[Infowarrior] - Roger Moore, Who Played James Bond Seven Times, Dies

[Richard Forno]

Roger Moore, Who Played James Bond Seven Times, Dies

By ANITA GATESMAY 23, 2017

Roger Moore, the dapper British actor who brought tongue-in-cheek humor to the James Bond persona in seven films, eclipsing his television career, which had included starring roles in at least five series, died on Tuesday in Switzerland. He was 89.

The death was confirmed in a family statement posted on Twitter.

Mr. Moore was the oldest Bond ever hired, taking on the role when he was 46. (Sean Connery, who originated the film character and with whom Mr. Moore was constantly compared, was 33.) He also had the longest run in the role, beginning in 1973 with “Live and Let Die” and winding up in 1985 with “A View to a Kill.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/23/arts/roger-moore-dead.html