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He was supposedly offered the role in Diamonds are Forever
...but I've only heard that story from him.
So, I don't know.
West said he turned it down because he wasn't English?
Producer Cubby Broccoli is American.
The first Bond, was on American TV, played by American Barry Nelson.
George Lazenby (Bond before Diamond are Forever, was Australian)
And Fleming's inspiration for Bond was American composer Hoagy Carmichael?!
Somehow I think an American actor still looking to make it big would have jumped at the role.
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