Sir Thomas
Sean Connery born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor
and producer who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one of them being
a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award) and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil
B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award). He was knighted by Elizabeth II in
July 2000, and received the Kennedy Center Honors in the US
James Bond:
1962–71, 1983
Connery's
breakthrough came in the role of secret agent James Bond. He was reluctant to
commit to a film series, but understood that if the films succeeded his career
would greatly benefit. He played the character in the first five Bond films:
Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball
(1965), and You Only Live Twice (1967) – then appeared again as Bond in
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Never Say Never Again (1983). All seven films
were commercially successful. James Bond, as portrayed by Connery, was selected
as the third-greatest hero in cinema history by the American Film Institute
Connery's
selection as James Bond owed a lot to Dana Broccoli, wife of producer
"Cubby" Broccoli, who is reputed to have been instrumental in
persuading Cubby that Sean Connery was the right man. James Bond's creator, Ian
Fleming, originally doubted Connery's casting, saying, "He's not what I
envisioned of James Bond looks", and "I'm looking for Commander Bond
and not an overgrown stunt-man," adding that Connery (muscular, 6'
2", and a Scot) was unrefined. Fleming's girlfriend told him that Connery
had the requisite sexual charisma, and Fleming changed his mind after the
successful Dr. No première. He was so impressed, he created a half-Scottish,
half-Swiss heritage for Bond in the later novels
Connery's
portrayal of Bond owes much to stylistic tutelage from director Terence Young,
polishing the actor while using his physical grace and presence for the action.
Lois Maxwell, who played Miss Moneypenny, related that, "Terence took Sean
under his wing. He took him to dinner, showed him how to walk, how to talk,
even how to eat."[44] The tutoring was successful; Connery received
thousands of fan letters a week, and the actor became one of the great male sex
symbols of film
During the
filming of Thunderball in 1965, Connery's life was in danger in the sequence
with the sharks in Emilio Largo's pool. He had been concerned about this threat
when he read the script. Connery insisted that Ken Adam build a special
Plexiglas partition inside the pool, but, despite this, it was not a fixed
structure and one of the sharks managed to pass through it. He had to abandon
the pool immediately
Connery was
forced to wear a toupee during each of the Bond movies because he had started
balding at the age of 21. This didn't prevent Connery from being cast in roles,
although it became more noticeable in his later years
In 2005,
From Russia with Love was adapted by Electronic Arts into a video game, titled
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love, which featured all-new voice work by
Connery as well as his likeness, and those of several of the film's supporting
cast
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