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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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Mr. Jackman and Ms. Comer don’t lack skills, but why they would invite comparison to Connery and Hepburn is a mystery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Sean Connery was based there when shooting the 1964 James Bond movie "Goldfinger", spending a month at the resort and filming scenes on the mountain.

From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026

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

He was approached to play James Bond when Sean Connery relinquished the role, but his radical ideas of how he should interpret the character did not impress producer Harry Saltzman.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2025

Then Connery knew him; it was when Gabriel Warden traveled on Connery's train that the conductor had seen this chauffeur; this was Patrick Corboy, who had driven Warden the night he was killed.

From The Blind Man's Eyes by Balmer, Edwin

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