Sean Connery
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| - | '''Sir Thomas Sean Connery''' (25 August 1930 – 30/31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an [[Academy Award]], two [[BAFTA Awards]] (one being a [[BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award]]), and three [[Golden Globes]], including the [[Cecil B. DeMille Award]] and a [[Henrietta Award#Retired awards|Henrietta Award]]. | + | '''Sir Thomas Sean Connery''' (25 August 1930 – 30/31 October 2020) was a [[Scottish actor]] and producer, the first actor to portray the character [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' to ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]'', plus ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' and ''[[Never Say Never Again]]''), between 1962 and 1983. |
| - | Connery was the first actor to portray the character [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' to ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]'', plus ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' and ''[[Never Say Never Again]]''), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in ''[[The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables]]''. His films also include ''[[Marnie (film)|Marnie]]'' (1964), ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'' (1974), ''[[The Man Who Would Be King (film)|The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1975), ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]'' (1977), ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'' (1986), ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1989), ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990), ''[[Dragonheart]]'' (1996), ''[[The Rock (film)|The Rock]]'' (1996), and ''[[Finding Forrester]]'' (2000). | + | In 1988, Connery won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in ''[[The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables]]''. His films also include ''[[Marnie (film)|Marnie]]'' (1964), ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'' (1974), ''[[The Man Who Would Be King (film)|The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1975), ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]'' (1977), ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'' (1986), ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1989), ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990), ''[[Dragonheart]]'' (1996), ''[[The Rock (film)|The Rock]]'' (1996), and ''[[Finding Forrester]]'' (2000). |
| Connery was polled in a 2004 ''[[The Sunday Herald]]'' as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 [[EuroMillions]] survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by ''[[People (American magazine)|People]]'' magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]] in 1999. Connery was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2000 New Year Honours]] for services to film drama. | Connery was polled in a 2004 ''[[The Sunday Herald]]'' as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 [[EuroMillions]] survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by ''[[People (American magazine)|People]]'' magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a [[Kennedy Center Honors|Kennedy Center Honor]] in 1999. Connery was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] in the [[2000 New Year Honours]] for services to film drama. | ||
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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 30/31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer, the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983.
In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000).
Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama.
On 31 October 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.
