Sean Connery biography
Sean Connery was a Scottish actor, born on 25 August 1930 in Edinburgh, who died on 31 October 2020.
Sean Connery's screen career began in 1954 with Lilacs in the Spring, playing Extra.
Sean Connery appeared in 76 films and 19 television or streaming titles between 1954 and 2012.
Honours include Henrietta Award, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year and National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor.
- Born
- 25 August 1930
- Died
- 31 October 2020 (aged 90)
- Birthplace
- Edinburgh
- Work
- Film actor, Character actor, Actor, Film producer, Stage actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Awards
- Henrietta Award
- London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year
- National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor
- German Film Award for Best Actor
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Sean Connery filmography
76 films and 19 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sir Billi | Sir Billi | Voice role; also executive producer | |
| 2012 | Ever to Excel | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2008 | Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner | English | ||
| 2005 | James Bond 007: From Russia with Love | James Bond | Likeness, voice role | |
| 2003 | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | Allan Quatermain | Also executive producer | |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | English | ||
| 2000 | Finding Forrester | William Forrester | Also producer | |
| 1999 | Entrapment | Robert "Mac" MacDougal | Also producer | |
| 1998 | The Avengers | Sir August de Wynter | ||
| 1998 | Playing by Heart | Paul | ||
| 1998 | Junket Whore | English | ||
| 1996 | Dragonheart | Draco | Voice role | |
| 1996 | The Rock | John Patrick Mason | Also executive producer | |
| 1995 | Just Cause | Paul Armstrong | Also executive producer | |
| 1995 | First Knight | King Arthur | ||
| 1994 | A Good Man in Africa | Dr. Alex Murray | ||
| 1993 | Rising Sun | John Connor | Also executive producer | |
| 1992 | Medicine Man | Dr. Robert Campbell | ||
| 1991 | Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | King Richard the Lionheart | Uncredited cameo | |
| 1991 | Highlander II: The Quickening | Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez | ||
| 1990 | The Hunt for Red October | Captain Marko Ramius | ||
| 1990 | The Russia House | Barley | ||
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Henry Jones Sr. | ||
| 1989 | Family Business | Jessie McMullen | ||
| 1988 | The Presidio | Lieutenant Colonel Alan Caldwell |
Show all 76 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Memories of Me | English | ||
| 1987 | The Untouchables | Officer Jimmy Malone | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose | William of Baskerville | ||
| 1986 | Highlander | Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez | ||
| 1984 | Sword of the Valiant | The Green Knight | ||
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again | James Bond | Final film as James Bond | |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | Patrick Hale | ||
| 1982 | Five Days One Summer | Douglas Meredith | ||
| 1982 | G'olé! | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | King Agamemnon / Fireman | ||
| 1981 | Outland | Marshal William T. O'Niel | ||
| 1979 | Meteor | Dr. Paul Bradley | ||
| 1979 | Cuba | Major Robert Dapes | ||
| 1978 | The First Great Train Robbery | Edward Pierce / John Simms | ||
| 1977 | A Bridge Too Far | Major General Roy Urquhart | ||
| 1976 | Robin and Marian | Robin Hood | ||
| 1976 | The Next Man | Khalil Abdul-Muhsen | ||
| 1975 | The Man Who Would Be King | Daniel Dravot | ||
| 1975 | The Wind and the Lion | Mulai Ahmed er Raisuni | ||
| 1974 | Ransom | Tahlvik | Aka The Terrorists | |
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express | Colonel Arbuthnot | ||
| 1974 | Zardoz | Zed | ||
| 1972 | The Offence | Johnson | ||
| 1971 | The Anderson Tapes | Duke Anderson | ||
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | James Bond | ||
| 1970 | The Molly Maguires | Jack Kehoe | ||
| 1969 | The Red Tent | Dr. Roald Amundsen | ||
| 1968 | Shalako | Shalako | ||
| 1967 | You Only Live Twice | James Bond | ||
| 1967 | The Bowler and the Bunnet | English | ||
| 1966 | Un monde nouveau | French | ||
| 1966 | A Fine Madness | Samson Shillitoe | ||
| 1965 | The Hill | Joe Roberts | ||
| 1965 | Thunderball | James Bond | ||
| 1964 | Goldfinger | James Bond | ||
| 1964 | Woman of Straw | Anthony "Tony" Richmond | ||
| 1964 | Marnie | Mark Rutland | ||
| 1963 | From Russia with Love | James Bond | ||
| 1962 | The Longest Day | Private Flanagan | ||
| 1962 | Dr. No | James Bond | ||
| 1961 | The Frightened City | Paddy Damion | ||
| 1961 | On the Fiddle | Pedlar Pascoe | ||
| 1959 | Darby O'Gill and the Little People | Michael McBride | ||
| 1959 | Tarzan's Greatest Adventure | O'Bannion | ||
| 1958 | Another Time, Another Place | Mark Trevor | ||
| 1958 | A Night to Remember | Deckhand | Uncredited Extra | |
| 1957 | Hell Drivers | Johnny Kates | ||
| 1957 | Time Lock | Welder #2 | ||
| 1957 | No Road Back | "Spike" | ||
| 1957 | Action of the Tiger | Mike | ||
| 1954 | Lilacs in the Spring | Extra | Uncredited |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Modern Greeks: C.P. Cavafy | Narrator | Documentary television film | |
| 2003 | Freedom: A History of US | John Muir | Episode: "Yearning to Breathe Free" | |
| 1969 | Male of the Species | MacNeil | Television film | |
| 1969 | ITV Sunday Night Theatre | MacNeil | Television film | |
| 1961 | Anna Karenina | Count Alexis Vronsky | Television film | |
| 1961 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Television film | |
| 1961 | Adventure Story | Alexander the Great | Television film | |
| 1960 | Without the Grail | Innes Corrie | Television film | |
| 1960 | BBC Sunday Night Theatre | Julien | Episode: "Colombe" | |
| 1960 | An Age of Kings | Harry Percy / Hotspur | 5 episodes | |
| 1959 | The Magical World of Disney | Michael MacBride | Episode: "I Captured the King of the Leprechauns" | |
| 1958 | Women in Love | Johnnie | Television film | |
| 1958 | Armchair Theatre | Performer | Episode: "The Boy with Meat Axe" | |
| 1957 | The Jack Benny Program | Hotel Porter | Episode: "Jack and Mary in Rome" | |
| 1957 | ITV Television Playhouse | Mat Burke | Episode: "Anna Christie" | |
| 1957 | BBC Sunday Night Theatre | Harlan "Mountain" McClintok | Episode: "Blood Money" | |
| 1956 | The Condemned | Performer | Television film | |
| 1956 | Sailor of Fortune | Achmed | Episode: "The Crescent and the Star" | |
| 1956 | Dixon of Dock Green | Joe Brasted | Episode: "Ladies of the Manor" |