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Sean Connery


Thomas Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930 in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. His mother, Euphamia C. Maclean, was a cleaning lady, and his father, Joseph Connery, was a factory worker and truck driver. He also has a brother named Neil Connery, who works as a plasterer in Edinburgh. Before going into acting... See full bio »

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Hide HideActor (93 titles)
2012 Sir Billi
Sir Billi (voice)
 
2006 Sir Billi the Vet
Sir Billi (voice)
 
2005 James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (Video Game)
James Bond (voice)
 
2003 Freedom: A History of Us (TV series documentary)
John Muir
Yearning to Breathe Free (2003) … John Muir
 
1997 Scene by Scene (TV series)
Sean Connery (1997)
 
1996 DragonHeart
Draco (voice)
 
1994 A Good Man in Africa
Dr. Alex Murray
 
1982 Wrong Is Right
Patrick Hale
 
1981 Time Bandits
King Agamemnon / Fireman
 
1981 Outland
Marshall William T. O'Niel
 
1979 Meteor
Paul Bradley
 
1974 Zardoz
Zed
 
1972 The Offence
Detective Sergeant Johnson
 
1970 The Molly Maguires
Jack Kehoe
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
MacNeil
MacNeil (1969) … MacNeil
 
1969 Male of the Species (TV movie)
MacNeil
 
1968 Shalako
Shalako
 
1966 A Fine Madness
Samson Shillitoe
 
1964 Woman of Straw
Anthony 'Tony' Richmond
 
1962 Dr. No
James Bond
 
1961 Anna Karenina (TV movie)
Count Alexis Wronski
 
1961 Operation Snafu
Pedlar Pascoe
 
1961 The Frightened City
Paddy Damion
 
1961 Macbeth (TV movie)
Macbeth
 
1961 Adventure Story (TV series)
Alexander
Captured! (1961) … Alexander
One More Chance (1961) … Alexander
Only One Hope (1961) … Alexander
The Reef (1961) … Alexander
The Switch (1961) … Alexander
 
1960 Without the Grail (TV movie)
Innes Corrie
 
1960 Riders to the Sea (TV movie)
Bartley
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Julien
Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe (1960) … Julien
 
1956-1959 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
John Proctor / Rick Martell / Various Roles
The Crucible (1959) … John Proctor
The Square Ring (1959) … Rick Martell
The Terror (1956) … Various Roles
 
1959 Tarzan's Greatest Adventure
O'Bannion
 
1959 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Michael MacBride
I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (1959) … Michael MacBride
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
 
1958 Women in Love (TV movie)
Jewish Pianist/Nazi War Criminal
 
1958 A Night to Remember
Titanic Deck Hand (uncredited)
 
1958 Another Time, Another Place
Mark Trevor
 
1957 Anna Christie (TV movie)
Mat Burke
 
1957 Action of the Tiger
Mike
 
1957 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Mat Burke
Anna Christie (1957) … Mat Burke
 
1957 Time Lock
Welder #1
 
1957 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Mountain McClintock
 
1957 No Road Back
Spike
 
1957 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Porter
Jack Hires Opera Singer in Rome (1957) … Porter
 
1956 Sailor of Fortune (TV series)
Achmed
The Crescent and the Star (1956) … Achmed
 
1956 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Joe Brasted
Ladies of the Manor (1956) … Joe Brasted
 
1954 Let's Make Up
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
 
1954 Simon (short)
Policeman
 
Show ShowProducer (10 titles)
2012 Sir Billi (producer)
 
2006 Sir Billi the Vet (executive producer)
 
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (executive producer)
 
2000 Finding Forrester (producer)
 
1999 Entrapment (producer)
 
1996 The Rock (executive producer)
 
1995 Just Cause (executive producer)
 
1993 Rising Sun (executive producer)
 
1992 Medicine Man (executive producer)
 
1967 The Bowler and the Bunnet (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary) (performer: "Pretty Irish Girl" - uncredited)
 
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies ("James Bond Theme")
 
1959 Darby O'Gill and the Little People (performer: "Pretty Irish Girl")
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1967 The Bowler and the Bunnet (documentary)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1988 Memories of Me (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (105 titles)
2012 Ever to Excel (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Sex Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: The 60s Revealed (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
The South Bank Show: Bond (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Nice People (TV series)
Himself
Les producteurs de stars (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Modern Greeks: C.P. Cavafy (TV documentary)
Narrator - recitation of 'Ithaka'
 
2006 Bill Suitor: The Rocket Man Movies (video documentary short)
Himself / James Bond
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: You Only Live Twice (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: Thunderball (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Sean Connery 1971: The BBC Interview (video)
Himself
 
2005 Corazón de... (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 20h10 pétantes (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 7 June 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 La semaine du cinéma (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 12 December 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The 76th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Opening Announcer
 
2004 Making 'Murder on the Orient Express' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Assembling the League (video documentary)
Himself - 'Allan Quatermain'
 
2003 Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
Vanessa Marcil (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 4 October 2003 (2003) … Himself (as Sir Sean Connery)
 
1995-2003 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #11.122 (2003) … Himself
Episode dated 15 April 1999 (1999) … Himself
Episode dated 20 January 1999 (1999) … Himself
Episode #4.165 (1996) … Himself
Episode #3.340 (1995) … Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role/Past Winner
 
2002 James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Secrets of Superstar Fitness (TV series)
Himself
 
2002 Leute heute (TV series documentary)
Himself
World Sports Award (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Gran premio internazionale della TV (TV series)
Himself - Winner
19th Edition (2002) … Himself - Winner
 
2001 Behind the Scenes: Finding Forrester (video documentary)
Himself
 
1999-2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
Finding Forrester (2000) … Himself
Making of Entrapment (1999) … Himself
 
2000 The BBC and the BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 December 2000 (2000) … Himself
 
2000 Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'Dr. No' (video documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2000 Inside 'From Russia with Love' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 The European Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself (taped)
 
1999 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
Himself
Eric Sykes (1999) … Himself
 
1999 The James Bond Story (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter: Best Motion Picture - Drama
 
1999 Showbiz Today (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 22 January 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years (video)
Himself
 
1998 Junket Whore (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The 50th British Academy Film Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 The 70th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Picture/Past Winner (uncredited)
 
1998 30 Years of Billy Connolly (TV mini-series)
Himself
 
1997 Sean Connery Close Up (video documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Evening Standard Drama Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Mundo VIP (TV series)
Himself
Show nº 14 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 The 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Cecil B. DeMille Award
 
1996 Happy Birthday Shirley (TV movie)
Himself - Pre-recorded footage (uncredited)
 
1996 James Bond 007: Yesterday and Today (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage) / James Bond (also archive footage)
 
1995 Highlanders (TV series documentary)
Himself - Narrator (voice)
 
1995 Three Decades of James Bond 007 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 25 October 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 Superstars of Action (TV series)
Himself
Sean Connery … Himself
 
1992 30 Years of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Sinatra 75: The Best Is Yet to Come (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Wogan (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 20 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1989 The 61st Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1989 Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1988 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1988 Memories of Me
Himself
 
1988 The 60th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Supporting Role & Presenter: Best Visual Effects
 
1987-1988 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
Episode #5.10 (1988) … Himself
Episode #4.2 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 The Dame Edna Experience (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.1 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.15 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1987 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself - Le président des Césars
12ème nuit des Césars (1987) … Himself - Le président des Césars
 
1987 Good Morning Britain (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 27 January 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 La rosa dei nomi (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 A Gala Tribute Honoring Leonard Goldberg (TV movie)
Himself
 
1984 G'olé! (documentary)
Commentator (voice)
 
1984 James Bond 007: Coming Attractions (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Sean Connery's Edinburgh (documentary short)
Himself
 
1979 Dinah! (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 September 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1976-1977 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 July 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 11 July 1977 (1977) … Himself
Episode dated 16 January 1976 (1976) … Himself
 
1977 Revista de cine (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 14 February 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1975 The Making of 'The Wind and the Lion' (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1975 Call It Magic (documentary short)
Himself
 
1975 The Dream Factory (documentary)
Himself
 
1972 España campo de golf (documentary short)
Himself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 18 December 1971 (1971) … Himself
Episode dated 31 July 1971 (1971) … Himself
 
1970 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1969 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
Sean Connery (1969) … Himself
 
1967 The Bowler and the Bunnet (documentary)
Himself
 
1967 The Heart of Show Business (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
1966 Un monde nouveau
Himself (uncredited)
 
1966 The Sammy Davis, Jr. Show (TV series)
Himself - Guest Host
Episode #1.3 (1966) … Himself - Guest Host
 
1965 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Mystery Guest
Episode dated 3 October 1965 (1965) … Himself - Mystery Guest
 
1965 The Sun... the Sand... the Hill. (documentary short)
Himself
 
1965 Flashes Festival (documentary short)
Himself
 
1964 Variety Club Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1964 The Guns of James Bond (documentary short)
Himself / Host / James Bond
 
1963 Juke Box Jury (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 2 February 1963 (1963) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (91 titles)
2011-2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2012 Top Gear (TV series)
 
2012 Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Österreich-Bild (TV series documentary)
 
2012 Shakespeare Uncovered (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2010 Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Casper och den förbjudna filmen (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
 
2009 Hollywood on the Tiber (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Revealed (TV series documentary)
 
2006-2009 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics (TV documentary)
Michael McBride
 
2008 The O'Reilly Factor (TV series)
 
2008 Oscar, que empiece el espectáculo (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2007 True Bond (TV documentary)
James Bond
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Ein Leben wie im Flug (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 London Tonight (TV series)
 
2007 ITV Evening News (TV series)
 
2007 5 News (TV series)
 
2006 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
 
2006 World of Robin Hood (TV documentary)
Robin Hood (uncredited)
 
2006 Thunderball Boat Show Promo (video short)
James Bond
 
2006 Premiere Bond: Opening Nights (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 On Tour with the Aston Martin DB5 (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 I Love the '70s: Volume 2
Himself
 
2006 Corazón de... (TV series)
 
2006 Lesson #007: Close Quarters Combat (video)
Himself
 
2005 Ciclo Agatha Christie (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Sexes (TV series)
 
2005 Tvist (TV series)
 
2005 Getaway (TV series)
 
2004 The Untouchables: The Script, the Cast (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Untouchables: Production Stories (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Unsere Besten (TV series)
 
2004 Le nom de la rose (video documentary)
William of Baskerville (uncredited)
 
2004 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops (TV special documentary)
Himself - #65: Things They Shouldn't Say
 
2003 30 veces 31 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Celebrities Uncensored (TV series)
 
2003 Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 (video documentary)
Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (segment "Princes of the Universe")
 
2003 The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Music of 'Indiana Jones' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 The Light and Magic of 'Indiana Jones' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Andere tijden (TV series documentary)
 
2002 Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (TV documentary)
Himself as James Bond (uncredited)
 
2002 Bond Girls Are Forever (TV documentary)
Himself as James Bond (uncredited)
 
2000 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
2000 The Trouble with Marnie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn (TV documentary)
James Bond (uncredited)
 
2000 Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn (video documentary short)
James Bond (uncredited)
 
2000 Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (video documentary short)
James Bond (uncredited)
 
2000 Inside Q's Lab (video documentary short)
Himself as James Bond
 
2000 Inside 'You Only Live Twice' (video documentary short)
Himself as James Bond (uncredited)
 
2000 Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (video documentary short)
James Bond
 
2000 Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (video documentary short)
Himself as James Bond (uncredited)
 
2000 Harry Saltzman: Showman (video documentary short)
 
2000 Double-O Stunts (video documentary short)
James Bond (uncredited)
 
2000 Ken Adam: Designing Bond (video documentary short)
Himself/James Bond
 
2000 The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 (video documentary short)
James Bond (uncredited)
 
2000 Inside 'The Living Daylights' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (TV documentary short)
Himself as James Bond (uncredited)
 
1999 And the Word Was Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
The Directors (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1999 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: A Look Inside (TV documentary)
Himself as Prof. Henry Jones
 
1999 Terence Young: Bond Vivant (video documentary short)
James Bond (uncredited)
 
1998 Antes de ser famosos (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself as James Bond
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
James Bond
 
1997 The Making of 'Dragonheart' (video documentary)
Draco
 
Wild On... (TV series)
 
1995 The World of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Goldfinger Phenomenon (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1993 Audrey Hepburn Remembered (TV documentary)
Robin Hood
 
1993 Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (TV movie)
Himself on Wogan
 
1993 Fame in the Twentieth Century (TV series documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1992 Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America
James Bond (uncredited)
 
1991 Wogan (TV series)
 
1989 The Many Faces of Bond (video documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1987 Happy Anniversary 007: 25 Years of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Bonds Are Forever (video documentary)
James Bond/Himself
 
1975 The Lion Roars Again (documentary short)
Himself, clip from 'The Wind and the Lion' (uncredited)
 
1967 Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (TV documentary)
James Bond
 
1965 Telescope (TV series documentary)
 
1965 The Incredible World of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1965 Take Thirty (TV series)
 
1965 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
 
1963 Dr. No Featurette (documentary short)
James Bond
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial: Teekanne, a German tea brand (2000) See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 9 Print Biographies  | 21 Interviews  | 53 Articles  | 54 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »


Alternate Names:

Sir Sean Connery

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I enjoy the excitement of working on a well-crewed and exciting picture. It's like a microcosm of society that really works. Because nothing works anywhere else. See more »

Trivia:

Whilst filming Playing by Heart he loved playing and even made a friendship with three and a half year old Piper Maru Anderson; daughter of an actress Gillian Anderson who played Meredith (a daughter of Sean's character). See more »

Trademark:

Grey beard or moustache (in later years) See more »

Nickname:

Big Tam as a teenager See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo