![]() ![]() Moore was apprenticed to an animation studio, but was fired after he made a mistake with some animation cells. ![]() He was further educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He attended Battersea Grammar School, but was evacuated to Holsworthy in Devon during the Second World War, and attended Launceston College in Cornwall. His mother was born in Calcutta, India, to an English family. He was the only child of George Alfred Moore (1904-1997), a policeman of Scottish descent (PC168E based in Bow Street, London), and Lillian "Lily" (Pope 1904-1986). Roger Moore was born on 14 October 1927 in Stockwell, London. In 2008, the French government appointed him a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2007, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work in television and film. Moore was appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for services to charity. Moore starred with Tony Curtis in The Persuaders television series in 1971 to 1972, and had roles in several theatrical films in the 1970s and 1980s. He also had roles in some American television shows and films in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including replacing James Garner and portraying Beau Maverick in the Maverick series in 1960-1961. His most notable television role was playing the main character, Simon Templar, in the British television series The Saint from 1962 to 1969. Sir Roger George Moore KBE (14 October 1927 – ) was an English actor best known for playing British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985, beginning with Live and Let Die.
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