Obituary: Sir Roger Moore

Sir Roger Moore has died at the age of 89 following "a short but brave battle with cancer" Sir Roger Moore, who has died aged 89, brought a lighter touch to the role of James Bond, the role for which he was most famous. Out went the harder, crueller edge of Sean Connery's 007 to be succeeded by sardonic humour and the inevitable raised eyebrow. He eventually became the longest-serving actor in the