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Connery

American

[kon-uh-ree] / ˈkɒn ə ri /

noun

Sean, 1930–2020, Scottish actor.

Connery British

/ ˈkɒnərɪ /

noun

Sir Sean, real name Thomas Connery. born 1929, Scottish film actor, who played James Bond in such films as Goldfinger (1964). His later films include The Name of the Rose (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and Finding Forrester (2000)

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It also served as the backdrop of the 1996 action thriller The Rock starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage and the 1979 drama Escape from Alcatraz with Clint Eastwood.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

Elspeth was the daughter of Maj Gen Roy Urquhart, who commanded the British Airborne Division at Arnhem in 1944 and was portrayed by Sir Sean Connery in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

After Sir Sean's death in 2020, Jason, his brother Stephane and the rest of the Connery family were keen to maintain his connection to the festival he had championed.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Top Scottish hairdresser Charlie Miller - who cut the hair of the late Sir Sean Connery, Hollywood actor Leslie Nielsen, and fashion designer Donna Karan - has died at the age of 80.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

Connery looked first at Eaton, who stood beside his grips a little apart, but within hearing of the rest; and then, passing him, he joined the Pullman conductor.

From The Blind Man's Eyes by Balmer, Edwin

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