Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan pay tribute to Sir Roger Moore: ‘Nobody does it better’

Brosnan hailed him as “the greatest Bond of his time”
Paying tribute: Sir Roger Moore and Daniel Craig
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Emma Powell24 May 2017
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Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan have paid tribute to Sir Roger Moore who has died, aged 89.

The iconic actor, who holds the title of the longest-serving James Bond, passed away after a “short but brave” battle with cancer, his family confirmed.

Current Bond, Craig, shared a picture of himself and Moore in tuxedos and made reference to The Spy Who Loved Me, tweeting: “Nobody Does It Better - love Daniel.”

Brosnan also paid tribute to his predecessor, deeming him “the greatest Bond of his time”.

In a statement he said: “Sir Roger was the greatest Bond of his time. He embraced the role with an easy charm and grace that let us all in on the game. He saved the world seven times and then went on to become an even greater man working to ‘save the children’ with UNICF.

“He never forgot the audience and we shall never forget him. I am proud to have followed in your footsteps Sir Roger. My heartfelt condolences to your family, friends and children.”

Brosnan, who enjoyed four outings as the 007 agent, also paid tribute to the “magnificent” actor on Instagram.

Former Bond girl, Jane Seymour, thanked the actor for ‘holding her hand’ when they worked together on 1973's Live And Let Die, and remembered him as “funny, kind and thoughtful”.

In an Instagram post she wrote: “I am devastated to learn of Roger Moore’s passing. The first leading role I ever had as a Bond girl was such a new and frightening world and Roger held my hand and guided me through every process. He taught me about work ethic and humility.

“He was so funny, kind and thoughtful to everyone around him and in that Roger taught me what a movie star really was and should be. Through his lifelong work with UNICEF he showed me the true meaning of being a humanitarian and giving back. He was my Bond.”

Moore was the third actor to play 007, starring in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985.

His first outing as Bond was in 1973’s Live and Let Die, followed by The Man with the Golden Gun, 1974, The Spy Who Loved Me, 1977, Moonraker, 1979, For Your Eyes Only, 1981, Octopussy, 1983 and A View To Kill, 1985.

Before Bond, Moore was best known for his role as Simon Templar in television adaptation of The Saint, based on the novels by Leslie Charteris.

Tributes came flooding in in the wake of his death which saw him described as a “hero”, “brilliant” and “an all round great guy” by stars including Piers Morgan, Russell Crowe, David Walliams and Michael Ball.

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