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37-808: Piz or PIZ may refer to: Piz Gloria , a mountain-top restaurant in Switzerland Piz Buin , a mountain Piz Dolf , a mountain Piz Segnas , a mountain Piz Buin (brand) , a suncream brand Piz (river) , a river in Russia Point Lay LRRS Airport (IATA and FAA LID: PIZ), a public and military use airport in Point Lay, Alaska, United States Stosh "Piz" Piznarski ,

74-496: A "second try". Lerche had received a videotape of the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service as a child; he sent away for a free copy of the movie, only to find he had joined a James Bond film club. He got into trouble when his mother was contacted to pay for the membership. Years later, watching the movie again on DVD (with Lazenby's interviews), he found it to be "a perfect metaphor for life's disappointments". The title of Matthew Bauer 's 2022 documentary The Other Fellow , about

111-529: A character from Veronica Mars PIZ (Compression Method) , a compression method built into OpenEXR Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Piz . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Piz&oldid=1173516182 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

148-669: A daughter, Jennifer, with Maureen Powell, who was then an Australian army sergeant and a physical education and fitness instructor at Royal Military College, Duntroon . In 1973, Lazenby married his girlfriend of three years, Christina Ross "Chrissie" Townson (later Matser), an heiress of the Gannett family . They subsequently had two children, daughter Melanie Andrea Lazenby, born on 13 September 1973, and son Zachary "Zack" Lazenby, born on 9 November 1974, at Woden Valley Hospital (now Canberra Hospital ) in Garran , Canberra , ACT . Zachary

185-522: A feature film. Additionally, he appeared in an episode of The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents called "Diamonds Aren't Forever." In 2012, Lazenby made a guest appearance on the Canadian sketch comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes , spoofing the 007 series in a skit called "Help, I've Skyfall en and I Can't Get Up ". Lazenby made another film a year after On Her Majesty's Secret Service – Universal Soldier (1971), which he helped write. He said

222-468: A film with Lee, which was going to be the Golden Harvest film Game of Death . However, the plan collapsed after Lee's sudden death. Lazenby was meant to meet Lee for dinner on the day Lee died. In the end, Lazenby shot three films for Golden Harvest: The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss , The Man from Hong Kong (1975) (also known as The Dragon Flies ), and A Queen's Ransom (1976). In

259-511: A part in the film Gettysburg as Confederate General Johnston Pettigrew . On 5 November 2013, comedian Jim Jefferies stated in an interview that Lazenby would be playing Jefferies's father in the then upcoming second season of his FX network sitcom Legit . In 2019, Lazenby starred as Dr. Jason Love in an audiobook version of James Leasor 's spy novel Passport to Oblivion . In 2024, Lazenby announced his retirement from acting and public appearances. Lazenby's single portrayal of

296-606: A role in the BBC 's Play for Today series in 1973, starring in Roger Smith's The Operation . He was meant to follow it with an Anglo-Italian western made in Turkey, followed by a film about rioting students in pre- Castro Cuba , but neither was made. In 1973, Lazenby said he was "flat broke" when he went to Hong Kong to meet Bruce Lee and producer Raymond Chow . They ended up offering him $ 10,000 ($ 68,600 today) to appear in

333-635: A view in turn. In 1990, the restaurant was enlarged to accommodate some 400 diners, while retaining its original architectural character. The name Piz Gloria originated in Ian Fleming 's James Bond novel On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1963), in which it is the mountain-top hideout of the villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld and contains an allergy clinic. In the story, the location is the Languard range, above Pontresina somewhere in

370-542: A woman with whom he had fallen in love. He became a car salesman in Finchley , where he was spotted by a talent scout who persuaded him to become a model. He was soon earning £25,000 a year. He was widely known for appearing in an advertisement for Fry's chocolate bars . In 1966, he was voted Top Model of the Year. In 1968, after Sean Connery had left the role of James Bond, producer Albert R. Broccoli met Lazenby for

407-580: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Piz Gloria The cable car station and the restaurant were designed by Bernese architect Konrad Wolf. The Piz restaurant claims to be the world's first revolving restaurant although others already existed at the time of Piz Gloria's 1969 opening, such as the " Eye of the Needle " in Seattle , Washington , United States , which opened in 1962 . Given

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444-646: Is live down my past; convince people I'm not the same person who made a fool of himself all those years ago. I know I can do it. All I need is the chance. In 1978, he took out an advertisement in Variety , offering himself for acting work. He offered to work in any role for very little money, he later told a journalist for the Chicago Tribune . "People ask me if the Bond movie wasn't worth it if it got me into acting. It's true that it got me in, but it wasn't worth

481-551: Is the shortest among the actors in the series. Lazenby began his professional career as a model and had only acted in commercials when he was cast to replace the original Bond actor, Sean Connery . He declined to return for subsequent Bond films and instead pursued roles in Universal Soldier (1971), Who Saw Her Die? (1972), The Shrine of Ultimate Bliss (1974), The Man from Hong Kong (1975), and The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977). After his career stalled in

518-669: The San Francisco Chronicle said that George Clooney "should go down in history as the George Lazenby of the series". Actor Paul McGann has described himself as "the George Lazenby of Doctor Who ". McGann's only starring television role as the Eighth Doctor was in the 1996 television movie . In 2009, Sondre Lerche released a song called "Like Lazenby" on his album Heartbeat Radio , in which he laments squandered opportunities and wishes for

555-431: The 1972 Italian giallo film Who Saw Her Die? opposite Anita Strindberg , a performance for which he lost 35 pounds and received positive reviews. He spent the next 15 months sailing around the world with Chrissie Townson; the trip ended when she became pregnant with their first child, prompting Lazenby to settle down and try to reactivate his career as an actor. In February 1973, he revealed that he had spent all of

592-524: The Engadine near St. Moritz , where Romansh is spoken — piz is a local Romansh term for a mountain peak. However, the real restaurant is located in the Bernese Oberland , where Romansh is not spoken. The movie production team found the restaurant partly constructed and contributed financially to its completion in return for exclusive use for filming the movie (released in 1969), in which

629-530: The audition, Lazenby accidentally punched a professional wrestler , who was acting as stunt coordinator , in the face, impressing Broccoli with his ability to display aggression. Director Peter R. Hunt felt that just because Lazenby starred in the movie, it did not make him an actor. In July 1969, after making On Her Majesty's Secret Service , Lazenby returned home to Queanbeyan to see his parents. He said he had 18 films to consider, but most of them were bad, adding that he had to "wait and see". He also told

666-485: The building has a prominent role. After filming was completed, the restaurant retained the Piz Gloria name of the film location, and currently acknowledges the film's significant contribution to its commercial reputation; the lower floor houses a James Bond exhibition containing memorabilia and film clips. In July 2015, a new and larger exhibition, called "007 Walk of Fame", was opened. George Lazenby and members of

703-427: The difficult topographic and climatic conditions, parts had to be prefabricated. The outer skin of the circular upper floor is of aluminium -clad wooden panels. The roof originally was bare aluminium, but has since been coated. The rotative mechanism — a 12-metre-diameter (39 ft) core with a 3.0-metre (9.8 ft) annulus that completely rotates the upper floor in approximately an hour — allows every guest to have

740-555: The film crew attended the launch. George Lazenby George Robert Lazenby ( / ˈ l eɪ z ən b i / ; born 5 September 1939) is an Australian retired actor. He was the second actor to portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond in the Eon Productions film series, playing the character in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Since he appeared in only one film, Lazenby's tenure as Bond

777-516: The first time while they were getting their hair cut at the same barbershop. Broccoli later saw him in the Big Fry commercial and felt he could possibly portray Bond, on which basis he invited him to do a screen test. Lazenby dressed for the part by sporting several sartorial Bond elements, such as a Rolex Submariner wristwatch and a Savile Row suit, which had been ordered, but not collected, by Connery. Broccoli offered him an audition. During

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814-457: The iconic Bond character, and his lack of standing as a favourite in the series, has resulted in his name being used as a metaphor for forgettable, non-iconic acting efforts in other entertainment franchises, and for entities that are largely ignored. In his review of Batman & Robin , widely regarded as the weakest and least successful film in the Batman film franchise , Mick LaSalle of

851-631: The late 1970s, he moved into business and invested in real estate. Lazenby later appeared in roles that parodied James Bond . In 2017, a Hulu docudrama film, Becoming Bond , featured Lazenby recounting his life story and portrayal of Bond. George Robert Lazenby was born on 5 September 1939 in Goulburn, New South Wales , at Ovada Private Hospital, to railway worker George Edward Lazenby and Fosseys retail worker Sheila Joan Lazenby (née Bodel). He attended Goulburn Public School in his primary years and Goulburn High School until 1954. His sister Barbara

888-432: The liberated 1970s. Lazenby also felt that he had received poor treatment on the film set. Several of his co-stars felt that Lazenby had made a mistake, including Diana Rigg and Desmond Llewelyn . Lazenby acknowledged the worry but insisted that he had made the correct decision. At the time of the release of On Her Majesty's Secret Service , Lazenby's performance received mixed reviews. Critics felt that while he

925-428: The lives of real men named James Bond, is inspired by Lazenby's line in the beginning of On Her Majesty's Secret Service , "This never happened to the other fellow", a reference to Sean Connery. Bauer told Filmink that he chose the title because "these are the situations that our characters face – continuously being in the shadow of this movie icon." While working as a car salesman at the age of 21, Lazenby fathered

962-555: The mid-1970s, Lazenby appeared in a number of television movies shot in his native Australia, and an episode of the local police drama series Matlock Police . He also returned to modelling, appearing in a number of advertisements for Benson & Hedges cigarettes. A few years later, in an interview with the Australian Women's Weekly , he stated that he did not really feel like an actor as he had had very few acting roles, but added that he would embrace being an actor if he

999-460: The money he had earned from playing Bond, had experienced two nervous breakdowns, and had become an alcoholic . He felt that if he had continued in the role, he would have gone crazy due to the mental stress that the role brings. He later said, "I burnt some bridges behind me, and it was fun, really. I'm sort of glad I did it and I know I won't have to do it again. I can look back and laugh because I didn't hurt anyone — except myself." Lazenby played

1036-420: The movie was "anti-guns and anti-Bond". Due to his reported poor treatment on the set of On Her Majesty's Secret Service, he sought out a director whom he would work with better and found Cy Endfield . Lazenby helped to fund the film. Lazenby admitted that after he left the role of Bond, he was unhireable. He landed few roles, to the point that his agent described him as "difficult". Lazenby next appeared in

1073-517: The press, "I don't think I'm ready for anything like Hamlet yet but I'd love to play Ned Kelly ." Lazenby was offered the chance to portray Bond on film again, in The Man with the Golden Gun . However, prior to the release of On Her Majesty's Secret Service , Lazenby decided to leave the role of Bond after his agent, Ronan O'Rahilly , convinced him that the secret agent would be archaic in

1110-424: The rest of the cast and crew. Sean Connery came to Lazenby's defence, saying that in the time that he knew Lazenby, he had not acted arrogant, instead applying that label to Broccoli. Lazenby went on to add: It hasn't been easy, trying to climb back   .... I admit I acted stupidly. It went to my head, everything that was happening to me. But remember, it was my first film   .... Now what I've got to do

1147-746: The ten years it cost me." The following year, he had a substantial supporting role in Saint Jack (1979), directed by Peter Bogdanovich . Filmink magazine called it "one of the best things – if not the best thing – Lazenby ever did outside of Bond." Lazenby was particularly keen to obtain a role in The Thorn Birds , but that project was not made until a number of years later, and without Lazenby. He did manage to secure roles in Hawaii Five-O and Evening in Byzantium . The latter

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1184-466: Was an accomplished dancer. When he was young, he spent 18 months in hospital after he underwent an operation that left him with only half a kidney. When Lazenby was about 14, he moved with his family from Goulburn to Queanbeyan , where his father ran a store. He served in the Australian Army , then afterwards worked as a car salesman and mechanic. Lazenby moved to London in 1963 to pursue

1221-571: Was arrogant. Lazenby was considered to reprise the role of James Bond in Never Say Never Again . However, Sean Connery was chosen for the role instead. Lazenby has appeared as James Bond in various parodies and unofficial 007 roles, including the 1983 television film The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. , where his character is identified only by the initials J. B., and the 1996 video game Fox Hunt , parts of which were reedited into

1258-535: Was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour when he was 11 and died at age 19 in 1994. The two divorced shortly after, in 1995. Melanie is a real estate broker in New York, working for Douglas Elliman . In 2002, Lazenby married former tennis player Pam Shriver and they had three children, including son George Junior Lazenby, born on 12 July 2004. The family lived in Brentwood, California . In August 2008, it

1295-419: Was offered more jobs. In the late 1970s, Lazenby moved to Hollywood , California, where he started taking acting lessons and set about trying to obtain more acting work. In 1978, Broccoli described casting Lazenby as his biggest mistake, claiming that the actor couldn't deal with fame and labeling him as "very arrogant". He felt that Lazenby did not understand how a film set worked and did not mesh well with

1332-402: Was physically convincing, he delivered his lines poorly. In the years since the film was released, public perception has become more positive. Broccoli publicly defended Lazenby's performance, saying that while he was not the best actor, he was still great for the role of Bond. He did admit that he found Lazenby's post-movie attitude annoying, feeling that he did not respect the character and

1369-517: Was seen by Harry Saltzman , who offered Lazenby a leading role in a proposed science fiction film, The Micronauts . According to Lazenby, Saltzman had previously claimed that the pair would never work together again. Lazenby made a guest appearance on the television series Superboy , as Jor-El , in a two-part episode during the series' second season in 1990. He appeared with Sylvia Kristel in several new Emmanuelle films in 1993, many of which appeared on cable television. In 1993, Lazenby had

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