Fred MacMurray

Notable films in MacMurray's career:. Now in his late 70s, Moore only makes occasional film or TV appearances, most notably appearing in an episode of the American TV series Alias in 2002. On his passing in 1991, Fred MacMurray was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California, and was survived by his wife, June Haver. In 1999, Moore was created a Commander of the British Empire (CBE), and a Knight Commander of the British Empire (KBE) on June 14, 2003. In 1960, he played a slimy, two-timing corporate executive in Wilder's Oscar-winning comedy The Apartment. He recently lent his voice to "Santa" in the Unicef Cartoon "The Fly Who Loved Me.". He played the role of Walter Neff, an insurance salesman who plots with a wealthy heiress to murder her husband in the film noir classic Double Indemnity (1944). Moore is engaged in humanitarian projects in his work as an UNICEF ambassador.

In spite of his "nice guy" image, MacMurray often stated that the best film roles he ever played were ones where he was cast against type in two films for Billy Wilder. Moore's portrayal of Bond was more light-hearted and tongue in cheek than any of his other Bond comrades. He was typecast for decades as a lovable, friendly fellow, and he capitalized on this by starring in a number of live-action comedies for Walt Disney during the later part of his career, with his biggest hits being The Shaggy Dog and The Absent-Minded Professor. He was one of the first actors considered for the role of James Bond in the early 1960s but his commitments to The Saint and later The Persuaders prevented him from taking the role until 1972, when he finally took the role and appeared in the Bond movies Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes Only (1981), Octopussy (1983) and A View to a Kill (1985), making him the longest continually-serving James Bond actor to date with twelve years and seven films under his belt. His most famous role was that of the father on the 1960s TV series My Three Sons. He first got into films in the nineteen forties as an extra and then as a leading man later most notably on TV.Moore appeared in the TV series Ivanhoe, Maverick, The Saint (as Simon Templar) and The Persuaders. Frederick Martin MacMurray (August 30, 1908 - November 5, 1991) was a Hollywood actor who appeared in over one hundred movies, during a career that lasted from the 1930s to the 1970s. He served in the military during World War II in the entertainment branch above such luminaries as Spike Milligan.

The Happiest Millionaire (1967). He attended Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. Follow Me, Boys! (1966). Born in Stockwell, London, the son of a policeman. Son of Flubber (1963). He is best known for playing two fictional British detectives -- the cinematic James Bond from 1973 to 1985 and the TV sleuth Simon Templar in The Saint from 1962 to 1969. The Absent-Minded Professor (1961). Sir Roger George Moore (born October 14, 1927) is an English actor known for his suave and witty demeanor.

The Apartment (1960). The Shaggy Dog (1959). The Caine Mutiny (1954). The Egg and I (1947).

Double Indemnity (1944).