Roger Moore on Living Through The Blitz | The Dick Cavett Show

Dick Cavett welcomes The Saint, Roger Moore, to the show who discusses what is was like to live as a young person during The Blitz in WWII.
Date aired - July 22 1971 - Chuck McCann
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@TheDickCavettShow]

What's your favourite Roger Moore interview on the Dick Cavett Show?

[@devoutcard3206]

Please upload more of Sir Roger Moore's interview. I watch it repeatedly to feel good.

[@miltonmoore8369]

​@devoutcard3206 The interview with Richard Burton really stands out. And this one featuring Roger Moore is "WAY UP THERE!"😊😊

[@lucyfernandez8304]

@@miltonmoore8369 Roger Moore Visiting The Beach Boys, in Melbourne

[@roberthayes9842]

I did a few days on Octupussy and believe me Roger Moore was a true film star, lovely man, handsome, fun and charming, one of the greats

[@ubiased23]

Roger Moore was always a class act and an absolute gentleman. we miss you Roger.

[@lucyfernandez8304]

We are The Beach Boys, Visiting in Melbourne. 1977

[@beverlybradley5485]

Remember seeing Roger Moore, at a Billy Connelly show in London, he was sitting in front of us, he was in hysterical laughter all night, really made our night seeing James Bond laughing so much, R.I.P.

[@Falconlibrary]

This is what you call a suave, charming, witty, English gentleman.

[@westfield90]

My beautiful kind selfless mother who passed away a month ago used to always be a fan of the Saint and she would always say that Roger Moore was the most handsome actor she had seen. I miss and love you Mom. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@karearoto4294]

You've written this nearly word for word as I intended. Except my mother passed ten years ago. 💕

[@bridgetnolan3947]

I hope you are ok, I know what it feels like to loose your Mam.

[@westfield90]

@@bridgetnolan3947 thank you. It’s been tough since she was such an integral part of our family.

[@bridgetnolan3947]

@@westfield90 My mam Peg Nolan was a School Bus Driver. She looked after 5 of us. She was great fun and a great singer.

[@dawnemerson3604]

So sorry about your Mom

[@buzzfunk]

Roger was a diamond. Grew up with his Bond. The best. They don’t make ‘em like this anymore. Miss you, Roger!

[@anandmorris]

Roger Moore. What an absolute British legend. Love the guy.

[@lucyfernandez8304]

Roger Moore Visiting the Beach Boys

[@RG-jj7yz]

I have 2 aunts, knew him growing up in Battersea, London in the 50's. He came to tea as their mothers knew each other. And the other knew him at school, used to say hello on the bus. She's still alive. Will be 92. He was taking elocution lessons then. Just before he started modelling knitwear.

[@lucyfernandez8304]

Sings Talk to the animals in Closing Number

[@David-il9xw]

Without a doubt, Cavett’s casual conversations, with extraordinary guests, teach us more of the moment than ten history books.

[@dova7536]

Is this what someone who is brainwashed by TV actually thinks?

[@David-il9xw]

@@dova7536 and exactly how did a v-1 sound? I missed that in the textbook.

[@angelwings7930]

Especially back then. Much more fascinating people with more depth and talent.

[@fraggit]

@@David-il9xw Now that was a class retort dear boy 😉

[@paulgerardhosty9909]

I don’t know. I can’t claim to have read 10 history books. You’re a better man than me! 😀

[@bocagoodtimes1460]

Roger Moore was a class act.

[@devoutcard3206]

It's wonderful to watch Roger Moore's interview. It has humour, wit and a story to listen to.

[@davetherave1729]

Always liked Roger Moore. Had style and charisma. He was the best bond.

[@kernowarty]

Apart from Sean Connery and Daniel Craig of course.

[@davetherave1729]

@@kernowarty in my opinion he was the best bond.

[@guillezorro]

@@kernowarty Daniel Craig? Whatever you're on, please let me have some!

[@kernowarty]

@@guillezorro Sure, it's Mirtazepeine.

[@MatrixCobretti]

@@guillezorro Well said, Craig is a disgrace.

[@ricarleite]

GOD why isn't TV like this anymore!!!

[@lucyfernandez8304]

All Those Visiting of Linda Ronstadt & Roger Moore and The Beach Boys, in Central park,

[@seamusblack5876]

What a beautiful man in everyway

[@protectorbobby]

What a legend,the best of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@pendragon4905]

Didn't want that to stop. Wonderful! Love Dick Cavett's conversational style and Roger's stories and sense of humour. It was a different era. Classy, respectful and no need for foul language. Thank you for uploading this.

[@blooter6360]

Agreed 100% Absoloutely priceless

[@thomsboys77]

Snowflake

[@robatsea2009]

The other guest here is Chuck McCann. Roger Moore is tremendously witty straight off-the-cuff, and makes for a splendid interview subject.

[@schmittyhanrahan8126]

The Rockford Files episode wherein he plays a forlorn Vegas comedian is a must see.

[@bobjohnson205]

Yes, Chuck and his funny box! @@schmittyhanrahan8126

[@mrpeel3239]

Met him when he was in a limited theatrical run in NYC. He was surprised to see (and sign) my Saint memorabilia!

[@johnmurphy7316]

I liked his James Bond very much. A charming man.

[@jshaers96]

No one should be allowed to be that handsome, it makes the rest of us feel bad.

[@johnmilner7603]

I always watched The Saint and The Persuaders while living at home and going to school.

[@ltcolumbo9708]

CLASSY ENGLISH GENTLEMAN ALL AROUND Made James Bond even more grand and entertaining

[@pmafterdark]

Roger was always such a class act. Still miss him a lot.

[@nosoupforyou425]

Cavett was just perfect. Loved his style and wit

[@willtheman840]

To each their own. I can't stand him as a host or interviewer.

[@bobjohnson205]

I agree. Too many awkward moments with Cavett! You just weren't sure what he was going to say next sometimes. You can see his guests sometimes wondering the same thing. @@willtheman840

[@MickAngelhere]

Loved the way he lights up during the interview, classic 👍

[@martinfolan4864]

Controversial. Moore was the best Bond. He was such a fantastic raconteur! Impossibly handsome.

[@CloneShockTrooper]

So much charm and elegance, style..

[@Eire_Go_Deo]

God I’d have loved to have shared a few drinks with Roger.

[@Barry101er]

Roger-we miss you!

[@pauloconnor5101]

My Nan didn't use the underground tube ever again after being stuck down in the subway during the blitz just couldn't go down there again.

[@robinlillian9471]

Roger Moore had quite a life. RIP

[@stewartmcneill2262]

Dick was probably the best interviewer

[@TheGiantKillers]

errm David Frost ahem. The US networks offered Michael Parkinson some eye watering sums for the time but he was happy in the UK.

[@angelwings7930]

Yes he was fantastic. Also Merv Griffin , Carson and Mike Douglas. Back then they didn’t rush conversations and you’d hear the most fascinating stories. And often, as guests accumulated on the couches they’d interact so it wasn’t just one guest and the host. Oh boy the mingled discussions were entertaining !

[@willtheman840]

I think Cavett stunk as an interviewer. Awkward, dull, etc.

[@Alex_Plante]

This was only 26 years after the end of the 2nd World War. It's as if someone in 2022 was talking about something that went on in the 1990s.

[@maryryan9464]

Alex plante well spotted I guess I honestly thought it was 90s but before I was born I would of never guessed that never thought much of Moore as an actor but can certainly stay with one of the best in cavett to interview you need to be on your game or Dick could make one look very silly imo

[@dwightropp3014]

Exactly! In fact, I just heard a similar statement that is truly mind-blowing. Can you fathom that there has been as much time pass since 1970 until now (2022) as had passed from the end of the First World War until 1970? So, in effect, they would look back on folks talking in 1918 (or 1919) precisely as we are now looking back on them in this clip!

[@stephenpoe3105]

@@dwightropp3014 Yeah, roughly fifty two years had passed just as it has since 1970 as well. My Great Grandfather fought in the first World War and was permanently handicapped for the rest of his life which caused him to have an Alcohol Use Disorder.

[@dwightropp3014]

@@stephenpoe3105 - Sorry to hear that, but ya, it's amazing what he and his fellow defenders went through for us all!

[@WolfsH0ok]

My neighbor back in the 1970's. She would take us to the Theater when we were kids. She remembered the V-1 flying over. She said it was terrifying Another neighbor fought at Monte Cassino he was such a Gentleman We would also play in the boarded up Air Raid shelters, even though, we were forbidden.

[@kpec3]

So much class, sophistocation, charm and humor. He's amazing. Oh and I like Roger Moore too...😊

[@mollyfilms]

I think we all took him for granted to be always be around. Was a huge shock when he went. We seem to be losing all those we grew up with.

[@SuperBookdragon]

Dick's man crush on Roger is adorable.

[@maxdamagus]

"You're perfect." *silence*

[@gregorysagegreene]

Cavett to Moore: "Will you be my wingman?" Moore: "I'll consider your proposal."

[@johnaustin1825]

I was 4 during the Blitz but I had no fear - just normal life. We spent a lot of time down our Andersen Shelter

[@debbieramsey-hanks3757]

I am enjoying this episode very much. Thank you

[@jimmyo1123]

He was my favorite 007👌🏾

[@benrichards399]

the best bond.

[@ryankenyon5010]

Talent has shine.

[@johnpritchard5410]

My father said that the V-2s were the worst. No warning, and a city block blew up....

[@WolfsH0ok]

My neighbor in Sidcup in the 70's. She would take us to the Theater when we were kids. She remembered the V-1 flying in over Kent. She said it was terrifying Another neighbor fought at Monte Cassino he was such a Gentleman

[@bobjohnson205]

Yes, you would hear the sound of the rocket AFTER the explosion!

[@tiffaniaporchiazzo1791]

I Love You Roger Moore ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jeremypearson6852]

I grew up with the Saint, but it seems so tame now. Roger Moore definitely had a different take on Bond, but I always loved his performance. It was a big deal back in the 70’s waiting for the next 007 movie to come out.

[@simonrussell4986]

Apparently The Saint was tame because it was sold to many countries and had to satisfy their broadcast regulations.

[@huiawalker203]

Love Dick Cavett, clever and handsome

[@bobjohnson205]

"Clever and handsome." Are we watching the same video? lol

[@jonhelmer8591]

Roger Moore doing a Groucho impression, priceless!

[@robbryant52]

Roger was really top class

[@autogatto70]

Roger Moore, fantastico!

[@JackSmith-hx8zh]

More than half a century ago!

[@enoch6450]

Moore definitely lost some weight to play 007. I met Moore about 6 years ago @ The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Knightsbridge. Very charming guy.

[@eugenemurray2940]

I spent an afternoon with my wife there A tasting menu.. Thank you for burnishing that memory

[@RenePeraza]

This is that time period after The Saint but before James Bond. His first 007 film was 'Live and Let Die' in 1973.

[@highdefboxing8056]

'Live And Let Die' is also his only Bond film worth watching. The rest are crap.

[@dmer-zy3rb]

@@highdefboxing8056 if anything for your eyes only would be the only one worth watching

[@highdefboxing8056]

@@dmer-zy3rb Well, as stated, I disagree. I can just about watch 'The Man With The Golden Gun' for its comedic value. I couldn't watch the rest over again. Once you've seen them they're not worth watching a second time. I'd prefer to watch an episode of 'The Persuaders', which I watched as a kid without missing an episode when it was broadcast in 1972. I'd also rather watch old episodes of 'The Saint' than his Bond movies.

[@davol2449]

and every single one of them was unwatchable.

[@paulcolville5972]

@@highdefboxing8056 Nonsense, everyone knows The Spy who loved me is the best Bond film bar none, an irrefutable fact if ever there was one! Opening sequence, theme song, and Barbara Bach and Caroline Munro!

[@luckydog2012]

Roger with my favorite James Bond I remember the first movie I saw them in for your eyes only and I was only 10 at that time

[@dutchbobson3183]

Nobody does it better..........

[@bobjohnson205]

Lol!

[@ianworley8169]

In the days when an intelligent interviewer, had interesting, entertaining guests. When it was purely about the guest, one on one and not about the interviewers ego or personal agenda. When he listened, without interruption and without the need for talking skeletons, jazz bands or comedy horses in the background. When talk shows, were more intimate.

[@madeleine9907]

He was very english and very handsome, we used to watch "Helgonet" as kids. And he married a swedish woman 💐

[@armandogabba8966]

He was really handsome

[@bridgetnolan3947]

Roger Moore is James Bond, no-one else comes close.

[@spanishpeaches2930]

Ha ! He played Bond for laughs. Connery was the first and best.

[@stalkek]

@@spanishpeaches2930 But maybe playing him for laughs or with a light touch is the right way to go. Its hardly a character or a version of reality to be taken seriously

[@bobjohnson205]

He had to play it for laughs. After all, as he has said, he was was playing a secret spy who everybody who he was! @@stalkek

[@scotnick59]

His tan makes him look handsome and healthy.

[@niallandrews6790]

I'd like to see Wernher von Braun on the show. anyone know where to find it?

[@ALBERTSTARK1]

Great interview and Sir Roger Moore The Best 😊💯👍

[@roc7880]

when TV anchors were also anchored in scholarship and reality.

[@sarelito9202]

Pity we didn't get more of the other guest. He seemed to have a pleasant personality and something to say.

[@arunsalwan8558]

What’s amazing to me is how fast fashion changed from the mid 60s to the 70s.I mean mainstream fashion .longer hair .suit styles I was born in the 70s and just wonder how did tv and movies become so much more realistic I guess u can say adult ..some great films made in the 70s ..

[@erichaynes7502]

I know, I always thought it was strange that the 60's astronauts(up the the 1969-1970 moon landings) all had short hair and wore suits with skinny ties. Then, the 1971-1972 astronauts let their hair grow out with long sideburns. All in the space of 1-2 years! you're also right about how films became more realistic in the 70's..maybe early 70's was a little too rough around the edges but around 72-73 we started getting The Exorcist and Godfather this started a huge wave of outstanding movies for the rest of the decade. TV was generally regarded as a "vast wasteland", I was sure there watching a ton of TV in the 70's I thought it was great but now looking back I think "yeah, it was a vast wasteland." Movies were exciting events on Friday/Saturday nights that's for sure!

[@tgwcl6194]

I lover that people were still smoking on tv.

[@mozart579]

Great interview 👍🏼

[@johnaustin1825]

My wife's older friend sat next to Roger Moore in class in London

[@kdnofyudbn5918]

I don't smoke but for some reason I miss those times. Maybe cause I picked up some ladies by offering them light ( nice lighter no cigarettes) . A wonderful by gone era.

[@schmittyhanrahan8126]

Smooth indeed- btw did you ever confess to her that you yourself didn't smoke?

[@markcole5187]

9:27 he starts talking about the war.

[@electricmaster23]

Dick, can you please upload your show with Uri Geller? I heard it didn't go to well for him! ;)

[@herbie0408]

This is one good looking guy, and I am a man saying that

[@j1st633]

Chuck MaCann was the second guest.

[@jokermaan1]

He was evacuated to Holsworthy, in Devon during WW2 and went to school at Launceston College, but doesn't mention it because it probably sounds more glamorous to give the impression that he spent the entire war in London.

[@robinlillian9471]

Everyone knows children were evacuated from London.

[@Eire_Go_Deo]

I think it’s more to do with the fact that the Americans wouldn’t have any concept of Launceston etc. Most yanks know London and that’s all.

[@johnervin8033]

Chuck McCann, famed puppeteer and TV fixture, was the guest to Moore's right in this, and died in 2018, only months after Roger Moore, though 5 years younger, b. 1934. There was another guest, Saul Alinsky, now there's someone worth the price of admission, one of the most interesting Americans ever. The great Jacques Maritain called him "One of the few truly great men of our century." High praise for the author of "Rules for Radicals," whom even his nemesis Em. F. Buckley called "an organizational genius". CLIP, PLEASE!

[@andym9571]

How the guy who designed and built the V1 and V2 , Von Braun, ( and responsible for the deaths of thousands) go on to be head of NASA is a mystery

[@freebornjohn2687]

He had the brains and the knowledge so they used him.

[@markriding1267]

Nuremberg was for the Plebs 🤫

[@freebornjohn2687]

@@markriding1267 Certainly the Nazis that didn't have any useful scientific or engineering expertise.

[@jw427]

Operation paperclip

[@guillermoisamit7784]

Atractivo

[@PatrickBaele]

His submarine story is true

[@Barbarian857]

My favorite Bond❤️

[@DrCrabfingers]

11:47...an embarrassing show of ego by Roger Moore...but hey no one is perfect....I like Roger Moore because he never took himself seriously.... And he used his fame to better the lives of people less fortunate than himself, and for that he deserves applause and respect.

[@eddyk3]

It sounded egotistical but I believe he meant it as a joke because the other guests was so knowledgeable.

[@sandersson2813]

The last decent US talk show host.

[@rafflesxyz4800]

It's still going on right now........ VIETNAM!

[@massapower]

Luv the smoking on set as always and guess what folks.... DICK CAVETT has OUT LIVED practically all of his GUESTS... So much for that ridiculous 2nd hand smoke ey ! 😎

[@bobjohnson205]

My step grandfather died from the effects of 2nd hand smoke. There is nothing ridiculous about it!

[@angloaust1575]

When people commented on his fame and wealth He replied I know I shall suffer for it later. In the eternal?

[@mikemartinez1885]

What year was this.?

[@stayingalivewithsaad5351]

July 22,1971 it's given in the description.

[@jagreb]

Who is the gentleman on the left?

[@montseret1]

William Conrad who played Frank Cannon

[@jagreb]

@@montseret1 Thanks David!

[@johnervin8033]

Oh, brother. NOT Conrad, not even close! That's Chuck McCann, famed children's puppeteer and TV fixture. He passed in 2018, only months after Moore, both in their 80s. Saul Alinsky was on this broadcast. Now, that I'd like to see. The very eminent Jacques Maritain, co-author of the landmark "Universal Declaration on Human Rights" (hosted by Eleanor Roosevelt) called Alinsky, "One of the few truly great men of our century." CLIP, PLEASE. Show us that. A service rendered!

[@paulcolville5972]

@@johnervin8033 Remember him from an old Columbo episode! Probably a couple of years after this.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Paul, Yeah he's been in Columbo, Starsky and Hutch etc.

[@ringo688]

Imagine how the mule felt.

[@raresaturn]

So this is pre-Bond?

[@stayingalivewithsaad5351]

Yes !!!

[@phillipecook3227]

Handsome devil wasn't he?

[@juanitajones6900]

Why did it seem as if Dick Cavett had a man crush on Roger Moore? And this was before he became Bond.

[@danmcdaid]

I've never seen him so flustered!

[@Gannooch]

I do have nothing against the other celebs that were on this show but is this channel ever going to show the Dick Cavett shows where he interviews Jackie Gleason or Art Carney? How about any Honeymooners actors that were part of the main cast? These are rarities much like all the other Dick Cavett interviews

[@Gannooch]

@@analogueavenue I only do it because I feel it increases the odds that they would be posted.

[@roberthayes9842]

My flat in London had been bombed by a V2 bomb during the war

[@kenfox22]

Dam Hitler was insane

[@texashistorian7966]

He had a large bald spot that was covered during filming of movies

[@Tomzupp]

he exhibits a proto-trump haircut

[@jacklav1]

So THAT’s where Donald Trump got his idea for the haircut.

[@lee-annebarrett366]

I really dont understand why we look at these actors as though they are terrific They may act, but their personal lives are pretty crumbly. Multiple marriages, with added affairs with other women plus children born in and outside of marriage.

[@OWR0406]

the last Bond was the most boring one ever 😖

[@willtheman840]

Roger Moore was great. I think Dick Cavett was about the worst host and interviewer I have ever seen.

[@thomaselliott573]

He was a shallow man. Most actors are, and I have met a few. They are legendary nobodies, but their self indulgence makes them appear otherwise.