindon 1981  The Cannonball Run  Seymour Goldfarb as Roger Moore For Your Eyes Only  James Bond 1983  Octopussy  Curse of the Pink Panther  Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau 1984  The Naked Face  Dr. Judd Stevens 1985  A View to a Kill  James Bond 1990  Fire, Ice and Dynamite  Sir George Windsor Bullseye!  Sir John Bevistock 1992  Bed & Breakfast  Adam 1995  The Man Who Wouldn't Die Thomas Grace 1996  The Quest  Lord Edgar Dobbs 1997  The Saint  Voice on Car Radio Spice World  The Chief 1999  The Dream Team  Desmond Heath 2000  The Secret KGB UFO Abduction Files  Himself 2001  The Enemy  Supt. Robert Ogilvie 2002  Alias  Edward Poole Boat Trip  Lloyd Faversham 2004  The Fly Who Loved Me  Father Christmas 2010  Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore  Tab Lazenby 2011  A Princess for Christmas  Edward, Duke of Castlebury

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