Sir Sean Connery

Most if not all people will know this actor for the role of British super spy James Bond

Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery

DOB: 8/25/1930

Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

DOD: 10/31/2020

Where: Nassau, Bahamas

Spouse

-Micheline Roquebrune: 5/6/1975-10/31/2020 (his death)

-Diane Cilento: 11/29/1962-8/2/1974 (divorced, 1 child)

Children

-Jason Connery

Trademark

-Deep voice with strong Scottish accent

-Best known for the role of British super spy James Bond

-Plays tough heroes

-Played mentor-like figures later in life

-Gray facial hair later in life

-Thick, dark eyebrows

Trivia

-He was pulled over by an officer named Sergeant James Bond once for speeding

-Out of all of the actors to have played James Bond, he is the only one that served in the Royal Navy, like James Bond

-Out of all of the James Bond films he starred in, he lists 1963's From Russia with Love as his favorite

-On the set of Dr. No, he had worn a hairpiece, as he had begun to lose his hair at 17 and started wearing one in 1958

-On his right arm, he has two small tattoos. One reads "Scotland Forever" with daggers and the other reads "Mum and Dad." He had gotten at 16 when he enlisted in the Royal Navy

-Some of the jobs he held prior to acting included milkman, coffin polisher, nude model for Edinburgh art school students, bricklayer

-In the 1962 film Dr. No, it was him who ad libbed the now famous line "Bond. James Bond" because the original line "I am James Bond" sounded flat and just not natural. He had added a pause for dramatic effect

-He was good friends with Michael Caine, Sir Roger Moore and Richard Harris

-Originally, James Bond author Ian Fleming didn't consider Sean Connery for the role in 1962's Dr. No. Instead, Fleming was envisioning Cary Grant in the role. Later on, Fleming changed his mind and admitted Connery was perfect for the role

-On the set of 1963's From Russia with Love, he was almost killed. There was an incident when a helicopter pilot, who was too inexperienced, flew in too close to the set and almost decapitated Connery

-If the 1983 film Never Say Never Again was to be included as an official film in the James Bond 007 series, that would mean that Sean Connery and Sir Roger Moore have played James Bond seven times. Otherwise, if the film is not considered an official 007 film, Sir Roger Moore holds the title of most James Bond roles and films

-He regretted doing the 1998 film The Avengers

-When producer Albert Broccoli saw the 1959 film Darby O'Gill and The Little People, he immediately offered the role of James Bond to Sean Connery

-At a press screening in Paris for 1971's Diamonds Are Forever, he brought future James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore

-He started smoking at nine years old

-When author John Gardner was writing the James Bond-related novel Scorpius, Sean Connery was said to be the author's favorite actor in mind

-He was offered the role of Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs. He declined it because of the heavy violence in the film

-He practiced karate and was a first level black belt holder

-He strongly disapproved of the dark and serious tone that Timothy Dalton had taken with the James Bond role. He felt it was not something audiences were prepared to see, a more violent James Bond