History Creator / GeorgeLazenby

He is best known for being the first and [[OneHitWonder brief]] successor of Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond in a single film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. He and Creator/PierceBrosnan share the distinction of being the only non-British Bonds (although with Brosnan being Irish, Lazenby is still the only Bond not to come from the British Isles, which also makes him the only non-European Bond, although he is of European descent) as well as the only professional martial artist to play the role (he has a Black Belt in Shotokan-Ryu Karate). His contract was for an unprecedented ''seven'' movies, but he left because of the troubled filming [[note]]which was partly due to his inexperience with acting and movie crews, he having only worked in adverts beforehand[[/note]], the contract they wanted him to sign (which dictated [[ContractualPurity how he was supposed to look and act even off camera]] for the entire duration of the deal) and because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn his agent thought spy movies were getting outdated, believing hippy movies were the way to go]]. After a couple of hippie movie flops, Lazenby finally decided he'd had enough and fired him.

In his post-Bond career, Lazenby has played in TV movies, commercials, various recurring roles in TV series, several [[AdamWesting Bond movie]] [[{{Parody}} spoofs]] and several [[HongKongFilms Hong Kong action films]], using his martial arts expertise. He also made TV guest appearances and James Bond-related documentary appearances, and provided voice for several animated movies and series. He's also had several successful non-acting business ventures such as car sales.

He is best known for being the first and [[OneHitWonder brief]] successor of Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond in a single film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. He and Creator/PierceBrosnan share the distinction of being the only non-British Bonds (although with Brosnan being Irish, Lazenby is still the only Bond not to come from the British Isles, which also makes him the only non-European Bond, although he is of European descent) as well as the only professional martial artist to play the role (he has a Black Belt in Shotokan-Ryu Karate). His contract was for an unprecedented ''seven'' movies, but he left because of the troubled filming [[note]]which was partly due to his inexperience with acting and movie crews, he having only worked in adverts beforehand[[/note]], the contract they wanted him to sign (which dictated [[ContractualPurity how he was supposed to look and act even off camera]] for the entire duration of the deal) and because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn his agent thought spy movies were getting outdated, believing hippy movies were the way to go]]. After a couple of hippie movie flops, Lazenby finally decided he'd had enough and fired him. Creator/RogerMoore replaced him as Bond.

He is best known for being the first and [[OneHitWonder brief]] successor of Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond in a single film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. He and Creator/PierceBrosnan share the distinction of being the only non-British Bonds (although with Brosnan being Irish, Lazenby is still the only Bond not to come from the British Isles, which also makes him the only non-European Bond, although he is of European descent) as well as the only professional martial artist to play the role (he has a Black Belt in Shotokan-Ryu Karate). His contract was for an unprecedented ''seven'' movies, but he left because of the troubled filming [[note]]which was partly due to his inexperience with acting and movie crews, he having only worked in adverts beforehand[[/note]], the contract they wanted him to sign (which dictated [[ContractualPurity how he was supposed to look and act even off camera]] for the entire duration of the deal) and because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn his agent thought spy movies were getting outdated, believing hippy movies were the way to go]]. After a couple of hippie movie flops, Lazenby finally decided he'd had enough and fired him.

** Creator/JohnCleese once said he wanted to cast Lazenby as UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} in ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian''.

* ''Series/{{Legit}}'' (2014) as Jack Jefferies

He is best known for being the first and [[OneHitWonder brief]] successor of Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond in a single film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. He and Creator/PierceBrosnan share the distinction of being the only non-British Bonds (although with Brosnan being Irish, Lazenby is still the only Bond not to come from the British Isles, which also makes him the only non-European Bond, although he is of European descent of course) as well as the only professional martial artist in the role (he has a Black Belt in Shotokan-Ryu Karate). His contract was for an unprecedented ''seven'' movies, but he left because of the troubled filming [[note]]which was partly due to his inexperience with acting and movie crews, he having only worked in adverts beforehand[[/note]], the contract they wanted him to sign (which dictated [[ContractualPurity how he was supposed to look and act even off camera]] for the entire duration of the deal) and because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn his agent thought spy movies were getting outdated, believing hippy movies were the way to go]]. After a couple of hippie movie flops, Lazenby finally decided he'd had enough and fired him.

He is best known for being the first and brief successor of Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond in a single film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. He and Creator/PierceBrosnan share the distinction of being the only non-British Bonds (although with Brosnan being Irish, Lazenby is still the only Bond not to come from the British Isles, which also makes him the only non-European Bond) as well as the only professional martial artist in the role (he has a Black Belt in Shotokan-Ryu Karate). His contract was for an unprecedented ''seven'' movies, but he left because of the troubled filming [[note]]which was partly due to his inexperience with acting and movie crews, he having only worked in adverts beforehand[[/note]], the contract they wanted him to sign (which dictated [[ContractualPurity how he was supposed to look and act even off camera]] for the entire duration of the deal) and because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn his agent thought spy movies were getting outdated, believing hippy movies were the way to go]]. After a couple of hippie movie flops, Lazenby finally decided he'd had enough and fired him.

* ActionHero: He was arguably the most physically capable of the Bonds, owing to his own military experience and martial arts expertise (He was a combat instructor in the Australian army, holds black belts in Judo and Shotokan Karate and trained with Bruce Lee.)

* BecomingTheBoast: He had zero acting experience when he applied to be James Bond and proceeded to lie through his teeth about being an experienced actor through the whole audition process. When he finally cracked and confessed to Peter Hunt that he wasn’t an actor, he laughed and said that if he managed to fool everyone so far, he ''was'' an actor.

** The big one is that, as stated above, he walked away from the role of James Bond after just one film. The original plan for ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' had been for Tracy's death to occur in [[Film/DiamondsAreForever the follow-up]], but since Lazenby was leaving, the producers decided to keep it in just one movie; Bond seeking revenge for the murder of his wife (or even acknowledging that she'd existed, for that matter) was not (explicitly) addressed within the franchise until ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''.

** The big one is that, as stated above, he walked away from the role of James Bond after just one film. The original plan for ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' had been for Tracy's death to occur in [[Film/DiamondsAreForever the follow-up]], but since Lazenby was leaving, the producers decided to keep it in just one movie; Bond seeking revenge for Tracy's death was not (explicitly) addressed within the franchise until ''Film/ForYourEyesOnly''.

He is best known for being the first and brief successor of Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond in a single film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. He and Creator/PierceBrosnan share the distinction of being the only non-British Bonds (although with Brosnan being Irish, Lazenby is still the only Bond not to come from the British Isles, which also makes him the only non-European Bond) as well as the only professional martial artist in the role (he has a Black Belt in Shotokan-Ryu Karate). His contract was for an unprecedented ''seven'' movies, but he left because of the troubled filming [[note]]which was partly due to his inexperience with acting and movie crews, he having only worked in adverts beforehand[[/note]], the contract they wanted him to sign (which dictated [[ContractualPurity how he was supposed to look and act even off camera]] for the entire duration of the deal) and because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn his manager thought spy movies were getting outdated, believing hippy movies were the way to go]]. After a couple of hippie movie flops, Lazenby finally decided he'd had enough and fired him.

He is certainly best known for being the first and brief successor of Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond in a single film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. He and Creator/PierceBrosnan share the distinction of being the only non-British Bonds (although with Brosnan being Irish, Lazenby is still the only Bond to not come from the British Isles, let alone the only non-European Bond) as well as the only professional martial artist in the role (he has a Black Belt in Shotokan-Ryu Karate). His contract was for an unprecedented ''seven'' movies, but he left because of the troubled filming,[[note]]which was in large part due to his inexperience with acting and movie crews, being only an advertising model beforehand[[/note]] the "slave contract" they wanted him to sign (which dictated [[ContractualPurity how he was supposed to look and act even off camera for the entire duration of the deal]]) and because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn his manager thought spy movies were getting outdated, believing hippy movies were the way to go]]. After a couple of hippie movie flops, Lazenby finally decided he'd had enough and fired him.

In his post-James Bond career, Lazenby has played in TV movies, commercials, various recurring roles in TV series, several [[AdamWesting Bond movie]] [[{{Parody}} spoofs]] and several [[HongKongFilms Hong Kong action films]], using his martial arts expertise. He also made TV guest appearances and James Bond-related documentary appearances, and provided voice for several animated movies and series. He's also had several successful non-acting business ventures such as car sales.

George Robert Lazenby (born September 5, 1939 in Goulburn, Australia) is an Australian actor, former car salesman and model.

* AdamWesting: He's gladly accepted to spoof [[Film/JamesBond his most famous role]] here and there, be it in unrelated productions or fan films.
* OldShame: He has stated that he regrets taking the advice of his agent not to reprise the role of James Bond; tellingly, the two men parted ways in the years after the fact.

** He was offered the role of Bond once again by Creator/AlbertRBroccoli in ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'' after the final departure of Creator/SeanConnery from the series, but Creator/GuyHamilton objected and Creator/RogerMoore was cast instead.
** The rival Bond producer to Broccoli, Kevin [=McClory=], wanted him as first choice to play Bond in ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', but the part ended up going to Sean Connery.

George Robert Lazenby (born 5 September 1939 in Goulburn, Australia) is an Australian actor, former car salesman and model.

He is certainly best known for being the first and brief successor of Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond in a single film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. He and Creator/PierceBrosnan share the distinction of being the only non-British Bonds (although with Brosnan being Irish, Lazenby is still the only Bond to not come from the British Isles, let alone the only non-European Bond) as well as the only professional martial artist in the role (he has a Black Belt in Shotokan-Ryu Karate). His contract was for an unprecedented ''seven'' movies, but he left because of the troubled filming,[[note]]which was in large part due to his inexperience with acting and movie crews, being only an advertising model beforehand[[/note]] the "slave contract" they wanted him to sign (which dictated [[ContractualPurity how he was supposed to look and act even off camera for the entire duration of the deal]]) and because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn his manager thought spy movies were getting outdated, believing hippy movies were the way to go]]. After a couple of hippie movie flops, Lazenby finally decided he had enough and fired him.

He is certainly best known for being the first and brief successor of Creator/SeanConnery as Film/JamesBond in a single film, ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService''. Shares with Creator/PierceBrosnan the distinction of being a non-British Bond (and the only non-European Bond) as well as the only professional martial artist in the role (he has a Black Belt in Shotokan-Ryu Karate). His contract was for an unprecedented ''seven'' movies, but he left because of the troubled filming[[note]]which was in large part due to his inexperience with acting and movie crews[[/note]], the "slave contract" they wanted him to sign (which dictated [[ContractualPurity how he was supposed to look and act even off camera for the entire duration of the deal]]) and because [[ItWillNeverCatchOn his manager thought spy movies were getting outdated, believing hippy movies were the way to go]]. After a couple of hippie movie flops, Lazenby finally decided he had enough and fired him.

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In his post-James Bond career, Lazenby has played in TV movies, commercials, various recurring roles in TV series, several [[AdamWesting Bond movie]] [[{{Parody}} spoofs]] and several [[HongKongFilms Hong Kong action films]], using his martial arts expertise. He also made TV guest appearances and James Bond-related documentary appearances, and provided voice for several animated movies and series. He's also had several successful non-acting business ventures.

** He was offered the role of James Bond by Creator/AlbertRBroccoli once again in ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', but Creator/GuyHamilton objected and Creator/RogerMoore was cast instead.
** The rival Bond producer to Broccoli, Kevin [=McClory=], wanted him as first choice to play Bond in ''Film/NeverSayNeverAgain'', but the part ended up going to Creator/SeanConnery.

** He was offered the role of James Bond by Creator/AlberRBroccoli once again in ''Film/LiveAndLetDie'', but Creator/GuyHamilton objected and Creator/RogerMoore was cast instead.

** Creator/JohnCleese once said he wanted to cast Lazenby as UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} in ''Film/TheLifeOfBrian''.

In his post-James Bond career, Lazenby has played in TV movies, commercials, various recurring roles in TV series, several [[AdamWesting Bond movie]] [[{{Parody}} spoofs]] and several [[HongKongFilms Hong Kong action films]], using his martial arts expertise. He also made TV guest appearances and James Bond-related documentary appearances, and provided voice for several animated movies and series.

!Works he has appeared in include:

* ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' as Film/JamesBond