Posted on 10/31/2020 5:47:26 AM PDT by oh8eleven
Sir Sean Connery has died aged 90.
The multi-award-winning Scots actor was best known for defining James Bond, and was the first to bring the role to the big screen.
He appeared in seven of the spy movies, and was knighted by the Queen at Holyrood Palace in 2000.
(Excerpt) Read more at heraldscotland.com ...
“May God grant us the wisdom to discover right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure.”
—Sean Connery
.....was only in my late teens when the first James Bond movie came out....wow...! those “Bond girls” were terrific...IMHO, Sir Sean was truly the ONLY James Bond...sorry to see his passing...I believe one of the first films he appeared in was as a British Army Lance Corporal in “The Longest Day”.....as they say, the rest is history...RIP
Rest in Peace, Mr. Bond. You affected many lives with your mission.
Connery’s role as a tough Irish cop in The Untouchables is one of my favorites. RIP
The First Great Train Robbery was very good as well. Sean played a thief and uses his classic wit and charm to work the scheme.
My favorite Sean Connery movie was “The Man who Would be King. It was such a pleasure to watch such fine acting. His co-star was Michael Caine, another great actor. The two of them together was magic.
Sad. RIP Mr Connery.
Never saw a Bond movie, for some reason just wssn’t interested (didn’t watch movies at all back then)
Connery was great in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Rising Sun, Hunt for Red October was one of the best movies ever...can’t remember what else he did, think I saw a couple of others. Oh yeah, Highlander. Another great one.
From Lilacs in the Spring (1954) to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003).
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Leni
Zardoz...
Saw that one many moons ago, forgot who was in it. Strange movie.
A touching Tribute to the man:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us3dp-hI6BU
My Top 5 (Non-Bond) Films Starring Sean Connery (that I still enjoy watching today):
Outland
Rising Sun
Russia House
The Hunt For Red October
The Man Who Would Be King
“Thunderball” was the first movie soundtrack LP that I ever purchased.
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