Sir Roger George Moore KBE is an English actor. He is best known for portraying British secret agent James Bond in the official film series between 1973 and 1985. Moore was born in Stockwell, London. The only child of George Alfred Moore, a policeman, and Lillian "Lily" , a housewife, he attended Battersea Grammar School, but was evacuated to Holsworthy, Devon during Second World War and was then educated at Dr Challoner's Grammar Schoolin Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He then attended the College of the Venerable Bede at the University of Durham but never graduated. At 18 years old, shortly... after the end of the war, Moore was conscripted for national service. He was commissioned as an officer and eventually became a Captain. Moore served in the Royal Army Service Corps, commanding a small depot in West Germany. He later transferred to the entertainment branch , and immediately prior to his national service, there was a brief stint at RADA , during which his fees were paid by film director Brian Desmond Hurst, who also used Moore as an extra in his film Trottie True.
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| Birthdate: | October 14, 1927 |
| Birthplace: | Stockwell |
| Age: | 84 |
| Height: | 6' 1" |
| Also known as: | Roger George Moore, Turk Thrust II, Sir Roger Moore |