George Lazenby
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1939-09-05 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
- Also known as
- George Robert Lazenby
Biography
George Lazenby was born on September 5th, 1939, in Australia. He moved to London, England in 1964, after serving in the Australian Army. Before becoming an actor, he worked as an auto mechanic, used car salesman, prestige car salesman, and as a male model, in London, England. In 1968, Lazenby was cast as "James Bond", despite his only previous acting experience being in commercials, and his only film appearance being a bit-part in a 1965 Italian-made Bond spoof. Lazenby won the role based on a screen-test fight scene, the strength of his interviews, fight skills and audition footage. A chance encounter with Bond series producer Albert R. Broccoli in a hair salon in 1966, in London, had given Lazenby his first shot at getting the role. Broccoli had made a mental note to remember Lazenby as a possible candidate at the time when he thought Lazenby looked like a Bond. The lengths Lazenby went to, to get the role included, spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch, and an Aston Martin DB5 car, the Bond car at the time. Lazenby quit the role of Bond right before the premiere of his only film, On her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), citing he would get other acting roles, and that his Bond contract, which was fourteen pages thick, was too demanding on him. In his post-Bond career, Lazenby has acted in TV movies, commercials, various recurring roles in TV series, the film series "Emmanuelle", several Bond movie spoofs, TV guest appearances, provided voice for several animated movies and series, and several Hong Kong action films, using his martial arts expertise.
Known For
TV Shows (17)
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Vince Thatcher
Play for Today
1970
as David Adler
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as John Cossett
Baywatch
1989
Hotel
1982
The Pretender
1996
as Major Charles
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as James
Batman Beyond
1999
as King (voice)
Omnibus
1967
as Self (archive footage)
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
1993
as Chi'Ru Master
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Dr. Clark
B. J. and the Bear
1979
Cover Up
1984
Superboy
1988
as Jor-El
The Master
1984
as Mallory
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Roger Tory
Movies (66)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as James Bond
Gettysburg
1993
as Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew
The Man from Hong Kong
1975
as Wilton
The Kentucky Fried Movie
1977
as The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")
Twin Sitters
1994
as Leland Stromm
Batman Beyond: The Movie
1999
as King (voice)
And the Winner Isn't
2017
as Self
Emmanuelle Forever
1993
as Mario
Never Too Young to Die
1986
as Drew Stargrove
Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend
1973
as Self
Stoner
1974
as Joseph Stoner
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
as Self / James Bond
Master Ninja II
1984
as Mallory
Emmanuelle's Revenge
1993
as Mario
Emmanuelle in Venice
1993
as Mario
Not Quite Hollywood
2008
as Self
The Grand Knockout Tournament
1987
as Self
A Queen's Ransom
1976
as Morgan
Emmanuelle's Perfume
1993
as Mario
Death Dimension
1978
as Capt. Gallagher
Emmanuelle's Love
1993
as Mario
Winter Break
2003
as Campbell Grady
Saint Jack
1979
as Senator
Emmanuelle's Magic
1993
as Mario
A Winter Rose
2016
as Henry
Emmanuelle's Secret
1993
as Mario
Everything or Nothing
2012
as Self
Best Ever Bond
2002
as Self / James Bond
Who Saw Her Die?
1972
as Franco Serpieri
Last Harem
1981
as Prince Almalarik
The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair
1983
as J.B.
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Roger Tory
Spider's Web
2002
as Leland De Winter
Mundije
2025
as US President
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
as Self
Four Dogs Playing Poker
2000
as Carlo
The Order
2016
as Peters
The Path of the Dragon
1998
as Self
Heiße Ware aus Hong Kong
1973
as Self
Becoming Bond
2017
as Himself
The Secrets of 007
1997
as Self
Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee
1993
as Self
Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist
1998
as Self
Kung Fu Killers
1974
as Self
Real Men
2019
as Himself - Actor
Eyes of the Beholder
1992
as Jack Wyman
Fox Hunt
1996
as Chauncy
Hell Hunters
1988
as Heinrich
Legacy of the Dragon
2001
as Self
Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Shot On Ice
1969
as Self
Cover Girls
1977
as Michael
Z Dead End
as US President
Gut Feeling
1999
Harry Saltzman: Showman
2000
as Self
The Newman Shame
1978
as John Brandy
Universal Soldier
1972
as Ryker
Is There Anybody There?
1976
as John Hersey
The Evil Inside Me
1993
as Grandinetti
Above It All
1969
as Self
Hunter
2015
as General Bullmount
Star of Jaipur
1998
as John Steele
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000
Swiss Movement
1969
as Self
Death Game
2017
as General Bullmount
The Operation
1973
as David Adler
About George Lazenby
George Lazenby was born on September 5th, 1939, in Australia. He moved to London, England in 1964, after serving in the Australian Army. Before becoming an actor, he worked as an auto mechanic, used car salesman, prestige car salesman, and as a male model, in London, England. In 1968, Lazenby was cast as "James Bond", despite his only previous acting experience being in commercials, and his only film appearance being a bit-part in a 1965 Italian-made Bond spoof. Lazenby won the role based on a screen-test fight scene, the strength of his inter… With 83 credits spanning from 1967 to 2025, George Lazenby has appeared in 66 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Lazenby Movies
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) — as James Bond
- Gettysburg (1993) — as Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew
- The Man from Hong Kong (1975) — as Wilton
- The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) — as The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")
- Twin Sitters (1994) — as Leland Stromm
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