31 October 2020

In Pictures: Sir Sean Connery’s life on screen

By Geoff Teather
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31 October 2020

Sir Sean Connery was the first actor to play James Bond in an illustrious career that saw him win an Oscar, two Baftas and three Golden Globes.

The Edinburgh-born actor, who celebrated his 90th birthday in August, won fans over five decades of films, starring in hits including Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, The Rock, The Mask Of Zoro, Highlander and The Hunt For Red October.

Sir Sean Connery (PA Wire)
Sean Connery and Honor Blackman (PA Archive)
Film – BAFTA Tribute to Sean Connery – London (PA Archive)
Film – The Man Who Would Be King – Sean Connery and Michael Caine (PA Archive)
Film – Robin and Marian Filming – (PA Archive)
Royalty – Bafta Tribute Award – Princess Anne and Sean Connery – Odeon – Leicester Square, London (PA Archive)
Awards/Rigg/Connery (PA Archive)
Film – Goldfinger – Pinewood Studios (PA Archive)
Sean Connery death (PA Wire)
Showbiz – Sean Connery’s son makes West End Debut – London (PA Archive)
BAFTA Connery & Connolly (PA Archive)
CANNES Connery/Jones premiere (PA Archive)
Scottish parliament Connery (PA Archive)
Sean Connery (PA Archive)
Sean Connery Memoirs – Edinburgh International Book Festival (PA Archive)
The Man Who Would be King special screening – Edinburgh (PA Archive)

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