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When Sean Connery had been cast in November 1961, David Niven had been Fleming's choice for the role as the actor reflected his image of the character. In 1965 producer Charles Feldman signed Niven to play Sir James Bond for Casino Royale, a film not made by Eon Productions.
To date, four (4) British actors have portrayed the character of James Bond in the official Eon Productions series. They are Sean Connery (Scotland), Roger Moore (England), Tiâ¦mothy Dalton (Wales), and Daniel Craig (England). (George Lazenby and Pierce Brosnan are from Australia and Ireland, respectively).
American actor Barry Nelson was the first to portray Bond on screen, in a 1954 television adaptation, Casino Royale. In 1961 Eon Productions began work on Dr. No, an adaptation of the novel of the same name. The result was a film that began a series of 24 films that celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2012.