He was always the first person to make jokes about his rather limited capacities, but make no mistake: the late Sir Roger Moore was an icon, and - in the right role - a screen presence to reckoned with.
Here, we celebrate five of his classic roles.
The Saint (1962-69)
Moore spent the better part of the '60s auditioning for the role of Bond, via his star-making turn as Simon Templar in the classic spy thriller series. Part of his particular genius as an actor was that he made being this suave and charming look absolutely effortless.
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The Persuaders (1971-72)
Just prior to Bond, Moore teamed up with Tony Curtis for this flimsy-yet-charming romp following the adventures of two millionaire playboys across Europe - audiences weren't impressed, but it's since amassed quite the cult following. For the single series produced, Moore was paid the then-unheard-of sum of £1 million, making him at that time the highest paid television actor in the world.
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Live And Let Die (1973)
Of the seven James Bond films he made between 1973 and 1985, Roger Moore's best Bond outing is probably still his debut - a blaxploitation-influenced Bond flick with voodoo, an impossibly young Jane Seymour, one hell of a car chase and that Paul McCartney theme tune.
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The Wild Geese (1978)
One of Moore's most successful movie roles out of Bondage was this classic '70s war movie, with Moore starring alongside veteran hellraisers Richard Burton and Richard Harris as a team of mercenaries on one last mission - politically incorrect to the core, one can only imagine the fun they had making it.
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The Cannonball Run (1980)
Ironically, Sir Roger's biggest non-007 hit involved him parodying the role as a mysterious Bond-type in this classic all-star comedy romp, starring alongside the likes of Burt Reynolds, Dean Martin and Jackie Chan. That raised eyebrow was rarely put to better use.
