Sean Connery found fame and fortune as the suave, sophisticated British agent, James Bond. After six Bond films, Connery yearned to break from the Bond image, and eventually earned an Oscar as veteran Chicago cop, Jimmy Malone, in The Untouchables. A genuine movie star, his co-stars often complement his professionalism. Connery continues to be at his best when he plays no-nonsense characters.


The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003): $17,000,000
Finding Forrester (2000): $15,000,000
Entrapment (1999): $20,000,000
Playing by Heart (1998): $60,000
The Rock (1996): $12,000,000
First Knight (1995): $9,000,000
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991): $1,900,000
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991): $3,500,000
The Hunt for Red October (1990): $4,000,000
Never Say Never Again (1983): $5,000,000 + 5% of the net US profits ($6,410,000 total)
Zardoz (1974): $200,000
Diamonds Are Forever (1971): $1,200,000 plus 12.5% of the gross
Shalako (1968): $1,000,000 + % of profits
You Only Live Twice (1967): $750,000 + 25% of the net merchandising profits ($1,000,000 total)
Thunderball (1965): $750,000
Goldfinger (1964): $500,000
From Russia with Love (1963): $250,000
Dr. No (1962): $17,000

Was offered the role of Robert Elliott by Brian De Palma in Dressed to Kill (1980) and was enthusiastic about it, but declined on account of previously acquired commitments. In 1953, he entered the Mr. Universe contest, finishing third in the tall man's division. Father of Jason Connery. He has two small tattoos on his right arm. One says "Scotland forever", the other "Mum and Dad." He got them when he enlisted in the Royal Navy at the age of 16. Had radiation therapy for an undisclosed throat ailment in 1993. In a February 1995 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Connery said the treatment had been to remove benign tumors from his vocal chords after he found himself losing his voice while filming Rising Sun (1993). Formerly worked as a coffin polisher. Formerly worked as a milk delivery man. Voted 'Sexiest Man of the Century' by People Magazine. [1999] Recipient of 22nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime contribution to arts and culture, presented by President Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 1999. He has his own film production company (Fountainbridge Films). Fountainbridge is an area of Edinburgh where he was born. Noted to be one of James Bond's favorite actors in the novel "Scorpius." Connery previously played James Bond in seven films. Grandson, Dashiell Quinn, born. [1997] He joined the Merchant Navy as a teenager but stomach ulcers forced him to leave. He received a disability pension for a period after this. During his time as a milkman, Connery delivered to Fettes School in Edinburgh - the same school which James Bond attended in Ian Fleming's novels following his expulsion from Eton. Was paid a huge sum to return as James Bond for Diamonds Are Forever (1971), setting a record. It was donated to his Scottish charity. He had a brief relationship with Lynsey De Paul. Actress Mia Sara is his ex-daughter-in-law. Turned down the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings series (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)) because he didn't want to film down in New Zealand for 18 months, and could not understand the novels. Parodied on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) by Darrell Hammond, most famously as a bumbling contestant on the TV game show "Jeopardy!" (1984). Has played four kings: 'King' Daniel Dravot in The Man Who Would Be King (1975), King Agamemnon in Time Bandits (1981), King Richard in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and King Arthur in First Knight (1995). According to a poll, conducted by British film magazine Empire, he created the worst accent in the history of cinema in the movie The Untouchables (1987). Turned down the role of the Architect in The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). He was voted the 24th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. Connery received excellent notices for his 1961 TV portrayal of Macbeth and longed to make a film of "The Scottish Play." His plans for a film in the early 1970s were terminated by the production of the 1971 Roman Polanski-Kenneth Tynan film of the play. Voted Best British Actor of all time in a poll for Sky TV [Feb 2005]. Premiere Magazine ranked him as #36 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005). Played James Bond in Thunderball (1965). 18 years later, he reprised the role in the film's remake, Never Say Never Again (1983). He is the only Bond actor to appear in both an official and non-official EON production. In 1998, he received a Tony Award for co-producing the play "Art" by Yasmina Reza. Was a good friend of Sir Michael Caine and the late Richard Harris. Panama's President Mireya Moscoso presented him with a Manuel Amador Guerrero award, named after the country's first president. She said he was given the award for his "talent and versatility." Sir Sean was on a trip to Panama to visit various humanitarian programs conducted by the government. (10 March 2003) Shares his birthday with American director Tim Burton. Was once stopped for speeding by an officer named Sergeant James Bond. His accent was the model for the voice of Stratos in the 2002 remake of He-Man & The Masters of the Universe. His original idol was Welsh actor Stanley Baker because he played believable tough guys in quality British movies which he produced himself. Was seriously considered for the role of King Philip of Macedonia in Oliver Stone's Alexander (2004). Was delighted to be honored with the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, which he will receive on June 8 2006 in Los Angeles, as he was honored despite his reputation as a harsh critic of the movie industry. "It means a tremendous amount, especially because of some of the things I have said about Hollywood." Presented with the Marrakech International Film Festival Award in Morocco by his friend and Just Cause (1995) co-star Laurence Fishburne. (8 December 2004) Started smoking when he was nine years old. Was the original voice of Tack the Cobbler, the hero of Richard Williams's animated cult masterpiece The Princess and the Cobbler (1993). In the original version (from the work print and the resulting "Recobbled" fan-restoration), Tack was mute until the very end, when he spoke in Sean Connery's voice. Turned down the role of John Hammond in Jurassic Park (1993). Coincidentally, his Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) co-star, Harrison Ford, was offered the role of Dr. Alan Grant. Not to mention, it would've reunited both of them with director Steven Spielberg. He pulled out of an interview for the Edinburgh Festival of Politics in August 2006 after George Reid, the presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament, vowed to ask him why he once told a magazine that some women want a "smack". Sir Sean, the Scottish National Party's most famous supporter, said it was "unacceptable" and it would have compromised the interview. Is the first (and as of 2006 the only) actor that played "James Bond" to win an Oscar. Connery and Pierce Brosnan have both played King Arthur, the only Bond actors to do so. Connery played Arthur in First Knight (1995), Brosnan provided Arthur's voice in Quest for Camelot (1998). Additionally, Connery has also played another famous king; he played Richard the Lionhearted, King of England, in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991). Received a lifetime achievement award at the opening night of the Festa del Cinema, Rome's inaugural film festival. Connery was presented with the Marco Aurelio award in recognition of "his numerous cinematic endeavours over the years". (13 October 2006). He brought future James Bond, Roger Moore to a press screening in Paris for Diamonds Are Forever (1971). The extraordinary success of Goldfinger (1964), which was released in December 1964, and of 1965's Thunderball (1965) propelled Connery to the top of Quigley Publications' annual Top Ten Money Making Stars poll in 1965. He remains the only British male star to be the #1 box office star in America. Turned down Richard Chamberlain's role in "Shogun" (1980) because he would not act on television. Injured his shoulder in a fall while playing golf. (June 2008). Turned down Patrick McGoohan's role as King Edward I in Braveheart (1995) because he was filming Just Cause (1995). Hinted in an interview that he may return to live in Scotland for the first time in more than fifty years. He reaffirmed his belief that the country can achieve full independence within his lifetime. (February 2008). He was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2000 Queen's Millennium New Years Honours List for his services to the Film Industry. He and Kim Basinger wanted to do another movie together, and one of the projects they considered was Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) in which she would have played his battered wife. Both became busy while doing other films and the roles went to Patrick Bergin and Julia Roberts.