(bbc.com)
(bbc.com)

Sir Roger Moore, who portrayed James Bond onscreen for a longer period of time than any other actor, passed away at the age of 89 today.

His family confirms that he died in Switzerland after “a short but brave battle with cancer,” 

Playing up Bond’s suaver side in films like Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Octopussy, and A View to a Kill, Moore assumed the role from Sean Connery (not counting George Lazenby’s one-off outing) in 1973 and stuck with it for 12 years. As HuffPo notes, the Brit was married four times and worked tirelessly for the charity UNICEF right up until his death.

A statement from his children said: “Thank you Pops for being you, and being so very special to so many people…. With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated”

 

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