Sir Roger George Moore KBE 14 October 1927 23 May 2017 was an English actor He was the third actor to portray fictional secret agent James Bond in the Eon ProductionsMGM Studios film series playing the character in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985 Moores seven appearances as Bond from Live and Let Die to A View to a Kill are the most of any actor in the Eonproduced entries On television Moore played the lead role of Simon Templar the title character in the British mystery thriller series The Saint 19621969 He also had roles in American series including Beau Maverick on the Western Maverick 19601961 in which he replaced James Garner as the lead and a colead with Tony Curtis in the actioncomedy The Persuaders 19711972 Continuing to act on screen in the decades after his retirement from the Bond franchise Moores final appearance was in a pilot for a new Saint series that became a 2017 television film Moore was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to charity In 2007 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the film industry He was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2008 Description above from the Wikipedia article Roger Moore licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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