George Lazenby is an Australian actor. He began his working life as a model, and he had only acted in commercials when he took over the role of James Bond from Sean Connery—the first 007—in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). He declined to return for subsequent Bond films, so becoming the only actor to play the character just once. The most notable of his other films were Universal Soldier (1971), Who Saw Her Die? (1972), The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss (1974), and The Man from Hong Kong (1975). He also appeared in minor roles in several later movies.
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.
Lazenby retired from acting in 2024.
Film Film Year Title Role Notes Refs 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service James Bond 1971 Universal Soldier Ryker Writer and executive producer 1972 Who Saw Her Die? Franco Serpieri1974 Stoner Joshua StonerReleased in the United States as The Ultimate Bliss 1975 The Man from Hong Kong Jack Wilton Released in the United States as The Dragon Flies 1976 A Queen's Ransom George 1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie The Architect Segment: "That's Armageddon" 1978 Death Dimension Capt. Gallagher Aka Black Eliminator, Freeze Bomb 1979 Saint Jack Senator 1981 Last Harem Prince Almalarik 1986 Never Too Young to Die Drew Stargrove 1987 Hell Hunters Heinrich 1992 Eyes of the Beholder Jack Wyman1993 Gettysburg J. Johnston Pettigrew The Evil Inside Me Grandinetti 1994 Twin Sitters Leland Stromm 1996 Fox Hunt Chauncey 1998 Star of Jaipur John Steele 1999 Gut Feeling 2000 Four Dogs Playing Poker Carlo 2002 Spider's Web Leland De Winter 2003 Winter Break Campbell Grady Alternate title: Sheer Bliss 2014 A Winter Rose Henry 2015 Hunter General Bullmount 2016 Dance Angels Captain Hugo2017 Death Game General Bullmount Becoming Bond Himself Docudrama 2019 Passport to Oblivion Dr Jason LoveAudio 2021 In the Blink of An Eye G 2024 Mundije US President Z Dead End Agent Smart Post-production
Television Television Year Title Role Notes Refs 1973 Play for Today David Adler Episode: "The Operation" 1974 Matlock Police David Parkes Episode: "In the Name of the Queen" 1976 Is There Anybody There? John Hersey TV film 1978 Evening in Byzantium Roger Tory Miniseries The Newman Shame John Brandy TV film 1979 Hawaii Five-O John Cossett Episode: "The Year of the Horse" B.J. and the Bear Burglar / Paul Desmond 2 episodes 1982 General Hospital Reginald Durban 5 episodes 1983 Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. J.B. TV film 1984 Hotel Emmett Saunders Episode: "Tomorrows" The Master Mallory Episode: "Hostages" Rituals Logan Williams 9 episodes 1985 Cover Up Simon Locke Episode: "Jack of Spades" 1987 The Grand Knockout Tournament Himself TV special 1989 Freddy's Nightmares Dr Clark Episode: "The End of the World" Alfred Hitchcock Presents James Grant Episode: "Diamonds Aren't Forever" 1990 Superboy Jor-El 2 episodes 1993 Emmanuelle Forever Mario TV film Emmanuelle's Revenge Emmanuelle in Venice Emmanuelle's Love Emmanuelle's Magic Emmanuelle's Perfume Emmanuelle's Secret 1994 Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Chi'Ru Master Episode: "Return of the Shadow Assassin" 1998 Team Knight Rider Nigel Davies Episode: "The Return of Megaman" 1999 Baywatch Commander McCabe Episode: "The Big Blue" 1999–2000 The Pretender Major Charles 4 episodes Batman Beyond Mr. Walker/King Voice, 3 episodes 2012 This Hour Has 22 Minutes Bond Episode #20.9 2014 Legit Jack Jefferies 2 episodes
Documentaries Film Year Title Role Notes Refs 1970 Omnibus Himself Documentary Episode: "Ian Fleming Creator of the James Bond Myth" 1973 Life and Legend of Bruce Lee Himself Documentary 1974 The Last Days of Bruce Lee Himself Documentary Kung Fu Killers Himself Documentary Heisse Ware aus Hongkong Himself Documentary 1975 Celebrity Squares Panellist Game show 2 episodes 1984 Bruce Lee, The Legend Himself Archive footage 1993 Death by Misadventure: The Mysterious Life of Bruce Lee Himself Documentary 1995 In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross Himself Documentary 1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files Himself 1999 The James Bond Story Himself Documentary 2000 Harry Saltzman: Showman Himself Documentary 2002 E! True Hollywood Story Himself Documentary Episode: "The Bond Girls" Premiere Bond: Die Another Day Himself Documentary In Other Times Himself Documentary Best Ever Bond Himself Documentary 2006 Press Day in Portugal Himself Documentary 2007 Where Are They Now Himself Episode: "Hey Dad" On Her Majesty's Secret Service: George Lazenby – In His Own Words Himself Documentary Casting on "Her Majesty's Secret Service" Himself Documentary 2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! Himself Documentary 2009 Whatever Happened To? Himself Episode: "Undercover Agents" 2012 Everything or Nothing Himself Documentary The Path of the Dragon Himself Documentary 2017 And the Winner Isn't Himself Documentary 2018 A Very Bond Farewell with George Lazenby Himself Documentary 2019 Real Men Himself Documentary 2021 OHMSS50: The Concert Himself Video 2021 OHMSS50: Video Report Himself Video documentary This Never Happened to the Other Fella Himself Documentary Post-production
Video games Video games Year Title Role Notes Refs 1996 Fox Hunt Chauncey Live-action video game
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