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My dearest Sir Roger:  I have enjoyed your movies and television work over the years.  I have followed your career from the time I saw you as "Ivanhoe".  I was wondering if you enjoyed the television work when you played in the various Warner Bros series.  One I particularly enjoyed was the 2 part drama on "THE ROARING TWENTIES" with Dorothy Provine.  
All the best to you and the good works of UNICEF.  Leslie Dennis

 

 

Hello Leslie

Yes I did, on the whole, enjoy my tv work at Warners. I had rather hoped my contract with them might include a bit more film work, but you can't have everything. Maverick was fun, though I found myself coming in towards the end of it's popular run really, and often wearing James Garner's costumes! They were pretty frugal on that production. But cheaper still was The Alaskans - a series set in, errr, Alaska. But we filmed everything on a stage in Hollywood in the height of summer wearing fur coats and hoods. Not very pleasant.Fake snow, wind machines, false trees and dogs that pulled sledges on tracks ... Quite often I realised that we were filming Maverick scripts, with the names changed. It wasn't particularly good, and didn't play outside the US.

But working in tv in America instills a great discipline in actors. You have a week or so to film an episode, and turnaround is fast.

Hello Sir Roger,

I have a couple of questions for you this month. Did you have any nicknames growing up? One of my nicknames have been Little Ma. I do not wish to mention anymore because they are embarrassing :-)

Also, if I may ask you; When you became James Bond and The Saint what did your mother think of it? Her son playing a role like James Bond if you get my drift because The Saint was...well a Saint.

Best wishes to you and the Lady,


Hi Alana

I was called quite a few names, but all too rude to repeat here!

My mother was delighted when I was cast as The Saint, and indeed as Bond, as she realised that at last I had a proper job. All mothers are proud of their sons and I know she took great delight from seeing me on the small and big screen.

I only wish she could have seen me collect my Knighthood. That would have been better than anything else.

Dear Sir Roger, I met you on several occasions at Pinewood studio when you were filming "the Man with the Golden Gun" I wondered if you ever thought about or remembered my husband Master Lajos Jakab who taught his martial art to you for the for the fight scenes. I am writing his life story as it is so fascinating and have now reached that part in his life. You were a lovely man with a great sense of humour and it was a pleasure meeting you. My husband now walks with a stick (as you remember he had Polio as a child) but is still very involved in his art as an advisor. He will be 72 on August 25th this year. Time has flown too quickly for us but he has seen and done some amazing things in his life up to now. For me too working with you was one of them.
Best wishes
Sheila Jakab

Hi Sheila

Yes I do remember your husband. He had the job of making a quivering, cowerdly actor look brave and look as though he knew what he was doing! Bravo to him.

We had great fun on the film didn't we?

I'm pleased you're both doing well, and please do pass my birthday wishes on to Lajos.

Hello Sir Roger,

Firstly, I would like to express my sincere thanks to you for taking the time out to "connect" with your many fans around the world through this forum. I have had the good fortune to receive replies from you and it is a great thrill. When I was charging around the playground pretending to be Simon Templar, I never imagined 40 years later I would be writing (electronically) to Roger Moore!

I understand you are a fan of AbFab and I recently took my daughter to see a live recording of French & Saunders at the BBC which we both really enjoyed. Who are your comedy "heroes", past and present? It would have been great to see you on Morecambe & Wise. Did you ever meet the "boys"?

Rob Merrett
Wanborough
England

Hi Rob

Yes I love AbFab.

Oh, Morecambe and Wise ... I was desperate to go on the show. They asked me several times, but I was always away filming. Our dates just never matched up. I regret that. I regret it greatly. We were great friends though, and often socialised ... non-stop laughter!

I love Keeping Up Appearances. It re-runs regularly and we always tune in. I sometimes see myself as a bit of a Richard.

I grew up as the music hall comedians were really nearing the end. They were brilliant. I loved Max Miller, Rob Wilton, Tony Hancock and their contempories. They were funny without being crude or insulting. That's real comedy..

Hello Sir Roger

I saw an interview with Annette Andre who spoke very fondly of you and her appearances in "The Saint". She said you were a great joker even when she was filming next door in Randall and Hopkirk. Do you have any favourite memories of these japes or about Annette? She made quite a few appearances in "The Saint" so I presume you got along well.
Best wishes

Gary

Hi Gary

Has Annette being telling tales out of school again! She was great fun to work with. Ican't really recall all of the silly things we did, though I think on one occassion I did sneak onto the Randall and Hopkirk set one lunch time and climbed into a coffin. A little while later the actors came in and shooting on the scene commenced. They had the lift the lid and say something quite dramatic ...and there I was laughing!

 

 

 

Dear Roger,

I am very aware of your role as Unicef ambassador and think you do a fantastic job as ever.

But I would really love to see you back on the big screen (Hopefully mine as I run a small independant cinema in Letchworth Garden City!)

Could you be tempted back to a major film role and if so what sort of film would you like to make?

All the best to you and best wishes to your family.


Geoff Bartram
England

Hello Geoff

 

I've not retired you know! Maybe I'm just a bit more selective.

Agent Crush, which I helped voice, should be out soon ... so do run it!

Meanwhile, if someone offers me a decent script, with a nice schedule and a bit of dosh to sweeten the deal, then I'm for hire.

 

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