Our Favorite James Bond is Gone

Sir Roger Moore, the distinguished British actor that portrayed James Bond between 1973 and 1985 has died after a brief battle with cancer at the age of 89 in Switzerland. Sir Roger will be remembered as a dash and debonair James Bond, beginning with 1973’s ‘Live and Let Die,’ finishing his run in 1985 with the film ‘A View to a Kill’ in 1985.

Bond…..James Bond.

These three words carried more weight than any sentence ever spoken on the silver screen. The James Bond films were based on books written by the best-selling novelist Ian Fleming, with the 1st film adaptation of the book beginning with ‘Dr. No’ in 1962, starring Sean Connery. The distinguished actors that followed were George Lazenby, then Sean Connery again in ‘Diamonds Are Forever,’then our beloved Sir Roger, followed by Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and most recently Daniel Craig.

Roger Moore became ‘Sir Roger Moore’ in 2003. He also has a Hollywood Walk of Fame star and multiple Golden Globes. Sir Roger appeared in nearly 50 films, his first back in 1954, playing ‘Paul’ in ‘The Last Time I Saw Paris.’

Sir Roger Moore leaves behind four former wives and three grown children. Roger Moore, one of four favorite actors is gone at the age of 89.

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