Sean Connery

Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25, 1930), better known simply as Sean Connery, is a Scottish film actor who has starred in many Hollywood films. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He joined the Royal Navy after leaving school, and after being discharged on medical grounds went on to a succession of jobs, including labourer and lifeguard. He competed for Scotland in the Mr. Universe competition in 1953, which led to work on the stage, TV, and eventually film. Connery is well known to audiences around the world for his role as James Bond. Connery first appeared as Bond in Dr. No (1962), and played Bond in several other films:\n*From Russia With Love (1963)\n*Goldfinger (1964)\n*Thunderball (1965)\n*You Only Live Twice (1967)\n*Diamonds are Forever (1971)\n*Never Say Never Again (1983) Connery has also appeared in other major films, including:\n*Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)\n*Marnie (1964) (directed by Alfred Hitchcock)\n*Murder on the Orient Express (1974)\n*Zardoz (1974)\n*The Wind and the Lion (1975)\n*The Man Who Would Be King (1975)\n*Robin and Marian (1976)\n*Outland (1981)\n*Highlander (1986)\n*The Name of the Rose (1986)\n*The Untouchables (1987) (for which he won the Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor)\n*Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)\n*The Hunt for Red October (1990)\n*The Russia House (1990)\n*The Rock (1996)\n*Entrapment (1999)\n*Finding Forrester (2000)\n*The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003) Connery has long advocated greater independence for Scotland, and has supported the Scottish National Party, a Scottish separatist group, financially and through personal appearances despite himself living in the Bahamas. Although extremely popular throughout the United Kingdom, he was turned down for a knighthood in 1997 and 1998, allegedly because of supporting the Scottish National Party. The British government finally relented, and he was made a Knight Bachelor on July 5, 2000. He had received Kennedy Center Honors from the United States only a few months earlier. Connery is known for his trademark Scottish accent and his good looks, repeatedly being mentioned as one of the most attractive men alive by magazines even after he was considerably older than more conventional sex symbols. Over 40 years since he first played the role, Connery is still widely regarded as the definitive cinematic incarnation of James Bond, despite credible interpretations of the character by the likes of Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan. Married to the Australian actress Diane Cilento from 1962 until 1973, they are the parents of Jason Connery, also an actor, who was born January 11, 1963.

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