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get the role included, spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch, and an Aston Martin DB5 car, the Bond car at the time.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.
Movie | And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
Movie | Death Game | General Bullmount | 2017-02-22 |
Movie | Becoming Bond | Himself | 2017-03-11 |
Movie | The Order | Peters | 2016-07-12 |
Movie | Everything or Nothing | Self | 2012-10-05 |
Movie | Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars | James Bond (archive footage) | 2012-10-29 |
Movie | Not Quite Hollywood | Self | 2008-08-28 |
Movie | Winter Break | Campbell Grady | 2003-03-22 |
Movie | Bond Girls Are Forever | James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-11-06 |
Movie | Best Ever Bond | Self / James Bond | 2002-11-22 |
Movie | The Path of the Dragon | Self | 1998-01-01 |
Movie | The Secrets of 007 | Self | 1997-12-04 |
Movie | Fox Hunt | Chauncy | 1996-01-01 |
Series | E! True Hollywood Story | Unknown | 1996-08-21 |
Series | The Pretender | Unknown | 1996-09-19 |
Movie | In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross | Self / James Bond | 1995-12-10 |
Movie | Twin Sitters | Leland Stromm | 1994-10-01 |
Movie | Emmanuelle in Venice | Mario | 1993-03-07 |
Movie | Emmanuelle's Revenge | Mario | 1993-02-14 |
Movie | Emmanuelle's Love | Mario | 1993-04-03 |
Movie | Emmanuelle Forever | Mario | 1993-02-07 |
Movie | Emmanuelle's Perfume | Mario | 1993-06-06 |
Movie | Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee | Self | 1993-12-31 |
Movie | Gettysburg | Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew | 1993-10-08 |
Movie | Emmanuelle's Secret | Mario | 1993-09-10 |
Movie | Emmanuelle's Magic | Mario | 1993-05-02 |
Movie | Eyes of the Beholder | Jack Wyman | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | Hell Hunters | Heinrich | 1988-02-15 |
Series | Freddy's Nightmares | Unknown | 1988-10-09 |
Series | Superboy | Unknown | 1988-10-08 |
Movie | Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond | Self (archive footage) | 1987-05-13 |
Movie | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Self | 1987-06-19 |
Movie | Never Too Young to Die | Drew Stargrove | 1986-06-13 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
Series | Rituals | Logan Williams | 1984-09-10 |
Movie | The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair | J.B. | 1983-04-05 |
Series | Hotel | Unknown | 1982-08-21 |
Movie | Last Harem | Prince Almalarik | 1981-08-12 |
Movie | Saint Jack | Senator | 1979-04-27 |
Movie | Death Dimension | Capt. Gallagher | 1978-07-01 |
Movie | The Newman Shame | John Brandy | 1978-01-01 |
Movie | Evening in Byzantium | Roger Tory | 1978-08-14 |
Movie | Cover Girls | Michael | 1977-05-18 |
Movie | The Kentucky Fried Movie | The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon") | 1977-08-10 |
Movie | Is There Anybody There? | John Hersey | 1976-06-24 |
Movie | A Queen's Ransom | Morgan | 1976-09-16 |
Movie | The Man from Hong Kong | Wilton | 1975-07-31 |
Movie | Kung Fu Killers | Self | 1974-01-01 |
Movie | The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss | Joseph Stoner | 1974-08-02 |
Movie | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend | Self | 1973-10-14 |
Movie | Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | Self | 1973-01-01 |
Movie | Universal Soldier | Ryker | 1972-05-01 |
Movie | Who Saw Her Die? | Franco Serpieri | 1972-05-12 |
Series | Play for Today | Unknown | 1970-10-15 |
Series | Hawaii Five-O | Unknown | 1968-09-20 |
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