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who was considered to play James Bond before Sean Connery?
I had diner once with actor Patrick McGoan ( King of England in Mel Gibson’s Braveheart ) and he said he was offered the role, but turned it down and recomended young new actor Sean Connery instead. I want to verify this information.
Well Barry Nelson play in a TV adaptation of Casino Royale 1954(USA) in a second unofficial version David Niven played James Bond in 1967 spoof of Casino Royale, But OFFICIAL BONDS were Sir Sean Connery(62-71) George Lazenby(69),Sir Roger Moore(73-85), Tim Dalton(87-89), Pierce Brosnan(95-02),and Daniel Craig(06-Present).
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