Sean Connery: The Original James Bond and Oscar Winner Dies at 90

Sir Sean Connery was a Scottish actor and producer, the first actor to play James Bond on film. Born on August 25, 1930, in Edinburgh, Scotland, he began acting in the 1950s.

Connery played James Bond in seven films between 1962 and 1983, starting with Dr. No. His other films include The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990) and The Rock (1996). He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Untouchables in 1987, the first Scottish actor to win a major Oscar.

Queen Elizabeth II knighted him in 2000. He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 1998 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. He was married to actress Diane Cilento from 1962 to 1973, with whom he had a son, Jason, and then to Micheline Roquebrune from 1975. He died in his sleep at his home in Nassau, the Bahamas, on October 31, 2020, at age 90.

Achievements: James Bond in seven films (1962-1983), Oscar for The Untouchables (1987), BAFTA Fellowship (1998), Kennedy Center Honors (1999), knighted (2000).

Birth: August 25, 1930 - Edinburgh, Scotland.

Profession: Actor and producer.

Interesting Facts: His son Jason Connery is also an actor. He was the first Scottish actor to win a major Oscar.