Roger Moore passes away at the age of 89

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By Darian Scalamoni

            It pains us all here at Cinema Wave to report that Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond has passed away at the age of 89 in Switzerland today. Moore’s family announced the news today on Twitter revealing that he lost his life “after a short but brave battle with cancer.”

            Moore was best known for playing the third James Bond, the world-famous spy in seven Bond films that were released from 1973-1985. Moore starred in the most James Bond films to date thus far including Live And Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me and The Man with the Golden Gun. Though he’s best known for playing 007, he found his first success on television in shows like The Saint and The Persuaders. After passing the reins to Timothy Dalton for Bond, he took a hiatus from acting until 1990. The rest of his acting roles were sporadic until his death but he did return to the TV reboot of The Saint which starred Eliza Dushku in 2013.

            Moore was dedicated to his iconic role as Bond but more so, for his charity work for UNICEF for many, many years. Moore is survived by his wife, Kristina Tholstrup and his three children, Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian. Our thoughts are with all of his family during their time of grieving.