# George Lazenby filmography
The filmography of **George Lazenby** (born September 5, 1939, Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia) covers roughly six decades of screen work, from his single appearance as [James Bond](https://www.edgepedia.org/james-bond) in *On Her Majesty's Secret Service* (1969) through Australian and Hong Kong action films of the 1970s, American television work, the French *Emmanuelle* television movies of the early 1990s, and recent independent films and documentaries. His screen debut was the Bond film itself; before that his only credits were commercials and a bit part in a 1965 Italian Bond spoof.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493872/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Screen debut | *On Her Majesty's Secret Service* (1969), James Bond, director Peter Hunt, EON Productions[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) |
| Bond tenure | One film; he declined a seven-film contract reportedly including a million dollar bonus[3](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/becoming-bond-2017) |
| 1970s features | *Universal Soldier* (1971), *Who Saw Her Die?* (1972), *Stoner* (1974), *The Man from Hong Kong* (1975), *Saint Jack* (1979)[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) |
| Highest and lowest rated | Rotten Tomatoes critics: 100% for *The Man from Hong Kong* (1975); 72% for *Saint Jack* (1979)[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george_lazenby) |
| Notable supporting role | Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew in *Gettysburg* (1993), critics' score 82%[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george_lazenby) • [2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) |
| Bond-adjacent roles | J.B. in *The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.* (1983), driving a gadget-laden Aston Martin DB5[5](https://www.007magazine.co.uk/factfiles/factfiles_lazenby.htm) |
| Recent work | *A Winter Rose* (2016), *Death Game* (2017), *In the Blink of an Eye* (2021)[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) |
## Becoming Bond
Lazenby was an Australian male model living in London when [Sean Connery](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-connery) announced his retirement from the Bond series during production of *You Only Live Twice* (1967). Producers [Albert R. Broccoli](https://www.edgepedia.org/albert-r-broccoli) and Harry Saltzman tested dozens of candidates, among them future Bonds Roger Moore and [Timothy Dalton](https://www.edgepedia.org/timothy-dalton), and cast Lazenby, a former car salesman and model with no previous acting experience. According to TCM's account, Lazenby presented himself at Saltzman's office in a Savile Row suit once ordered by Connery, with an invented acting biography, and won a screen-test fight scene by knocking down a stuntman and giving him a bloody nose because he had not yet learned to pull his punches.[6](https://www.tcm.com/articles/1529269/on-her-majestys-secret-service)
During the making of the film, Lazenby announced that he would play the role only once.[7](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/on-her-majestys-secret-service/) The retrospective documentary *Becoming Bond* (2017) recounts his turning down a seven-film contract with a million dollar bonus. Lazenby is the only actor to play James Bond in exactly one Eon film, with non-Eon portrayals including [Barry Nelson](https://www.edgepedia.org/barry-nelson) in a 1954 television adaptation and the performers in the 1967 *Casino Royale* spoof.[3](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/becoming-bond-2017) • [10](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/105158-first-actor-to-play-james-bond)
## *On Her Majesty's Secret Service* (1969)
Lazenby's only film as 007 was the sixth Bond picture, directed by Peter Hunt, who had edited the first five films. [Diana Rigg](https://www.edgepedia.org/diana-rigg) played Tracy di Vicenzo, whom Bond marries, and [Telly Savalas](https://www.edgepedia.org/telly-savalas) played Blofeld.[6](https://www.tcm.com/articles/1529269/on-her-majestys-secret-service) Seen in its day as a disappointment, the film developed a cult following and is now regarded by some as the finest Bond movie of them all.[6](https://www.tcm.com/articles/1529269/on-her-majestys-secret-service) Rotten Tomatoes records an 81% critics' score and a 64% audience score for it.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george_lazenby) A 1994 *Independent* piece disputed the conventional story of failure: the film made a healthy profit, and Lazenby had resigned even before production wrapped rather than being dismissed.[8](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/james-bond-licence-revoked-1389565.html)
## The 1970s
After Bond, Lazenby worked across European, Australian, and Hong Kong productions. He played Ryker in *Universal Soldier* (1971, director [Cy Endfield](https://www.edgepedia.org/cy-endfield)), Franco Serpieri in Aldo Lado's giallo *Who Saw Her Die?* (1972), the title role in *Stoner* (1974, Golden Harvest), and Jack Wilton in Brian Trenchard-Smith's Australian action film *The Man from Hong Kong* (1975), which carries a 100% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george_lazenby) He appeared as "The Architect" in [John Landis](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-landis)'s *The Kentucky Fried Movie* (1977; 83% critics) and as the Senator in [Peter Bogdanovich](https://www.edgepedia.org/peter-bogdanovich)'s *Saint Jack* (1979), one of the performances the *Independent* called notable.[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george_lazenby) • [8](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/james-bond-licence-revoked-1389565.html) Television work in this period included episodes of *Hawaii Five-O* (1979), *B.J. and the Bear* (1979), and the TV movies *Evening in Byzantium* and *Death Dimension* (both 1978).[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/)
## 1980s and 1990s
American series and TV movies dominated his 1980s work: *Rituals* (1984), *The Master* (1984, with [Lee Van Cleef](https://www.edgepedia.org/lee-van-cleef)), *Cover Up* (1984), *Hotel* (1984), *General Hospital* (1982), *Bring 'Em Back Alive* (1983), and guest roles in *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1989, in the episode "Diamonds Aren't Forever") and *Freddy's Nightmares* (1989).[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) • [5](https://www.007magazine.co.uk/factfiles/factfiles_lazenby.htm) In 1990 he played Superman's father Jor-El in *Superboy*, a role initially essayed by [Marlon Brando](https://www.edgepedia.org/marlon-brando).[9](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/biography/)
The early 1990s brought two significant runs. He played Mario in seven *Emmanuelle* television movies for 21st Century Film France between 1992 and 1993, including *Emmanuelle's Love*, *Emmanuelle's Magic*, *Emmanuelle's Perfume*, *Emmanuelle's Revenge*, *Emmanuelle's Venice*, *Emmanuelle's Forever*, and *Emmanuelle's Secret*.[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) He also appeared as Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew in Ron Maxwell's Civil War film *Gettysburg* (1993), co-starring [Tom Berenger](https://www.edgepedia.org/tom-berenger), Martin Sheen, and [Stephen Lang](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephen-lang); on Rotten Tomatoes it holds 82% from critics and 89% from audiences, one of the highest scores in his listing.[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george_lazenby)
Underlined throughout this period is the pattern of exploitation and voice work: *Never Too Young to Die* (1986, with [Gene Simmons](https://www.edgepedia.org/gene-simmons)), *Hell Hunters* (1987), *Fox Hunt* (1996, later also a video game), *Twin Sitters* (1994), *Fatally Yours* (1995), and voice acting in Warner Bros Animation's *Batman Beyond* (1999–2000) as Mr. Walker/King.[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/)
## Bond-related appearances and documentaries
Lazenby repeatedly returned to the Bond persona in tongue-in-cheek form. In the 1983 TV movie *The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.* he played a character called J.B. driving an Aston Martin DB5 fitted with gadgets, and in 1980 he appeared uncredited as himself in *The Nude Bomb*.[5](https://www.007magazine.co.uk/factfiles/factfiles_lazenby.htm) • [2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) Documentaries about him or about Bond include *Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'* (2002), *Not Quite Hollywood* (2008), *Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007* (2012), *And the Winner Isn't* (2017), and *Becoming Bond* (2017, director Josh Greenbaum, Hulu), in which he appears as himself and which holds a 78% critics' score.[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george_lazenby)
## Later career
Recent screen credits are *Winter Break* (2003, as Campbell Grady), *Spider's Web* (2002), *Star of Jaipur* (2000, as John Steele), *Four Dogs Playing Poker* (2000), *A Winter Rose* (2016, as Henry), *Death Game* (2017, as General Bullmount), *Legit* (2014, FX series, as Jim Jefferies' father), *Dance Angels* (2016), and *In the Blink of an Eye* (2021).[2](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/) • [9](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/biography/) His official biography records a 2019 voice role as Australian agent Jason Love in the audio adaptation of *Passport to Oblivion*, and a 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the CineFest Miskolc International Film Festival in Hungary, shared with director Bille August.[9](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/biography/)
## References
1. [George Lazenby, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493872/)
2. [Filmography, georgelazenbyofficial.com](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/)
3. [Becoming Bond (2017), review by RogerEbert.com](https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/becoming-bond-2017)
4. [George Lazenby Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/george_lazenby)
5. [007 Magazine Fact Files: George Lazenby](https://www.007magazine.co.uk/factfiles/factfiles_lazenby.htm)
6. [On Her Majesty's Secret Service, by Jeremy Arnold, Turner Classic Movies](https://www.tcm.com/articles/1529269/on-her-majestys-secret-service)
7. [On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), georgelazenbyofficial.com](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/filmography/on-her-majestys-secret-service/)
8. [James Bond: licence revoked, by Martin Sterling, The Independent (1994)](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/james-bond-licence-revoked-1389565.html)
9. [Biography, georgelazenbyofficial.com](https://www.georgelazenbyofficial.com/biography/)
10. [First actor to play James Bond](https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/105158-first-actor-to-play-james-bond)
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