Roger Moore

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Roger Moore
born: 14-10-1927
birth place: Stockwell, South London

However, on the brighter side, in 1999 Moore was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE). That same year, he received an honorary doctorate from Ryerson Polytechnic University, Toronto. On 14th June 2003, he was made a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) at the Queen’s Birthday Honours, making him Sir Roger Moore. He was awarded this honour mainly for his charity work rather than his contributions to the world of entertainment, which pleased him immensely. Since 1991, he has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, having succeeded Audrey Hepburn in this role. In May 2000, he received an International Humanitarian Award from the London Variety Club for his work with charities. On to his fourth marriage, Moore wed Christina ‘Kiki’ Tholstrup on 10 March 2002. The couple are still together and have homes in Switzerland and Monte Carlo.

Moore’s health has given him concern at times, throughout his life. As a youngster, he battled to keep his weight down and took up smoking cigarettes until 1971, when he stopped whilst on the set of ‘The Persuaders!’ after Tony Curtis gave him a lecture about how bad it was for him. In the 1960s, he experienced problems with kidney stones. In 1993 he underwent successful surgery for prostate cancer, which he found to be a life-changing experience, as facing one’s mortality often is. On 7th May 2003 he had to have a pacemaker fitted after collapsing during a matineé performance of ‘The Play What I Wrote’.

Despite his box office popularity in the 1970s, as well as having a huge international fan base, Moore has never been wholly respected critically. It is perhaps due to the fact that he has always been a bit of a joker and enjoyed playing more light-hearted roles. Indeed, some view him as more of a personality than an actor. He will however always be remembered as the suave James Bond who replaced Sean Connery and as Simon Templar, The Saint.

Being in his late seventies, Moore’s film and television work has slowed down considerably but he continues to appear regularly on chat shows. He was in a 2002 episode of American television series ‘Alias’ and appeared in a commercial for the London 2012 Olympics, dressed as James Bond, alongside Samantha Bond, who played Miss Moneypenny in the Pierce Brosnan series of Bond films. He is however currently working on a new movie, animated adventure ‘Agent Crush’ (2006), co-starring Ewan McGregor, Brian Cox and Neve Campbell. It seems that Sir Roger Moore now uses his public image chiefly to promote the charitable work he does for UNICEF. An extremely handsome man, he has maintained both his looks and his humour in a career that has spanned more than six decades. Here’s hoping that for many years to come, we still get to see the man with the raised eyebrow.

Carey Latimore

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Links relating to this biography:
Roger Moore Official Website