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get the role included, spending his last pounds on acquiring a tailor-made suit from Sean Connery's tailor, which was originally made for Connery, along with purchasing a very Bondish-looking Rolex watch, and an Aston Martin DB5 car, the Bond car at the time.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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Becoming Bond (2017) | Himself | 7.5 |
| 2 | A Winter Rose (2016) | Henry | - |
| 3 | The Order (2016) | Peters | - |
| 4 | Everything or Nothing (2012) | Self | 7.8 |
| 5 | Not Quite Hollywood (2008) | Self | 7 |
| 6 | Winter Break (2003) | Campbell Grady | 6 |
| 7 | Spider's Web (2002) | Leland De Winter | - |
| 8 | Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (2000) | - | - |
| 9 | Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) | King (voice) | 7.5 |
| 10 | Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) | Mr. Walker / The King (voice) | 7.5 |
| 11 | Bruce Lee: The Intercepting Fist (1998) | Self | - |
| 12 | The Secrets of 007 (1997) | Self | 6 |
| 13 | Fox Hunt (1996) | Chauncy | - |
| 14 | In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (1995) | Self / James Bond | - |
| 15 | Twin Sitters (1994) | Leland Stromm | 9 |
| 16 | Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee (1993) | Self | - |
| 17 | Gettysburg (1993) | Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew | 9 |
| 18 | Emmanuelle Forever (1993) | Mario | - |
| 19 | Emmanuelle in Venice (1993) | Mario | - |
| 20 | Emmanuelle's Love (1993) | Mario | - |
| 21 | Never Too Young to Die (1986) | Drew Stargrove | 8 |
| 22 | The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983) | J.B. | - |
| 23 | Saint Jack (1979) | Senator | 5.5 |
| 24 | Death Dimension (1978) | Capt. Gallagher | 4 |
| 25 | The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) | The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon") | 6.4 |
| 26 | The Man from Hong Kong (1975) | Wilton | 6 |
| 27 | Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973) | Self | - |
| 28 | Who Saw Her Die? (1972) | Franco Serpieri | 6 |
| 29 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) | James Bond | 6.8 |
