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George Robert Lazenby (/ ˈ l eɪ z ən b i /; born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor. He was the second actor to portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
George Lazenby. Actor: On Her Majesty's Secret Service. George Robert Lazenby was born September 5, 1939 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, to Sheila Joan (Bodel) and George Edward Lazenby. He moved to London, England in 1964, after serving in the Australian Army.
Welcome to the official website of Australian actor and former model George Lazenby, known for his role as James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
George Lazenby. Actor: On Her Majesty's Secret Service. George Robert Lazenby was born September 5, 1939 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, to Sheila Joan (Bodel) and George Edward Lazenby. He moved to London, England in 1964, after serving in the Australian Army.
Born in Goulburn, Australia when the Second World War broke out in 1939, George Lazenby’s peripatetic life led him to London and international stardom as Ian Fleming’s James Bond in ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE (1969) taking over from Sean Connery.
Jul 31, 2020 · George Lazenby was a one-time James Bond back in the 1960s, but what has he been up to since? The Australian actor was the surprise choice to take on 007 after Sean Connery, and appeared in arguably one of the greatest Bond films ever, On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
May 27, 2017 · And now the story of George Lazenby’s rollercoaster ride of a life has been told in a new documentary called Becoming Bond, which premiered this week on Hulu.
Becoming Bond. A unique documentary/narrative hybrid chronicling the stranger-than-fiction true story of George Lazenby, a poor Australian car mechanic who, through an unbelievable set of circumstances, landed the role of James Bond in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), despite having never acted a day in his life.
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.
After impressing audiences with his performance in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, George Lazenby decided not to return to the role that changed his world, ...
