George Lazenby
Acting
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get the role included, spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch, and an Aston Martin DB5 car, the Bond car at the time.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.
Known for
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movieMundije
2025
US President
movieReal Men
2019
Himself - Actor
movieBecoming Bond
2017
Himself
movieDeath Game
2017
General Bullmount
movieThe Order
2016
Peters
movieHunter
2015
General Bullmount
movieWinter Break
2003
Campbell Grady
Best Ever Bond
2002
Self / James Bond
movieSpider's Web
2002
Leland De Winter
movieBatman Beyond: The Movie
1999
King (voice)
tvBatman Beyond
1999
King (voice)
movieStar of Jaipur
1998
John Steele
tvThe Pretender
1996
Major Charles
movieFox Hunt
1996
Chauncy
movieIn Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
Self / James Bond
movieTwin Sitters
1994
Leland Stromm
tvDiagnosis: Murder
1993
Vince Thatcher
movieGettysburg
1993
Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew
tvKung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
Chi'Ru Master
movieThe Evil Inside Me
1993
Grandinetti
movieEyes of the Beholder
1992
Jack Wyman
tvFreddy's Nightmares
1988
Dr. Clark
tvSuperboy
1988
Jor-El
movieHell Hunters
1988
Heinrich
movieHappy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieNever Too Young to Die
1986
Drew Stargrove
movieMaster Ninja II
1984
Mallory
tvThe Master
1984
Mallory
tvHotel
1982
Emmett Saunders
movieLast Harem
1981
Prince Almalarik
movieSaint Jack
1979
Senator
movieEvening in Byzantium
1978
Roger Tory
tvEvening in Byzantium
1978
Roger Tory
movieDeath Dimension
1978
Capt. Gallagher
movieThe Newman Shame
1978
John Brandy
movieThe Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")
movieCover Girls
1977
Michael
movieStoner
1974
Joseph Stoner
movieThe Last Days of Bruce Lee
1973
Himself (archive footage)
movieThe Operation
1973
David Adler
movieWho Saw Her Die?
1972
Franco Serpieri
tvPlay for Today
1970
David Adler
movieOn Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
James Bond
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
John Cossett
tvOmnibus
1967
Self (archive footage)
movieZ Dead End
US President