It was Sean Connery the pioneer in playing James Bond. From there, a string of actors succeeded him and they have continued to give life to the protagonist of the novel by Ian Fleming. Who is on the privileged list?
Sean Connery
The Scotsman was the first manager to give life to James Bond. He did it in a movie marked by the cold War as a stage and with China and the USSR as antagonists. It started in 1962 (with ‘Dr. No’) until 1965 consecutively. Then, he acted in 1967 (‘You only live twice’) and in 1971 (‘Diamonds for Eternity’).
George Lazenby
The Australian only represented James Bond once, in 1969 (‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’). Without much success, he was replaced and the role was taken up again. Connery.
Roger Moore
The charismatic Londoner Roger Moore, develops a James Bond in various settings: in the Caribbean, Brazil and in the suburbs of the United States. He did it seven times and his first time was in 1973 with ‘Live and let die’.
Timothy Dalton
The Welshman was the fourth agent. ‘007: High Tension’ and ‘License to kill’ are the two films he starred in, in 1987 and 1989 respectively. Their participation takes place in an environment marked by arms and drug trafficking as a context.
Pierce Brosnan
Brosnan, Irish, graphs the fully 90s Bond. He acted in 1995 with ‘GoldenEye’ and then in 1997 and 1999. His last performance as Agent 007 was in 2002 with ‘Die another day’.
Daniel Craig
English is the last to play James Bond. You can see it in the movie just released: ‘No time to die’. Previously, he was featured in ‘Casino Royale’, ‘Quantum of Solace’, ‘Skyfall’ and ‘Specter’. He is the first actor on the list who was born after the death of Ian Fleming, author and creator of the character.
Unofficial performances
The actors just mentioned are those who have played the British spy in official productions of the franchise EON. If it is about others, it is added to the list Barry Nelson and David Niven.
Nelson acted in Casino Royale, episode of the American series ‘Climax Mystery Theater’, in 1954. Niven, meanwhile, played Bond but in a film produced in 1967 by Columbia Pictures, of burlesque imitation.
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