Who Is The Best Bond?

The debate as to who really is the best Bond has been raging for years, pubs up and down the land have heard every possible argument for and against each and every actor every to utter the famous line, ‘Bond, James Bond’. Getting a bunch of Bond fans together to decide who played agent 007 the best will never result in a definantive answer, so we decided that we’d have a stab at settling the argument once and for all.

We’ve thrown out the subjective arguments of ‘coolness’, ‘screen presence’ and so on, and are sticking with cold hard facts to determine the winner, so read on to find out just who is the best Bond.... (in the interests of fairness, all figures except for the first category are averages).

Category 1: Number of Appearances

First up is how many times each actor graced the silver screen as everyone’s favourite secret agent, if they were asked back to play the role again they must have been doing something right, well, that’s our logic behind this category anyway....

Sean Connery	6
George Lazenby	1
Roger Moore	7
Timothy Dalton	2
Pierce Brosnan	4

Category 2: Average Length of Film

Well, you want value for money from your secret agents right? After all, it is your tax money that is paying for them….
(all times are in minutes)

Sean Connery	118
George Lazenby	140
Roger Moore	125
Timothy Dalton	132
Pierce Brosnan	128

Category 3: Cinema Tickets Sold

The draw of a Bond film is truly something, but which Bond actor had the most punters flocking to see them?
(all numbers are millions)

Sean Connery	103
George Lazenby	62
Roger Moore	70
Timothy Dalton	44
Pierce Brosnan	78

Category 4: Kills

Killing is all part of a day's work for a 'OO' agent, racking up a high bodycount shows a real dedication to their job... here's how our Bonds stack up in their contributions to the grave-diggers workload...

Sean Connery	8
George Lazenby	7
Roger Moore	10
Timothy Dalton	4
Pierce Brosnan	21

Category 5: 'The' Line (the names' Bond..)

Only two Bond films have been devoid of this classic line, the mere utterance of which sends the ladies weak at the knees and puts shivers down every fan's spine, in the claim to being the best Bond, we reckon saying 'Bond, James Bond' has to carry some weight.

Sean Connery	1
George Lazenby	2
Roger Moore	1
Timothy Dalton	1
Pierce Brosnan	1

Category 6: Conquests

And there you were thinking we were staying high-brow and avoiding this one. Seduction seems to be a core skill taught to 'OO' agents, but who was the most successfull at it? Well, it seems Connery, Lazenby and Brosnan all came first, with Moore and Dalton coming second... make your own jokes.

Sean Connery	3
George Lazenby	3
Roger Moore	2
Timothy Dalton	2
Pierce Brosnan	3

The Results

So, there we have it – the definitive list of things any Bond must be judged against (according to us, at any rate.). So, who then is the winner? Drum roll please for the final totals:

Pierce Brosnan	24
Sean Connery	22
Roger Moore	22
George Lazenby	20
Timothy Dalton	17

To be honest, the general consensus here before this 'oh-so scientific' endevour was that Roger Moore was the definitive Bond, just goes to show what we know eh? There's no arguing with cold hard facts.... so, time for the award..