Pierce Brosnan

Farrell laughed off the notion and suggested that Brosnan was only joking. (as actor and director except as noted). Regardless, rumors still persist as to who will take over the role of James Bond with latest gossip in November 2004 that Brosnan is backing fellow Irishman Colin Farrell to succeed him. In 1992 a film was made about his life entitled Chaplin, directed by Oscar-winner Sir Richard Attenborough, and starring Robert Downey Jr., Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin (Charlie's daughter, portraying Charlie's mother, her own grandmother), Anthony Hopkins, Milla Jovovich, Moira Kelly, Kevin Kline, Diane Lane, Penelope Ann Miller, Paul Rhys, Marisa Tomei, Nancy Travis, and James Woods. In October 2004, however, Brosnan claimed that he was fired and that "its absolutely over". Amongst his many honors, Chaplin has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1985 he was honored with his image on a postage stamp of the United Kingdom and in 1994 he appeared on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. In September 2004 Brosnan stated that Entertainment Weekly had misquoted him and that he actually meant that he was done talking about James Bond. There is a statue of Chaplin in front of the alimentarium in Vevey to commemorate the last part of his life.

Among the reported front-runners: Australians Hugh Jackman and Eric Bana, Britons Clive Owen, James Purefoy, Jude Law, Gerard Butler, and longshot Orlando Bloom. The robbers were captured, and the body was recovered 11 weeks later near Lake Geneva. Even after the denials, in July 2004 Brosnan was quoted in Entertainment Weekly as saying "That's it, I've said all I've got to say on the world of James Bond. Bond is another lifetime behind me." As the summer of 2004 progressed, an endless stream of potential new Bonds were rumored and even falsely announced by some media as the next Bond, though EON Productions has yet to make any official announcement. The plot failed. After a few days, the rumour was officially denied by a range of people: by EON themselves, by Brosnan, by MGM, and even by the agent of Hugh Jackman, one of Brosnan's rumoured successors. On March 3, 1978, his body was stolen in an attempt to extort money from his family. This was duly picked up by newspapers and websites across the world. Chaplin died on Christmas Day, 1977 in Vevey, Switzerland at age 88, and was interred in Corsier-Sur-Vevey Cemetery in Corsier-Sur-Vevey, Vaud.

The Daily Mail published an article in February 2004 claiming that Brosnan had been sacked and that EON Productions were looking for a newer, younger actor, based on an un-named source within EON. The honour was first proposed in 1956, but vetoed by the British Foreign Office on the grounds that he sympathized with the left and that it would damage British relations with the United States, at the height of the Cold War and with planning for the ill-fated invasion of Suez underway. However, early in 2004, the media began to question whether Brosnan would be returning in the role. On March 4, 1975, after many years of self-imposed exile from his native country, he was knighted a KBE by Queen Elizabeth II. Perhaps mindful that fans and critics weren't too happy about Roger Moore playing the role well into his 50's, Brosnan had previously stated that Bond 21 would be his final outing as Bond. This marriage was a long and happy one, with eight children. James Bond Films. He was 54; she was 17.

For a time there was a rumor that Brosnan was forbidden by his Bond contract from appearing in a tuxedo in any non-Bond film, but this turned out to be false. Shortly thereafter, he met Oona O'Neill, daughter of Eugene O'Neill, and married her on June 16, 1943. This request was granted, and Brosnan usually appears in two other films for every time he plays James Bond (including several that he has produced). Blood tests proved Chaplin was not the father, but as blood tests were inadmissible evidence in court, he was ordered to pay $75 a week until the child turned 21. Brosnan is aware of the dangers of becoming typecast as James Bond, and asked EON Productions when he took on the role to be allowed time off between films to work on another project. In May 1943, she filed a paternity suit against him. During this time, Dalton announced he was no longer interested in playing Bond, which opened the door for Brosnan to win the role in 1994. During this period, Chaplin briefly dated actress Joan Barry, but ended it when she started harassing him.

Legal squabbles over ownership of the Bond film franchise resulted in the 1991 Bond film being cancelled as the series went on a hiatus. After some happy years, it ended in divorce in 1942. Dalton would make two critically popular but commercially disappointing Bond films. He was 47 when he secretly married the 25 year old Paulette Goddard in June 1936. The attendant publicity resulted in Steele receiving a last-minute renewal, and Brosnan had to back out of the role, which then went to Timothy Dalton. The publication of court records, which included many intimate details, led to a campaign against him. In 1986, following the retirement of Roger Moore as James Bond, Brosnan, whose Remington Steele series had just ended, was announced as his successor. The stress of the divorce, compounded by a tax dispute, allegedly turned his hair white.

Brosnan is the father of three American sons and has lived in the United States for over 20 years. Their bitter divorce in 1926 had Chaplin paying Grey a then-record-breaking $825,000 settlement. On September 23, 2004 Pierce Brosnan received his US Citizenship. They married on November 26, 1924 after she became pregnant. They had two sons. As an Irish citizen he is ineligible to receive a full honour, which can only be awarded to a British subject. At 35, he fell in love with 16-year-old Lita Grey during preparations for The Gold Rush. In July 2003 it was announced that he had been awarded an Honorary OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for an "outstanding contribution to the British film industry". They had one child who died in infancy; they divorced in 1920.

In 2001 he married Keely Shaye Smith. On October 23, 1918, the 28 year old Chaplin married the 16-year-old Mildred Harris. Brosnan's first wife, the Australian actress Cassandra Harris, died of ovarian cancer in 1991 after 11 years of marriage. His professional successes were repeatedly overshadowed by his notorious private life. In the mid-1980s, he became a star in the USA as the title character of the NBC detective series Remington Steele. His final films were A King in New York (1957) and A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), starring Sophia Loren and Marlon Brando. Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath in the Republic of Ireland, and was raised in England. This criterion for nomination was not fulfilled until 1972.

He is credited with reviving the Bond franchise after the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful films starring Timothy Dalton. Because of Chaplin's difficulties with McCarthyism, the film did not open in Los Angeles when it was first produced. He is best known for his portrayal of the James Bond character in four films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. The film also features a cameo with Buster Keaton, which was the first and last time the two great comedians ever appeared together. Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish film actor and producer. In 1973, he received an Oscar for the Best Music in an Original Dramatic Score for the 1952 film Limelight, which co-starred Claire Bloom. After the Sunset (2004). Chaplin was also nominated without success for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay for The Great Dictator, and again for Best Original Screenplay for Monsieur Verdoux (1947).

Laws of Attraction (2004). He came out of his exile and collected his award less than a month before the death of J. Edgar Hoover. Evelyn (2002). Chaplin's second honorary award came 44 years later in 1972, and was for "the incalculable effect he has had in making motion pictures the art form of this century". The Tailor of Panama (2001). The other film to receive a special award that year was The Jazz Singer. The Thomas Crown Affair (1999). When it became apparent that Chaplin, who had been nominated for Best Actor and Best Comedy Direction, had failed to win either award for his movie The Circus, the Academy decided to give him a special award "for versatility and genius in acting, writing, directing and producing The Circus".

Quest for Camelot (1998). When the first Oscars were awarded on May 16, 1929, the voting audit procedures that now exist had not yet been invented, and the categories were still very fluid. Robinson Crusoe (1997). Chaplin won the honorary Oscar twice. Dante's Peak (1997). He briefly returned to the United States in April 1972 to receive an Honorary Oscar. Mars Attacks! (1996). Chaplin then decided to stay in Europe, and made his home in Switzerland.

The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996). In 1952, Chaplin left the US for a trip to England; Hoover learned of it and negotiated with the INS to revoke his re-entry permit. Love Affair (1994). Edgar Hoover, who had instructed the FBI to keep extensive files on him, tried to end his United States residency. Doubtfire (1993). During the era of McCarthyism, Chaplin was accused of "un-American activities" as a suspected communist; and J. Mrs. Although Chaplin had his major successes in the United States, he retained his British nationality.