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Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Quit smoking cigars after undergoing major surgery for prostate cancer when he was 65.

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 11, 2007.

Received an honourary doctorate from Ryerson Polytechnic University in 1999.

Rides in or drives a motor-powered boat in every James Bond movie he has appeared in.

Roger and his then companion, Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup, escaped injury when another vehicle collided with the actor's car. Airbags were attributed to preventing injury. They married the following year. [13 January 2001]



Served in the Royal Army with Christopher Lee before appearing with him, years later, in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).

Speaks Italian perfectly, former wife Luisa Mattioli is an Italian citizen.

Took part in a special celebrity edition of Blind Date on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006) (TV). He and actor Richard E. Grant lost to "The X Factor" (2004)'s Chico Slimani, who got to date Dame Edna Everage (aka Barry Humphries).

Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 1993.

Underwent three operations to remove kidney stones in his thirties.

Used to own a house in Eaton Square in London, but was only allowed to spend a maximum of ninety days a year there for tax reasons.

Was Air France's 8,000,000th passenger. [21 May 1964]

Was best man at friends Bryan Forbes and Nanette Newman's wedding

Was cast in two roles that were originally offered to Patrick McGoohan: Simon Templar in "The Saint" (1962) and James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973).

Was older than any other actor to play James Bond when he portrayed him aged 57 in A View to a Kill (1985). Sean Connery was 52 when he last played Bond in Never Say Never Again (1983).

Was scheduled to make his musical theatre debut as "Sir George" in "Aspects of Love" in 1990. He left the production days before his escape clause expired due to his own concerns over his singing ability. He was replaced by Kevin Colson.

When presenting the Best Actor Oscar awards at the The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV), Moore ended up taking home the Oscar accidentally. The winner of the award, Marlon Brando, refused the award, and Sacheen Littlefeather, who Brando sent to make a speech to refuse the Oscar, also publicly refused to take the statuette from Moore.

While a struggling young actor in the early 1950s, he briefly worked as a truck driver. Many years later, he impressed the crew on the set of A View to a Kill (1985) with his truck driving skills.

While filming the interrogation scene opposite Richard Burton and Richard Harris in The Wild Geese (1978), Moore made the unheard of request to have a cut in his lines. After another take he suggested all his lines should be cut. When the director Andrew V. McLaglen asked him why, he replied, "Do you seriously think I want to act against these guys? I'll just sit here and puff on my cigar.".

Whilst doing National Service, Moore served with Military Intelligence.

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