Who played James Bond the most?

Roger Moore still holds the record for playing James Bond the most in the official Eon series. Moore first played 007 in 1973's Live and Let Die, and stayed in the role until 1985's A View to a Kill.
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What actor played James Bond for the longest time span?

Roger Moore is the longest running James Bond, having spent 12 years making seven films in the famous franchise. He took over from Sean Connery in 1972 and made his debut in Live And Let Die and retired from the role in 1985.
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How many times did Sean Connery play James Bond?

Sir Sean Connery (born Thomas Connery; 25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.
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How many times did Roger Moore play James Bond?

Sir Roger George Moore KBE (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He was the third actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985.
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How many times did Daniel Craig play James Bond?

How many Daniel Craig James Bond movies are there? Craig starred in five Bond films between 2006 and 2021, with his on-screen tenure being unexpectedly prolonged by a series of delays to his final outing caused by production issues and later the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ranking Every Single James Bond Actor



Who was the youngest Bond?

As of 2021, George Lazenby is the youngest actor to portray 007, at age twenty-nine during filming. The rest of the actors and their ages, in no particular order: Sir Sean Connery - thirty-one, Sir Roger Moore - forty-five, Timothy Dalton - forty, Pierce Brosnan - forty-one, and Daniel Craig - thirty-eight.
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Who was the 1st James Bond actor?

Sean Connery played the big screen's first James Bond in Dr. No (1962), a role he played an additional five times in the official series, while other actors inheriting the role have included George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and, most recently, Daniel Craig.
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Who will replace Daniel Craig?

Lashana Lynch. Let's start, in time-honoured spy film fashion, with a red herring: Lashana Lynch is the next 007. As you'll have seen in No Time to Die, she goads Bond that he probably thought they'd retire his number, as if MI6 is Birmingham City and he's a swole Jude Bellingham.
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Which actor has been in the most movies?

1. Eric Roberts
  • John Carradine (351)
  • Mickey Rooney (335)
  • Danny Trejo (317)
  • Fred Willard (291)
  • Sir Christopher Lee (265)
  • Stephen Tobolowsky (251)
  • Michael Ironside (247)
  • Robert Loggia (228)
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Who was the best Bond?

Daniel Craig

Craig is also simply the coolest 007, even surpassing Connery. Skyfall, from 2012, sits at the top of all 26 films for its perfect blend of nods to earlier movies and a plot that feels entirely original. Craig is reprising the role of Bond in No Time To Die, which opens in theaters Friday, Oct. 8.
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Who played James Bond in order?

Read on for everything you need to know about all the actors who have taken on the role over the years in the order of their appearance.
  • Sean Connery (1962–1967, 1971 and 1983) ...
  • David Niven (1967) ...
  • George Lazenby (1969) ...
  • Roger Moore (1973-1985) ...
  • Timothy Dalton (1987-1989) ...
  • Pierce Brosnan (1995-2002) ...
  • Daniel Craig (2006-2021)
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Who is tipped to be the next James Bond?

Idris Elba

Luther star Elba, 48, has long been tipped to replace Daniel Craig, however he has attempted to quash the rumours, saying to Event: “Bond is one of the biggest franchises in the world, and for that reason, whoever ends up playing it, lives it.
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Is Tom Hardy the next Bond?

The new Bond, whoever he may be, will not be revealed officially in “Early 2021”, as Emre Kaya believes. He will be announced in a year or two at a press conference in London, like Craig was, like Brosnan was — like Roger Moore was. So no, Tom Hardy is not the new James Bond.
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Who is the next James Bond odds?

SkyBet currently has Regé-Jean Page as its favourite to succeed Daniel Craig as James Bond, offering odds of 11/4. Page has been hotly-tipped as the next Bond ever since his breakout role in the hit Netflix period drama Bridgerton in 2020.
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Why did George Lazenby only play Bond once?

Lazenby quit the role of Bond right before the premiere of his only film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), citing he would get other acting roles, and that his Bond contract, which was fourteen pages thick, was too demanding on him.
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Who was the second actor to play James Bond?

Sean Connery

A lot of people recall Sean Connery as being the first-ever actor to play James Bond but in reality, he was actually the second actor to take on the role. In 1962, he landed the role, and to this day he's considered one of the greatest 007 actors of all time.
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Who played James Bond before Sean Connery?

Bob Simmons could arguably be called the first official James Bond actor, and he was in fact the first person to portray 007 in a cinema-released Bond film. Bob's scene was reused up until Goldfinger, before being reshot with Sean Connery.
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Who was the prettiest Bond girl?

Ursula Andress

Key Data: The Bond girl that tops most lists is by far the hottest. From the very first Bond adventure, the template was set. Ursula Andress was the standard by which all followers had to be measured, and, in terms of pure beauty and sexiness, her Honey Ryder is still the sweetest Bond girl ever.
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Who is the shortest James Bond?

How Daniel Craig's height compares to other Bond actors. According to Celeb Heights, Craig's measurements read at about 5 feet, -10 inches and some change. Craig is actually the shortest of all the Bond actors.
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How old was Sean Connery when he played James Bond?

Sean Connery

He was 33 for 1963's Blofeld debut From Russia With Love, 34 by 1964's Goldfinger, 35 in 1965's Thunderball, and 37 in 1967's You Only Live Twice.
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What is Daniel Craig's net worth?

Daniel Craig, who has played James Bond five times, is worth a reported $160 million.
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What does the M stand for in James Bond?

In the final novel of the series, The Man with the Golden Gun, M's full identity is revealed as Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG; Messervy had been appointed to head of MI6 after his predecessor had been assassinated at his desk.
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Why do they call it 007?

Description. In the first novel, Casino Royale, and the 2006 film adaptation, the 00 concept is introduced and, in Bond's words, means "that you've had to kill a chap in cold blood in the course of some assignment". Bond's 00 number (007) was awarded to him because he twice killed in fulfilling assignments.
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