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Mr. Moore, with Jane Seymour in “Live and Let Die,” was often compared to his 007 predecessor, Sean Connery.
United Artists, via Photofest; thumbnail, Peter Ruck/Hulton Archive, via Getty Images, 1968
Roger Moore
Died on May 23, 2017 at age 89
Roger Moore was a dapper British actor who brought tongue-in-cheek humor to the James Bond persona in seven films, eclipsing his television career, which had included starring roles in at least five series.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.