 Roger Moore (I) (qv) was author Ian Fleming (I) (qv)s original  choice for Bond, but he was committed to _"Saint, The" (1962)_ (qv),  he went on the play the role years later, as did  David Niven (I) (qv) in _Casino Royale (1967)_ (qv). Producers  Albert R. Broccoli (qv) and Harry Saltzman (qv) used  Alfred Hitchcock (I) (qv)s _North by Northwest (1959)_ (qv) as  the template for this film and the subsequent early James Bond  films. In fact, the role of James Bond was first offered to  _North by Northwest (1959)_ (qv) actor Cary Grant (qv), who would  commit to one film only, and its suave and urbane villain,  James Mason (I) (qv), who would commit to only two, while Broccoli  and Saltzman wanted an actor willing to make a multi