(In 1978) I hung around Australia for a long time a couple of years ago. Competes on the senior circuit in off-road dirt bike racing, and in stock car racing. I think they should have given him A for effort. [3], George Robert Lazenby was born on 5 September 1939 in Goulburn, New South Wales,[4] at Ovada Private Hospital, to railway worker George Edward Lazenby and Sheila Joan Lazenby (ne Bodel), who worked at a Fosseys retail store. Lazenby also popped up as an architect in "That's Armageddon!," a spoof of disaster movies featured in the Zucker Brothers' sketch comedy film, "Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977), and as a senator in Peter Bogdanovich's black comedy "Saint Jack" (1979). [61], In 2002 Lazenby married former tennis player Pam Shriver. She says on one occasion when she was about 18, Lazenby pushed her head down a toilet into her own urine. I never punched her in my life. They thought it was a publicity stunt. (1979), Death Dimension His marriage to Gannett ended in 1999, and he later married tennis pro and sports broadcaster Pam Shriver in 2002. Lazenby's interest in acting waned during the early 1990s. He said if he had not left the role he would have been "locked up by now You need mental conditioning to play Bond", he added. Reality does. (Credit Image: KEYSTONE Pictures USA) Save up to 70% with our image packs Pre-pay for multiple images and download on demand. OHMSS very well made film Peter Hunt excellent, excellent, excellent fight stuff, excellent snow effects but I think the end result for George was that it was one of the better Bonds. hide caption. He was the second actor to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). I truly don't feel that my Dad means to hurt anyone, but his temper does get the best of him and he is sometimes unable to control himself. "[41], Lazenby next appeared in the 1972 Italian giallo film Who Saw Her Die? Worked as a prestige car salesman in London's Park Lane district in the 1960s. Melanie became a real estate broker in New York. They had been married for 24 years. I think it's a pretty foolish move. (2008), Four Dogs Playing Poker She alleges Lazenby attacked her about a month later in Hawaii after she told him his belief a doctor was responsible for Zacks' death was ridiculous. I was socking the bottle like crazy. Lazenby was paid $50,000 to portray James Bond. He previously owned a house in Pacific Palisades. Christina claims a doctor said her nose was broken and advised her to 'stay out of harm's way'. [9][10] He became a used-car salesman in Finchley, and subsequently sold new cars in Park Lane, where he was spotted by a talent scout who persuaded him to become a model. He had the masculinity. Say what you will about his performance in the movie, he's very convincing in the action scenes more than the older, suaver, Britisher Moore ever was, certainly. In her declaration, Melanie says she has 'several recollections of my Dad losing control and becoming violent and aggressive towards myself and others'. Documents filed in Los Angeles Superior Court cite "irreconcilable differences" for the end of the couple's six-year marriage. This account already exists. ', Shriver and Lazenby have three young children. 9/5/1939) I didn't have a mind of my own, which was sad. I did fear for the child's safety due to my own past experience with my Dad.'. I had no idea where I was going when I got into the Bond film. They ended up offering him $10,000 ($61,000 today) to appear in a film with Lee, which was going to be the Golden Harvest film Game of Death. "[38][40], "After the Bond fiasco nobody would touch me," admitted Lazenby. Lazenby also suffered a terrible personal blow during this period when his son Zachary died from brain cancer in 1994. Who Is George Lazenby's Wife? The Bond pictures were never without humor, but they got a lot goofier during the Moore era. He is a big fan of Australian tennis star. I ran as hard as I could down to the beach where there would be witnesses in case he tried to hurt me further. He eventually signed on to a year as a recurring character on the daytime soap "General Hospital" (ABC, 1963- ) in 1982 before becoming a series regular in the expensive syndicated primetime soap opera "Rituals" (1984-85). Whatever I wanted I got. (Gourley's other credentials include having played Bond creator Ian Fleming on Drunk History and on the Superego podcast, a gift for mimicking accents, and Bond-geek superknowlege.) George Robert Lazenby (born September 5, 1939) is an Australian actor best known for portraying James Bond in the 1969 film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. (1977), The Man From Hong Kong On 19 September 2013, comedian Jim Jefferies announced on Twitter that Lazenby would be playing his father in the upcoming second season of his FX network sitcom Legit. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Was a car salesman in Canberra, Australia after leaving school. Being born in Australia, he is currently the only actor to have played James Bond in the EON film franchise, to have been born outside the British Isles. Others, however, have developed differing views in the decades since the film. Its heartbreaking.. One guy in Australia dropped friggin' spaghetti on my head, and I said 'What did ya do that for?' [13][15] Director Peter R. Hunt later said:.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, We wanted someone who oozed sexual assurance, and we think this fellow has that. "[23], Lazenby grew a beard and long hair. They were married for 21 years and had two children together, but their son Zack died of cancer aged 19. (One of them was a 22-year-old Royal Academy of Dramatic Art dropout named Timothy Dalton, who would become the next next next Bond, 19 years later.) Now I can give my full concentration to acting. (On his astrologer) Even before I made the Bond picture she said I would become famous, and that there would be big problems for a couple of years", he said. George Lazenby was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, and served in the Australian Army Special forces and as a military unarmed combat instructor. Becoming Bond In 1993, Lazenby had a part in the film Gettysburg as Confederate General Johnston Pettigrew. (CBS, 1983), and "James" in an episode of the revived "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (NBC/USA, 1985-87). She recalls an alleged incident in 1992, when she was aged about 18 and would often anger Lazenby by forgetting to flush the toilet in her private bathroom. The statement says: 'I then went into our walk-in closet to get my sneakers. I would liked to have had the mind I have now at twenty nine. I think everyone gets upset at one time. Some of this is just fan-protectiveness, naturally; die-hards will always want to claim that the obscure document most folks don't know is superior to the popular one that they do. It was to insulate me from the madness around Bond. I cant believe its come to this,' he said. The ex-tennis champion says: 'I deny every single allegation that I am ever anything but cognisant and able to function well in all areas.'. 84 years old George was born in Queanbeyan, New South Wales Australia but we do not know where Christina Gannett was born Christina Gannett. He was offered a seven-movie deal by the Bond producers, but quit the role because he felt that the tuxedo-clad Bond would die out in the new hippie culture that had permeated society in the late 1960s and early 1970s. We chose George because in his physique and his looks and his walk he was the best of the candidates. [asked about his martial arts proficiency] Well, if you call brawling in Australian country pubs martial arts. Nobody believed me. [14], Broccoli offered him an audition. Everybody has to do it. (1999), Gut Feeling His wife is Pam Shriver (m. 2002-2011), Christina Gannett (m. 1971-1995) "On Universal Soldier I was involved in the production, the writing and even a bit in direction. Melanie says she spent Christmas Day alone in her hotel room and did not speak to Lazenby for about 18 months afterwards. "[20] His co-star Diana Rigg was among many who commented on this decision: The role made Sean Connery a millionaire. But she wont hear of it. So, anyway I figured he'd have a whole plate in front of him, so I could push it in his lap. (In 1978) I enjoy the States, to be quite honest about it. (1978). "[50], In the late 1970s Lazenby moved to Hollywood where he started taking acting lessons and set about trying to reactivate his career. Lazenby was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer. $20 million. George Lazenby is currently filed for divorce from Pamela Shriver. "I enjoy the States, to be quite honest about it," he said. Bond. [In 2002, speaking in retrospect about his decision to resign from the role of James Bond after only one film] Without any doubt I should have gone back to do at least one more, just to dispel any rumours that they fired me. 'When I looked up, George was furious and threatened to kill me if I didn't agree with him. They dated for 3 years after getting together in 1970 and married in 1973. Broccoli told the press shortly after the film's release: I don't agree with the press. George Robert Lazenby was born September 5, 1939 in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, to Sheila Joan (Bodel) and George Edward Lazenby. I'd really love that chance. People aren't going to films because film-makers are putting out films people don't want to see. Daughter Melanie Lazenby, now 34, says Lazenby 'tormented me, humiliated me, hurt me physically, scarred me emotionally' and 'placed a feeling of fear and mistrust in me'. "I burnt some bridges behind me, and it was fun, really. Except for TV commercials, he had no previous acting experience when he was cast as James Bond. He said 'oh my girlfriend said to'. Fantasy doesn't interest me. I truly don't know what's happening in George's mind so I can only speak of my reaction. After his career stalled during this period, he moved into business and invested in real estate. Even Lazenby himself has told the story both ways. The rest of the cast is rounded out by some very recognizable comedic actors, and maybe even a Bond series veteran or two, but it's more fun if you discover their identities as you go. Matters became worse when Lazenby's manager, Rohan O'Rahilly - later the founder of England's legendary pirate radio station Radio Caroline - persuaded him to reject a seven-picture contract and walk away from the role due to its irrelevance in the face of the growing 1960s youth culture. "I'll just have to wait and see. Forever enshrined in the footnotes of pop culture history as the second actor to play James Bond on screen - and the one with the shortest tenure in the role - George Lazenby was a former model plucked from relative obscurity to replace Sean Connery as 007 in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). Lazenby was released from his contract. It seems that the 10-year sentence is up. 'I wanted to play fair with Pam to let her share the kids 50/50. I had maybe two bottles of vodka a day. --Lazenby in Daily News, November 26, 1995. American television offered him steady work in the late 1970s and early 1980s; most notably the terrorism drama "Evening at Byzantium" (1978). And the instant successes one usually associates with somebody who is willing to learn anyway. Lazenby was particularly keen to do The Thorn Birds,[50] but that project was not made until a number of years later and without Lazenby. That is, if you count the non-canonical Never Say Never Again, released in 1983 21 years after his double-oh debut in Dr. No when it competed against an "official" Moore-starring entry, Octopussy. When she did it he gave her the money and allegedly told her: 'Congratulations - you are a whore. Years later, watching the movie again on DVD (with Lazenby's interviews), he found it to be "a perfect metaphor for life's disappointments". But I always admired him. 6'2" (1.87m) Spouse. (2017), A Winter Rose "I don't know him at all. [48] He also returned to modelling, appearing in a number of advertisements for Benson and Hedges cigarettes. More about George Lazenby edit Dating History # 4 Pam Shriver 4 1 2001 - 2008 My parents think I'm insane, everybody thinks I'm insane passing up maybe millions of pounds. She describes the alleged 2004 Christmas Eve bust-up with Lazenby referred to by Shriver in her original court declaration. She claims he threatened to kill her when she told him she wanted a divorce and says she was so fearful he meant it that it took years before she found the courage to leave him in 1994. In the past, admitted to not seeing any of the 007 movies to be released after his own, The first film he made in his native Australia was. "But it's all commercial rubbish, such as the guy getting the girl at the end of the Battle of Britain," he said. She says: 'In general, from the ages of about ten to 21 my Dad frequently would hit me, pin me up against a wall, slap me, and hold either my arms or my face with extreme force - frequently causing bruises. It's absolutely fantastic, because everything she has told me has happened. "[51] Sean Connery came to Lazenby's defence saying "I have known George for many years and arrogance is not in his character. I cant say I was Richard Burton, or a great actor in it because it was my first acting experience, but I did carry the role. s Secret Service Spouse(s): Christina Gannett (m. 1971; div. The laurel, and the picture itself, would be the last association with high-profile moviemaking in Lazenby's career. The span between his first 007, Live and Let Die, and his last, A View to a Kill, was 12 years, during which he played the famous spy in seven movies. Christina Gannett Other - Heir Why Famous: Gannet Publishing Heiress and former Pirelli Model Age: 71 (b. In his review of Batman & Robin, widely regarded as the weakest and least successful film in the Batman film franchise, Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle said that George Clooney "should go down in history as the George Lazenby of the series". 'Pam used my family against me but it is not working,' he added. For the early Australian settler, see. Anybody that knows me and has been around me knows that I walked away from it, which wasn't a smart thing to do from a career stand-point. If something good came along, I'd stay, though. But the word was out I was 'difficult'. Christina Gannett was previously married to George Lazenby (1973 - 1995).. Relationships. Of course, the bigger issue was that Lazenby had announced before the movie even opened that he would not reprise the role the same move Connery had pulled two years earlier. George Lazenby wife or spouse name is Christina Gannett(m.1971; div.1995) ; Pam Shriver (m.2002; div.2008), his father name (will update soon), mother . I'd loved to have had that time over again and done another one or two [Bond films], it would have worked out great for me. Which Friends cast members have a star on Hollywood Boulevard? Melanie, who insists she still loves her father, claims he also dragged her out of bed at 3am and dropped her on the floor for not unloading a dishwasher in 1993. Amazon.com: Vintage photo of George Lazenby, actor from Australia with Christina Gannett. He stepped as far from the 007 image as possible with his first feature after "Majesty" - an action-drama called "Universal Soldier" (1971) in which he starred as a soldier of fortune who suffers a crisis of conscience after signing on to train a band of mercenaries for an African president. [11] In 1966, he was voted Top Model of the Year. And then I kinda got on the bandwagon and sort of said, 'I must be who they say I am' and demanded limousines and the whole bit. (Yes, really.) She wants to cut my throat and leave me with nothing. [16], In July 1969, after making On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Lazenby returned home to Queanbeyan to see his parents. He is the only actor, other than Sean Connery, to play James Bond to have served in the military and the only one to have served in any branch of the Special Forces as Bond did. | She claims: 'One time, he went into the bathroom and saw that my toilet was not flushed and he pulled me out of a chair in the living room, dragged me into the bathroom, lifted the toilet seat up, and pushed my face inside of the toilet bowl into my own urine - to teach me a lesson about flushing toilets.'. While On Her Majesty's Secret Service was not warmly received upon its initial release, it's now frequently named among the two or three best of the entire Bond series. George Lazenby news, related photos and videos, and reviews of George Lazenby performances. They had 2 children, Zachary and Melanie (48). Australian actor George Lazenby marries actress Christina or Chrissie Townson of the Gannett media empire in London, UK, 23rd August 1973. Melanie says she has never seen Lazenby bully or physically harm his children with Shriver. Most of his efforts were forgettable, though 1972's "Who Saw Her Die?" I've already put him behind me. Lazenby claims Shriver sought out his ex-wife and daughter during the French Open in May this year while she was 'secretly' preparing for a divorce. It was the end of the sixties, and Bond a free-loving but otherwise totally square "blunt instrument" in the service of the waning British Empire would soon look dated or worse, Lazenby and his advisers concluded. I will never play him again. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. 22 years later they divorced in 1995. If something good came along I'd stay, though. Later regretted leaving the Bond series after just one film. Peace - that's the message now. Anyone who's in touch with the kids knows what's happening, knows the mood. That Lazenby refused to cut the long hair and beard he'd grown since filming of On Her Majesty's Secret Service wrapped for the movie's London premiere did not endear him to Broccoli and Saltzman. She says in her declaration: 'On a few occasions, I told George that I wanted a divorce and he said that he would kill me if I ever left or that he would take the children. There are few instant successes in the film business. ", Had a recurring role on the daytime soap "General Hospital" (ABC), Was a series regular on the syndicated prime time soap opera "Rituals", Returned to regular TV work on the syndicated "Superboy" as Jor-El, Portrayed Mario, opposite Sylvia Kristel's Emmanuelle in a series of softcore made-for-cable films, Appeared as General Pettigrew in the feature, "Gettysburg", Played a role in the CD-ROM game, "Fox Hunt", Lent his voice to The King, head of the Royal Flush gang, on the animated "Batman Beyond" (WB), Appeared on several episodes of "The Pretender" (NBC), Announced his official retirement from acting. Christina, who is now believed to live in Europe, alleges Lazenby 'frequently' hit Melanie. The Australian model-turned-actor, who succeeded Sean Connery. "How can you expect someone who's never acted before to take on a leading role? 'I did not have 'one' drink, while attending to Zack for eight years!' He holds Black Belts Shotokan-Ryu Karate and Judo. He is known for playing the fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Lazenby said he intended to make the next Bond film, which was to be The Man with the Golden Gun. She also claims he 'will often change the facts of the past to suit himself'. But between Connery's departure and his (first) return there was a one-and-done Bond, perennial Trivial Pursuit curiosity George Lazenby. Most film-makers don't watch and aren't in touch. [63], Lazenby lives in Brentwood, Los Angeles. (2000), James Bond: The Secret Life of 007 (2016), Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation 'I never left George until after our son passed away and our daughter was 21 years old, out of fear that he meant what he said and would follow through on it.'. George Lazenby and his wife Pamela Shriver are fighting for custody of their three children His ex-wife Christina says Lazenby punched her in the face when she was five months pregnant and. "Then she assured me that I would be back at the top of my profession by the end of 1973. I admit I acted stupidly. I don't think I'm a good enough actor to get fragmented like that on a job. He is best known for his role as James Bond in the movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1968). Suggest an alternative Share your comments about this record Actors aren't all that important. [11] Broccoli later saw him in the Big Fry commercial and felt he could possibly be a Bond, on which basis he invited him to do a screen test. (On the Bond producers) They made me feel like I was mindless. Relationships George Lazenby was previously married to Pam Shriver (2002 - 2008) and Christina Gannett (1973 - 1995). So you've got all this testosterone floating around so at 10 o'clock at night and what else is there to do but punch your mate! Pam Shriver (m 2002 - 2011) , Christina Gannett (m 1971 - 1995) Children. 1 October 2005) with Pam Shriver. George Lazenby has been in a relationship with Jill St. John (1969). He appeared in a TV movie Cover Girls (1977). Lazenby had never spoken one line in a movie. In a 2007 episode of "Where Are They Now" (Seven Network, 2006- ), an Australian TV series, he expressed an interest in returning to Australia to raise his children there. But it's just me doing my own thing. In the 1998 book The Essential James Bond, Lee Pfeiffer and Dave Worrell write: Although OHMSS was routinely dismissed by critics who cited Lazenby as a brave but disappointing successor to Connery, the intervening years have been notably kinder to both the film and its star. He holds the unique distinction of having been both The Marlboro Man and James Bond, as he played 007 in one film and was also the European Marlboro Man. . Directors are. "I've got an American wife and green card so I have the best of both worlds."[50]. The allegations are revealed in court papers filed last Friday as part of Lazenby's bitter custody fight with Shriver over their children Georgie, four, and two-year-old twins Sammy and Katie. [citation needed], In the mid-1970s, he appeared in a number of television movies shot in his native Australia, and an episode of the local police drama series Matlock Police. The 90-minute movie is comprised of a longform interview with a still-handsome, seventy-something Lazenby intercut with Drunk History-style reenactments of the frequently hard-to-swallow episodes he recounts, mostly from his pre-Bond life. I think James Bond is great, but some of his little idiosyncracies I don't like, such as champagne and caviar, which I can't stand. I am not saying he is an actor. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. But one day I turned up and the doorman blocked my way. Christina Gannett is currently available. Mechanic (Finished 1965 (bef.)) You must be at least 18 years old to create an account, Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number, I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from Evening Standard. He made his film debut as a "British Spy" in the Italian-made Bond spoof, "Marc Mato, Agente S.077" (known as "Espionage in Tangiers" in English-speaking countries, where Lazenby's scenes were reportedly cut by distributors). [13] After this role Lazenby is claimed to have begun studying drama at Durham University's College of the Venerable Bede. (1978), The Kentucky Fried Movie I just don't think I'm going to make it here. Christina says Lazenby hit her and Melanie 'several times' after Zack was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1985. (1993), Eyes of the Beholder Cancel. People ask me if the Bond movie wasn't worth it if it got me into acting. Newly married to newspaper heiress Christina Gannett in 1971, and the father of two young children, son Zachary and daughter Melanie, Lazenby did what so many other actors had done before him - he waded into the waters of international moviemaking, where his name and status as a former Bond lent star power to many a low-budget genre film. Bond became a killer. Became engaged in 2001. Lazenby and Master's son was ill for eight years from the age of 11 until his death at 19. In 1971, Lazenby married his first wife Christina Gannett - heiress to the publishing company Gannett - with whom he had two children, Zachary and Melanie. He moved to London, England in 1964, after serving in the Australian Army. According to our records, George Lazenby is possibly single. He studied martial arts under, He was set to co-star in the biggest budgeted action/martial arts film of all time in 1973, along with. In 1978, he took out an advertisement in Variety, offering himself for acting work. Looking back, the one thing I missed out on was reality. "Bond is a disgusting violent man with no respect for women -- but, in my opinion, any guy who says he has never secretly dreamed of being like Bond is lying." Who is Christina Gannett dating? My dad constantly picked on me about not being very intelligent (I have dyslexia) and also that he did not think I was thin enough. During the 1970s and 1980s he raced motorcycles and in the 1990s he backed a restaurant chain, the Spy House. he bitter divorce battle between George Lazenby and estranged wife Pamela Shriver descended into further turmoil today after the actor's first wife claimed he subjected her to years of physical and emotional abuse. 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