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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a legendary Scottish actor renowned for being the first to portray the iconic character, James Bond, on film. He starred in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983 starting with Dr. No and including From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, and a non-Eon Bond film, Never Say Never Again. His powerful portrayals earned him international fame and imprinted the James Bond character into the world’s cultural psyche. Connery’s acting career wasn’t limited to James Bond; he demonstrated his acting prowess in collaborations with esteemed directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet, and John Huston in films like Marnie, The Hill, The Offence, Murder on the Orient Express, and The Man Who Would Be King. Connery also starred in Robin and Marian, A Bridge Too Far, Time Bandits, Highlander, The Name of the Rose, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Dragonheart, The Rock and Finding Forrester. His last on-screen role was as Allan Quatermain in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. His distinguished career saw him awarded numerous accolades including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables, the first Scottish actor to achieve this honor. Furthermore, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama in 2000.
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Given Name: Thomas Sean Connery
Born: Edinburgh, Scotland
Citizenship: Scottish
Birthday: August 25, 1930
Occupations: Actor, Producer
Years Active: 1954-2007, 2012
Children: 1
Spouses: Diane Cilento, Micheline Roquebrune
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeMarnie
A Bridge Too Far
The Great Train Robbery
Goldfinger
Cuba
Woman of Straw
The Man Who Would Be King
The Name of the Rose
The Next Man
The Hill
The Russia House
Never Say Never Again
Time Bandits
Darby O'Gill and the Little People
Thunderball
From Russia with Love
Dr. No
Diamonds Are Forever
You Only Live Twice
Murder on the Orient Express
Rising Sun
Finding Forrester
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Just Cause
First Knight
The Untouchables
The Hunt for Red October
The Presidio
The Rock
Entrapment
The Avengers
Highlander
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Zardoz
Outland
Highlander II: The Quickening
The Offence
Shalako
A Good Man in Africa
The Molly Maguires
The Wind and the Lion
The Anderson Tapes
Playing by Heart
Family Business
A Fine Madness
Five Days One Summer
Wrong Is Right
Robin and Marian
Meteor
Medicine Man
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Billi
My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock
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