Australian actor
Born: September 5, 1939
George Lazenby, born on September 5, 1939, in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, is best known for his role as James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969). Before becoming an actor, Lazenby worked as a car mechanic and a model. His casting as Bond was unconventional, as he had little acting experience at the time.
Lazenby stepped into the iconic role after Sean Connery’s departure, making him the second actor to portray the British secret agent. Despite his success in the role and critical praise for his performance, Lazenby famously declined to sign a multi-film contract, believing that the era of secret agent films was ending. This decision led to Connery’s return as Bond for one more film.
After Bond, Lazenby’s career included roles in films such as Universal Soldier (1971) and The Man from Hong Kong (1975). He later took on guest appearances in TV shows and explored other business ventures. While his tenure as Bond was brief, it left a lasting impression on the franchise and its fans. Lazenby’s life and career have since been documented in the 2017 documentary Becoming Bond.
George Lazenby’s 5 most popular quotes
- will tell you that I was a failure and difficult to work with. Unfortunately, he told a lot of people that and it meant that it was impossible to get employment.
- I didn’t have a job, I had two kids, I was married, and I was broke.
- I look back and think, “How did that happen?” I had no idea where I was going when I got into the Bond film. When I became famous I didn’t know how to handle it, so it almost drove me crazy. In retrospect you can only blame yourself. I’d loved to have had that time over again and done another one or two [Bond films], it would have worked out great for me.
- Fame is short-lived and you’re the last to know when you are no longer hot. I used to be able to stroll into London clubs like Tramp. But one day I turned up and the doorman blocked my way. Suddenly I was no longer Bond, I was just plain old George Lazenby, and that didn’t even give me license to get into a club.
- I don’t know where my life would have gone if I hadn’t have done it. Had I been so-called ‘successful’ and continued on I would probably have had three or four Hollywood wives and a drug addition. That was me at the time. I just went where the flavor was at the time. I didn’t have a mind of my own, which was sad. I would liked to have had the mind I have now at twenty nine.
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