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  • BIRTH 05/09/1939
  • Country Australia
  • SHOWS 8
  • MOVIES 22

George Lazenby

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get the role included, spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch, and an Aston Martin DB5 car, the Bond car at the time.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

George Lazenby

Shows (8)

The Pretender
The Pretender
Major Charles
Batman Beyond
Batman Beyond
King (voice)
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
John Cossett
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Chi'Ru Master
Diagnosis Murder
Diagnosis Murder
Vince Thatcher
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
James
The Adventures of Superboy
The Adventures of Superboy
Jor-El
Play for Today
Play for Today
David Adler

Movies (22)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
James Bond
Becoming Bond
Becoming Bond
Himself
Everything or Nothing
Everything or Nothing
Self
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Self (archive footage)
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life…
Self
Bruce Lee: The Legend
Bruce Lee: The Legend
Self (archive footage)
Z Dead End
Z Dead End
US President
Chi l'ha vista morire?
Chi l'ha vista morire?
Franco Serpieri
Never Too Young to Die
Never Too Young to Die
Drew Stargrove
L'amour d'Emmanuelle
L'amour d'Emmanuelle
Mario
Death Dimension
Death Dimension
Capt. Gallagher
The Man from Hong Kong
The Man from Hong Kong
Wilton
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The…
J.B.
Spider's Web
Spider's Web
Leland De Winter
Emmanuelle à Venise
Emmanuelle à Venise
Mario
Hell Hunters
Hell Hunters
Heinrich
Saint Jack
Saint Jack
Senator
The Kentucky Fried Movie
The Kentucky Fried Movie
The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")
Magique Emmanuelle
Magique Emmanuelle
Mario
Éternelle Emmanuelle
Éternelle Emmanuelle
Mario
Twin Sitters
Twin Sitters
Leland Stromm
Winter Break
Winter Break
Campbell Grady