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Sean Connery, the Edinburgh-born Scotsman actor whose roles as British secret agent James Bond made him an international icon, died in the Bahamas on Saturday. He was 90. Bond producers EON Productions confirmed his death, first reported by the BBC. Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they were “devastated by the news.” “He was and shall always be remembered as the original James Bond whose indelible entrance into cinema history began when he announced those unforgettable words — ‘The name’s Bond… James Bond,’” they said in a statement. The producers said Connery’s “gritty and witty portrayal of the...

Sir Sean Connery, the SNP’s most famous supporter, is not planning to make a last-minute appearance for the Yes campaign because of his tax exile status, according to his brother. There has been speculation that the 84-year-old actor, who lives in the Bahamas, could make a morale-boosting intervention for the Yes camp at the 11th hour. But his younger brother Neil, 76, speaking in Edinburgh, said: “There's only a certain amount of days Sean can be in the country for tax reasons, so I know that he intends to use them wisely."

AUSSIE silver screen siren Diane Cilento, who was once married to James Bond actor Sean Connery, has died aged 78.

Sittin here waitin for the race to start, (doesn't look good) and started thinking about all the different actors who played 007. Question, who, in your opinion, played the best Bond and what was his best movie?

You can't escape it: as I'm typing this post a newscaster just referred to the murky death of a member of the British Secret Intelligence Service as a "James Bond mystery." On Sean Connery's 80th birthday I want to note the vigorous, inspiring post-Bond career he forged with terrific work for legendary directors like John Huston in "The Man Who Would Be King," Brian De Palma in "The Untouchables," Fred Schepisi in "The Russia House," Philip Kaufman in "Rising Sun" and Steven Spielberg in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."

Veteran actor Sean Connery has refused to give up his favourite red wine even after been diagnosed with a heart condition. The former James Bond star has been warned to stop drinking alcohol by medics but he refuses to give up, as he believes it is good for his health. “I do drink red wine because of my friend David Murray, who owns two French wine estates. He showed me the evidence that it was good for the health,” the Daily Express quoted him as telling Wine Spectator magazine. “I favour Merlots from Chile for their value and I keep...

The original 007, Sir Sean Connery, celebrates his 79th birthday today. He was born Thomas Sean Connery in Edinburgh, Scotland on 25th August 1930.

The 77-year-old former James Bond actor, who lives in the Bahamas, says Scotland is "within touching distance" of achieving independence. Writing for the Scottish Sunday Express, Sir Sean praises the work of the SNP government which gained power in the devolved parliament last year. He has been the SNP's most high-profile supporter, donating thousands to funds. Sir Sean, who was born in Edinburgh, has previously sworn not to return to the country until it is independent. In the article, Sir Sean praises Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond and the work of the SNP government since it came into power in...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With jokes about haggis, kilts and brogues, Hollywood paid tribute to Scotland's Sean Connery, and the man who first uttered the famous line, "Bond, James Bond," accepted the honor by doing a Scottish jig. The 75-year-old actor, whose portrayal of Ian Fleming's secret agent 007 made him one of Hollywood's leading heartthrobs, was feted on Thursday night as the 34th recipient of the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award. Connery did a quick jig as he mounted the stage of the Kodak Theater after guests applauded a montage of film scenes from his 50-year career. "I'm...

He is an undisputed screen icon, the star of 77 films. For many he remains the definitive James Bond. But while Sir Sean Connery can still command £10million a movie, he says it would take a 'Mafia-like offer' to persuade him to make another. In an interview with a New Zealand newspaper, the actor blames Hollywood's studio bosses for his decision. He said: 'I'm fed up with the idiots . . . the ever-widening gap between people who know how to make movies and the people who green-light the movies. 'I don't say they're all idiots. I'm just saying there's...

IT IS a decision that will horrify his legion of worldwide fans and leave grown women in tears. Scottish screen legend Sir Sean Connery has almost drawn the curtain on his long and glittering career by revealing it would take a Mafia-style "offer he couldn't refuse" to tempt him to make another film. At the age of 74, Connery still manages to be Britain's highest-paid actor, commanding up to £10m per movie. But his three-year absence from the industry has prompted questions about whether the Scots star has decided to retire after half a century in Hollywood and 77 films....

IT IS a decision that will horrify his legion of worldwide fans and leave grown women in tears. Scottish screen legend Sir Sean Connery has almost drawn the curtain on his long and glittering career by revealing it would take a Mafia-style "offer he couldn't refuse" to tempt him to make another film. At the age of 74, Connery still manages to be Britain's highest-paid actor, commanding up to £10m per movie. But his three-year absence from the industry has prompted questions about whether the Scots star has decided to retire after half a century in Hollywood and 77 films....

A downstairs neighbor of debonaire James Bond actor Sean Connery has filed a $30 million US lawsuit alleging he's a bully who's trying to force the family out of the townhouse they share. "Notwithstanding the cinematic James Bond image of consummate finesse, the defendant Connery, in true Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde fashion, acts the part in real life of a bully who ignores norms of neighborliness and decency," the court papers say. Dr. Burton Sultan, an ophthalmologist, lives with his wife and daughters on the lower four floors of a six-story Tudor townhouse, built in 1869, on Manhattan's East Side. Connery...

Connery to join Taiwan protest against China 19/02/2004 - 5:47:00 am Actor Sean Connery will participate in a planned 190-mile human chain next week in Taiwan to protest China’s missile threat against the island, newspapers reported today. The human chain, part of an event called, “Hand in Hand to Protect Taiwan”, will stretch from the island’s northern coast to its southern tip on February 28, in a show of unity against China for aiming hundreds of missiles at the territory, the Liberty Times quoted organisers as saying. Taiwan and China split in 1949 amid a bloody civil war, and Beijing...