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L’acteur Roger Moore est décédé à 89 ans

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 22: Sir Roger Moore meets fans and signs copies of his book 'Bond on Bond' at HMV, Oxford Street on October 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images

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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – OCTOBER 22: Sir Roger Moore meets fans and signs copies of his book ‘Bond on Bond’ at HMV, Oxford Street on October 22, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart Wilson/Getty Images)

17th July 1968: British actor Roger Moore, recently voted as West Germany’s most popular TV personality for his role as Simon Templar in ‘The Saint’. (Photo by Peter Ruck/BIPs/Getty Images)

circa 1970: English film star Roger Moore, best known for his roles as James Bond and The Saint. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

1973: British actor Roger Moore filming the new James Bond adventure ‘Live and Let Die’. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

British actor Roger Moore on set of the James Bond movie ‘A View to a Kill’ with half a car during filming in Paris, France in August 1984. (Photo by Larry Ellis/Express/Getty Images)

Irish actress Alison Doody, British actress Fiona Fullerton, British actor Roger Moore and US actress Tanya Roberts pose for a group portrait at Pinewood Studios in London, in Iver Heath, England, United Kingdom, 1985. The four actors were at the studios to shoot the new James Bond film, ‘A View To A Kill’. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

L’acteur Roger Moore, bien connu pour son rôle de James Bond, est décédé mardi à l’âge de 89 ans.

Sa mort survient après une «courte mais courageuse bataille contre le cancer», telle que l’ont exprimé ses enfants dans une déclaration publiée sur Twitter.

Sir Roger Moore a incarné sept fois l’agent 007 entre 1973 et 1985, notamment dans les films Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, For your Eyes Only et A View to a Kill.

Parmi ses nombreux rôles à la télévision et au cinéma, celui de Simon Templar dans la série The Saint dans les années 1960, a aussi été marquant.

Le Londonien était ambassadeur de l’UNICEF depuis 1991.

Il se trouvait en Suisse au moment de son décès. Sa famille a indiqué que ses funérailles privées se tiendront au Maroc, conformément à ses volontés.

Les hommages ont fusé sur les réseaux sociaux.

Roger Moore , loved him

— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) May 23, 2017

Farewell dearest Roger. All our love, Andrew and Madeleine

— Andrew Lloyd Webber (@OfficialALW) May 23, 2017

The ultimate James Bond… so sad to hear that Roger Moore has passed away. Thoughts and prayers are with his family…🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/2iU7pl78uG

— Kris Jenner (@KrisJenner) May 23, 2017

Few are as kind & giving as was Roger Moore. Loving thoughts w his family & friends. He will be missed too by UNICEF pic.twitter.com/fYAEUqAaaw

— Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) May 23, 2017