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\'\'\'SeanConnery\'\'\': As the first cinematic Bond [[hottip:*:but not the first person to play him -- that title goes to Barry Nelson in the 1954 TV movie \'\'Casino Royale\'\', while the first person to play a British Bond was Bob \
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\\\'\\\'\\\'SeanConnery\\\'\\\'\\\': As the first cinematic Bond [[hottip:*:but not the first person to play him -- that title goes to Barry Nelson in the 1954 TV movie \\\'\\\'Casino Royale\\\'\\\', while the first person to play a British Bond was Bob \\\"I\\\'ll have a Q, Bob\\\" Holness in a 1956 South African radio version of \\\'\\\'Moonraker\\\'\\\']], Connery is perhaps the best known. When people think of Bond, they often think of his distinctive accent and his suave sophistication. In fact, it was due to Connery\\\'s portrayal that Bond was canonically established as half-Scottish. First to employ the BondOneLiner, naturally.
\\\'\\\'\\\'George Lazenby\\\'\\\'\\\': Lazenby was an obscure actor and an obscure Bond. He only appeared in one movie, \\\'\\\'Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService\\\'\\\'. However, it is well liked among hardcore Bond fans and casual viewers alike. The film is widely \\\'\\\'assumed\\\'\\\' to be bad, since if it had been good, Lazenby would have made more, right? Well, not really. Lazenby\\\'s problems were primarily behind the scenes, and the fact that he was replacing Connery made it a no-win situation with some critics, but most of that criticism has faded with time. The film is well regarded these days among those who have seen it. Lazenby says that he didn\\\'t return because he was given advice not to. Apparently his agent told him that the Bond franchise was on its way out, but [[CashCowFranchise boy was that wrong]]. Lazenby fired his agent soon afterwards.
\\\'\\\'\\\'Roger Moore\\\'\\\'\\\': Moore tended to play his Bond [[LighterAndSofter more for comedy]], but he did do it pretty serious at times, as in \\\'\\\'Film/ForYourEyesOnly\\\'\\\'. He probably hung around too long, and was older than Connery when he took over the role, and is tied with Connery for the number of Bond movies made. He\\\'s perhaps the most [[BaseBreaker polarizing]] actor on this list, since two of his movies--\\\'\\\'Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'Film/ForYourEyesOnly\\\'\\\'--are among the most well-received Bond flicks, while \\\'\\\'Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'Film/AViewToAKill\\\'\\\' are considered among the worst.
\\\'\\\'\\\'TimothyDalton\\\'\\\'\\\': Nothing will start an argument among Bond fans as quickly as praising Timothy Dalton, [[LoveItOrHateIt the Marmite of Bond actors]]. He began the trend of portraying Bond [[DarkerAndEdgier with a darker tone]], and is still considered the darkest of all of them, which some felt was needed after the sometimes overly comedic Moore films. He was also [[AscendedFanboy a fan of the books]] and tried to create Ian Fleming\\\'s Bond on-screen twenty years before Daniel Craig and the Bond producers ever thought of doing so. At the same time, he has also been praised for having the most realistic love scenes. The producers actually considered him for \\\'\\\'Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService\\\'\\\', but he felt he was too young at the time, and didn\\\'t want to be the one that replaced Connery.
\\\'\\\'\\\'PierceBrosnan\\\'\\\'\\\': Brosnan is the other person whom people think of when they imagine Bond these days, especially among viewers who came of age in TheNineties and \\\'\\\'Film/GoldenEye\\\'\\\' was the first Bond flick they saw. He was supposed to appear in \\\'\\\'Film/TheLivingDaylights\\\'\\\', but the production staff of \\\'\\\'Series/RemingtonSteele\\\'\\\' decided to pull a fast one on EON Productions. Brosnan was just what the franchise needed after the six-year hiatus due to legal issues. He rates second on the Bond poll. He also scores points for looking the most like Bond as Ian Fleming described him (Black hair that falls into a comma over the right eye, cold blue eyes).
\\\'\\\'\\\'DanielCraig\\\'\\\'\\\': When [[{{BaseBreaker}} Daniel Craig]] was cast as 007, he got a lot [[TaintedByThePreview of]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks flak]] from the press. He was blond. He was short [[hottip:*:Well, 5\\\'10\\\". The other Bonds were all over 6 feet]]. He wore a life jacket on a speedboat ride to the announcement. A \\\"Craig Not Bond\\\" movement started up. Then \\\'\\\'Casino Royale\\\'\\\' came out. [[BrokenBase Now there seems to be a divide between fans who love Craig\\\'s Bond vs. fans who absolutely detest this version]].
\\\'\\\'\\\'George Lazenby\\\'\\\'\\\': Lazenby was an obscure actor and an obscure Bond. He only appeared in one movie, \\\'\\\'Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService\\\'\\\'. However, it is well liked among hardcore Bond fans and casual viewers alike. The film is widely \\\'\\\'assumed\\\'\\\' to be bad, since if it had been good, Lazenby would have made more, right? Well, not really. Lazenby\\\'s problems were primarily behind the scenes, and the fact that he was replacing Connery made it a no-win situation with some critics, but most of that criticism has faded with time. The film is well regarded these days among those who have seen it. Lazenby says that he didn\\\'t return because he was given advice not to. Apparently his agent told him that the Bond franchise was on its way out, but [[CashCowFranchise boy was that wrong]]. Lazenby fired his agent soon afterwards.
\\\'\\\'\\\'Roger Moore\\\'\\\'\\\': Moore tended to play his Bond [[LighterAndSofter more for comedy]], but he did do it pretty serious at times, as in \\\'\\\'Film/ForYourEyesOnly\\\'\\\'. He probably hung around too long, and was older than Connery when he took over the role, and is tied with Connery for the number of Bond movies made. He\\\'s perhaps the most [[BaseBreaker polarizing]] actor on this list, since two of his movies--\\\'\\\'Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'Film/ForYourEyesOnly\\\'\\\'--are among the most well-received Bond flicks, while \\\'\\\'Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun\\\'\\\' and \\\'\\\'Film/AViewToAKill\\\'\\\' are considered among the worst.
\\\'\\\'\\\'TimothyDalton\\\'\\\'\\\': Nothing will start an argument among Bond fans as quickly as praising Timothy Dalton, [[LoveItOrHateIt the Marmite of Bond actors]]. He began the trend of portraying Bond [[DarkerAndEdgier with a darker tone]], and is still considered the darkest of all of them, which some felt was needed after the sometimes overly comedic Moore films. He was also [[AscendedFanboy a fan of the books]] and tried to create Ian Fleming\\\'s Bond on-screen twenty years before Daniel Craig and the Bond producers ever thought of doing so. At the same time, he has also been praised for having the most realistic love scenes. The producers actually considered him for \\\'\\\'Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService\\\'\\\', but he felt he was too young at the time, and didn\\\'t want to be the one that replaced Connery.
\\\'\\\'\\\'PierceBrosnan\\\'\\\'\\\': Brosnan is the other person whom people think of when they imagine Bond these days, especially among viewers who came of age in TheNineties and \\\'\\\'Film/GoldenEye\\\'\\\' was the first Bond flick they saw. He was supposed to appear in \\\'\\\'Film/TheLivingDaylights\\\'\\\', but the production staff of \\\'\\\'Series/RemingtonSteele\\\'\\\' decided to pull a fast one on EON Productions. Brosnan was just what the franchise needed after the six-year hiatus due to legal issues. He rates second on the Bond poll. He also scores points for looking the most like Bond as Ian Fleming described him (Black hair that falls into a comma over the right eye, cold blue eyes).
\\\'\\\'\\\'DanielCraig\\\'\\\'\\\': When [[{{BaseBreaker}} Daniel Craig]] was cast as 007, he got a lot [[TaintedByThePreview of]] [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks flak]] from the press. He was blond. He was short [[hottip:*:Well, 5\\\'10\\\". The other Bonds were all over 6 feet]]. He wore a life jacket on a speedboat ride to the announcement. A \\\"Craig Not Bond\\\" movement started up. Then \\\'\\\'Casino Royale\\\'\\\' came out. [[BrokenBase Now there seems to be a divide between fans who love Craig\\\'s Bond vs. fans who absolutely detest this version]].
