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Sean Connery
Full Name
His full name was Sir Thomas Sean Connery.1)
Birth
He was born on August 25, 1930.2)
Death
He died on 31 October 2020.3)
Jobs
He was a Scottish producer and actor.4)
James Bond
He was well renowned for being the first actor to play James Bond in a film. He appeared in seven Bond films between 1962-1983.5)
Before Bond
Connery had previously worked in minor theatrical and television shows before landing his big break with the Bond movie.6)
Films
Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), The Untouchables (1988), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000) were also among his films.7)
Retired
Connery announced his retirement from acting in 2006.8)
Awards
Connery's accomplishments include one Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of which was a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, which included the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award.9)
Kennedy Center Honor
In the United States, he earned a Kennedy Center Honor for lifetime accomplishment in 1999.10)
Knighted
Connery was knighted in the New Year Honours List of 2000 for his contributions to cinematic drama.11)