Ex-Bonds remember Moore
Craig, Brosnan, Connery pay tribute to fellow 007 actor
Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Sean Connery have paid tribute to their fellow James Bond actor Roger Moore after his death on May 23.
Moore died in Switzerland at age 89 after a short battle with cancer.
While Moore had a lengthy and successful career on the silver and small screen, he was undoubtedly most famous for his role as 007, portraying the suave superspy in seven films between 1973 and 1985.
Stars of the Bond franchise, including current 007 Daniel, flocked to social media to pay tribute to the late actor.
Craig kept things simple with his post: “Nobody Does It Better — love Daniel.”
Brosnan starred as Bond in four films between 1995 and 2002, and took to his Facebook page to release his own statement.
“Dear Sir Roger Moore, It is indeed with a heavy heart that I hear the news of your passing this morning. You were a big part of my life, from to James Bond you were a magnificent James Bond and one that led the way for me, the world will miss you and your unique sense of humour for years to come. My sincerest condolences to your family and children. RIP.”
Moore’s work in the Bond franchise is perhaps rivalled only by Sean Connery, who was the first onscreen 007 and played the role for seven films between 1962 and 1983.
Remembering his close friend, Connery, 86, told
“I was very sad to hear of Roger’s passing. We had an unusually long relationship by Hollywood standards, that was filled with jokes and laughter, I will miss him.”
Moore, who had type-2 diabetes, was married four times and had three children — Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian — with his third wife, Luisa Mattioli. He also became stepfather to his fourth wife Kristina’s daughter Christina when they married in 2002. Christina died in 2016, aged 47. The Associated Press