Is George Lazenby the richest Bond actor of all?

mooreisbestmooreisbest Posts: 49MI6 Agent
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I read that he is very rich through wise property investments and marrying one rich woman!
Is it true? Would be great if he was, what an irony! I imagine that Dalton is probably the poorest...

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  • stumac7stumac7 ScotlandPosts: 295MI6 Agent
    I would imagine Sean Connery is by far the richest ex Bond
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    I would have thought this too.

    We have had the same topic a while ago and I have been very surprised to hear that George Lazenby infact IS the richest. I don't remember exactly, but he came into the real estate business with funds of his former wife or so.
    I think, that there is something on Wikipedia under George Lazenby about this.
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • taitytaity Posts: 702MI6 Agent
    Now that certainly would suprise me. But then again, he has been out of the public eye for a long time. While Connery was acting for large sums of money, Lazenby could have been sitting in the back making great money.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    edited March 2008
    It has been ditto with me.
    I have had a coversation with AJB member Lazenby exactly on this topic, who provided me with a link (does not work anymore) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493872/bio:

    It said there

    "He is estimated to be the wealthiest actor to have played James Bond, due to his shrewd financial investments and marriage into the Kennedy family."
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Sir Hillary BraySir Hillary Bray College of ArmsPosts: 2,174MI6 Agent
    Bondtoys wrote:
    It said there

    "He is estimated to be the wealthiest actor to have played James Bond, due to his shrewd financial investments and marriage into the Kennedy family."

    Um, no. For a long time, he was married to an heiress to the Gannett Newspapers fortune. However, his current wife Pam Shriver (ex-professional tennis player) has no relationship to Maria Shriver or the Kennedy family.

    As to the broader question of who's the richest Bond portrayer...I don't know if anyone really knows, but it is certainly fair to say that George is not hurting financially.
    Hilly...you old devil!
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    Anyone know who the next richest is, and the next after that?
    1 - LALD, 2 - AVTAK, 3 - LTK, 4 - OP, 5 - NTTD, 6 - FYEO, 7 - SF, 8 - DN, 9 - DAF, 10 - TSWLM, 11 - OHMSS, 12 - TMWTGG, 13 - GE, 14 - MR, 15 - TLD, 16 - YOLT, 17 - GF, 18 - DAD, 19 - TWINE, 20 - SP, 21 - TND, 22 - FRWL, 23 - TB, 24 - CR, 25 - QOS

    1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
  • s96024s96024 Posts: 1,519MI6 Agent
    Sunday Times Rich list has Sir Sean Connerys wealth at 85m. It lists Roger Moore and his wife Kristina Tholstrup at 50m. Roger is 1446th in britain and Sir Sean is 924th. I would have thought Pierce would be the nearest, but he doesn't live in the UK so is not listed, not sure where Lazenby lives (Australia maybe). Can't find there estimated wealth anywhere.
  • down2000down2000 Santa Monica, CAPosts: 75MI6 Agent
    Remember that is Sir Roger as well.
  • ohmss1969ohmss1969 EuropePosts: 141MI6 Agent
    The Governator prolly beats them all , he's supposedly good for 800 mill $ :s:o
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    edited August 2008
    ohmss1969 wrote:
    The Governator prolly beats them all , he's supposedly good for 800 mill $ :s:o
    I take it you're not pleased about that. :)) But, really, what does Arnie have to do with a discussion of the richest Bonds? ?:)
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • 72897289 Beau DesertPosts: 1,691MI6 Agent
    edited August 2008
    I thnk we should care about who the poorest Bond is .....

    I see Timothy Dalton, sitting up on a bed in a darkened one room loft, smoking a cigarette and looking out at the world though the dim light provided by a dirty glass window. On the bed is a half empty bottle of wine and an empty pack of Camels. He has two books, an annotated volume of Shakespeare and Casino Royale.

    Maybe we could take up a collection?

    ;)
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  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    7289 wrote:
    I thnk we should care about who the poorest Bond is .....

    I see Timothy Dalton, sitting up on a bed in a darkened one room loft, smoking a cigarette and looking out at the word though the dim litght provided by a dirty glass window. On the bed is a half empty bottle of wine and an empty pack of Camels. He has two books, an annotated volume of Shakespeare and Casino Royale.

    Maybe we could take up a collection?

    ;)
    I don't think that any Bond could be described as 'poor.' :)) As for Dalton, I'm sure he's doing just fine. ;)
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • 72897289 Beau DesertPosts: 1,691MI6 Agent
    I was just teasing .... just loved Dalton in "Hot Fuzz", especially when he referred to Sgt. Angle as "777" .... he was a great oo7!
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    Bond’s Beretta
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  • Willie GarvinWillie Garvin Posts: 1,412MI6 Agent
    edited August 2008
    Sad news for George Lazenby-His wife is suing him for divorce,citing "irreconcilable differences" as her explanation.Both Lazenby(who's 68),and his soon to be ex-wife Pam Shriver(who's 46),are fighting over custody of their three children.They were married for six years.
  • HardyboyHardyboy Posts: 5,906Chief of Staff
    Beat ya to it, Willie! :D

    http://www.ajb007.co.uk/index.php?topic=31077
    Vox clamantis in deserto
  • LonelyriderLonelyrider Posts: 33MI6 Agent
    I'm not sure about Lazenby but I think that Dalton isn't the poorest of all Bonds at all. I think that Craig is still the poorest because the rumours say that he got only one million from the role of James Bond in Casino Royale and before that he had done only small roles...

    Timothy Dalton got 3 million dollars from the living daylights and two million more from his second performance. That was very big amount of money in the 80's. And he got 5 millions dollars from the scarlett too! :D So I think that he certainly isn't the poorest Bond actor.

    Brosnan got these from his performances:

    Goldeneye - 1 mil
    TND - 5 mil
    TWNE - 9 mil
    DAD - 13-15 mil

    So that's very much I think but 13 million dollars in 2002 means quite little in the 80's for example...

    _____________

    By the way, all the Bond actors (but no Dalton) are way too ambitious and selfish actors. They have hit and mocked their fans and so on. Only Dalton have been very gentle :)
  • Willie GarvinWillie Garvin Posts: 1,412MI6 Agent
    Hardyboy wrote:
    Beat ya to it, Willie! :D

    http://www.ajb007.co.uk/index.php?topic=31077

    Oops!I hang my head in shame...;)
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