Born in Colwyn Bay, Wales on 21 March 1946
Starred In The Living Daylights (1987), Licence To Kill (1989)
Star Sign :- Aries
After Roger Moore thought it was time to hang up his Walther and take off his tuxedo, it was time once more for the producers to look for a new Bond. Timothy Dalton was approached a couple of times to play James Bond. Once to play the part in 1969 for On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but Dalton considered himself too young. He was approached once more in 1984 to star in A View To A Kill after Roger Moore talked about leaving, but Dalton's schedule was too busy. Once again he was approached to star in The Living Daylights after Roger Moore's departure, but was tied up with work. Pierce Brosnan was considered the popular choice, but was tied into a contract. By this time Timothy Dalton had more time and so accepted the part. Timothy Dalton's career has progressed after the Bond films with notable films like The Rocketeer and The Beautician and the Beast.
Timothy Dalton's portrayal of James Bond is indeed very controversial. His portrayal of the character was completely different to what audiences had seen before. While fans of Roger Moore had got used to his light, witty, laid-back style, Dalton introduced a hard-edged, serious, "dark" Bond. Dalton announced that it was his desire to be a "Fleming's Bond" and to return to the type of James Bond that Ian Fleming had written about. While many fans of the series dislike Timothy's performance of Bond compared to that of Sean Connery and Roger Moore, people who have read the Fleming novels understand Timothy's portrayal of the character. The Living Daylights enjoyed relative success, however Timothy Dalton's second film - Licence To Kill, did not fare so well. The plot steered away from the traditional stop the villain, save the world idea, but took on a plot of revenge after an attack on Felix Leiter - James Bond's friend for many years. Dalton's character had become more hardened and more serious along with the film itself. Licence To Kill was a big box office failure ending up as one of the worst Bond films in the series, in terms of sales. Timothy Dalton was scheduled to play a third Bond film, but after many years of legal hassles surrounding the series he left before filming of Goldeneye started in 1994. Timothy Dalton still appears in various films and enjoys various pastimes like fishing, opera and reading to name a few. After leaving the role of James Bond, two months later Pierce Brosnan accepted the responsibility of playing 007 - The Man.
