1. Roger Moore made his Bond debut in 1973 in Live and Let Die, and is well-known for Octopussy and The Man with the Golden Gun.
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3. Roger Moore studied painting before his interest for acting grew, eventually leading him to enroll at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, where he was classmates with his future co-star Lois Maxwell, the original Miss Moneypenny.
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5. Roger Moore spoke out against animal cruelty, when he helped PETA produce a video about the production and wholesale of foie gras, according to the Independent.
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6. Roger Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003, for his charitable work.
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7. In 1991, Roger Moore became a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, and he helped raise more than $90 million for a worldwide campaign to eliminate iodine deficiency, according to The Washington Post.
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8. Roger Moore used to drive around in a classic Renault 5, according to ClassicCarsForSale.
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11. Roger Moore was honored numerous times: in 1999 he was made a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and was knighted in 2003.
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12. Roger Moore ended up contracted by MGM for $250 a week and soon appeared in his first big role in The Last Time I Saw Paris.
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15. Roger Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972, and made his first appearance as 007 in Live and Let Die.
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18. Roger Moore studied for two terms at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, during which his fees were paid by film director Brian Desmond Hurst, who used Moore as an extra in his film Trottie True.
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19. Roger Moore bested four opponents in the sheriff's race of 2006, including Elbert Holman, who would go on to serve for a decade on the Stockton City Council.
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21. On 21 November 2012, Roger Moore was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Hertfordshire for his outstanding contributions to the UK film and television industry for over 50 years, in particular film and television productions in Hertfordshire.
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23. Roger Moore was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1999 New Year Honours and was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2003 Birthday Honours for charitable services, especially UNICEF and latterly Kiwanis International, which had dominated his public life for more than a decade.
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25. Roger Moore had a long-standing friendship with Princess Lilian of Sweden, whom he first met on a visit to Stockholm for UNICEF.
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31. Roger Moore was scathing of the Russian population in Monaco, saying, "I'm afraid we're overstuffed with Russians.
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33. Roger Moore became a tax exile from the United Kingdom in 1978, originally to Switzerland, and divided his year between his three homes: an apartment in Monte Carlo, Monaco; a chalet in Crans-Montana, Switzerland; and a home in the south of France.
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34. Roger Moore was involved in the production of a video for PETA that protests against the production and wholesale of foie gras.
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36. In 2009, Roger Moore appeared in an advertisements for the Post Office, he played the role of a secret agent in the Victoria Wood Christmas Special on BBC1 show over the festive period in the same year.
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38. Roger Moore made a cameo as Chief Inspector Clouseau, posing as a famous movie star, in Curse of the Pink Panther (for which he was credited as "Turk Thrust II").
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40. Roger Moore was in two all-star comedies: 'Sunday Lovers' which flopped at the box office and The Cannonball Run (1981) which was a hit.
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43. In 2004, Roger Moore said of The Man Who Haunted Himself: "It was one of the few times I was allowed to act.
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44. Roger Moore joked that the role was supposed to have been meant for Sean Connery, who was unavailable.
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46. Roger Moore went to Italy to make Romulus and the Sabines.
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47. Roger Moore was still under contract with Warners who put him in The Sins of Rachel Cade, making love to a nun played by Angie Dickinson, and Gold of the Seven Saints, supporting Clint Walker.
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50. Roger Moore was in adaptations of Julius Caesar and Black Chiffon and in two episodes of Robert Montgomery Presents.
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51. Roger Moore travelled to the United States and began to work in television.
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53. Roger Moore was an officer in the Combined Services Entertainment section and eventually became a captain, commanding a small depot in West Germany.
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57. Roger Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972, made his first appearance as 007 in Live and Let Die, and went on to portray the spy in six more films until his retirement from the role in 1985.
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58. Roger Moore is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985.
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