Actor also served as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, for which he was knighted
Sir Roger Moore, who starred as James Bond in seven movies, has died. He was 89.
The actor, author and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador passed following a brief battle with cancer. There will be a private funeral held in Monaco, his family said on Tuesday.
Moore is survived by three children and his wife Kristina Tholstrup.
In addition to being the third Bond on the big screen (he replaced Sean Connery), Moore is also famous for playing Simon Templar on “The Saint,” which aired from 1962 to 1969.
In 2008, Moore was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work on television and in film.
The British actor was married four times. He was predeceased last year by Tholstrup’s daughter from a previous marriage — Moore’s step-daughter Christina Knudsen — who also succumbed to cancer.
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RIP
RIP, Sir Roger Moore.
As 007 James Bond for me Roger Moore best exemplifies Bond as his era was the era of my first in movie theatre experience of James Bond. I saw The Spy Who Loved Me as my first in movie theatre Bond movie as a kid and loved the movie and have the best memories of it. It made me a fan of James Bond movies, including the other actors in the roll of Bond (except for a few Bond movies I felt for me they were well just not right).
Each actor though who played the role of 007 James Bond brought/bring their own style and ideals. I do not have much against any of them, but Sir Roger Moore brought colour, humor and a flair to the 007 James Bond character and that for me made Bond fun as well as a cool good guy fighting for our western values. For that Sir Roger Moore’s, Bond will always be my favourite.
Theme from The Spy Who Loved Me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7__rt0hRm8s
CARLY SIMON LYRICS
“Nobody Does It Better”
Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you’re the best
I wasn’t looking but somehow you found me
It tried to hide from your love light
But like Heaven above me
The spy who loved me
Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight
And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why’d you have to be so good?
The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There’s some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from running
But just keep it coming
How’d you learn to do the things you do?
And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, baby, darlin’, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Darlin’, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
Baby, you’re the best
I really enjoyed The Saint when I was a kid, RIP Sir Roger