My late father and grandparents knew him when he was a boy.
Based on his voice you wouldn't exactly describe him as a typical saarrf londoner!
I also seem to remember he lived in Bexleyheath (by the Crook Log) when married to Dorothy Squires. I could be wrong though.
No, you're right. Lived in a big white house in Danson Road, just yards from the entrance on the corner. I also think he lived (briefly) in Wansunt Road in Bexley with Dorothy Squires. My biggest memory growing up in Cold Blow was seeing her house go up in flames(she wasn't living there at the time) and then playing in the grounds (catching frogs in the outdoor swimming pool) once it became derelict. Early 80's they knocked it down & built a dozen houses on the site......
Loved Spy Who Loved Me - remember seeing it at Bexleyheath Cinema with some mates. Opening scene when he skis off the mountain & his union jack parachute opens is a classic.
RIP - he has been an ambassador for UNICEF for donkeys years, going round the globe answering all those James Bond questions over and over again to try and make folks' lives better.
The highlight of his career was surely a brief vocal appearance on I'm Alan Partridge.
Not my favourite Bond, that will always be Connery, but he was a close second, he made possibly the best Bond film in Live and Let Die, and he had more emotion in a raised eyebrow than George Lazenby had in his entire body.
RIP Sir Roger. Always got the impression he lived life to the full and he had a dry wit. My uncle had a house near where he lived with Dorothy Squires and it got a bit lively at times he said. But he always came across as a charming gent.
When his parents lived near the top of Red Lion Lane he opened the annual fete at the War Memorial hospital in Shooters Hill on several occasions. R I P Roger
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I believe he used to live in Danson Road.
RIP
I grew up nearby and used to watch him on tv in Ivanhoe.
RIP
Loved Spy Who Loved Me - remember seeing it at Bexleyheath Cinema with some mates. Opening scene when he skis off the mountain & his union jack parachute opens is a classic.
RIP
RIP
RIP to a man who didn't take himself to seriously.
RIP to a British icon.
The highlight of his career was surely a brief vocal appearance on I'm Alan Partridge.
Not his greatest work if I remember correctly .
He also made a film called 'Gold' which is enjoyable
More than a brilliant Bond
And he made a Volvo cool!
Always got the impression he lived life to the full and he had a dry wit. My uncle had a house near where he lived with Dorothy Squires and it got a bit lively at times he said. But he always came across as a charming gent.
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