Editing Sean Connery (section)

{{Short description|Scottish actor (1930–2020)}}
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| honorific_prefix   = Sir<!-- do not link per MOS:OVERLINK -->
| image              = Sean Connery as James Bond at Switzerland 1964 (two thirds crop).jpg
| caption            = Connery in 1964
| birth_name         = Thomas Sean Connery
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1930|08|25|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2020|10|31|1930|08|25|df=y}}
| death_place        = [[Lyford Cay]], The Bahamas
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}
| years_active       = {{hlist|1954–2007|2012}}
| works              = [[Sean Connery filmography|Full list]]
| spouse             = {{Plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Diane Cilento]]|1962|1974|end=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Micheline Roquebrune|1975}}
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| children           = [[Jason Connery]]
| relatives          = [[Neil Connery]] (brother)
| signature          = Signature of Sean Connery.svg
| awards             = [[Knight Bachelor]] (2000)
| website            = {{URL|seanconnery.com}}
}}

'''Sir Thomas Sean Connery''' (25 August 1930 – 31 October 2020) was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to [[Portrayal of James Bond in film|portray]] the fictional British secret agent [[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] in motion pictures, starring in seven [[Bond films]] between 1962 and 1983.<ref name="NYT-20201031">{{cite news|last=Harmetz|first=Aljean|title=Sean Connery, Who Embodied James Bond and More, Dies at 90|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/movies/sean-connery-dead.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031132008/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/31/movies/sean-connery-dead.html |archive-date=31 October 2020 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=31 October 2020|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="WP-20201031">{{cite news|last=Shapiro|first=T. Rees|title=Sean Connery, first James Bond of film, dies at 90|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/sean-connery-first-james-bond-of-film-dies-at-90/2020/10/31/6cbff0a6-1b75-11eb-82db-60b15c874105_story.html|date=31 October 2020|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=31 October 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4799550.stm|title=Profile: Sean Connery|work=BBC News|access-date=19 March 2007|date=12 March 2006}}</ref> Connery originated the role in ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' (1962) and continued starring as Bond in the [[Eon Productions]] films ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' (1963), ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'' (1964), ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' (1965), ''[[You Only Live Twice (film)|You Only Live Twice]]'' (1967) and ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' (1971). Connery made his final appearance in the franchise in ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'' (1983), a non-Eon-produced Bond film.

Connery is also known for his work with directors such as [[Alfred Hitchcock]], [[Sidney Lumet]] and [[John Huston]]. Their films in which Connery appeared included ''[[Marnie (film)|Marnie]]'' (1964), ''[[The Hill (1965 film)|The Hill]]'' (1965), ''[[The Offence]]'' (1973), ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'' (1974) and ''[[The Man Who Would Be King (film)|The Man Who Would Be King]]'' (1975). He also acted in ''[[Robin and Marian]]'' (1976), ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]'' (1977), ''[[Time Bandits]]'' (1981), ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'' (1986), ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986), ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1989), ''[[The Hunt for Red October (film)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' (1990), ''[[Dragonheart]]'' (1996), ''[[The Rock (film)|The Rock]]'' (1996) and ''[[Finding Forrester]]'' (2000). His final on-screen role was as [[Allan Quatermain]] in ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (film)|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' (2003).

Connery received numerous accolades. For his role in ''[[The Untouchables (film)|The Untouchables]]'' (1987), he received the [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]], the first Scottish actor to win the achievement,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hepburn |first=David |date=8 March 2023 |title=Scottish Oscar Nominees: Here are 16 Scots who have won or been nominated for an Academy Award – from Sean Connery to Peter Capaldi |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/scottish-oscar-nominees-here-are-16-scots-who-have-won-or-been-nominated-for-an-academy-award-from-sean-connery-to-peter-capaldi-4056099 |access-date=17 October 2023 |website=The Scotsman}}</ref> and the [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]], and in the same year he received the [[BAFTA Award]] for [[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]] for his role in ''[[The Name of the Rose (film)|The Name of the Rose]]'' (1986). He also received honorary awards such as the [[Cecil B. DeMille Award]] in 1987, the [[BAFTA Fellowship]] in 1998<ref>{{cite web |date=23 January 2015 |title=100 BAFTA Moments – Sean Connery's Emotional Reaction to Receiving the BAFTA Fellowship |url=http://www.bafta.org/heritage/features/100-bafta-moments-16-days-to-go |access-date=31 October 2020 |website=bafta.org}}</ref> and the [[Kennedy Center Honors]] in 1999. Connery was made a Commander of the [[Order of Arts and Letters]] in France and a [[Knight Bachelor|knight]] by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] for his services to drama in the [[2000 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Sir Sean's pride at knighthood |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/819490.stm|access-date=15 March 2019|publisher=BBC}}</ref>