THE BEST JAMES BOND | MY FAVOURITE JAMES BOND ACTOR TO DATE

[@NyangoStarAmerica]

My favorite Bone was Timothy Dalton. A tall Welshman who wanted to play the character like the books.

[@Jamie_kemp]

It’s Craig for me but I’m young (19) so those films are the ones I’ve mainly seen. Not technically the best dressed - his suits sometimes fit too tightly, he breaks classic style rules - but I aspire to dress like him because to dress like the others at my age would seem wrong. He blends classic style with a casual nature that I like. I also think that he portrays bond in a very deep and complex way, while retaining the charm and wit, and I think that makes the character so captivating

[@bigvisk1125]

I do love bond. If you're ever hurting for video ideas you could go movie by movie and discuss all the different outfits bond wears. That'd be a cool series

[@MarkmanOTW]

Connery, for me is my favourite Bond. Although, I'm a similar age to you Ash, I only watched the Bond films on the TV until the 80s, and watched them in order. So I'll never forget watching Dr No in October 1975, the first time a Bond movie was seen on TV in the UK - the impact and joy of it lasted for days. Ever since I've researched and studied the whole genre, and reviews each outing and the surrounding insights of actors, production etc with interest. I'm a big fan of the Dalton outing, 'Licence to Kill' had some grit and is one of my favourites. 'From Russia With Love' and 'Goldfinger' are at the top of the pile, followed closely by 'Man With The Golden Gun', 'Spy Who Loved Me'and 'Tomorrow Never Dies'. Craig's depiction never resonated with me. Although good films in themselves, the strive for heavyweight 'realism' of those films and more dramatic, dark performancees typified by this reboot of the franchise didn't entertain me as the others did and still do. Throw in some of the dubious theme songs from later movies didn't help - Madonna and Sam Smith stand out for being 'missed opportunities' for me.

[@arabicsartorial2431]

Definitely Dalton and Connery up at the top. I grew up with Dalton. I love them all unconditionally because each one offers something unique. Connery was the lithe and deadly charmer. Lazenby was the vulnerable one. Moore was incredibly handsome and witty. Dalton was real and intense. Brosnan was suave and smooth. Craig was the bluntest of instruments.

[@morthedgebuckle227]

I cant decide. My favourite would have to be Roger Lazenby Connery.

[@jasonwebster9300]

Sean Connery is my favourite as James Bond - that charm, swagger and he looked like he could kill you. My two absolute favourite Bond films are Thunderball (1965) and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969). I have always thought George Lazenby was solid as Bond and he was really good in the action sequences due to his military service experience in the Royal Australian Army SAS. I believe he would have really grown into the role if he worked under the direction of experienced Guy Hamilton in both Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Live and Let Die (1973).

[@ronaldpoppe3774]

Good morning Ash. My favorite Bond would have to be Sean Connery like you said he was the one from my childhood but I also thought he did the best job. George Lazenby was probably the one who looked most like the drawing of Bond. I always think of Rodger Moore as the saint. I used to watch the TV show with my father in the 60s. Next to Sean Connery I would have to say Pierce Brosnan would be my second choice. I do like Daniel Craig's portrayal and enjoyed his films but not as much as Sean Connery. I have started reading the books in the order in which Ian Fleming wrote them. I have just finished Gold finger. They are certainly literature of their time. very best regards Ron

[@flasherol3764]

Great Video. I'm a big James Bond Fan as well. I always enjoyed A View To A Kill. It's one of my favourite Roger Moore Bond Movies.

[@charlesbradshaw]

george lazenby would have been if hed have made a couple more ffilms. So its Connery. I thought you would have covered fashion and style

[@larrywave]

You should do all bond movies one by one where you go through all the clothing main characters wear

[@chun-sunchan6106]

Lazenby’s voice was actually dubbed… he also famously wanted the role so badly that on auditioning, he asked for a Connery haircut and tried to emulate the Connery look

[@RemyNiemand]

G E O R G E L A Z E N B Y 007 🔫

[@artmallory970]

Shir Shean Connery was the original, but Dalton was a good 'Bond' who was reportedly closest to Fleming's original inception. 'From Russia With Love' had the best fight in the train - vs 'Red' Grant

[@warrenrhinerson6373]

So far, I’ve read every one of Ian Fleming’s novels from Casino Royale through Goldfinger and I can confirm that Timmy Dalton bond is the most accurate followed extremely closely by Daniel Craig. If Daniel Craig had died his hair black, he would be the single most accurate version of the character.

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Very good observation about "From Russia With Love", one of the finest James Bond films. BTW, Robert Shaw was an excellent actor who never received the credit he deserved.

[@JoeBeim]

Am I the only one who felt George Lazenbe was the most appropriate JB-appearing?

[@nickkambitis5340]

Very interesting Ash. My Era was also Roger Moore although my favourite Bond is Daniel Craig and the Skyfall movie. As I’ve become more affluent in my middling years, rather like yourself, I found myself modelling my clothes off of Daniel Craig. Criockett and Jones shoes, Tom Ford etc. I also subscribe to Bond Style for more inspirationon on my Bond journey.

[@Art-is-craft]

Craig is at the bottom of the Bonds. His character lacked charisma, flair and the look of agent assassin. He is a good actor but the Bind production was the issue.

[@arslongavitabrevis5136]

Although Sean Connery was, perhaps, the "perfect" Bond I would go along with you with Roger Moore who not only was (as my wife says) "the most handsome Bond ever" but also the most humane and charming; nobody could match his English stylishness and dry humour. I never liked Timothy Dalton but Pierce Brosnan did an excellent job. Daniel Craig is awful, in EVERY way (dour, sullen, brutal and humourless) OK: Rant over! 😁😁😁 Best Bond films? "From Russia With Love" - "Thunderball" - "Live and Let Die" -"The Spy Who Loved Me" - "Golden Eye" and "The World Is Not Enough" Worst Bond films? "Diamonds Are Forever" - "Moonraker" and ALL Daniel Craig´s.

[@ZoomZoom-ng6sn]

People from all walks of life watch James Bond movies. My favorite Bond........? I've seen every Bond movie.

[@scottchapman7128]

I think a mature James Bond shows wisdom and real English class, cunning, knowledgeable, well dressed and well spoken, they will have a hard time finding an actor of that caliber, today!🍸

[@Talon173]

Not sure i have a favorite bond. The joy of the flims is that each actor has bought their unique take on the character which portrays the times that the films were made in. Its almost a snapshot into history and the worlds attitudes on politics, money, attitudes to sex and life depending on when the film was made.

[@todd344]

David Niven he was a good one in casino Royale. They’re in 67. And he 56

[@thewanderer2410]

Sean Connery is my first choice as he was a very suave and stylish Bond, followed by Daniel Craig who was a more rugged and in your face Bond more akin to someone who i imagine was in the SBS. I'm showing my age by saying I've seen all the Bond movies over the decades. Pierce Brosnan is my third choice and a mention for Timothy Dalton he wasn’t to shabby ether playing bond but i couldn't take to Roger Moore he was to comedic for me later on in his bond movies. Even though Live and let die is my favourite of his Bond films.

[@Art-is-craft]

Roger Moore Bond was flippant as it was played like a Military officer that did not care about all the fuss.

[@hispid1]

Sean Connery - who had to be bribed with a bottle whisky to turn up and just be nice to the crew. I think the later films lost their way from the original

[@danielschaeffer1294]

Apparently Fleming wanted to get Cary Grant - too expensive. He’d have been pleased with the choice of Lazenby, who bears a resemblance to Grant, including the dimple. But for me the closest to Bond in the books was clearly Dalton. The evolution of the Bond film as a genre of its own probably occurred because they had so much competition from television. “The Avengers” with Diana Rigg, “Secret Agent” with Patrick McGoohan,” and “The Man from UNCLE.” To draw people into the theater the films became flashier, more outlandish, and further divorced from reality. Meanwhile, the inevitable reaction came in the form of darker, more realistic films - “The IPCRESS File,” “Three Days of the Condor,” “Marathon Man,” “Day of the Jackal.” Some day someone will do a dissertation on this. I’m too damn old.

[@Art-is-craft]

People have become too obsessed with the looks. It is the attitude of the character that matters more and how there charisma comes across. Moore Bond was better than Craig because it had a charisma and outward warmth that allowed the character to easily mingle with people.

[@kevinhoughton9134]

Connery and Moore all the way for me, I don't think Moore looked 58 in View To A Kill which is one of my favourites with Christopher Walken as the villain. Dalton is my least favourite.

[@voxer99]

Jumping the shark.

[@teenoso4069]

Roger Moore. My first bond

[@simonfilmfan4899]

Roger Moore. The most entertaining and with the best run of films. Then Sean Connery. Followed by Timothy Dalton. Pierce Brosnan was so-so with boring scripts. Lazenby was okay but to hard to judge from one film. Daniel Craig I didn't like at all. A charmless thug channelling Jason Bourne.

[@KimBailey-w2g]

No shit and he couldn’t even protect m from the bad guy give me a break and you’re right he’s more like a thug than a double oh agent in Timothy Dalton is my bond pure plain and simple. There’s no other.

[@ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛΧΑΤΖΗΔΑΚΗΣ-ρ5σ]

The reason why i think Connery was the best in the first 4 Bond films (Dr. No - FRWL - Goldfinger -Thunderball). He was the only one who could be dark and gritty and at the same time sophisticated and charming. He looked just as dangerous, tough and ruthless as Craig or Dalton, without having to look depressed and with a lot more style and charisma. He could have humor and punchlines without it making him cheesy or turning the film into a comedy, as it often was with Moore. He looked cooler and had a lot more natural talent than Lazenby or Brosnan. He filled the screen with charisma and masculinity that no one else matched. His looks, his style, his movements, even the way he said each line or one-liner make him unreachable. Sean Connery made James Bond: "the man every other man wants to be and every woman just wants ...". While Moore often turned the character into a "caricature" of the connery Bond, Dalton into a "dry" and humorless character, Brosnan into a "videogame" hero, and Craig into a depressed and often "bipolar" character, an alternative Jason Bourne. In conclusion, Sean Connery was the ultimate personification of Bond because he is the only one you would want to be at all times. All his successors had some of Bond's elements. He had it all.

[@th7297]

If you were a woman and I wasn’t with my wife we both would have to marry.

[@oliver1965]

All said right

[@financeguy4859]

Pretty spot on!

[@christianorr1059]

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[@ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛΧΑΤΖΗΔΑΚΗΣ-ρ5σ]

@@th7297 😂

[@johnrb9397]

Sean Connery hands down.

[@billyo54]

Hello Ash. I am old enough to remember Roger Moore as The Saint. At the age of ten (1964) I was given a Saint toy pistol and shoulder holster for my Birthday. That was also the time I started to wear a tie, (The Saint always wore ties), and trying to copy the Roger Moore quiff in my hair. So I owe a lot to Mr Moore's influence on a little country boy running through the fields with my service army pistol under my jacket and dreaming of all the wonderful adventures I would have. I would love to have met him on one of his talks. Thanks for the memories Ash.

[@MrPleers]

Timothy Dalton is the Bond that came very close to the Ian Fleming's Bond in the book's. I would have liked to see more of him as Bond.

[@melvincain5012]

I was in the pub about 30 years ago with my parents & Auntie & uncle. My uncle was in the Merchant navy before being a Lorry driver. He produced an old photo of two sailors in a photographers studio. One of them was my uncle at about 20 the other was Sean Connery. On the back in pencil was written "Me & Tommy Connery" The first time I found out Sean wasn't his real name.

[@oliver1965]

Great memory

[@shawndolan3704]

Thanks, Ash. Good one. Connery is my favorite. OHMSS is the best book and movie. Completely agree with you: Lazenby could have been great had he kept with it.

[@oliver1965]

Yip. Lazenby was very underrated (too much in fact)

[@henrywest7217]

I think that The Spy Who Loved Me may be as satisfying a cinema experience as was North By NorthWest.

[@jaysterling26]

Yes, (but for me) with just caveat: the van in the desert scene.

[@SirVicc]

A near perfect Bond movie. Beautiful women, great car chase, secret ocean lair, stunning locations and sets. And any movie with both Valerie Leon and Caroline Munro in it has to be right up there.

[@markjonz]

And that beautiful white Lotus. And the theme tune😂

[@DavidJohnRedwood]

"......Nobody does it quite as good as you. Baby you're the best....." (Carly Simon).

[@rafficrashid867]

My first Bond was Connery. As I saw him first. Second is Roger Moore as obviously I saw him second. The rest to me are the runner ups. Connery's one liners in From Russia With Love were ahead of it's time.

[@shot1897]

Tim is the most underrated, he would of been amazing in goldeneye

[@alexbusson4414]

Pierce Brosnan is definitely my favourite Bond. He was so on point with everything - suaveness, style, but ruthlessness too. It's just a shame he had so many poor movies. Thank God for Goldeneye, which was excellent - one of the franchise's best imo.

[@JRS06]

My top three are Connery, Moore, and Brosnan. Connery was ruthless, Moore was humourous, and Pierce was sleek. Many of their films grace my top 10 (which includes some standard picks like Goldfinger and Goldeneye, but also controversial ones like Diamonds are Forever and View to a Kill). Dalton was pretty good too. I'm not massive on Craig as he just got more depressed and disinterested as his films went on, and I just can't buy Lazenby as a convincing Bond.

[@bigvisk1125]

My favorite is connery or brosnan (my bond being born in 83) But I've enjoyed all of them. Lazenby was my least favorite bond but I think although it's not my favorite bond movie it is my favorite story (movie story not book story).

[@MichaelWilliams-pi7yy]

Pierce Brosnan. Then, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Daniel Craig, Timothy Dalton, and George Lazenby.

[@9er..]

Around the age of 8/9 my father brought me to the movie theater to see License to Kill. Ever since then, Timothy Dalton has been “my” Bond. A person’s favorite bond is as subjective as their cologne.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore for me. I like Daniel Craig, but I’m not a fan of his Bond films.

[@lesliecuff2079]

Is Ash ever not camping?

[@scrambaba]

Lazenby all the way. Saw HM Secret Service many years ago and was genuinely very impressed. Yes, Moore badly overstayed. Like Daniel Craig but don‘t like the edgy angsty look and feel of pop culture generally in the last 2 decades so thumbs down for the Craig Bond.

[@carloscarrera1192]

I grew up watching Roger Moore, but I clearly prefer Sean Connery. Roger Moore is Simon Templar (whom I watched later). It could have been interesting to see Sam Neill perform as Bond (I love his portrayal in Reilly, Ace of Spies).

[@kaykunz4730]

Pierce Brosnan, followed by Sean Connery as close second.

[@richardsmegma5081]

Pierce!

[@jaysterb1]

Fantastic analysis. I too am a Sir Roger Moore man. Very suave and sophisticated. Craig and Dalton probably my least favorite.

[@sirrandolphnettleby3114]

Does anyone remember The Saint starring Roger Moore my Dad had a pair of Saint cufflinks the ones with that little Stick man stamped on them.

[@skylongskylong1982]

If join the Saint Club, you can buy a pair of those cuff links. I have Saint tie, and lapel badge. You get a very amusing ID. club card, with an introduction on the back written by Leslie Charteris , which will get you a smile if shown to police if stopped !

[@vladimirs8760]

I never watched any Bond movies except the original ones with Sean Connery until I discovered your channel. Your Bond videos aroused my interest and I watched On Her Majesty's Secret Service, which I found peculiar after the first movies but having its own charm. Now moving on to the Daniel Craig's Bond.

[@DavidJohnRedwood]

Recall all of the actors. For me, it comes down to Dr No as the movie and Sean Connery as the actor. 1962 was a very long time ago now, and perhaps nostalgia is influencing me, plus, I have enjoyed pretty much all of the 007 movies, so I'm talking "best of the best", not saying one movie was good but implying that the rest were not. # Of those rest I think "Thunderball" and "The Spy Who Loved Me" may be my runners-up. There have been some great theme songs throughout, particularly "Nobody Does It Better" recorded by Carly Simon. I think that was around the early to mid-80's. Bond ladies: Ursula Andress and Halle Berry both ultra-beautiful. That one film mentioned in the video in which George Lazenby appeared was opposite Diana Rigg, a fine actor including on the stage. And of course we have Ian Fleming to thank for all of it. I think the comments in the video are very good. "A View to a Kill" did see Roger Moore show his age. He was very good to start with but played 007 for too long. I have yet to view the latest Bond film - I think I heard it is a female 007 now. How interesting.

[@NigelKidd-ki6zz]

The first Bond movie I saw was Doctor No on TV which got me into James Bond as a child. In my teens I also a Double-Bill at the cinema, Live & Let Die followed by The Spy Who Loved Me. Yes we are indeed influenced by the Bond we grew up with and Roger Moore became my favourite. Those two movies are right up with the best.

[@YankeeBaseball]

I’m back and forth between Connery and Craig. I grew up with Connery, didn’t see Moore, Dalton, or Bronson as fitting the character mold. Craig to me did fit that mold. I thought Lazenby fit the character but only did the one movie. Favorite movies Goldfinger, Casino Royale, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

[@jasonwebster9300]

Sean Connery is my favourite as James Bond - that charm, swagger and he looked he could kill you. My two absolute favourite Bond films are Thunderball (1965) and On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969). I have always thought George Lazenby was solid as Bond and he was really good in the action sequences due to his military service experience in the Royal Australian Army SAS. I believe he would have really grown into the role if he worked under the direction of experienced Guy Hamilton in both Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Live and Let Die (1973).

[@glennet9613]

Connery's Bond had a veneer of sophistication hiding a ruthless nature which made him very convincing and, to me, makes him the most realistic Bond. Roger Moore didn't try to follow Connery's model but invented a tongue in cheek Bond, it is difficult to compare the two but none of the others come close.

[@KRW628]

Connery number one. Craig number two. Skyfall just edges out From Russia With Love (and the European half of Goldfinger) as best movie. I wear my watches (divers , of course) on Bond NATO straps; Goldfinger and SPECTRE patterns

[@oliver1965]

Ash- interesting choice but understandable from your POV. Even as I am older than you I am chosing Craig (modern, kind of hero) and Brosnan 2nd, cause I knew him from Remington Steel from firmer times. Pls continue that kind of content. Appreciated. Get going 🚀

[@JaneK27]

Hey Ash, how can you have such a disdain for Moonraker? It was a stunning show. I think weakest Bond from Roger Moore’s tenure was The Octopussy. I agree on The Living Daylights, one of the best. My favorites: Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. You made right comments on Sean Connery, Tim Dalton and George Lazenby. Craig is great actor but I never accepted him as a Bond figure.

[@financeguy4859]

Wow this is a tough one. Like you, I was exposed to 007 as a kid through Roger Moore, and I used to think he was far and away the best Bond. As I grew up and continued to watch all the Bond movies over and over again my opinion changed. I truly believe Sean Connery was the ultimate Bond movie actor, followed closely behind by Daniel Craig. I feel the character demands a level of athletic prowess and aggression that Connery and Craig presented better than Roger Moore. Having said that, Live and Let Die and For Your Eyes Only or amongst my favorites of the movies. I thought Timothy Dalton was underrated and his premier in The Living Daylights is another one of my favorites (though License To Kill was a train wreck). Dalton could have developed nicely into the role I believe. Though I will watch every Bond movie that comes along, I will reserve comment on the Pierce Brosnan movies (recovering PTSD), even though I loved him as Remington Steele. Interestingly, as a martial arts practitioner I think that amongst the early Bonds, George Lazenby did a great job in his fight scenes demonstrating fight skill that was rarely seen in movies until much more recently (al la John Wick). What I loved about Daniel Craig is that he was the first actor to present a Bond character that actually bleeds. This was important because it is inconceivable that an agent can go through the adventures that James Bond goes through and always come out unscathed. My vote for the next James Bond actor amongst the choices in your previous video: Henry Cavill hands down. One just needs to watch the movie The Man From Uncle to see that he's got this. I think Aaron Taylor-Johnson is great (Bullet Train!!), but I don't see it just yet. Give Cavill the chance first, and then Taylor-Johnson when he matures a little. I'm not the least bit worried about the ages of these actors. Much to the credit of contemporary action movie stars the level of physical fitness they are achieving to play these roles is extremely impressive. Just look at Keanu Reeves and Hugh Jackman at what they did prepare preparing for their respective characters. At 50+ years old, truly exceptional!!

[@ManvasPachenko]

I love Connery and Moore's Bond characterisation. They had charm and a sense of fun. I DID love Craig's, darker Bond. However, on later viewings, I now find his portrayal too bloody miserable and moody. I know it was he, in his capacity as a producer. To select Sam Smith and Billie Eillish. To do two of the most none-Bond sounding theme songs ever!! I dislike Brosnon as Bond, and I'm not a fan of Dalton or Lazenby either.

[@johnseeger9083]

Ash and the crew, As you said, the first Bond imprints your image of the character. My first cinema view was Thunderball, so Sean Connery was “my first exposure.” IMO, Connery and Craig are the best portrayals of the Fleming Bond. Of course, any Bond movie is always going to be worth the ticket even if it isn’t close to Fleming’s Bond. Cheers, JR old warrior, even older author

[@markjonz]

Sean Connery! But I grew up watching Roger Moore, like you, and love all those movies. I liked Timothy Dalton and his films were pretty good from memory. Pierce Branson was great in Goldeneye but his other films were pretty daft. Daniel Craig was great but some of the films aren’t so good, especially the last!

[@gordonyoul9515]

Roger Moore would be my choice too. Sean Connery a close second. Pierce Brosnan too pretty. George Lazenby forgettable. Timothy Dalton too mechanical. Daniel Craig way too dark. And Roger Moore had a superb tailor…

[@CanadaFree-ce9jn]

I don't think I can peg a favorite but I grew up with Connery and Moore. Right now I am on my 3rd Justin Black book of real spy stories from both sides. His podcast is Spycraft 101 where you can hear audio of many such real life spy stories.

[@munichbier1167]

I could whittle it down to six… Easier to ask favourite Bond film by actor than favourite Bond.

[@TheElnoopy]

Hi ash, I personally thought that Connery was and still is the best all time bond. I even now will gladly watch the first four movies however I think that diamonds are forever was flogging a dead horse. If I was to go with my era bond it would be Brosnen my particular favourite movie of his would be Goldeneye. My fave movie of the Bond franchise would be Skyfall and Goldfinger. I know Thunderball gets a lot of flak but I also thought this was a great movie. Love the 007 themed videos keep them up Ash 👍🏽

[@SirVicc]

As with you, Moore was the Bond I grew up with, but once I saw Sean Connery, he was Bond incarnate. Tough, humorous, charming, suave, deadly. The perfect blend. Moore is my close second for the reasons you gave. Then Dalton. He portrayed the serious Bond best. Brosnan was a bit too smarmy and soft for me. Almost posed too much. But I liked his first two films. Lazenby was adequate, but his film was great. One of the best. Craig is last for me. A face like an old mitt with the personality to match. Dour is a good word. Almost emo. Last last last place, though Casino Royale was a good movie.

[@Dorelaxen]

Roger Moore for me. He had a sardonic, almost detached bemusement to most situations. He knew his job was dangerous, his life was constantly in danger, and he faced it all with a slight smirk and a smart ass comment. His movies also had the coolest villains. Scaramanga, Jaws, Tee-Hee, May Day etc.

[@cujimmy1366]

No David Niven...

[@skylongskylong1982]

Yes, good point . The original Casino Royal. I believe even though it was nightmare to make, ( four directors)it made more money in 1967, than You Only Live Twice !

[@kevm7751]

Connery all day long. I grew up watching Roger Moore and liked him too but Connery is Flemming's Bond personified and has the physical presence, charisma and masculinity to shine above the rest. I think Daniel Craig is a good actor but never convinced as Bond. Wrong hair colour, slightly soulless performance and nowhere near the screen presence of Connery. All the others are just also rans.

[@NaNByZero]

Lazenby was a very appropriate Bond. I think I am very alone here with my opinion but I like Daniel Craig best and Skyfall is my favorite Bond movie of all times. 🕐⚙️🍸

[@pigsydney]

Roger Moore was also The Saint,I grew up with Roger Moore as my 007.It is a difficult choice to chose between him and Sean Connery.As for later Bonds I would choose Pierce Brosenan.I do think Sean might be the best Bond.Daniel Craig is brings Bond back to Connery.

[@finger351]

Daniel Craig was my favourite Bond because he brought something in the background, something you know is happening but you don't know what. In his Bond it was alcohol hiding in the background but these days there could be anything hidden away such as a messy divorce, mental health issues, drugs etc. I think a lot of people can relate to his version of the character.

[@pasquale78]

When I was young Roger Moore was "my" James Bond, therefore when I think of James Bond, I have Roger Moore in mind. It's not my favorite Bond though. In my mind Roger Moore suffered from the later films of that era that are way over the top and more comical than the films that came before. (that's just my opinion) In my opinion the Daniel Graig movies are the best. I really like the gritty atmosphere of the films and James is not a real gentleman, but more military. Graig's Bond character has more depth, than all the other ones. I think he's the best bond because he portrays a tormented man who's haunted by the things he's done and the loved ones he lost a long the way. From a cinematic standpoint I think that's the most interesting.

[@13vanhalen]

My Bind was Brosnan but when I came back to the series after watching Dalton as Bond my favourite is Dalton and its because that he was more faithful to what Ian Fleming wrote but my favourite film is Licence To Kill and it because there are people like Sanchez and reflected on the times also part of the plot actually came from chapters 14 and 15 of the book Live and Let Die If I was you rewatched it again and then read those chapters

[@philw4053]

I've read all the books and, without doubt, Daniel Craig is the actor who gets closest to the man Flemming intended Bond to be. I also thought his films were the most gripping - Casino Royale being one of the best films ever, let alone Bond films. So it has to be Daniel Craig for me....

[@Santoshlv426]

Roger Moore is my James bond and for me will always be the definitive man of style, panache, poshness . In truth though, all the men that played James Bond were good and exceptionally handsome.

[@michaelstocklin9080]

A View to a Kill is such an experimental movie, it's kind of amazing it is as good as it is. if you think about it, there are 3 different plots to the thing, and none of them have anything to do with each other. they are at first looking for a microchip, then doping race horses, and then flooding Silicon Valley, its crazy. also think Sir Roger is a fine choice for a favorite Bond, he always gave an excellent performance.

[@ManuelCastroJuan]

My favorit James Bond is Roger Moore by the same reasons you said. I grew Up with him and I remember the first moovie I saw was Moonraquer in the Cinema. It was late 70ies.

[@leeharding8306]

All really nice people in their own right and all brought a different style of Bond to the screen. Sean Connery definitely got the ball rolling but Roger More was my growing up Bond and a real gentleman but Daniel Graig is definitely my favourite Bond and definitely the closest depiction of Bond.

[@ΕΜΜΑΝΟΥΗΛΧΑΤΖΗΔΑΚΗΣ-ρ5σ]

Sean Connery was and always will be James Bond imo. The other actors were good, but no one can come close to the original. And Thunderball is my favorite Bond movie

[@skylongskylong1982]

Roger Moore, will always be The Saint to me. He did a good job in the Bond films, but was to old at 46 to be 007.

[@darrenorr3816]

Great video as always Ash. Although not as prolific in the Bond franchise, David Niven also played Bond and served as an officer in the Army.

[@JakeGale-gn3kg]

Roger Moore was my favourite Bond! Loved his cheeky, womanising version.

[@bjartone-ip5cd]

FYI Roger was the son of a policeman. Tim's dad was a captain in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) ...

[@stevenwalters3639]

I won’t say pierce and golden eye were the best but they hold a special place for me because it was introduction to bond around 10 years okd

[@jimmydigital]

I think Connery's best films were Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice and Thunderball. People overlook the fact that Connery's Bond also fell into that tongue-in-cheek, more comedic & kooky style with his last 2 outings, Diamonds Are Forever was certainly in that style. Moore's best films were The Spy Who Loved Me, A View to a Kill & (dare I say it) Moonraker. The latter being published in 1955 but I have no doubt the film leaned more towards piggy-backing the popularity of Star Wars. I have very little time for Craig's Bond. Like most modern films, they are too woke, too stifled in what they can and can't depict. Women can no longer be inherently bad/psychotic (like Xenia Onatopp) nor can they be sexual or sexy ... so gone are all the fun shenanigans. Goldeneye was the last "proper" Bond film IMO. So the true essence of Bond has been dead a long time. Nowadays they're just trying to have Bond compete with Bourne and Ethan plus ticking all the woke boxes.

[@nuancedbro9373]

For me Daniel Craig brought the most emotion to it and you felt like you were getting to know more about him as the films progressed.

[@gene2049]

I liked Roger Moore the best. More intelligence than toughness. Great movies.

[@Nicktuck333]

For me. Best Bond movies Skyfall, licence to kill. Favorite Bond actor Brosnan and Roger Moore. Favorite Villain, Christopher Lee. Favorite Bond girls, Eva Green Brit Eckland and Sophie Marceu. Least favorite Bond movies, Living Daylights, QOS and No time to die. and the one with Madonna.

[@markimusminimus4325]

Just started watching these movies for the first time. Daniel Craig is good, but being partial to the past, I like Sean Connery. Haven’t seen others.

[@Art-is-craft]

Moore plays the role like a flippant army officer, Connery like a tough brawling operator and Lasenby played it Similar to Connery but with a little bit more flair. None of the latter actors could pull any of that off. Craigs character was to hard faced and lacked a charisma that would allow him to mingle with the other characters.

[@matspersson5188]

Although I grew up with Moore I have to say Daniel Craig. He’s got it all.

[@wdstauter8429]

Roger Moore for me as well. I also grew up with him as Bond, like you.

[@jproog41]

Connery is the best, Craig is my favorite because he woke me to men's style.

[@robertappleby9099]

Some facts, Fleming wanted Cary Grant, he was too old..Roger Moore auditioned..they told him they wanted someone older. When they choose Sean Connery he laughed, he was 5 years older than Sean Connery. I liked Roger Moore but for me he will always be Simon Templar.

[@christianorr1059]

Sir Roger Moore was my introduction to 007 (“The Spy Who Loved Me” and “Moonraker) as a wee bitty lad, so he was my early fave, but now I gotta go with Sir Sean Connery out of Scottish ancestral pride. 🕵️‍♂️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@christianorr1059]

Fascinating to hear about the real-life military careers of Messrs. Connery, Lazenby, and Moore alike. Thanks for that!

[@bjartone-ip5cd]

Dear Chap, what is your opinion on Patrick McGoohan? Could you see him interpreting Bond? And what about New Zeelander Sam Neill? He was considered for Octopussy after his brilliant interpretation of Sidney Reilly... However his friend and director Martin Campbell eventually did a good job directing GoldenEye and Casino Royale.

[@TheChapsGuide]

Both would have been a good choice. Sadly the road not taken.

[@anthonyoliver2639]

I'm with you, Roger Moore was my childhood Bond. Connery also perfect in the role. How about Theo James for Bond? I think he's been overlooked but would be a good fit

[@TheChapsGuide]

If Cavil is overlooked for the role, I think James is a good 2nd choice.

[@oliver1965]

Question: what about an evening with the Chap‘s Guide topics „in person“ ? Drinks Food Talks Watches Clothes some sightseeing…

[@TheChapsGuide]

It’s happening in September: www.gentlemansgazette.com/events/gg-london-event-2024/