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Legendary James Bond actor Roger Moore dies

He was 89

Tuesday, 23rd May 2017

Roger Moore and his wife Kristina Tholstrup in 2015. ©REUTERS/Eric Gaillard

British actor Roger Moore, who won international fame playing secret agent James Bond, has died aged 89.

His family made the announcement on the actor's official Twitter account.

They said he had died in Switzerland of cancer.

His 12-year stint as James Bond, the British agent with a voracious appetite for danger and sex, made Moore a millionaire as well as a heartthrob the world over.