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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

The film, based on the book by Ian Fleming, was produced by Albert Broccoli and starred Sean Connery as the British spy.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

The final film, Diamonds are Forever, also left a legacy in the form of the Scottish International Education Trust which Connery set up in 1971, using the million dollar fee he received.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

Connery, the festival's former patron, also features on-screen in a season of films called Sacred Bonds which will include 4K restorations of Dr No and From Russia with Love.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

Connery checked him, but pointed at the same time to Eaton.

From The Blind Man's Eyes by Balmer, Edwin

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