Editing Roger Moore (section)

===Early work (1945–1953)===
Moore made his professional debut in [[Alexander Korda]]'s ''[[Perfect Strangers (1945 film)|Perfect Strangers]]'' (1945) alongside actors [[Robert Donat]], [[Deborah Kerr]], and [[Glynis Johns]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/27028-VACATION-FROMMARRIAGE?sid=b2ac47e5-8352-43a2-b24d-3c5c44161654&sr=2.182533&cp=1&pos=2|title=AFICatalog Vacation from Marriage (1945)|last=|first=|date=|website=catalog.afi.com|access-date=19 February 2020}}</ref> Other early uncredited appearances include ''Caesar and Cleopatra'' (1945), ''[[Gaiety George]]'', ''[[Piccadilly Incident]]'' (both 1946), and ''[[Trottie True]]'' (1949), in which he appeared alongside an uncredited [[Christopher Lee]] (both actors being cast by Brian Desmond Hurst as [[Gaiety Girls#Stage Door Johnnies; marriage into the upper class|stage-door Johnnies]]).

In his book ''Last Man Standing: Tales from Tinseltown'', Moore states that his first television appearance was on 27 March 1949 in ''The Governess'' by [[Patrick Hamilton (writer)|Patrick Hamilton]], a live broadcast (as usual in that era), in which he played the minor part of Bob Drew.<ref name="Moore">{{cite book |last=Moore |first=Roger |year=2014 |title=Last Man Standing: Tales from Tinseltown |publisher=Michael O'Mara Books |location=London |isbn=978-1-78243-207-4}}</ref> Other actors in the show included [[Clive Morton]] and [[Betty Ann Davies]]. He had uncredited parts in films including ''[[Paper Orchid]]'' and ''[[The Interrupted Journey]]'' (both 1949). He was in ''Drawing-Room Detective'' on TV and appeared in the films ''[[One Wild Oat]]'' and ''[[Honeymoon Deferred (1951 film)|Honeymoon Deferred]]'' (both 1951).

In the early 1950s Moore worked as a model,<ref name=":1" /> appearing in print advertisements in the UK for [[Knitted fabric|knitwear]] (earning him the nickname "The Big Knit")<ref name="BFIObit"/> and a wide range of other products such as toothpaste.<ref>{{cite news |title=Roger Moore's life and career in pictures: from knitwear model to 007 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/roger-moore-life-career-pictures/roger-moore-knitwear-advert-1950s/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/roger-moore-life-career-pictures/roger-moore-knitwear-advert-1950s/ |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2019 |work=The Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Moore travelled to the United States and began to work in television. He appeared in adaptations of ''[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]'' and ''[[Black Chiffon]]'', and in two episodes of ''[[Robert Montgomery Presents]]'', as well as the TV movie ''The Clay of Kings'' (all 1953).