Longest-Serving James Bond Star Roger Moore Dies At 89

BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) -- Roger Moore, the longest-serving actor to play iconic British spy James Bond, has died at the age of 89 in Switzerland, after a brief bout with cancer.

A message from his family shared on the actor's official Twitter account Tuesday read: "With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father, Sir Roger Moore, passed away today. We are all devastated."

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