Roger Moore
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Sir Roger Moore KBE |
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Moore in 1973
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Roger George Moore 14 October 1927 , London, England, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1945–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Doorn van Steyn (m. 1946–53) Dorothy Squires (m. 1953–68) Luisa Mattioli (m. 1969–96) Kristina Tholstrup (m. 2002) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985 and Simon Templar in The Saint between 1962 and 1969.
Roger Moore was born on 14 October 1927 in , London. He is the only child of Lillian "Lily" (née Pope), a housewife, and George Alfred Moore, a policeman. His mother was born in Calcutta, India, of English origin. He attended Battersea Grammar School, but was evacuated to Holsworthy, Devon, during World War II. He was then educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He then attended the College of the Venerable Bede at the University of Durham, but did not graduate.
At 18, shortly after the end of World War II, Moore was conscripted for national service. On 21 September 1946, he was commissioned into the Royal Army Service Corps as a second lieutenant. He was given the service number 372394. He eventually became a captain. Moore served commanding a small depot in West Germany. He later looked after entertainers for the armed forces passing through Hamburg.
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