Who was James Bond when you were born?

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  • Agent PurpleAgent Purple Posts: 857MI6 Agent
    Timothy Dalton.
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    New 2020 ranking (for now DAF and FYEO keep their previous placements)
    1. TLD 2. TND 3. GF 4. TSWLM 5. TWINE 6. OHMSS 7. LtK 8. TMWTGG 9. L&LD 10. YOLT 11. DAD 12. QoS 13. DN 14. GE 15. SF 16. OP 17. MR 18. AVTAK 19. TB 20. FRWL 21. CR 22. FYEO 23. DAF (SP to be included later)
    Bond actors to be re-ranked later
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,234MI6 Agent
    September 24th 1985..... did Roger Moore officially announce his retirement before then?
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • eric7064eric7064 USAPosts: 343MI6 Agent
    I was Born in April of '95. So I was born when my favorite Bond film was being filmed along with my favorite Bond actor taking over the role!
  • fan theory addictfan theory addict Posts: 3MI6 Agent
    I was born in 1997 so Brosnan was my first Bond. But Dalton was the one who got me interested in the films.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    edited June 2017
    1974 here :)
    While OP was the first Bond I saw, it's TLD that transformed me into a fan of the franchise.
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  • ThunderRakerThunderRaker Posts: 40MI6 Agent
    Pierce Brosnan was the Bond when I was born, but Goldfinger was my first Bond film I watched.
    1. TLD 2. CR 3. OP 4. OHMSS 5. FYEO 6. AVTAK 7. TSWLM 8. GF 9. FRWL 10. SF 11. LTK 12. TB 13. QOS 14. YOLT 15. LALD 16. DN 17. TWINE 18. GE 19. TND 20. MR 21. TMWTGG 22. SP 23. DAF 24. NSNA 25. DAD
    1. Roger 2. Timmy 3. Connery 4. Craig 5. George 6. Pierce
  • UnderwaterBattle007UnderwaterBattle007 Posts: 284MI6 Agent
    I'm afraid I pre date the films and some of the novels.

    In fact out of the novels the following still hadn't been written by Fleming:

    For Your Eyes Only
    Thunderball
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    On Her Majesties Secret Service
    You Only Live Twice
    The Man With The Golden Gun
    Octopussy and The Living Daylights

    Sean Connery was James Bond and my elder brother took me to see the double header of Goldinger/Thunderball in 1965/1966ish, I was 8 or 9 years of age.
    FRWl, CR, OHMSS, TSWLM, SF, GF, TLD, LTK, TND, FYEO, OP,TWINE, GE, LALD, TB, SPECTRE, DN, YOLT, TMWTGG, QOS, MR, DAF, DAD, AVTAK, NTTD.

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  • OddjoblofeldraxorinOddjoblofeldraxorin CaliforniaPosts: 195MI6 Agent
    I was born in 79 in the middle of Sir Rog's run. Moonraker also happens to be my favorite Bond movie.
  • MR-9MR-9 Posts: 15MI6 Agent
    Sir Roger Moore :)
  • jorgem1jorgem1 Posts: 136MI6 Agent
    Roger Moore has passed away at age 89

    Some of you were born when Roger Moore was Bond (1972-1985).

    Remember that Timothy Dalton was Bond when I was born, 1986 that is!

    Timothy Dalton is my #1 favorite Bond actor and Roger Moore #2. Sean Connery is my #3 favorite.
  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,107MI6 Agent
    I was born in 1990, so technically Timothy Dalton was my Bond when i was born. Even though no films were being made because of the writers strike.
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  • caractacus pottscaractacus potts Orbital communicator, level 10Posts: 3,907MI6 Agent
    Connery

    for those who were alive between 1954 and 1962, were fans worrying why they hadn't heard any rumours or announcements yet about when Barry Nelson would be making the next film?
  • HalfMonk HalfHitmanHalfMonk HalfHitman USAPosts: 2,324MI6 Agent
    Thanks to the experts on this forum, I now know I was born on one of those rare times when the role was legitimately vacant. Lazenby had walked, and Connery would not sign for DAF for several months.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,057Chief of Staff

    for those who were alive between 1954 and 1962, were fans worrying why they hadn't heard any rumours or announcements yet about when Barry Nelson would be making the next film?

    Er... no.
  • Enjoying DeathEnjoying Death Toronto, ON CANADAPosts: 1,231MI6 Agent
    I was born in '69 so Lazenby for me.
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  • VesperMelogranoVesperMelograno The SouthPosts: 901MI6 Agent
    87 here. My best memories are watching SC with my Dad along with various Spaghetti Westerns and "Shane" on a constant loop. We saw all of Pierce Brosnan's films together in theaters. Some might have been objectively terrible but despite the actual movies it was wonderful. It is terribly sentimental but I hope this tradition can be passed on to my children.
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  • jorgem1jorgem1 Posts: 136MI6 Agent
    For now, we're still in the Craig era, the announcement of the new Bond actor hasn't made yet. :007)
  • Agent LeeAgent Lee Posts: 254MI6 Agent
    Born in 89, the year Licence to Kill came out. Which is weird to think about since Pierce Brosnan was unequivocally the Bond of my childhood.
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  • Dirty PunkerDirty Punker ...Your Eyes Only, darling."Posts: 2,587MI6 Agent
    edited May 2017
    Youngest one here...a year before Die Another Day. At least The World Is Not Enough was the last one in people's minds back then.
    I remember as a child watching Tomorrow Never Dies and my father had bought the Collector's Edition DVD of Casino Royale when it had been released.
    Favourite Bond? Well, Lazenby and Brosnan fall short...even if I obviously enjoy their movies.
    By the Book: Connery or Dalton
    Cinematic: Moore, no question
    It's sad how little people my age appreciate the Bond films. Oh well... I guess good taste is getting thinner and thinner amongst people these days...
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    I'm born in 71, so I guess both Connery and Moore were Bond then. The TV channel never showed any Bond movies, so I didn't see any until VCR's came. I don't remember my parents taking us to the cinema, so I think LTK was the first Bond seen on the big screen.
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    I'm born in 71, so I guess both Connery and Moore were Bond then. The TV channel never showed any Bond movies, so I didn't see any until VCR's came. I don't remember my parents taking us to the cinema, so I think LTK was the first Bond seen on the big screen.

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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,704MI6 Agent
    You're right. I thought LALD was earlier.
  • Ammo08Ammo08 Missouri, USAPosts: 386MI6 Agent
    I was born in 1954, so I guess it was Barry Nelson.....however, my brothers snuck me in the theatre in Memphis to see Dr No....Summer of 1963, so I had just finished 3rd grade heading to the 4th...
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  • philpogphilpog Posts: 51MI6 Agent
    Moore (in 1979).

    However, the first Bond I saw on the big screen was Connery, in NSNA.
  • BondFanatic007BondFanatic007 Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    I grew up in the Dalton and Brosnan eras, so of course I have a nostalgic feeling associated with those two, but Roger was the one that really clicked for me as Bond. Firstly, he looks exactly like the original Bond sketch by Fleming, and secondly, he truly embodied the Don Juan nature of Bond, and thus embodied the nature of Fleming himself. Nobody was about the pussy like Roger, because nobody does it better.
  • Sterling ArcherSterling Archer Posts: 197MI6 Agent
    Dalton technically but that was during the gap period between Dalton and Brosnan. I will always consider Brosnan to be the Bond of my childhood.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    No one, okay? No one was James Bond when I was born! Yes, I'm THAT old! I was two when Dr. No came out and my dumb parents neglected to take me to see it! :))
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    No one, okay? No one was James Bond when I was born! Yes, I'm THAT old! I was two when Dr. No came out and my dumb parents neglected to take me to see it! :))


    Oh...wow...you look at least 15 years younger than you are in that case.... :o :o :o

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  • DC1888DC1888 Posts: 23MI6 Agent
    Brosnan was my generations Bond but i'll always claim Moore as "my" Bond.
  • Doctor WhoDoctor Who Posts: 62MI6 Agent
    When I was born (1990) technically Dalton was still Bond, but to this day I haven't watched his movies in full yet. I think my first Bond movie was either Goldfinger or Goldeneye. I wish I could remember. It's so long ago now. I saw it around 1999 or 2000.
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