#38: Who was the best James Bond actor, and why?
In our last fight, Kris delivered a knockout blow with the first punch. Her Terminator/Groundhog Day mashup may have desperate Hollywood writers scrambling to pen a soft reboot. Meanwhile Kris wants to settle a longstanding debate:
Who was the best James Bond actor, and why?
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Fight's gonna be over quick unless the Sean Connery contingent shows up.
Can't believe no one had mentioned David Niven yet. So Niven is my nominee, he was in 1967's Casino Royale, a horrible attempt at a Bond spoof. It was "Oscar nominated" (for the song "The Look of Love".) And it featured Peter Sellers as a Bond impersonator and Woody Allen as "Jimmy Bond."
But Niven was given consideration for the role initially, an obstacle was he would cost too much. And in his brief appearance as Sir James Bond in this film, he brings a suave manner and wit that make for a quite winning 007. (I would say he definitely ranks higher on the list of Bonds than George Lazenby.)