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I'm not in this business to win a popularity contest, I just want to be a good actor. Well, you've failed at being a good actor. Why not try for the popularity contest?

Roger Moore

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Roger Moore
Age: 89 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 14
Died: 2017
Died: May 23
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