Roger Moore British Actor (1927–2017)

Roger Moore was a British actor from Stockwell. He died on 23 May 2017 at the age of 89. The recorded cause of death is cancer. Audiences know him from Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) and Spice World (1997).

Early life

He attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (acting), finishing in 1945; Launceston College; and Battersea Grammar School.

Career

The earliest of his listed screen credits is Three Little Pigskins, from 1934. His 1950s credits include Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954, as Paul). During the 1970s, he worked on Live and Let Die (1973, as James Bond) and The Man with the Golden Gun (1974, as James Bond). Work from the 1980s includes Octopussy (1983, as James Bond) and A View to a Kill (1985, as James Bond). Fire, Ice and Dynamite (1990, as Sir George Windsor) and The Quest (1996, as Lord Edgar Dobbs) are among his 1990s credits.

In total, 60 films and 6 TV series are listed from 1934 to 2018. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (3). He is last credited, in his lifetime, on Brian Pern (2014).

Christopher Lee appears in two of his listed titles, including Trottie True (1949). Another co-star who recurs in his credits is Melanie C (two titles).

Recognition

He won the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1998. Roger Moore also received the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2003) and the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2003). In all, Roger Moore won 5 awards.

Public roles

1991 marked the start of his role as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Doorn Van Steyn (1946 to 1953, divorced), Dorothy Squires (1953 to 1968, divorced), Luisa Mattioli (1969 to 1996, divorced) and Kristina Tholstrup (2002 to 2017, widowed). He was the father of Deborah Moore, and has 3 children in total.