Roger Moore: Ten things you didn't know about the Bond star

How a failed cartoonist turned into one of the suavest spies around - via a stint modelling jumpers

Roger Moore and Kristina Tholstrup
Roger Moore and his wife Kristina Tholstrup
(Image credit: Valery Hache/Getty Images)

Roger Moore, who has died aged 89, will be best remembered for his suave action roles as secret agent James Bond and the playboy crime-fighter Simon Templar in The Saint.

He was also a renowned philanthropist and a Unicef Goodwill Ambassador, but there are many lesser-known aspects of his life.

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