One of my favorites, I’m a big fan of Dalton in the role. Pity that studio legal troubles cut his tenure short.
Agreed.
I read before that Broccoli and Saltzman wanted him to take over for Sean Connery when he left after “YOLT” (one of my favorites), but decided against it because Dalton was too young at the time.
There could have been a what, 25 year run of Dalton as Bond? That would have been cool.
Yeah, I liked Dalton, too. I thought he effortlessly settled into the role in “The Living Daylight.” “Licence to Kill”, with Hedison playing Felix Leiter for the second time, was like a nice “Miami Vice”-esque film.
It’s curious the producers wanted Dalton as far back as 1969 to play in OHMSS, but Dalton thought he was too young. Had he accepted, he could’ve played the role for 30 years had he chosen to.