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Moore,
75, had collapsed during a Wednesday matinee performance
of the Broadway comedy 'The Play What I Wrote'. But
in the showbiz tradition of the show must go on he
finished the show after a 10-minute break.
Moore is best known for his movie roles as the British agent 007. His first James Bond film was 'Live and Let Die' in 1973, and he went on to star in six other Bond movies. He also played the hero Simon Templar in the TV series 'The Saint'.
He was fitted for a pacemaker Thursday. 'He's feeling absolutely fine', said Mary Cahill, a spokeswoman for UNICEF, the U.N. children's agency for which Moore has served as a goodwill ambassador for 12 years.
In fact, so well was Moore that he kept a previously scheduled engagement Friday night, accepting an award on behalf of UNICEF from the French-American Aid for Children organization at a benefit dinner in Manhattan.
He replied 'I'm fine' when asked by a reporter and posed for pictures with a number of fans.
Moore was playing the part of the mystery guest star, a rotating cameo role filled by celebrities, when he fainted toward the end of the second act of 'The Play What I Wrote'. He was taken to the hospital after the show.
Moore's agents originally said he had breathing problems on stage and was diagnosed with dehydration and exhaustion. But Moore had been told in the past that he would eventually have to get a pacemaker, Cahill said.
Pacemakers help maintain a normal heart rhythm.
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