10 classic scenes from Roger Moore's best Bond films
From gondola chases to crocodile attacks, Moore's 007 survived harrowing and hilarious encounters
This morning, 007 buffs got the sad news that classic James Bond actor Roger Moore has died. He was 89.
From 1973 to 1985, Moore played Bond in seven films, from A View to a Kill to Live and Let Die, and is considered to be one of the franchise's finest.
What many people forget, though, is just how funny — and sometimes downright cheesy — many of his Bond films were.
So here are a few favourite scenes, from a gondola chase to a harrowing helicopter scene to a lunch date with crocodiles.
Watch:
In Moonraker, Moore kicks a gondola into high gear:
Also in Moonraker, he discovers his date's many gadgets:
In Octopussy, one fight scene involved a lot of fruit:
In A View to a Kill, he turns on the cheesy charm, until Grace Jones steps in:
In Live and Let Die, a shark scene comes with a rather explosive ending:
Everybody needs stepping stones, but when your'e James Bond, sometimes those stones have big teeth:
"You know what they say about the fittest," says Moore in Octopussy:
Dinner, bikinis and golden guns in Man With the Golden Gun:
Bond gets taken for a ride in this high-flying scene from For Your Eyes Only:
Always the sporting type, Bond hits the slopes in the opening scene from The Spy Who Loved Me:
— Jennifer Van Evra, q digital staff