Born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 25 August 1930
Starred In Dr. No (1962), From Russia With Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Never Say Never Again (1983)
Star Sign :- Virgo
The first and some people say the best James Bond was Sean Connery. Born on 25th August 1930, Sean started out life as a coffin polisher. He remained an unknown in the film world until he was cast as James Bond in Dr No in 1962. This established himself in the film industry as James Bond, a reputation that would continue until You Only Live Twice in 1967. Sean Connery returned to play the part of James Bond once more in Diamonds Are Forever. He donated his earnings of $5 million to the Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) which he is part of. Sean returned once more as James Bond but in an unofficial film "Never Say Never Again" in 1983. Since playing James Bond Sean Connery has gone onto starring in many many films, a few to include Highlander, The Untouchables, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, First Knight, The Rock and Entrapment.
Sean Connery's James Bond is one of sophistication, charm and wit. He is full of confidence, calm under pressure and is one with the ladies. When he sees something or someone he likes he does not hang around long. From his first film Dr. No, Honey Ryder's singing awakes James. When she asks if he is looking for shells, he calmly replies, "No, I'm just looking". When he is about to be rather painfully cut down the middle by a laser in Goldfinger he still replies with a witticism. Sean's way of playing James Bond did have a "dark side" as well. After James has been in a nasty fight at the beginning of Goldfinger, the man he is fighting falls into a bath full of water. Before he can grab James' gun hung up on the wall, James throws an electric lamp into the bath. 007 calmly walks out the room commenting "Shocking, positively shocking". Another example is in Dr. No when Professor Dent shoots what he thinks is 007 in bed. After failing, and learning of his plans, James takes pleasure in shooting Dent three times with a silencer. One thing is sure though; since Sean was the original Bond he will always be the James Bond that is used to compare past, present and future James Bonds in their role as 007 - The Man.
