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get the role included, spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch, and an Aston Martin DB5 car, the Bond car at the time.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 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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Mundije
Character:US President
Release Date:02/01/2025
Real Men
Character:Himself - Actor
Release Date:18/07/2019
And the Winner Isn't
Character:Self
Release Date:08/12/2017
Becoming Bond
Character:Himself
Release Date:11/03/2017
Death Game
Character:General Bullmount
Release Date:22/02/2017
A Winter Rose
Character:Henry
Release Date:02/12/2016
The Order
Character:Peters
Release Date:12/07/2016
Hunter
Character:General Bullmount
Release Date:29/09/2015
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Character:Self
Release Date:29/10/2012
Everything or Nothing
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2012
Not Quite Hollywood
Character:Self
Release Date:28/08/2008
Winter Break
Character:Campbell Grady
Release Date:22/03/2003
Best Ever Bond
Character:Self / James Bond
Release Date:22/11/2002
Spider's Web
Character:Leland De Winter
Release Date:12/11/2002
Legacy of the Dragon
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2001
Four Dogs Playing Poker
Character:Carlo
Release Date:06/06/2000
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Character:
Release Date:16/05/2000
Harry Saltzman: Showman
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2000
Batman Beyond: The Movie
Character:King (voice)
Release Date:10/01/1999
Gut Feeling
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1999
Star of Jaipur
Character:John Steele
Release Date:31/12/1998
The Path of the Dragon
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1998
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1998
The Secrets of 007
Character:Self
Release Date:04/12/1997
Fox Hunt
Character:Chauncy
Release Date:01/01/1996
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
Character:Self / James Bond
Release Date:10/12/1995
Twin Sitters
Character:Leland Stromm
Release Date:01/10/1994
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1993
Gettysburg
Character:Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew
Release Date:08/10/1993
Emmanuelle's Secret
Character:Mario
Release Date:10/09/1993
Emmanuelle's Perfume
Character:Mario
Release Date:06/06/1993
Emmanuelle's Magic
Character:Mario
Release Date:02/05/1993
Emmanuelle's Love
Character:Mario
Release Date:03/04/1993
Emmanuelle in Venice
Character:Mario
Release Date:07/03/1993
Emmanuelle's Revenge
Character:Mario
Release Date:14/02/1993
Emmanuelle Forever
Character:Mario
Release Date:07/02/1993
The Evil Inside Me
Character:Grandinetti
Release Date:01/01/1993
Eyes of the Beholder
Character:Jack Wyman
Release Date:01/01/1992
Hell Hunters
Character:Heinrich
Release Date:15/02/1988
The Grand Knockout Tournament
Character:Self
Release Date:19/06/1987
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/05/1987
Never Too Young to Die
Character:Drew Stargrove
Release Date:13/06/1986
Master Ninja II
Character:Mallory
Release Date:20/01/1984
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
Character:J.B.
Release Date:05/04/1983
Last Harem
Character:Prince Almalarik
Release Date:12/08/1981
Saint Jack
Character:Senator
Release Date:27/04/1979
Evening in Byzantium
Character:Roger Tory
Release Date:14/08/1978
Death Dimension
Character:Capt. Gallagher
Release Date:01/07/1978
The Newman Shame
Character:John Brandy
Release Date:01/01/1978
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Character:The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")
Release Date:10/08/1977
Cover Girls
Character:Michael
Release Date:18/05/1977
A Queen's Ransom
Character:Morgan
Release Date:16/09/1976
Is There Anybody There?
Character:John Hersey
Release Date:24/06/1976
The Man from Hong Kong
Character:Wilton
Release Date:31/07/1975
Stoner
Character:Joseph Stoner
Release Date:02/08/1974
Kung Fu Killers
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1974
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
Character:Self
Release Date:14/10/1973
The Operation
Character:David Adler
Release Date:26/02/1973
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1973
Who Saw Her Die?
Character:Franco Serpieri
Release Date:12/05/1972
Universal Soldier
Character:Ryker
Release Date:01/05/1972
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Character:James Bond
Release Date:18/12/1969
Shot On Ice
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1969
Swiss Movement
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1969
Above It All
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1969
Television Appearances
Batman Beyond
Character:King (voice)
The Pretender
Character:Major Charles
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:
Diagnosis: Murder
Character:Vince Thatcher
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Character:Chi'Ru Master
Baywatch
Character:
Freddy's Nightmares
Character:Dr. Clark
Superboy
Character:Jor-El
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character:James
Cover Up
Character:
The Master
Character:Mallory
Hotel
Character:
B. J. and the Bear
Character:
Play for Today
Character:David Adler
Hawaii Five-O
Character:John Cossett
Omnibus
Character:Self (archive footage)
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