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The first actor to portray 007 was Sean Connery in Dr. No, released in 1962. Fleming so appreciated the Scotsman's portrayal that he added a Scottish background to the novels mentioning Bond's father. Accounts vary as to Fleming's initial choice for the cinematic James Bond.
Connery stayed as Bond for five films, and after Timothy Dalton turned down the role, feeling he was too young for it,[3] Australian George Lazenby was cast in On Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1967. However, Connery returned for the next movie, Diamonds Are Forever (1971).
1973's Live and Let Die featured Roger Moore's debut as Bond. Moore would have the longest run as 007, appearing in six other films.
The role subsequently went to Welsh actor Timothy Dalton, who was contracted in 1985 for three films as James Bond. Dalton starred in The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989), with the third film planned for 1991. However, legal ownership problems of the James Bond franchise delayed release until 1995, by which time the decision had been taken to cast a new actor. Persistent rumours state that Dalton's third film was going to be The Property of a Lady, but the story, treatment, and draft screenplays were called Goldeneye. | |
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