By 84-year-old Australian actor George Lazenby, who holds the record for the shortest official stint as James Bond with one film, is retiring from acting.
In a posting on X, Lazenby announced his decision to retire saying his career had been a fun ride but “getting older is no fun”. He then pretty definitively calls it quits:
“This hasn’t been an easy decision but it’s time to announce my retirement from work. Therefore, I won’t be doing any more acting or making public appearances, doing any more interviews or signing any more autographs as of today.”
He goes on to thank his manager and fans. Lazenby began his professional career as a model and had only acted in commercials when he was cast to replace Sean Connery in 1969’s sixth James Bond film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”.
Lazenby declined to return for subsequent Bond films with Connery ultimately returning for one more go with “Diamonds are Forever”. Lazenby meanwhile acted in some other films in the 1970s including “Universal Soldier,” “The Kentucky Fried Movie,” and memorable turn in “Saint Jack” and as the villain of “The Man from Hong Kong”.
He moved into business and invested in real estate, but kept up film and TV work though until this year. Other notable roles included playing J. Johnston Pettigrew in “Gettysburg”, playing Jor-El in “Superboy,” notable guest spots on shows like “The Pretender,” “Batman Beyond,” “General Hospital” and “Rituals”.
Source: Variety
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