Popular British actor Roger Moore, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films, passed away on Tuesday in Switzerland after a brief battle with cancer. He was 89.
Moore’s family confirmed the news by posting a statement on the actor’s official Twitter page.
“With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today (Tuesday). We are all devastated.
“The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantified in words alone,” read the statement signed by Moore’s children, Deborah, Geoffrey and Christian.
The family said that they will hold a private funeral in Monaco, where the actor lived.
With seven Bond films, Moore played the role more often than any of the other Bonds such as Sean Connery and Daniel Craig.
