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James Bond director says Roger Moore 'brought a freshness' to the famous character

Director John Glen opens up about his experience working with actor Roger Moore. Moore died this week after a battle with cancer.
English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, July 17, 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award for most popular television actor, by German magazine Bravo, for his mystery spy thriller television series, The Saint. (Peter Ruck/BIPs/Getty Images)

Like a lot of other James Bond fans, Sir Roger Moore ranked his favourite 007s. We're not sure what his criteria is, but the actor, who died yesterday at the age of 89, ranked himself fourth out of seven men who played Bond onscreen. That should tell you everything you need to know about Roger Moore, an actor known for bringing a sense of humour to all seven of his Bond films. 

Today on the show, we speak to director John Glen who helmed three of the Bond films Moore starred in. "Everytime I think of Roger, I smile because he was such a funny man," Glen says. "He had great humility and he didn't act like a star — yet he was." 

— Produced by Dawna Dingwall