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Roger Moore Dead: Steve Coogan And Rob Brydon's Impressions Are Fitting Tribute To James Bond Star

Sir Roger Moore died this week, aged 89.
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Entertainment Editor, HuffPost UK

You know you’ve made it when... Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon compete to do a better impression of you. 

Sir Roger Moore was afforded such treatment in ‘The Trip’ series, alongside fellow knights of the realm Sirs Michael Caine, Mick Jagger and Sean Connery. 

But who did it best? Both men remain convinced that their impression is the definitive portrait, and of course Sir Roger was far too diplomatic to weigh in on the topic. 

So decide for yourself in our clips of both men giving it their best 007 below.

Here’s Rob... (from 37” in)

 

While Steve went for a slightly hoarser-sounding version... (from 30” in)

Sir Roger has been a longtime favourite of both men, with his extremely distinctive English tones, honed at RADA and on show in seven James Bond films over 12 years, as well as two TV series ‘The Saint’, ‘The Persuaders’ and other projects during a six-decade career. 

The death of the beloved actor was announced yesterday, following a short battle with cancer. He was 89 and passed away, surrounded by his family in Switzerland. 

Roger Moore Rare Vintage Pictures
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The British actor Roger Moore photographed during the touching up of his stage make-up. Rome, 1974. (Photo by Mario Notarangelo/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) (credit:Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
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American actor Tony Curtis (1925 - 2010) and British actor Roger Moore (right) as Danny Wilde and Lord Brett Sinclair respectively, whilst filming the action television series 'The Persuaders!', 22nd June 1970. (Photo by Reg Lancaster/Daily Express/Getty Images) (credit:Reg Lancaster via Getty Images)
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MAVERICK - 'Kiz' - Airdate: December 4, 1960. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) ROGER MOORE (credit:ABC Photo Archives via Getty Images)
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1st November 1968: English actor Roger Moore is Gary Fenn in 'Crossplot', a thriller directed by Alvin Rakoff. (Photo by P. Shirley/Express/Getty Images) (credit:P. Shirley via Getty Images)
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MAVERICK - 'Dutchman's Gold' - Airdate: January 22, 1961. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) ROGER MOORE;MALA POWERS (credit:ABC Photo Archives via Getty Images)
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Susannah York and Roger Moore in bed, gazing passionately into one another eyes in a scene from the film 'Gold', 1974. (Photo by Allied Artists/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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MAVERICK - 'The Bundle from Britain' - Airdate: September 10, 1960. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images) L-R: ROBERT DOUGLAS;ROGER MOORE (credit:ABC Photo Archives via Getty Images)
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A close-up of the British actor Roger Moore smoking a cigar. Rome, 1974. (Photo by Mario Notarangelo/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) (credit:Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
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Actors Roger Moore and Gregory Peck on set of the Paramount Pictures movie 'The Sea Wolves' 1980. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (credit:Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images)
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David Niven, Trevor Howard, Gregory Peck, Roger Moore (v.l.n.r.), (Photo by Peter Bischoff/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Bischoff via Getty Images)
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Getting the New Year and the British Film Industry off to a rousing start at the Garrick Club is the cast of the new £1 million comedy 'Heavan save us from our friends' which is being shot at Pinewood studios. Among the stars are Roger Moore, Susannah York, Shelley Winters, Lee J. Cobb, Jean-pierre Cassel, Raf Valone and Sydne Rome. January 1975 75-00008-002 (Photo by WATFORD/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) (credit:Mirrorpix via Getty Images)
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The British actor Roger Moore photographed in Rome while waiting for the make-up. Rome, 1974. (Photo by Mario Notarangelo/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images) (credit:Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
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Actor Roger Moore (credit:S&G and Barratts/EMPICS Archive)
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NBC MONDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES -- 'Sherlock Holmes in New York' -- Pictured: (l-r) Roger Moore as Sherlock Holmes -- (Photo by: Bud Gray/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) (credit:NBC via Getty Images)
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Roger Moore, British actor, 20th century. Roger Moore is best known for his portrayals of Simon Templar in the 1960s TV series The Saint, and James Bond, who he played in 7 films between 1973 and 1985. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images) (credit:Print Collector via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY CIRCA 1980s: Roger Moore and Joan Collins circa 1980s in New York City. (Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images) (credit:Images Press via Getty Images)
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Roger Moore pointing a gun as Britt Ekland and Maud Adams (left) stand on each side of him in their bathing suits in a scene from the film 'The Man With The Golden Gun', 1974. (Photo by United Artists/Getty Images) (credit:Archive Photos via Getty Images)
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English actor Roger Moore, downs a Martini, 17th July 1968. Moore has recently been awarded his second Bravo Otto award for most popular television actor, by German magazine Bravo, for his mystery spy thriller television series, 'The Saint'. (Photo by Peter Ruck/BIPs/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Ruck via Getty Images)
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