The First James Bond on Film was American

The first movie featuring Ian Fleming's character James Bond from his series of novels was Dr. No in 1962, starring Sean Connery. Connery starred in five Bond films in the next five years and became the Bond moviegoers knew. But he wasn't the first James Bond on film. The character was on TV in 1954! The CBS anthology series Climax! broadcast an hour-long live adaptation of the novel Casino Royale…