British actor Roger Moore, playing the title role of secret service agent 007, James Bond, is shown on location in England in 1972. (AP photo)LONDON - British actor Roger Moore, who won international fame playing secret agent James Bond, died on Tuesday aged 89, his family said on the actor's official Twitter account. His 12 years as James Bond, the British agent with a voracious appetite for danger and sex, made Moore a millionaire and a heartthrob the world over. Sir Roger Moore holds his knighthood at Buckingham Palace, in London. In 1973 came the coveted part of James Bond, writer Ian Fleming's action man spy 007, who held cinemagoers across the world in thrall.

Source: Bangkok Post May 23, 2017 14:03 UTC