<P> James Bond is a fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1953 . Bond is a British secret agent working for MI6 who also answers by his codename , 007 . He has been portrayed on film by actors Sean Connery , David Niven , George Lazenby , Roger Moore , Timothy Dalton , Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig , in twenty - six productions . Only two films were not made by Eon Productions . Eon now holds the full adaptation rights to all of Fleming 's Bond novels . </P>
<P> James Bond is a fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1953 . Bond is a British secret agent working for MI6 who also answers by his codename , 007 . He has been portrayed on film by actors Sean Connery , David Niven , George Lazenby , Roger Moore , Timothy Dalton , Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig , in twenty - six productions . Only two films were not made by Eon Productions . Eon now holds the full adaptation rights to all of Fleming 's Bond novels . </P>
how many james bond movies have been filmed in total
how many james bond movies have been filmed in total
twenty - six
twenty - six