Forever enshrined in the footnotes of pop culture history as the second actor to play James Bond on screen – and the one with the shortest tenure in the role – George Lazenby was a former model plucked from relative obscurity to replace Sean Connery as 007 in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (1969). Lazenby refused to play Bond again thanks to bad career advice, leaving him to languish in relative obscurity for much of the 1970s before resurfacing as a supporting player in several television series and made-for-TV movies. He also made frequent tongue-in-cheek appearances as Bond or a
Made film debut as a British Spy in the Italian-made Bond spoof "Marc Mato, Agente S.077"
1968
Became the highest-paid male model in the world
1969
Cast as James Bond in the series’ sixth film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"; became the only actor to have played the 007 agent in only one official Bond series film; nominated for a Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer
1971
Cast in the action-drama called "Universal Soldier"; also co-produced and co-wrote
