Roger Moore

Roger George Moore
1927 -
British born London

Height 6' 1" (1.85 m) . Perhaps he will always be remembered as the guy who replaced Sean Connery in the James Bond series, arguably something he never lived down. Roger Moore was born in Stockwell, London, in 1927, the son of a policeman. He first wanted to be an artist, but got into films full time after becoming an extra in the late forties. Moore also served in the British Military During the Second World War. He came to America in 1953. Suave, extremely handsome, and an excellent actor, he got a contract with MGM . His initial foray met with mixed success, with movies like Diane (1956) and Interrupted Melody (1955), as well as The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954).Moore went into television in the 1950s in shows like "Ivanhoe" (1958) and "The Alaskans" (1959), but probably got the most recognition from "Maverick" (1957), as cousin Beau. In 1962 he got his big breakthrough, at least internationally, as "The Saint" (1962). The show made him a superstar and he became very successful thereafter. Moore ended his run as the Saint, and was one of the premier stars of the world, but he was not catching on in America. In an effort to change this, he agreed to star with Tony Curtis in ITC's "The Persuaders!" (1971), but although hugely popular in Europe, it did not catch on in the US and was cancelled. Just prior to making the series, he starred in the dark The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970), which proved there was far more to Moore than the light-hearted roles he had previously accepted. Next, he was offered and accepted the role of James Bond, and once audiences got used to the change of style from Connery’s portrayal, they also accepted him. Live and Let Die (1973), his first Bond movie, grossed more outside of America than Diamonds Are Forever (1971) - Connery's last outing as James Bond. He went on to star in another six Bond films, before bowing out after A View to a Kill (1985) in 1985. He was 57 at the time the film was made and was looking a little too old for Bond - it was possibly one film too many.In between times, there had been more success with appearances in films such as That Lucky Touch (1975), Shout at the Devil (1976), The Wild Geese (1978), Escape to Athena (1979), and _North Sea Hijack (1980)_ . Despite his fame from the Bond films and many others, the US never completely took to him until he starred in The Cannonball Run (1981) alongside Burt Reynolds, a big hit there. After relinquishing his role as Bond, his work load tended to diminish a little, though he did star in the American Box office flop, Feuer, Eis & Dynamit (1990) (Fire, Ice & Dynamite), as well as the comedy, Bullseye! (1990), with Michael Caine. He did the overlooked comedy _Bed & Breakfast (1992/I)_ , as well as the TV movie _Man Who Wouldn't Die, The (1995) (TV)_ , and then the major Jean-Claude Van Damme flop, _Quest, The (1996/I)_ . Moore then took second rate roles such as Spice World (1997), and the American TV series "The Dream Team" (1999). Although his film work may have slowed down, he is still very much in the public eye, be it appearing on TV chat shows or hosting documentaries. Spouse Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup (10 March 2002 - present), Luisa Mattioli (11 April 1969 - 1996) (divorced), Dorothy Squires (6 July 1953 - 1968) (divorced) 3 children, Doorn Van Steyn (9 December 1946 - 1953) (divorced).

Agent Crush (2006) (filming) , Foley & McColl: This Way Up (2005) , Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (2005) , The Fly Who Loved Me (2004) , Boat Trip (2002) , Na svoji vesni (2002) , "Alias" (2002) , The Enemy (2001/I), "The Dream Team" (1999) , Spice World (1997) , The Saint (1997) , The Quest (1996) , "Noel's House Party" (1994) , The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1994) , Bed & Breakfast (1992) , Bullseye! (1990) , Feuer, Eis & Dynamit (1990) , The Magic Snowman (1987/I) , A View to a Kill (1985) , The Naked Face (1984) , Curse of the Pink Panther (1983) , Octopussy (1983) , For Your Eyes Only (1981) , The Cannonball Run (1981) , Sunday Lovers (1980) , The Sea Wolves (1980) , Moonraker (1979) , Escape to Athena (1979) , North Sea Hijack (1979) , The Wild Geese (1978) , The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) , Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976) , Shout at the Devil (1976) , Esecutori, Gli (1976) , London Conspiracy (1976) , Sporting Chance (1976) , That Lucky Touch (1975) , The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) , Gold (1974) , Mission: Monte Carlo (1974) , Bacharach 74 (1974) , Live and Let Die (1973) , "The Persuaders!" (1972) , The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) , Crossplot (1969) , "The Saint"(1969) , The Fiction Makers (1968) , Vendetta for the Saint (1968) , "The Trials of O'Brien" (1965) , Branco di vigliacchi, Un (1962) , Ratto delle sabine, Il (1961) , "The Roaring 20's"(1961) , Gold of the Seven Saints (1961) , The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) , "Maverick" (1959) , The Miracle (1959) , "The Alaskans" (1959) , "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1959) , "The Third Man" (1959) , "Ivanhoe" (1958) , "Lux Video Theatre" (1957) , "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1956) , This Happy Breed (1956) , Diane (1956) , The King's Thief (1955) , Interrupted Melody (1955) , The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) , "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1953) , "Robert Montgomery Presents" (1953) , One Wild Oat (1951) , Due mogli sono troppe (1950) , Trottie True (1949) , Paper Orchid (1949) , Piccadilly Incident (1946) ,Gaiety George (1946) , Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) , Perfect Strangers (1945)