Roger Moore dead at 89: 'James Bond' star's top roles
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}British actor Roger Moore, who played spy James Bond in seven films, died in Switzerland Tuesday after a short battle with cancer. He was 89.
"We know our own love and admiration will be magnified many times over, across the world, by people who knew him for his films, his television shows and his passionate work for UNICEF, which he considered to be his greatest achievement," Moore's family stated in a post to his official Twitter account.
Here's are some of Moore's top roles:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}EARLY CAREER
"Ivanhoe", 1958 - 1959
Moore starred as Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe in the U.K. television adventure series.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The Alaskans," 1959-1960
Moore played the role of Silky Harris in this Western television series set in the 1800s.
"Maverick", 1960-1961
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Moore appeared on the U.S. television series, which ran in the 1950s and 1960s, as Beauregarde Maverick, the English cousin of the Wild West's Maverick brothers, Bret and Bart.
"The Saint," 1962 - 1969
Moore played Simon Templar, the enigmatic action hero who helps put wealthy crooks in jail while making off with their fortunes.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"The Persusaders!," 1971
Moore played the role of Lord Brett Sinclair for British television, with American actor Tony Curtis as his co-star.
ROGER MOORE DEAD: 'JAMES BOND' ACTOR WAS 89
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}JAMES BOND
"Bond. James Bond."
Moore came to the role in 1973 after original Bond actor Sean Connery tired of it, albeit with mixed success.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Moore's relaxed style and sense of whimsy seemed a commentary on the essential ridiculousness of the Bond films - in which the secret agent was as adept at mixing martinis, bedding beautiful women and ordering gourmet meals as he was at disposing of super-villains trying to take over the world.
He starred as Bond in "Live and Let Die" (1973), "The Man with The Golden Gun" (1974), "The Spy Who Loved Me," (1977), "Moonraker" (1979), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), "Octopussy" (1983), and "A View to A Kill" (1985).
"The Wild Geese," 1978
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Moore played Lieutenant Shawn Flynn in the Africa-set feature.
"The Cannonball Run," 1981
Moore played heir Seymour Goldfarb, Jr., in the racing comedy which also starred Burt Reynolds.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}POST-BOND CAREER
Moore continued to work regularly in films after handing over Bond to Timothy Dalton, but never with the same success.
"The Quest," 1996
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Moore took on the role of Lord Edgar Hobbs in the Jean Claude Van Damme film.
"Spice World," 1997
He played "The Chief" in the Spice Girls comedy. Moore's character communicates in the film with the girl group's manager.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Associated Press contributed to this report.