George Lazenby
Australian actor (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Robert Lazenby (/ˈleɪzənbi/; born 5 September 1939)[1] is a retired Australian actor. He was the second actor to portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Since he appeared in only one film, Lazenby's tenure as Bond is the shortest among the actors in the series.
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Born | George Robert Lazenby (1939-09-05) 5 September 1939 (age 84) Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1963–2024 |
Known for | James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service |
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Children | 6 (1 deceased) |
Lazenby began his professional career as a model and had only acted in commercials when he was cast to replace the original Bond actor, Sean Connery.[2] He declined to return for subsequent Bond films and instead pursued roles in Universal Soldier (1971), Who Saw Her Die? (1972), The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss (1974), The Man from Hong Kong (1975), and The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977). After his career stalled in the late 1970s, he moved into business and invested in real estate.
Lazenby later appeared in roles that parodied James Bond. In 2017, a Hulu docudrama film, Becoming Bond, featured Lazenby recounting his life story and portrayal of Bond.