Best and worst actor to play James Bond

[Boilersteel]

Discuss who you think has been the best and worst James Bond actor and why.

[Boilersteel]

For me Sean Connery was just amazing and will always be the best Bond.  The first 5 movies were just gold. Daniel Craig will come in second, Pierce third, Dalton fourth, Moore fifth, and poor George Lazenby sixth, probably just because he only was in the one movie.

  

[Scary Hair]

Best 

 

Dolton  he had to work with Moors cringe worthy scrips I feel he did a great job.

 

Connery next best obviously. 

 

The rest I watch for the bad guys as they where far better than the opposing Bonds.

 

Now two who I think would have been a FANTASTIC Bond

 

Oliver Reed only Broccoli didn't  want such a live wire to damage the Bond image.

👆 Anyone want proof watch The Assassination Bureau  1968 Dianna Rigg and Tele Savalas

 

Sean Bean Goldeneye he out classed Brosnan by miles 

 

 

[R1s1ngs0n]

Connery

Lazenby

Dalton tied with Moore (should have quit after Moonraker as he really started showing his age by the time the eighties arrived)

Craig

Brosnan

[R1s1ngs0n]

10 minutes ago, Scary Hair said:

Best 

 

Dolton  he had to work with Moors cringe worthy scrips I feel he did a great job.

 

Connery next best obviously. 

 

The rest I watch for the bad guys as they where far better than the opposing Bonds.

 

Now two who I think would have been a FANTASTIC Bond

 

Oliver Reed only Broccoli didn't  want such a live wire to damage the Bond image.

👆 Anyone want proof watch The Assassination Bureau  1968 Dianna Rigg and Tele Savalas

 

Sean Bean Goldeneye he out classed Brosnan by miles 

 

 

Funny thing is The Assassination Bureau was on tv yesterday and I’ve been wanting to watch it for quite some time.

Hardly a masterpiece but Reed, Rigg and Savalas are always worth a watch.

[Scary Hair]

I'm  sort mixed feelings with Bond as yep some movies are stronger than others .

 

Bond himself however  bints fall at his feet and want to do the naked hokey cokey with a walking STI Batters my brain.

 

Personally  I wouldn't  go any where near him without  a hooman size procalative 

 

[R1s1ngs0n]

35 minutes ago, Boilersteel said:

For me Sean Connery was just amazing and will always be the best Bond.  The first 5 movies were just gold. Daniel Craig will come in second, Pierce third, Dalton fourth, Moore fifth, and poor George Lazenby sixth, probably just because he only was in the one movie.

  

Spot on regarding the first five being classics. Admittedly YOLT can be a little silly and Connery does seem less engaged, but it’s a gorgeous looking movie with one of Barry’s best soundtracks, period.

OHMSS for me is part of the triumvirate of perfect Bond films, along with FRWL and Goldfinger. Contrary to general opinion, I believe that Lazenby deserves tons of credit for making that movie such a classic.

He had the looks, the brute strength and most importantly, the required gravitas for the more emotional scenes. 
Every time I watch that ending scene, I am thoroughly impressed by his subtle and understated performance.

Brosnan is by far the worst Bond. Granted, it didn’t help that he was mostly served rubbish material but it’s his annoyingly smug Bond that really rubs me the wrong way.
I do like him in other roles, though.

[deckard99]

#1 Connery

#2 Moore

#3 Everyone else

 

Connery was the best hands down, but Moore did a fine job and kept the franchise going. After Moore I feel like the franchise lost it's way and I pretty much lost interest.

[Fortis93]

1 hour ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

Brosnan is by far the worst Bond. Granted, it didn’t help that he was mostly served rubbish material but it’s his annoyingly smug Bond that really rubs me the wrong way.
I do like him in other roles, though.

 

If John McTiernan was in charge of directing a Bond movie, he would've worked wonders with Brosnan.

 

Just watch him in "The Thomas Crown Affair".

 

Has almost all the ingredients for a great Bond movie...without really being a Bond movie.

 

Edited September 1, 2022 by Fortis93

[Boilersteel]

2 hours ago, R1s1ngs0n said:

Spot on regarding the first five being classics. Admittedly YOLT can be a little silly and Connery does seem less engaged, but it’s a gorgeous looking movie with one of Barry’s best soundtracks, period.

OHMSS for me is part of the triumvirate of perfect Bond films, along with FRWL and Goldfinger. Contrary to general opinion, I believe that Lazenby deserves tons of credit for making that movie such a classic.

He had the looks, the brute strength and most importantly, the required gravitas for the more emotional scenes. 
Every time I watch that ending scene, I am thoroughly impressed by his subtle and understated performance.

Brosnan is by far the worst Bond. Granted, it didn’t help that he was mostly served rubbish material but it’s his annoyingly smug Bond that really rubs me the wrong way.
I do like him in other roles, though.

You Only Live Twice did give us the Austin Powers franchise, so I give it props for that.  Nothing like the book, but the film was crazy over the top.

[Sidewinder]

I'll come back here once I've done some more rewatching 😄 It's been too long for me to judge some of the actors fairly.

 

Growing up I loved the Brosnan movies, so I'm really looking forward to rewatching those and seeing how they hold up.

[Boilersteel]

2 hours ago, Fortis93 said:

 

If John McTiernan was in charge of directing a Bond movie, he would've worked wonders with Brosnan.

 

Just watch him in "The Thomas Crown Affair".

 

Has almost all the ingredients for a great Bond movie...without really being a Bond movie.

 

Pierce is not a bad actor; however, he also sings, and it is not pleasant for the ears if you ever saw that other movie (not meaning Thomas Crown Affair).  🤣