History Creator / RogerMoore

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''[[caption-width-right:280:"Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty."]]''

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''[[caption-width-right:350:"Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty."]]''

* ''Film/CatsAndDogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore''

Roger Moore's relationship with the film series started with ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' and lasted until ''Film/AViewToAKill''. [[OlderThanTheyLook He was 45 when he started out]] and almost 58 when he wrapped things up, with the longest on-screen tenure in number of films to date, at seven[[note]]Creator/SeanConnery did appear as Bond in seven movies, but the seventh was ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', which was not produced by Creator/EonProductions. Creator/DanielCraig came the closest to matching the record, with ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' being his fifth and final film as Bond, although his tenure in years has exceeded Moore's at 15.[[/note]]. His era is known for being more lighthearted, often to the point of self-parody, making him somewhat divisive among fans of the series, and it is often debated how much of the self-parody was him and how much of it was the studio. That being said, he did have serious moments as Bond, which seem to have been severely underappreciated, possibly due to criticism focusing either on the silly moments or his age.

Unfortunately Sir Roger's affection for the role fluctuated. It seems on one hand he loved the job, but on the other hand, a great deal of IAmNotSpock feedback came from him. Reportedly, "[[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings Who's the best Bond!?]]" questions tended to leave a sour taste in his mouth (despite, you know, Creator/GeorgeLazenby already having been there).

** As mentioned in his filmography above, his character in ''Film/TheCannonballRun'' was a man who thought he was Roger Moore playing James Bond [[note]] in his autobiography, ''My Word is my Bond'', Roger claimed that he nixed the initial concept of the character, which was that of a man who merely thought he was James Bond, as he felt that that would be too close to the fact that he [[/note]] and even drives a fully tricked-out Aston Martin [=DB5=].

* TheCameo: Most of his post-Film/JamesBond career in a nutshell. After playing the role for so long, he preferred taking on smaller or supporting roles.

* SharpDressedMan:
** So much so that all his suits for ''Series/TheSaint'', ''Series/ThePersuaders'', ''Film/JamesBond,'' and a bunch of his other films and TV series were made by his real-life tailors[[note]]he'd actually steal the suits from wardrobe after filming wrapped both because they were very nice and because some were worth more than his pre-James Bond paychecks[[/note]].

* Gold (1974): Rod Slater.

* Film/Gold (1974): Rod Slater.

* Gold(1974): Rod Slater.

* ''Film/Gold'' (1974): Rod Slater.

* ''Film/GOLD'' (1974): Rod Slater.

* BadassBaritone: His voice was ''very'' deep and authoritative.

* ''Film/JamesBond'': Commander James Bond, 007

* LanternJawOfJustice

Born 14 October 1927 in Stockwell, London, he was the QuintessentialBritishGentleman who first dabbled in the TV series ''Series/{{Maverick}}'' as Beauregard Maverick, one of the interchangable brothers for which the series was well known for. He also headlined a version of ''Literature/{{Ivanhoe}}''. [[AsYouKnow As previously mentioned,]] his part on ''Series/TheSaint'' got him his biggest role for which many people still know him to this day:

Roger Moore's relationship with the film series started with ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' and lasted until ''Film/AViewToAKill''. [[OlderThanTheyLook He was 45 when he started out]], and almost 58 when he wrapped things up, with the longest on-screen tenure in number of films to date, at seven[[note]]Creator/SeanConnery did appear as Bond in seven movies, but the seventh was ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', which was not produced by Creator/EonProductions. Creator/DanielCraig came the closest to matching the record, with ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' being his fifth and final film as Bond, although his tenure in years has exceeded Moore's at 15.[[/note]]. His era is known for being more lighthearted, often to the point of self-parody, making him somewhat divisive among fans of the series, and it is often debated how much of the self-parody was him and how much of it was the studio. That being said, he did have serious moments as Bond, which seem to have been severely underappreciated, possibly due to criticism focusing either on the silly moments or his age.

Unfortunately Sir Roger's affection for the role fluctuated. It seems on one hand he loved the job, but on the other hand a great deal of IAmNotSpock feedback came from him. Reportedly, "[[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings Who's the best Bond!?]]" questions tended to leave a sour taste in his mouth (despite, you know, Creator/GeorgeLazenby already having been there).

He passed away from cancer on 23 May 2017 at the age of 89. He was the first actor to play James Bond in the Creator/EonProductions film series to pass on; Creator/SeanConnery followed in 2020.

* DoesNotLikeGuns: He was accidentally shot in the leg when he was 14 and his hatred of guns only grew stronger as he got older. Although many of his characters handled firearms, it took a lot of cajoling to get him to actually shoot them on camera and, oftentimes, those sequences were handled by stunt doubles.

* IAmNotSpock: Averted. Unlike [[Creator/SeanConnery his predecessor's]] notorious frustration at [[IAmNotSpock his continued association with the role]], Moore wasn't bothered in the least at being attached to James Bond or it being his career defining role.

* SharpDressedMan: So much so that all his suits for ''Series/TheSaint'', ''Series/ThePersuaders'', ''Film/JamesBond,'' and a bunch of his other films and TV series were made by his real-life tailors[[note]]he'd actually steal the suits from wardrobe after filming wrapped both because they were very nice and because some were worth more than his pre-James Bond paychecks[[/note]].

** In [[https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/30/brilliant-sir-roger-moore-story-goes-viral-will-brighten-day-13058150/ this story shared after his death]], a young fan met Moore at the airport and asked for his autograph. However, he was disappointed when he found it was signed "Roger Moore" and not "James Bond," not knowing the difference between the actor and the fictional character. Moore then rolled with it, taking the fan aside and telling him that he ''had'' to sign his name as "Roger Moore" or else his enemies might know where he was, making him promise not to tell anyone he had met James Bond. [[BrickJoke Some twenty years later]], that same fan met Moore again on the set of a UNICEF commercial, and not only did Moore fully remember their encounter at the airport, he made the same joke that "Roger Moore" was his cover as he was getting ready to leave for fear that any of the film crew could've been working for Blofeld, making the now adult fan [[TheKnightsWhoSaySquee feel like an excited little kid all over again]].

** In [[https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/30/brilliant-sir-roger-moore-story-goes-viral-will-brighten-day-13058150/ this story shared after his death]], a young fan met Moore at the airport and asked for his autograph. However, he was disappointed when he found it was signed "Roger Moore" and not "James Bond," not knowing the difference between the actor and the fictional character. Moore then rolled with it, taking the fan aside and telling him that he ''had'' to sign his name as "Roger Moore" or else his enemies might know where he was, making him promise not to tell anyone he had met James Bond. [[BrickJoke Some twenty years later]], that same fan met Moore again on the set of a UNICEF commercial, and not only did Moore fully remember their encounter at the airport, he made the same joke that "Roger Moore" was his cover as he was getting ready to leave.

** In [[https://metro.co.uk/2020/07/30/brilliant-sir-roger-moore-story-goes-viral-will-brighten-day-13058150/ this story shared after his death]], a young fan met Moore at the airport and asked for his autograph. However, he was disappointed when he found it was signed "Roger Moore" and not "James Bond." Moore then rolled with it, telling the fan that he ''had'' to sign his name as "Roger Moore" or else his enemies might know where he was. [[BrickJoke Some twenty years later]], that same fan met Moore again on the set of a UNICEF commercial, and not only did Moore fully remember their encounter at the airport, he made the same joke that "Roger Moore" was his cover.

Roger Moore's relationship with the series started with ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' and lasted until ''Film/AViewToAKill''. [[OlderThanTheyLook He was 45 when he started out]], and almost 58 when he wrapped things up, with the longest on-screen tenure in number of films to date, at seven[[note]]Creator/SeanConnery did appear as Bond in seven movies, but the seventh was ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', which was not produced by EON. Creator/DanielCraig came the closest to matching the record, with ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' being his fifth and final film as Bond, although his tenure in years has already equaled Moore's and exceeded it in 2019[[/note]]. His era is known for being more lighthearted, often to the point of self-parody, making him somewhat divisive among fans of the series, and it is often debated how much of the self-parody was him and how much of it was the studio. That being said, he did have serious moments as Bond, which seem to have been severely underappreciated, possibly due to criticism focusing either on the silly moments or his age.

Roger Moore's relationship with the series started with ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' and lasted until ''Film/AViewToAKill''. [[OlderThanTheyLook He was 45 when he started out]], and almost 58 when he wrapped things up, with the longest on-screen tenure in number of films to date, at seven[[note]]Creator/SeanConnery did appear as Bond in seven movies, but the seventh was ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', which was not produced by EON. Creator/DanielCraig came the closest to matching the record, with ''Film/NoTimeToDie'' being his fifth and final film as Bond, although his tenure in years has already equaled Moore's and exceeded it in 2019[[/note]]. His era is known for being more light hearted, often to the point of self-parody, making him somewhat divisive among fans of the series, and it is often debated how much of the self-parody was him and how much of it was the studio.