George Lazenby
George Lazenby
05.09.1939 (85 gadi) ( Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia)
George Robert Lazenby (; born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor and former model. He is best known for playing Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). He was the youngest actor, at age 29, to have portrayed Bond. Lazenby is also the only Bond actor to receive a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. Prior to his portrayal as Bond, Lazenby was a model and appeared in advertising. After declining to do another Bond film, Lazenby continued to act in Italy, Hong Kong, Australia, and Hollywood. His career stalled in the 1970s and he moved into business and invested in real estate. He later appeared in several films and television series, including roles which parody the James Bond character. In 2017, a Hulu docudrama film, Becoming Bond, featured Lazenby recounting his life story and portrayal as Bond.