Person Details

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Aliases: George Robert Lazenby

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia

Homepage: https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/

Movie Involvements: 54

TV Involvements: 7


Most Famous Work

Biography

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get the role included, spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch, and an Aston Martin DB5 car, the Bond car at the time.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.

Most Famous Work

Diagnosis: Murder
Average
7

Diagnosis: Murder

(1993) Vince Thatcher
Hawaii Five-O
Average
7

Hawaii Five-O

(1968) John Cossett
Batman Beyond
Average
8

Batman Beyond

(1999) Mr. Walker / King (voice)
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Average
7
The Pretender
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7

The Pretender

(1996) Major Charles
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
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7

Kung Fu: The Legend Continues

(1993) Chi'Ru Master
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Average
7
Gettysburg
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7

Gettysburg

(1993) Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 US President
2019 Himself - Actor
2017 Self
Himself
General Bullmount
2016 Henry
Peters
2015 General Bullmount
2012 Self
Self
2008 Self
2006 James Bond (archive footage)
2003 Campbell Grady
2002 Self / James Bond
Leland De Winter
James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Bond (archive footage)
2001 Self
2000 Carlo
N/A
N/A
1999 Mr. Walker / King (voice)
Mr. Walker / The King (voice)
1998 John Steele
Himself
Himself
1997 N/A
1996 Major Charles
N/A
Chauncy
1995 Self / James Bond
1994 Leland Stromm
1993 Himself
Vince Thatcher
Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew
Mario
Mario
Mario
Mario
Mario
Mario
Mario
Chi'Ru Master
Grandinetti
1992 Jack Wyman
1989 N/A
1988 N/A
Jor-El
Heinrich
1987 Self
Self (archive footage)
1986 Drew Stargrove
1985 James
1984 N/A
Mallory
Self (archive footage)
1983 J.B.
1982 N/A
1981 Prince Almalarik
1979 Senator
N/A
1978 Roger Tory
Capt. Gallagher
1977 The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")
Michael
John Brandy
1976 George
John Hersey
1975 Jack Wilton
1974 Joseph Stoner
Himself
1973 Self
David Adler
Self
1972 Franco Serpieri
Ryker
1970 N/A
1969 James Bond
Self
Self
Self
1968 John Cossett
N/A
US President
Year Character Movie/Tv

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