1939-09-05 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
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get the role included, spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch, and an Aston Martin DB5 car, the Bond car at the time.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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Mundije | US President | 2024-01-12 |
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Real Men | Himself - Actor | 2019-07-18 |
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And the Winner Isn't | Self | 2017-12-08 |
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Becoming Bond | Himself | 2017-03-11 |
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Death Game | General Bullmount | 2017-02-22 |
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The Order | Peters | 2016-07-12 |
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A Winter Rose | Henry | 2016-12-02 |
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Hunter | General Bullmount | 2015-09-29 |
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Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars | Self | 2012-10-29 |
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Everything or Nothing | Self | 2012-10-05 |
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Not Quite Hollywood | Self | 2008-08-28 |
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The Exotic Locations of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' | James Bond (archive footage) | 2006-10-04 |
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Winter Break | Campbell Grady | 2003-03-22 |
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Spider's Web | Leland De Winter | 2002-11-12 |
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Best Ever Bond | Self / James Bond | 2002-11-22 |
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Bond Girls Are Forever | James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-11-06 |
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Legacy of the Dragon | Self | 2001-01-01 |
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Four Dogs Playing Poker | Carlo | 2000-06-06 |
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Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' | 2000-05-16 | |
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Harry Saltzman: Showman | Self | 2000-01-01 |
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Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist | Himself | 1998-01-01 |
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Star of Jaipur | John Steele | 1998-12-31 |
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The Path of the Dragon | Himself | 1998-01-01 |
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The Secrets of 007 | Self | 1997-12-04 |
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Fox Hunt | Chauncy | 1996-01-01 |
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In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross | Self / James Bond | 1995-12-10 |
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Twin Sitters | Leland Stromm | 1994-10-01 |
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Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee | Himself | 1993-12-31 |
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Emmanuelle à Venise | Mario | 1993-03-07 |
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Le secret d'Emmanuelle | Mario | 1993-09-10 |
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Le parfum d'Emmanuelle | Mario | 1993-06-06 |
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Magique Emmanuelle | Mario | 1993-05-02 |
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Gettysburg | Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew | 1993-10-08 |
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Éternelle Emmanuelle | Mario | 1993-02-07 |
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The Evil Inside Me | Grandinetti | 1993-01-01 |
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L'amour d'Emmanuelle | Mario | 1993-04-03 |
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La revanche d'Emmanuelle | Mario | 1993-02-14 |
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Eyes of the Beholder | Jack Wyman | 1992-01-01 |
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Hell Hunters | Heinrich | 1988-02-15 |
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Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond | Self (archive footage) | 1987-05-13 |
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The Grand Knockout Tournament | Self | 1987-06-19 |
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Never Too Young to Die | Drew Stargrove | 1986-06-13 |
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Master Ninja II | Mallory | 1984-01-20 |
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Bruce Lee: The Legend | Self (archive footage) | 1984-01-01 |
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The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair | J.B. | 1983-04-05 |
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L'ultimo harem | Prince Almalarik | 1981-08-12 |
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Saint Jack | Senator | 1979-04-27 |
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Evening in Byzantium | Roger Tory | 1978-08-14 |
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The Newman Shame | John Brandy | 1978-01-01 |
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Death Dimension | Capt. Gallagher | 1978-07-01 |
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The Kentucky Fried Movie | The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon") | 1977-08-10 |
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Cover Girls | Michael | 1977-05-18 |
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鱷潭群英會 | Morgan | 1976-09-16 |
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Is There Anybody There? | John Hersey | 1976-06-24 |
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The Man from Hong Kong | Wilton | 1975-07-31 |
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鐵金剛大破紫陽觀 | Joseph Stoner | 1974-08-02 |
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Kung Fu Killers | Himself | 1974-01-01 |
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Li Xiao Long di Sheng yu si | Self | 1973-10-14 |
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Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong | Self | 1973-01-01 |
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The Operation | David Adler | 1973-02-26 |
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Chi l'ha vista morire? | Franco Serpieri | 1972-05-12 |
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Universal Soldier | Ryker | 1972-05-01 |
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Shot On Ice | Self | 1969-01-01 |
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Above It All | Self | 1969-01-01 |
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service | James Bond | 1969-12-18 |
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Swiss Movement | Self | 1969-01-01 |
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