Anthony Rogers is a Scottish actor known for his role as Sir Dinadan in ''

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'' (1967).

Biography

Anthony Rogers was born in the Scottish town of

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

and attended the

Queen Victoria School Queen Victoria School (QVS) is a non-selective, co-educational, boarding school predominantly for children of Scottish Servicemen/women (but see full admissions criteria, below) aged 10/11 to 18. It occupies a Scottish Baronial-style building on ...

Dunblane Dunblane (, gd, Dùn Bhlàthain) is a small town in the council area of Stirling in central Scotland, and inside the historic boundaries of the county of Perthshire. It is a commuter town, with many residents making use of good transport links ...

. Then for six years he was with the British Merchant Marines during which he made a trip to

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. After the Marines he moved to

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and became an instructor in water sports.

Career

He began his acting career in Florida where he joined Hollywood Little Theater. After which he went to New York and trained at

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. When he returned to the UK, he appeared in bit parts in television series such as '' The Avengers'' and '' Doctor Who''. In 1965 he moved to California and appeared in the WWII drama ''

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'' in the fourth season episode "Evasion" as Lt. Maples (1965) (TV). He was later to be seen in

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s such as the Howard Hawks movies ''

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'' (1965) and '' El Dorado'' (1967), as well as ''Camelot'' (1967).

James Bond

In 1967 ''LIFE'' Magazine sent photographer Loomis Dean to casting sessions for the James Bond movie, '' On Her Majesty's Secret Service'' (1969). In 11 October 1968 edition of the magazine Rogers was shown to be one of five candidates (the others being

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, John Richardson, Hans De Vries and Robert Campbell) auditioning for the role of James Bond, eventually losing out to Lazenby.

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* People educated at Queen Victoria School, Dunblane English male film actors American male film actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Hamilton, South Lanarkshire {{England-actor-stub