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Sean Connery
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Sean Connery was the first, and is possibly still the most beloved, of the actors to play superspy James Bond in feature films. Connery was a bodybuilder who turned to acting, making his way into the movies in the late 1950s. In 1963 he starred as Bond in Dr. No, and by 1971 he had appeared in five more Bond movies, quitting the role after Diamonds Are Forever. He managed to break free of the Bond stereotype in the 1970s, thanks to movies such as the 1975 adventures The Wind and the Lion (with Candice Bergen) and The Man Who Would Be King (with Michael Caine). During the 1980s and '90s he appeared in dozens of films, and won an Oscar for his supporting role as a grizzled Irish cop in The Untouchables (1987). Eternally hunky and no-nonsense, even as a senior citizen Connery continued to play the love interest to younger actresses such as Catherine Zeta-Jones (in 1999's Entrapment).
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Sean Connery is a Scottish-born actor best known for his performances as the debonair secret agent, James Bond. Connery was born to Protestant and Catholic parents in Edinburgh, Scotland and was revered for his good looks from an early age. In 1950, he represented Scotland in the international male modeling competition, Mr. Universe. His charismatic stage manner led him to opportunities in movies.
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Synopsis: After a long career playing good guys, Sean Connery gets to have some fun playing a crook for a change in the romantic crime thriller Entrapment -- and he even gets to break the law with the lovely Catherine Zeta-Jones. When a priceless Rembrandt painting is stolen from a New York skyscraper in aRead More
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Sean Connery did have some words of advice for his onscreen son.... "Demand that the critters be digital, the cliffs be low, and for goodness sake, keep that whip by your side at all times in case you need to escape the stunt coordinator".
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When Sean Connery entered the world, these stories made the front page of the nation's newspapers: In the United States, Douglas MacArthur is appointed Army chief of staff. New York Mayor Jimmy Walker publicly reveals that he is guilty of widespread petty graft. In other news, Peruvian President Augosto Leguia is forced out of office by a military coup. Marshal Pilsudski is appointed minister of defense and premier of Poland. A merger gives the United States the world's largest airline: Pan American. Labor leaders in New York demand the legalization of beer to create new jobs.
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Although his most famous role was that of Bond, Sean Connery has ... maintained a successful career since, much more so than any of the other actors who assumed the role. As part of the agreement to appear in Diamonds are Forever, Connery was given carte blanche to produce two films at United Artists but felt that the only film made under this deal, The Offence, was buried by the studio. Apart from The Man Who Would Be King, most of Connery's successes in the next decade were as part of ensemble casts, in films such as Murder on the Orient Express and A Bridge Too Far. After his experience with Never Say Never Again and the following court case, Connery became unhappy with the major studios and for two years did not make any films. Following the critically celebrated European production The Name of the Rose, for which he won a BAFTA award and universal praise, Connery's interest in more credible material was revived. That same year, a supporting role in Highlander showcased his ability to play older, wise mentors to young, leading protagonists, which certainly became a recurring role in many of his later films.
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