Live and Let Die

Roger Moore (Actor) .. James Bond

Born: October 14, 1927 in London

Best Known For: Playing James Bond for a record 12 years.

Early-life: Roger George Moore was born on October 14, 1927, in Stockwell, London, the only child of a policeman. He originally wanted to be an artist, gaining experience as a tracer at an animated film company. After National Service spent in military intelligence, he worked as an extra in the films Perfect Strangers and Caesar and Cleopatra. The director Brian Desmond Hurst arranged for him to train at Rada, which helped get rid of his cockney accent.

Career: Moore's first important film role came in the 1949 musical comedy Trottie True, but he supplemented his income by modelling. In 1953 he moved to the US, gaining a contract with MGM. He appeared alongside Elizabeth Taylor in The Last Time I Saw Paris before concentrating on TV work. Ivanhoe made him a star and he followed that with Maverick and The Alaskans. After moving back to the UK, Moore starred in The Saint and The Persuaders before becoming James Bond in 1973's Live and Let Die. He stuck with the role until 1985's A View to a Kill. Other films include Gold, The Wild Geese and The Cannonball Run, as well as plenty of comic turns as parodies of himself. He died on May 23, 2017 at the age of 89.

Quote: 'My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.'

Trivia: Moore became a UNICEF ambassador in 1991.

Jane Seymour (Actor) .. Solitaire

Born: February 15, 1951 in Hayes, Middlesex

Best Known For: Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman.

Early-life: Born Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg on February 15, 1951, in Hayes, Middlesex. She has two younger sisters and is the daughter of a British obstetrician and his Dutch wife. Due to her mother's nationality, Seymour is bilingual. She adopted her stage name at 17 when she became a professional dancer. While preparing for her second performance with the Kirov Ballet, she suffered a knee injury which forced her to give up her career.

Career: After switching to acting, Seymour's movie debut was in a small role in Oh! What a Lovely War in 1969. A year later she made her first TV appearance in Here Come the Double Deckers! Roles in TV series The Pathfinders, The Onedin Line and The Strauss Family made her a famous name in the UK, but it was Bond flick Live and Let Die in 1973 which turned her into a star. She's worked continuously on the small and big screens ever since in such projects as Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Somewhere in Time, War and Remembrance, and the long-running Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman. She's also taken part in Dancing with the Stars and was last seen on the big screen in Love, Wedding, Marriage.

Quote: 'You have to count on living every single day in a way you believe will make you feel good about your life - so that if it were over tomorrow, you'd be content with yourself.'

Trivia: She received an OBE in 2000.

Yaphet Kotto (Actor) .. Dr Kananga/Mr Big

Clifton James (Actor) .. Sheriff Pepper

Julius Harris (Actor) .. Tee Hee

Geoffrey Holder (Actor) .. Baron Samedi

David Hedison (Actor) .. Felix Leiter

Lois Maxwell (Actor) .. Miss Moneypenny

Bernard Lee (Actor) .. M.

Earl Jolly Brown (Actor) .. Whisper

Roy Stewart (Actor) .. Quarrel

Guy Hamilton (Director)

3:10 pm - 5:30 pm, Sunday, July 26 on ITV1 London (3)

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