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norman lebrecht

May 23, 2017

The BBC has announced the death of Roger Moore, aged 89.

No other Bond came close.

Epic duel: Bond vs Lotte Lenya (actually, this is Sean Connery)

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Pete Parker says:

May 23, 2017 at 3:10 pm

He was certainly my favorite but the pic is of Sean Connery and Lotte Kenya in From Russia With Love… A good 10 years before Roger took over the role…

NYMike says:

May 23, 2017 at 4:37 pm

Lotte Lenya played Rosa Klebb, an in-joke since kleb in Russian means bread…..

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Max Grimm says:

May 23, 2017 at 4:37 pm

+1 and RIP

@Norman, one contender for a Roger Moore “epic [Bond] duel” would probably be this:
http://critics-associated.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jaws1.jpg

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- norman lebrecht says:
  
  May 23, 2017 at 4:39 pm
  
  Ah, the dentists’ favourite!
  
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boringfileclerk says:

May 23, 2017 at 3:42 pm

Moore was hands down the best Bond. Period.

Bruce says:

May 23, 2017 at 6:18 pm

RIP.

I thought he was the worst of all the Bonds, but what do I know — I like Mitsuko Uchida 😛

Having just watched “Goldfinger” again, I got the impression that he had the potential to be a really good actor, but for some reason (probably considered too good-looking) his career never went in a “serious actor” direction.

harold braun says:

May 23, 2017 at 11:31 pm

But Goldfinger was with Connery….

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- Bruce says:
  
  May 24, 2017 at 12:29 am
  
  Right, sorry. I meant Diamonds Are Forever. (We were trying to decide between that and Goldfinger.)
  
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  - Paul says:
    
    May 24, 2017 at 2:57 am
    
    Connery, not Moore, was in Diamonds Are Forever, too.
    
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    - DESR says:
      
      May 25, 2017 at 10:10 am
      
      I think Bruce is a little confused. Still crying over Brexit so not himself.

Evelyn Maisky says:

May 23, 2017 at 6:24 pm

R.I.P great Roger Moore

It was an honour to have met you and enjoyed your great personality!!!

https://youtu.be/L9LHyko-WYE

Ben says:

May 23, 2017 at 7:39 pm

RIP, one of the greatest cultural icons.

Oskar Werner says:

May 23, 2017 at 7:53 pm

He really “sent up” the character not my idea of a spy, prefer Alec Leamas who was based on one.

Oskar Werner says:

May 23, 2017 at 10:32 pm

This has nothing to do with classical music! Sorry he has gone over thought he was a bit OTT, way too many gadgets. Alec Leamas, Richard Burton miles better. What an actual spy looked like.