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George Lazenby

This article is about the actor. For the early Australian settler, seeGeorge Lazenby (cabinetmaker).

George Robert Lazenby(/ˈleɪzənbi/;born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor. Lazenby began his professional career as a model and had only acted in commercials when he was cast to replace the original Bond actor,Sean Connery,playing the character inOn Her Majesty's Secret Service(1969). Since he appeared in only one film, Lazenby's tenure as Bond is the shortest among the actors in the series. He declined to return forsubsequent Bond filmsand instead pursued other roles inUniversal Soldier(1971),Who Saw Her Die?(1972),The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss(1974), andThe Man from Hong Kong(1975).

George Lazenby
Lazenby at the 2008Big Apple Comic Con
Born
George Robert Lazenby

(1939-09-05)5 September 1939(age 85)
Goulburn, New South Wales,Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1963–2024
Known forJames BondinOn Her Majesty's Secret Service
Spouses
  • Chrissie Townson
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    (m.1973;div.1995)​
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    (m.2002;div.2011)​
Children6 (1 deceased)

Lazenby's single portrayal of Bond and lack of standing as a favourite in the series, has resulted in his name being used as a metaphor for forgettable, non-iconic acting efforts in other entertainment franchises, and for entities that are largely ignored.

In 2024, Lazenby retired from acting citing his age and wanting to spend more time with his family.

Early life

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George Robert Lazenby was born on 5 September 1939 inGoulburn, New South Wales,[1]at Ovada Private Hospital, to railway worker George Edward Lazenby andFosseysretail worker Sheila Joan Lazenby (née Bodel). He attended Goulburn Public School in his primary years andGoulburn High Schooluntil 1954. His sister Barbara was an accomplished dancer. When he was young, he spent 18 months in hospital after he underwent an operation that left him with only half a kidney.[2]

When Lazenby was about 14, he moved with his family from Goulburn toQueanbeyan,where his father ran a store. He served in theAustralian Army,then afterwards worked as a car salesman and mechanic.[3][4][5]

Early jobs and modelling

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Lazenby moved to London in 1963 to pursue a woman with whom he had fallen in love.[6][7]He became a car salesman inFinchley,where he was spotted by a talent scout who persuaded him to become a model. He was soon earning £25,000 a year.[8][9]He was widely known for appearing in an advertisement forFry's chocolate bars.[10]In 1966, he was voted Top Model of the Year.[11]

James Bond

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Lazenby withDiana Riggwhile filmingOn Her Majesty's Secret Servicein November 1968

In 1968, afterSean Conneryhad left the role of James Bond, producerAlbert R. Broccolimet Lazenby for the first time while they were getting their hair cut at the same barbershop.[10]Broccoli later saw him in the Big Fry commercial and felt he could possibly portray Bond, on which basis he invited him to do a screen test.[12]

Lazenby dressed for the part by sporting several sartorial Bond elements, such as aRolexSubmariner wristwatch and a Anthony Sinclair tailored suit (Sean Connery’s tailor as James Bond) which had been ordered, but not collected, by Connery.[13]

Broccoli offered him an audition. During the audition, Lazenby accidentally punched aprofessional wrestler,who was acting asstunt coordinator,in the face, impressing Broccoli with his ability to display aggression.[12][14]DirectorPeter R. Huntfelt that just because Lazenby starred in the movie, it did not make him an actor.[15]

In July 1969, after makingOn Her Majesty's Secret Service,Lazenby returned home to Queanbeyan to see his parents. He said he had 18 films to consider, but most of them were bad, adding that he had to "wait and see".[16]He also told the press, "I don't think I'm ready for anything likeHamletyet but I'd love to playNed Kelly."[17]

Lazenby was offered the chance to portray Bond on film again, inThe Man with the Golden Gun.[18]However, prior to the release ofOn Her Majesty's Secret Service,Lazenby decided to leave the role of Bond after his agent,Ronan O'Rahilly,convinced him that the secret agent would be archaic in the liberated 1970s.[12][19]Lazenby also felt that he had received poor treatment on the film set.[20]Several of his co-stars felt that Lazenby had made a mistake, includingDiana Rigg[21][22]andDesmond Llewelyn.[23][24]Lazenby acknowledged the worry but insisted that he had made the correct decision.[25]

At the time of the release ofOn Her Majesty's Secret Service,Lazenby's performance received mixed reviews. Critics felt that while he was physically convincing,[26]he delivered his lines poorly.[27][26]In the years since the film was released, public perception has become more positive.[28][29][30]Broccoli publicly defended Lazenby's performance, saying that while he was not the best actor, he was still great for the role of Bond. He did admit that he found Lazenby's post-movie attitude annoying, feeling that he did not respect the character and was arrogant.[31]

Diana Rigg and George Lazenby

Lazenby was considered to reprise the role of James Bond inNever Say Never Again.However, Sean Connery was chosen for the role instead.[32]

Lazenby has appeared as James Bond in various parodies and unofficial 007 roles, including the 1983 television filmThe Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.,where his character is identified only by the initials J. B.,[33]and the 1996 video gameFox Hunt,parts of which were reedited into a feature film.[34][35]Additionally, he appeared in an episode ofThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presentscalled "Diamonds Aren't Forever."[36]In 2012, Lazenby made a guest appearance on the Canadian sketch comedy seriesThis Hour Has 22 Minutes,spoofing the 007 series in a skit called "Help, I'veSkyfallenand I Can't Get Up".[37]

Post-Bond career

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Lazenby made another film a year afterOn Her Majesty's Secret Service–Universal Soldier(1971), which he helped write. He said the movie was "anti-guns and anti-Bond". Due to his reported poor treatment on the set ofOn Her Majesty's Secret Service,he sought out a director whom he would work with better and foundCy Endfield.Lazenby helped to fund the film.[38][39]Lazenby admitted that after he left the role of Bond, he was unhireable. He landed few roles, to the point that his agent described him as "difficult".[40]

Lazenby next appeared in the 1972 ItaliangiallofilmWho Saw Her Die?oppositeAnita Strindberg,a performance for which he lost 35 pounds and received positive reviews.[41]He spent the next 15 months sailing around the world with Chrissie Townson; the trip ended when she became pregnant with their first child, prompting Lazenby to settle down and try to reactivate his career as an actor.[42]

In February 1973, he revealed that he had spent all of the money he had earned from playing Bond, had experienced two nervous breakdowns, and had become analcoholic.He felt that if he had continued in the role, he would have gone crazy due to the mental stress that the role brings. He later said, "I burnt some bridges behind me, and it was fun, really. I'm sort of glad I did it and I know I won't have to do it again. I can look back and laugh because I didn't hurt anyone — except myself."[43]

Lazenby played a role in theBBC'sPlay for Todayseries in 1973, starring in Roger Smith'sThe Operation.He was meant to follow it with an Anglo-Italian western made in Turkey, followed by a film about rioting students in pre-CastroCuba,but neither was made.[43]

Hong Kong

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In 1973, Lazenby said he was "flat broke" when he went to Hong Kong to meetBruce Leeand producerRaymond Chow.They ended up offering him $10,000 ($68,600 today) to appear in a film with Lee, which was going to be theGolden HarvestfilmGame of Death.However, the plan collapsed after Lee's sudden death. Lazenby was meant to meet Lee for dinner on the day Lee died.[44]

In the end, Lazenby shot three films for Golden Harvest:The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss,[45]The Man from Hong Kong(1975) (also known asThe Dragon Flies),[46][47]andA Queen's Ransom(1976).[48]

Australia

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In the mid-1970s, Lazenby appeared in a number of television movies shot in his native Australia, and an episode of the local police drama seriesMatlock Police.[49]He also returned to modelling, appearing in a number of advertisements forBenson & Hedgescigarettes.[50]In a 1977 interview with theAustralian Women's Weekly,he stated that he did not really feel like an actor as he had very few acting credits, but hoped that he could find more work.[51]

Hollywood

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Lazenby in 2014

In the late 1970s, Lazenby moved toHollywood,California, where he started taking acting lessons and set about trying to obtain more acting work.[51]

In 1978, Broccoli described casting Lazenby as his biggest mistake, claiming that the actor couldn't deal with fame and labelling him as "very arrogant". He felt that Lazenby did not understand how a film set worked and did not mesh well with the rest of the cast and crew.[52]Sean Connerycame to Lazenby's defence, saying that in the time that he knew Lazenby, he had not acted arrogant, instead applying that label to Broccoli.[53]

Lazenby went on to add:

It hasn't been easy, trying to climb back.... I admit I acted stupidly. It went to my head, everything that was happening to me. But remember, it was my first film.... Now what I've got to do is live down my past; convince people I'm not the same person who made a fool of himself all those years ago. I know I can do it. All I need is the chance.[40]

In 1978, he took out an advertisement inVariety,offering himself for acting work in any role for very little money. He told a journalist for theChicago Tribune."People ask me if the Bond movie wasn't worth it if it got me into acting. It's true that it got me in, but it wasn't worth the ten years it cost me."[54]The following year, he had a substantial supporting role inSaint Jack(1979), directed byPeter Bogdanovich.[55]The Australian magazineFilminkcalled it "one of the best things – if not the best thing – Lazenby ever did outside of Bond."[56]

Lazenby was particularly keen to obtain a role inThe Thorn Birds,[51]but the project would not be produced until years later, and without him. He did manage to secure roles inHawaii Five-OandEvening in Byzantium.[57]The latter was seen byHarry Saltzman,who offered him a leading role in a proposed science fiction film,The Micronauts.[51]Lazenby made a guest appearance asJor-Elon the television seriesSuperboy,in a two-part episode during the series' second season in 1990.[58]He appeared withSylvia Kristelin several newEmmanuellefilms in 1993, many of which appeared on cable television.[59]In 1993, Lazenby had a part in the filmGettysburgas Confederate GeneralJohnston Pettigrew.[60]

On 5 November 2013, comedianJim Jefferiesstated in an interview that Lazenby would be playing Jefferies's father in the then upcoming second season of hisFXnetwork sitcomLegit.[61]He appeared as himself in the 2017docudrama"Becoming Bond".[62]In 2019, Lazenby starred as Dr.Jason Lovein an audiobook version ofJames Leasor's spy novelPassport to Oblivion.[63]

In 2024, Lazenby announced his retirement from acting and public appearances. He cited his concerns over his age and a desire to spend more time with his family.[64]

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Joanna Lumleyand George Lazenby duringOn Her Majesty's Secret Service

Lazenby's single portrayal of the iconic Bond character, and his lack of standing as a favourite in the series, has resulted in his name being used as a metaphor for forgettable, non-iconic acting efforts in other entertainment franchises, and for entities that are largely ignored.[65][66]

In his review ofBatman & Robin,widely regarded as the weakest and least successful film in theBatmanfilm franchise,Mick LaSalleof theSan Francisco Chroniclesaid thatGeorge Clooney"should go down in history as the George Lazenby of the series".[66]ActorPaul McGannhas described himself as "the George Lazenby ofDoctor Who".[65]McGann's only starring television role as theEighth Doctorwas in the1996 television movie.[67][68]

In 2009,Sondre Lerchereleased a song called "Like Lazenby" on his albumHeartbeat Radio,in which he laments squandered opportunities and wishes for a "second try". Lerche had received a videotape of the filmOn Her Majesty's Secret Serviceas a child; he sent away for a free copy of the movie, only to find he had joined a James Bond film club. He got into trouble when his mother was contacted to pay for the membership. Years later, watching the movie again on DVD, he found it to be "a perfect metaphor for life's disappointments".[69]

The title ofMatthew Bauer's 2022 documentaryThe Other Fellow,about the lives of real men named James Bond, is inspired by Lazenby's line in the beginning ofOn Her Majesty's Secret Service,"This never happened to the other fellow", a reference to Sean Connery. Bauer toldFilminkthat he chose the title because "these are the situations that our characters face – continuously being in the shadow of this movie icon."[70]

Personal life

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Lazenby attended the tennis match of his future wife, Pam Shriver, in 2001

While working as a car salesman at the age of 21, Lazenby fathered a daughter, Jennifer, with Maureen Powell, who was then an Australian army sergeant and a physical education and fitness instructor atRoyal Military College, Duntroon.[71]

In 1973, Lazenby married his girlfriend of three years, Christina Ross "Chrissie" Townson (later Matser), an heiress of theGannett family.[42]They subsequently had two children, daughter Melanie Andrea Lazenby, born on 13 September 1973, and son Zachary "Zack" Lazenby, born on 9 November 1974, atWoden ValleyHospital (nowCanberra Hospital) inGarran,Canberra,ACT.[72]Zachary was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour when he was 11 and died at age 19 in 1994. The two divorced shortly after, in 1995. Melanie is a real estate broker in New York, working forDouglas Elliman.[73][74]

In 2002, Lazenby married former tennis playerPam Shriverand they had three children,[75][76]including son George Junior Lazenby, born on 12 July 2004.[77]The family lived inBrentwood, California.[75]In August 2008, it was reported that Shriver had filed for divorce from Lazenby, citing "irreconcilable differences".[78]Their divorce was finalised in May 2011.[79]

In late 2023, Lazenby was injured in a fall and he was briefly hospitalised.[80][81]On 18 December, he returned home.[82]

Filmography

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Main article:George Lazenby filmography

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