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George Lazenby

George Lazenby was born on September 5th, 1939, in Australia. He moved to London, England in 1964, after serving in the Australian Army. Before becoming an actor, he worked as an auto mechanic, used car salesman, prestige car salesman, and as a male model, in London, England. In 1968, Lazenby was cast as "James Bond", despite his only previous acting experience being in commercials, and his only film appearance being a bit-part in a 1965 Italian-made Bond spoof. Lazenby won the role based on a screen-test fight scene, the strength of his interviews, fight skills and audition footage. A chance encounter with Bond series producer Albert R. Broccoli in a hair salon in 1966, in London, had given Lazenby his first shot at getting the role. Broccoli had made a mental note to remember Lazenby as a possible candidate at the time when he thought Lazenby looked like a Bond. The lengths Lazenby went to, to get the role included, spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch, and an Aston Martin DB5 car, the Bond car at the time. 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. In his post-Bond career, Lazenby has acted in TV movies, commercials, various recurring roles in TV series, the film series "Emmanuelle", several Bond movie spoofs, TV guest appearances, provided voice for several animated movies and series, and several Hong Kong action films, using his martial arts expertise.


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Born:
Sep 5, 1939 In Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Movie/TV Credits:
55
First Appeared:
In the series Hawaii Five-O 1968-09-20
Latest Project:
Movie And the Winner Isn't 2017-12-08
Known For
Poster of Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Poster of Cover Girls
Poster of Universal Soldier
Filmography
Movie And the Winner Isn't Self 2017-12-08
Movie Death Game General Bullmount 2017-02-22
Movie Becoming Bond Himself 2017-03-11
Movie The Order Peters 2016-07-12
Movie Everything or Nothing Self 2012-10-05
Movie Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars James Bond (archive footage) 2012-10-29
Movie Not Quite Hollywood Self 2008-08-28
Movie Winter Break Campbell Grady 2003-03-22
Movie Bond Girls Are Forever James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited) 2002-11-06
Movie Best Ever Bond Self / James Bond 2002-11-22
Movie The Path of the Dragon Self 1998-01-01
Movie The Secrets of 007 Self 1997-12-04
Movie Fox Hunt Chauncy 1996-01-01
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Series The Pretender Unknown 1996-09-19
Movie In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross Self / James Bond 1995-12-10
Movie Twin Sitters Leland Stromm 1994-10-01
Movie Emmanuelle in Venice Mario 1993-03-07
Movie Emmanuelle's Revenge Mario 1993-02-14
Movie Emmanuelle's Love Mario 1993-04-03
Movie Emmanuelle Forever Mario 1993-02-07
Movie Emmanuelle's Perfume Mario 1993-06-06
Movie Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee Self 1993-12-31
Movie Gettysburg Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew 1993-10-08
Movie Emmanuelle's Secret Mario 1993-09-10
Movie Emmanuelle's Magic Mario 1993-05-02
Movie Eyes of the Beholder Jack Wyman 1992-01-01
Movie Hell Hunters Heinrich 1988-02-15
Series Freddy's Nightmares Unknown 1988-10-09
Series Superboy Unknown 1988-10-08
Movie Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond Self (archive footage) 1987-05-13
Movie The Grand Knockout Tournament Self 1987-06-19
Movie Never Too Young to Die Drew Stargrove 1986-06-13
Movie Bruce Lee: The Legend Self (archive footage) 1984-01-01
Series Rituals Logan Williams 1984-09-10
Movie The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair J.B. 1983-04-05
Series Hotel Unknown 1982-08-21
Movie Last Harem Prince Almalarik 1981-08-12
Movie Saint Jack Senator 1979-04-27
Movie Death Dimension Capt. Gallagher 1978-07-01
Movie The Newman Shame John Brandy 1978-01-01
Movie Evening in Byzantium Roger Tory 1978-08-14
Movie Cover Girls Michael 1977-05-18
Movie The Kentucky Fried Movie The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon") 1977-08-10
Movie Is There Anybody There? John Hersey 1976-06-24
Movie A Queen's Ransom Morgan 1976-09-16
Movie The Man from Hong Kong Wilton 1975-07-31
Movie Kung Fu Killers Self 1974-01-01
Movie The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss Joseph Stoner 1974-08-02
Movie Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend Self 1973-10-14
Movie Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong Self 1973-01-01
Movie Universal Soldier Ryker 1972-05-01
Movie Who Saw Her Die? Franco Serpieri 1972-05-12
Series Play for Today Unknown 1970-10-15
Series Hawaii Five-O Unknown 1968-09-20
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