Roger Moore – Saint, Persuader and the suavest James Bond – dies aged 89

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The actor, most famous for his seven 007 movies, has died at the age of 89. Here we look back at his life and career

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Roger George Moore was born in Stockwell, London on 14 October 1927. Here he is aged 30, poolside with his second wife, Dorothy Squires, in the United States
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Ivanhoe, 1958-59

Moore as Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe in a television series of Walter Scott’s classic novel

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Maverick, 1959-61

Richard Coogan, Roger Moore and John Zaccaro in a November 1960 episode

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The Saint, 1962-69

Moore, who played the character of Simon Templar, reads script for The Pearls Of Peace episode at Elstree Studios in 1962

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The Persuaders! 1971

Pictured with co-star Tony Curtis

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Live And Let Die, 1973

Moore’s debut as James Bond at the age of 45.Clockwise from Moore are Jane Seymour as Solitaire, Julius Harris as Tee Hee, Geoffrey Holder as Baron Samedi, Earl Jolly Brown as Whisper and Yaphet Kotto as Kananga.

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