Let's rate the Bond actors...

Brosnan_fanBrosnan_fan Sydney, AustraliaPosts: 521MI6 Agent
Oh come on, you all knew that sooner or later it would have come to this! :)) B-)

1. Brosnan - cool under pressure, has his way with the ladies, and is a man of action. A Bond for the modern era. -{

2. Moore - suave, sophisticated, and possessing a healthy sense of humour.

3. Dalton - the no-nonsense, hard-as-nails Bond; also possesses a lighter, more romantic side.

4. Connery - the original, charming gentleman spy. A good all-rounder.

5. Lazenby - nice, charming and romantic. However, that didn't give him much else to go, did it? :#

6. Craig - ahhh, Craig. :v Well, he DOES equip himself in the role well, but somebody had to come last. Sorry Dan.
"Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Firstly I'd like to say I like all the Bond actors, so even the last on the list I'll still eagerly watch. :D

    1, Connery and Dalton, both very close to the Bond of the novels.
    2, Craig, also very close to the Bond of the books.
    3, Brosnan, could of been fantastic but let down by weaker scripts.
    4, Lazenby, I liked him in OHMSS, who knows if he'd stuck around
    He could of been great.
    5, Moore, did his own thing,not close to the Bond of the novels at all. Although
    still a favourite of mine as he's a childhood hero. :D
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,934Chief of Staff
    Yep...I like them all too...even last is good...

    1: Daniel Craig.
    2: George Lazenby.
    3: Tim Dalton.
    4: Sean Connery.
    5: Roger Moore.
    6: Pierce Brosnan.

    The last two could easily swap though...dependant upon mood -{
    YNWA 97
  • Agent 00 FrogAgent 00 Frog Edinburgh, ScotlandPosts: 122MI6 Agent
    Likewise, I'm a fan of every Bond actor, even if some of their films are terrible! If we're looking at acting alone, however.

    1. Daniel Craig - Probably the best "actor" the series has ever had.
    2. Timothy Dalton - A gritty James Bond that also brought humanity to the role.
    3. Sean Connery - Made the role his own and set the bar.
    4. George Lazenby - Similar to Connery, but shows a side of Bond that we had never seen before.
    5. Pierce Brosnan - Love or hate his movies, this man WAS Bond. He played the role confidently and with charm.
    6. Roger Moore - The biggest offender in terms of bringing bad films to the series, he was still incredibly sophisticated and a joy to watch.
    "Set your hopes up way too high, living's in the way we die"
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Firstly I'd like to say I like all the Bond actors, so even the last on the list I'll still eagerly watch. :D

    1, Connery and Dalton, both very close to the Bond of the novels.
    2, Craig, also very close to the Bond of the books.
    3, Brosnan, could of been fantastic but let down by weaker scripts.
    4, Lazenby, I liked him in OHMSS, who knows if he'd stuck around
    He could of been great.
    5, Moore, did his own thing,not close to the Bond of the novels at all. Although
    still a favourite of mine as he's a childhood hero. :D

    Yep, that's my list except there's no tie for number 1 - that position belongs exclusively to Connery! :D
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    As actors:
    #1 Timothy Dalton "...if he fires me I'll thank him for it."
    #2 Daniel Craig "I never left."
    #3 Sean Connery "One of us smells like a tart's handkerchief."
    #4 Pierce Brosnan "Me too."
    #5 Roger Moore "Butterhook."
    #6 George Lazenby "This never happened to the other fellow."

    As favourites:
    #1 Tim & Sean
    #2 Pierce
    #3 Dan & Rog & George

    But yeah, they're all great.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • BIG TAMBIG TAM Wrexham, North Wales, UK.Posts: 773MI6 Agent
    1. Sean Connery
    2. Daniel Craig
    3. George Lazenby
    4. Timothy Dalton
    5. Pierce Brosnan
    6. Roger Moore
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Not as easy to rank as I thought!

    1. Sean Connery
    2. = Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig
    4. Roger Moore
    5. George Lazenby
    6. Tim Dalton

    But I too would rather watch any Bond than anything else...
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • screenamescreename Posts: 388MI6 Agent
    Based on performance not on movies.
    1: Dalton. Closest to the books.
    2: Craig. Provides a modern action hero bond. Still relatively close to the books.
    3: Connery. Classic cenima Bond. Adapted passably from the mid-novels like DN and TB.
    4: Brosnan. Just plain cool. This man was born in a well tailored three piece.
    5: Moore. Great actor, hampered by horrendous scripts.
    6: Lazenby. Wooden and not even attractive.
  • TheundeadkennedyTheundeadkennedy Posts: 292MI6 Agent
    1) Sean Connery
    2) Timothy Dalton
    3) Daniel Craig
    4) Pierce Brosnan
    5) George Lazenby
    6) Roger Moore
  • Mr MalloryMr Mallory North by northwestPosts: 632MI6 Agent
    Craig
    Connery
    Dalton
    lazenby
    Brosnan
    Moore
    What makes you think this is my first time?
  • DieAnotherDayDieAnotherDay Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 460MI6 Agent
    1. Pierce Brosnan
    2. Sean Connery
    3. Roger Moore
    4. Daniel Craig
    5. Timothy Dalton
    6. George Lazenby
    ....and the best he ever managed was a sermon on the mount.
  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    Connery
    Craig
    Lazenby
    Dalton
    Brosnan
    Moore
  • roi007roi007 Posts: 409MI6 Agent
    1.Sean Connery

    2.Daniel Craig

    3.Pierce Brosnan

    4.Roger Moore

    5.Timothy Dalton

    6. George Lazenby
    The name is Bond, James Bond...
  • DutchJamesBondFanDutchJamesBondFan the NetherlandsPosts: 414MI6 Agent
    1. Daniel Craig

    2. Pierce Brosnan

    3. Timothy Dalton

    4. Sean Connery

    5. Roger Moore
    (In the early films, in Octopussy and AVTAK is he way to old, especially in the last one.)

    6. George Lazenby

    (7. Roger Moore in the last films, Because he's to old in my opinion.)
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  • Gala BrandGala Brand Posts: 1,173MI6 Agent
    I saw the Long Good Friday again recently and I thought that Brosnan was good (albeit in a small role). He actually conveyed menace, something he was never able to do in the Bond movies. Somewere along the way he acquired a bag of actor tricks. You know what I mean. Funny faces, sighs, tie straightening, odd noises. It all seemed very superficial and made it seem like he's just playing Bond rather than being Bond.
  • JarvioJarvio EnglandPosts: 4,241MI6 Agent
    1 - Connery - I have to admit, he's the best.
    2 - Moore - He's pretty much my favourite. And I love his films. But the 'best' is Connery.
    3 - Craig - Very strong contender and I look forward to his next.
    4 - Dalton - Decent and should have done more.
    5 - Brosnan - I like him, but I just prefer most of the others. GE was great but the other 3 were weak IMO.
    6 - Lazenby - Obvious reasons.
    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
  • AirJordanFan93AirJordanFan93 Posts: 92MI6 Agent
    1: Connery: Hes the best always will be the best you can't knock the originator
    2: Craig: Hes had 2 great films and one ok film so hes batting a good %
    3: Dalton: Only knock on Dalton is he did 2 films if he got one more film that was as good as TLD and LTK It would be a toss up between him and Craig at 2.
    4: Moore: He has his ups and downs throughout his tenure but he was fairly entertaining for the most part.
    5: Brosnan: He got a great start with Goldeneye but everything after was trash not his fault he was handed awful storylines
    6: Lazenby: Yeah we all know why
  • MadMaxZorinMadMaxZorin United StatesPosts: 65MI6 Agent
    The Bonds I Love:

    1.Connery
    2.Brosnan
    3.Moore
    4.Craig

    The Other Bonds LOL

    5.Lazenby
    6.Dalton
    1. Goldeneye 2. The Spy Who Loved Me 3. From Russia With Love 4. Goldfinger 5. Casino Royale
  • dr. evan-gelistdr. evan-gelist SheffieldPosts: 399MI6 Agent
    Dalton yes the best
    brosnan brilliant
    moore clown
    connery outdated
    lazenby bad
    Craig no no no
    "You're in the wrong business... leave it to the professionals!"
    James Bond- Licence To Kill
  • MadMaxZorinMadMaxZorin United StatesPosts: 65MI6 Agent
    Dalton yes the best
    brosnan brilliant
    moore clown
    connery outdated
    lazenby bad
    Craig no no no

    Wow, so it sounds like You are not happy with 4 of the 6 actors to play Bond on screen? That's a different take but I respect it.
    1. Goldeneye 2. The Spy Who Loved Me 3. From Russia With Love 4. Goldfinger 5. Casino Royale
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    connery outdated

    Greatness never goes out of date, my friend! :007)
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    {[] A Classic is always a Classic ! :))
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  • AdamOmegaAdamOmega Edmonton, AB, CanadaPosts: 297MI6 Agent
    "Best" Bond actors are arguably Craig and Connery, but my personal favourites are Moore and Brosnan. Had Lazenby stayed on for longer than one film, I might rate him higher. Never liked Dalton's portrayal.
    "The secret agent. The man who was only a silhouette..." -- Ian Fleming, Moonraker

    1) The Spy Who Loved Me 2) On Her Majesty's Secret Service 3) GoldenEye 4) Casino Royale 5) Goldfinger
  • lueth2048lueth2048 Posts: 120MI6 Agent
    Connery
    Craig
    Dalton
    Lazenby
    Moore
    Brosnan
  • broadshoulderbroadshoulder Acton, London, UKPosts: 1,363MI6 Agent
    Dalton - the Bond of the books
    Craig - the most exciting actor to fulfill that role
    Connery - the first and most exciting
    Moore - charming to the last
    Lazenby - held up good Fleming script



    Brosnan - not really an actor, doesn't rise above the role
    1. For Your Eyes Only 2. The Living Daylights 3 From Russia with Love 4. Casino Royale 5. OHMSS 6. Skyfall
  • DevilMayCare007DevilMayCare007 Posts: 196MI6 Agent
    Connery
    Dalton/Craig
    Lazenby
    Brosnan



















    Moore.... :))
    Top 10 Bond Films
    1. Thunderball 2. FRWL 3. Casino Royale 4. TLD 5. OHMSS 6. SkyFall 7. GF 8. TSWLM 9. GE 10. FYEO
  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    CONNERY- I always feel tempted to put him in second place, but then I watch FRWL and can't.
    CRAIG- The way he brought back relevance to the character is astonishing. He reinvented Bond for the XXI century.
    DALTON- is the Bond that Fleming described in the books in everything.
    MOORE-Managed to adapt the character to himself, and succeded. No easy task.
    LAZENBY- having no acting experience ,his only movie is ranked by many on the top 5.His Cary Grant looks.
    BROSNAN-Too extreme.Went from "I'm cruel and ruthless" to clowning in the next scene.Terribly unbalanced performance .Maybe not entirely his fault.
  • DEFIANT 74205DEFIANT 74205 Perth, AustraliaPosts: 1,881MI6 Agent
    edited August 2014
    Connery - no one surpasses Connery's performances in his first two films. His next two were good too, although I have a preference for the more "Fleming-esque" films. Goldfinger and Thunderball were also great Connery performances, albeit not as "Flemingesque" as Dr No and From Russia With Love.

    Dalton - best Fleming Bond bar none. Dalton's performance is the literary Bond personified.

    Craig - I have to admit, I was once on the "Craig is not Bond" bandwagon, but his performances has surprised me. I like his darker, more physical portrayal of the character. The way I see it, the only down side is that he doesn't look anything like the Bond that Fleming described.

    Lazenby - perhaps not one of the best actors, but his sole outing as Bond was fantastic.

    Brosnan - good actor ruined by poor material. There are times when Brosnan's Bond is very ... "Flemingesque", which is always a good thing, but I felt that aside fro Goldeneye, his films have been mediocre at best, and downright terrible in the case of Die Another Day

    Moore - the least convincing as Bond. Far too jovial for my liking. Bond is meant to look cold, cruel and dangerous. Moore was none of those.
    "Watch the birdie, you bastard!"
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    edited October 2014
    Bill & Ted's Excellent Bond Actor Ratings

    BILL: Hi, I am Bill S. Preston, Esquire. Me & my esteemed colleague, Ted "Theodore" Logan will now render our Bond actor ratings for you, the awesome fans!
    TED: Yeah.
    BILL: First up is Shawn Connery, you've sean him.
    TED: Bill, that was bogus.
    BILL: Yeah, not too well executed. But it rocked in my head. Anyway, he was most serious.
    TED: Definitely! He shot that Dent dude in the ass!
    BILL: And he totally got the babes in Thunderball.
    TED: Yeah, he gets five stars all the way.
    BILL: Next up was George something. He was cool, I guess.
    TED: Bill... He had lots of guts?
    BILL: Oh yeah, yeah- he rocked! Four stars?
    TED: Nah, three. He wore a skirt.
    BILL & TED: Fag.
    BILL: Then came The Saint guy. He shot a guy in the nuts once, but he was mostly lame.
    TED: Yeah, but he had a car-sub.
    BILL: Dude, that was totally a model!
    TED: You're right dude, one star for the nut-shoot.
    BILL: After The Saint came that guy from Flash Gordon, the one with the moustache.
    TED: He was pretty good; he blew that drug guy up all over the place.
    BILL: Yeah, with a Felix lighter. *air guitar*
    TED: SIX stars!
    BILL: Dude, it's one to five.
    TED: Oh. Yeah. Five I guess.
    BILL: Next we got Remington Steele.
    TED: He was awesome! Two-handed machine gun action! Like Rambo in a tux, dude!
    BILL: Yeah dude, he was most non-heinous.
    TED: Yeah, I was like whoah, he's killing thousands of dudes!
    BILL: Totally. Best bond ever, dude. Okay, six stars.
    TED: Finally we now have the Craig guy. He was in Tomb Raider.
    BILL: A very excellent film I might add.
    TED: Whoah, she was so-
    BILL: Stay on topic dude.
    TED: Oh. Okay. What are we talkin' about?
    BILL: Craig Bond, dude.
    TED: Oh yeah, he sucks.
    BILL: We must agree to disagree on this one, dude, he got shot off a thousand foot bridge & totally lived.
    TED: But all his babes die!
    BILL: Good point dude. A star for the bridge thing?
    TED: We can afford to be magnanimous and toss him two! He did other cool stuff I can't remember right now.
    BILL: Done, dude.
    BILL & TED: Stay tuned 21st Century dudes, the next actor will be EXCELLENT!!
    *air guitar*
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
    #1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) Totally Awesome dude ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
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