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Father of comedian Des Bishop, who later wrote his biography, titled My Dad Was Nearly James Bond. [8] [9] [10] Patrick Mower: Reason unknown. [11] Daniel Pilon: Harry Saltzman felt he was too young; aged 27 at the time. [12] John Richardson: George Lazenby won the role based on a screen-test fight scene. [7] Anthony Rogers: Terence Stamp
James Bond is a fictional character created by British novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. A British secret agent working for MI6 under the codename 007, Bond has been portrayed on film in twenty-seven productions by actors Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
The Daily Mirror ran a front-page news story critical of Craig, with the headline, The Name's Bland – James Bland. [150] Craig first played Bond in the 2006 film Casino Royale, an adaptation of Fleming's novel of the same name and a reboot of the Eon series, [151] which saw Bond earn his 00 status. [152]
James Bond, as the straw that stirs the drink (a vodka martini shaken not stirred, naturally). With Daniel Craig’s run as 007 in the books, it’s worth looking back at the six men who have ...
The actor Toby Stephens, who played Bond villain Gustav Graves in the Eon Productions version of Die Another Day, played Bond, while Dr. No was played by David Suchet. [108] Following its success, a second story was adapted and on 3 April 2010 BBC Radio 4 broadcast Goldfinger with Stephens again playing Bond. [109]
Related: From Connery to Craig, All the Actors Who've Played James Bond “Exactly,” Craig responded as both men laughed. “I don’t know either. I’d have to count. One, two, three… five?
George Robert Lazenby (/ ˈ l eɪ z ən b i /; born 5 September 1939) [1] is an Australian retired actor. He was the second actor to portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
After Lee's death in 1981, the producers hired actor Robert Brown to continue the role in the Bond films. Brown picks up the role in Octopussy, however it is never explicitly stated on screen whether Robert Brown's character is intended to be the same person played by Lee, if he was intended to be Admiral Hargreaves, the role played by Brown in 1977's The Spy Who Loved Me, or if he is supposed ...