Initially agreed to play James Bond for a third time in GoldenEye (1995), but after further script delays he resigned from the role, believing that too much time had passed since Licence to Kill (1989).

His partner, Oksana, gave birth in London to a boy, Alexander on 7 August 1997.

Green eyes

According to the James Bond film tailors in London, at 6' 2" he is the tallest of all the Bond actors. The tailors who have fitted and measured each of the 5 Bonds over the years claim the following heights for each of the other Bond actors: Sean Connery 6' 1 1/2" without shoes, George Lazenby 6' 1 1/2" without shoes, Roger Moore 6' 1" without shoes and Pierce Brosnan 6' 1" without shoes.

In mid 1986, he and Sylvester McCoy were performing together with Vanessa Redgrave in a season of Shakespeare at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. Dalton and McCoy sympathized with each other about the difficulty in finding good long-term acting jobs. A year later, McCoy was Dr Who and Dalton was James Bond.

His colder, grittier portrayal of James Bond is considered by many fans of the franchise to be the closest to the characterization of Bond from the original novels by Ian Fleming, but was greeted with a mixed reaction from the general public following twelve years of Roger Moore's much more lighthearted portrayal.

Publicly announced he would not be returning as James Bond in GoldenEye (1995) on 12 April 1994. Two months later, Pierce Brosnan was revealed as his successor.

Played Lord Asrail in a London stage adaptation of the His Dark Materials trilogy. In the film The Golden Compass (2007), this role is played by Daniel Craig, who also succeeded him in the role of James Bond.

Desmond Llewelyn claimed in an interview of Dalton that his portrayal of James Bond was closer to Ian Fleming`s original novel version of the character than any other Bond actor.

Companion of Vanessa Redgrave. [1980-1994]

Supports Derby County Football Club

Dalton`s Bond was the last to smoke cigarettes.

He says that his favorite James Bond films are the first three Bond movies: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), and Goldfinger (1964).

Has Green Eyes

Loves fishing, especially in the Pacific.

In the "Fallen Angel" episode of "Charlie`s Angels" (1976), Dalton`s character, Damien Roth, is referred to as being like James Bond, which was 8 years before Dalton`s first Bond outing.