Thomas sean connery biography actor
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Sean Connery
(1930-2020)
Who Was Sean Connery?
In the 1950s, Sean Connery was cast in numerous U.K. films and television programs. In the early '60s, he landed the lead role of James Bond in Dr. No, continuing the role in followups like Goldfinger and Thunderball while gaining massive popularity. He worked regularly in spelfilm thereafter, and in 1988 won an Academy Award in the category of supporting actor for The Untouchables. Connery later starred in the adventure films Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, before retiring from acting.
Early Life
Connery was born Thomas Sean Connery on August 25, 1930, in Fountainbridge, Scotland. The son of Joe, a truck driver, and Euphamia, a laundress, Connery had a modest upbringing in a neighborhood known as "the street of a thousand smells" for the stench of the local rubber mill and several breweries that filled the air. His home was a two-room flat where the infant slept inom
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Sean Connery - Biography
Sir Sean Connery was a Scottish actor, who shot to fame as the first performer to portray fictional British secret agent James Bond on film.
Sean Connery's early life
Thomas Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930, into a working class family. His father, Joseph Connery, worked as a factory worker and lorry driver, while his mother, Euphemia McBain "Effie" McLean, was a cleaner.
Sean began working life very young and left school at the age of 14 to work as a milkman. He went on to enlist in the Royal Navy at the age of 16 but was later discharged on medical grounds.
He began bodybuilding aged 18 and also worked as a model.
Sean Connery's acting career
In 1953, the aspiring actor was placed third when he represented Scotland in the Mr Universe bodybuilding contest, and the latter half of the decade brought a number of firsts: his first BBC TV production, Requiem For A Heavyweight, his big screen debut in No Road Back, his fir
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Sean Connery
Sir Thomas Sean Connery (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was known for his charm and good looks, which have made him very famous. He was best known for playing James Bond in seven of the James Bond movies. He appeared in 94 movies. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Jimmy Malone in The Untouchables (1987).
Early life
[change | change source]Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. He was born as Thomas Connery, but later added Sean as his stage name which is what most people call him. His mother, Euphemia "Effie" McBain McLean, was a cleaning woman.[1][2]
In 1946, at the age of 16, Connery joined the Royal Navy, during which time he got two tattoos.[3] He trained in Portsmouth at the naval gunnery school and in an anti-aircraft crew. He was discharged from the navy three years later due to an ulcer.
Career
[change | change source]Connery had been in smaller