Have you ever wondered why you get to see different faces playing Bond each time you watch a Bond movie? Some times you get confused and you are left to ask which one of them is the original James Bond.
Should it be a question of who is the original James Bond ? It should
rather be how many faces really acted or played the role James Bond at
different point in time in the movie.
Let us take you quick look at them Bond.
Sean Connery
The first actor that played the James Bond role was Sean Connery and
he was said to be the best. He accepted a license to kill from 1962-1971
and following are his Bond movies: “Dr. No” (1962), “From Russia with
Love” (1963), “Goldfinger” (1964), “Thunderball” (1965), “You Only Live
Twice” (1967), “Diamonds are Forever” (1971) and the 1983 version “Never
Say Never Again.”
George Lazenby
The second actor that was featured as James Bond was George Lazenby .
He is an Australian actor and former model. He did only one film, “On
Her Majesty’s Secret Service” in 1969.
Roger Moore brought a spark to the role and became a quintessential
James Bond for a new generation. He played 007 for 12 years: The movies
he featured in “Live and Let Die” in 1973, “The Man with the Golden Gun”
(1974), “The Spy Who Loved Me” (1977), “Moonraker” (1979), “For Your
Eyes Only” (1981), “Octopussy” (1983) and “A View to a Kill” (1985).
Timothy Dalton
Moore was replaced by Timothy Dalton “The Living Daylights.” Daltons
role as Bond introduced a more rough and tough Bond style. His style
brought about mix feelings among the fans .Shortly after he did “Licence
to Kill” (1989), he left the role.
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan took over and starred as Agent 007 in “Golden Eye.”
Brosnan was like by many who said he did it perfectly well. His Bond
movies are:”Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997), “The World Is Not Enough”
(1999), and “Die Another Day” (2002). Brosnan was reportedly fired from
the role prior to his fifth film as Bond.
Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig is the most current Bond . He was named as new Agent 007
in Oct. 2005. He has starred in “Casino Royale,”Quantum of Solace.”
Craig in his uniqueness happens to be the first blond actor to play
Bond.