Since Bond 26 is in pre-production, now is the perfect time to look back at all the lesser-known actors who took on the role of James Bond. Radio dramas, movies, and a single TV show episode based on the books allowed other actors to take on the role of the martini-drinking ladies' man. Unfortunately, not every actor who played Bond gained notoriety, though. In EON’s time producing the movies, James Bond has become one of the movie franchises with the most recast characters with six main actors taking the helm.īefore playing James Bond, most of the famous 007 actors hadn’t made a big name for themselves however, their names are now synonymous with the titular spy. One wonders if everyone would've tried playing the much more complicated baccarat that Bond plays in both the original novel and the previous film adaptation if he had still played in this version.
This continued after filming was complete. Broccoli and Harry Salzman formed EON Productions and began creating almost exclusively James Bond films. During the downtime between takes, the cast and crew of Casino Royale appropriately took to playing poker. The James Bond franchise has been a staple of the spy genre since author Ian Fleming released the first 007 book, Casino Royale, in 1953.
Though six actors are famous for playing the martini-drinking secret agent, multiple actors have portrayed 007 in TV, radio, and movie adaptations of James Bond.