caption years_active children birth_place name birth_date spouse notable_works image article_title birth_name occupation
lazenby manhattan at the november 2008 big apple con in 1965 -- present 3 july 2013 goulburn , new south wales , australia george lazenby 05 september 1939 christina pam shriver -lrb- 2002 -- 2008 -rrb- gannett -lrb- 1971 -- 1995 -rrb- july 2013 '' her majesty 's secret service '' ` james bond '' ' in '' on georgelazenby11.14.08byluiginovi.jpg george lazenby
 george robert lazenby actor
george lazenby

george robert lazenby -lrb- born 5 september 1939 -rrb- is an australian actor and former model , best known for portraying james bond in the 1969 film `` on her majesty 's secret service '' when he was 29 .
he remains the only actor to have played the role in only one eon productions bond film .
prior to appearing as james bond , lazenby was a model and appeared in advertising .
after refusing to do another bond film , lazenby 's career stalled in the 1970s and he moved into business and invested in real estate .
he later appeared in several films and television series , including roles spoofing the james bond character .
lazenby has married twice , first to the christina gannett -lrb- 1971-1995 -rrb- -lrb- heiress to the gannett news service publishing empire -rrb- and then from 2002 to 2008 to tennis player pam shriver .
