![]() No,” the first of the Bond films, made him an international star. It was a controversial choice at the time, as Connery was an unknown outside Britain. It was easy to dismiss him in films like “Darby O’Gill and the Little People,” but his Count Vronsky to Claire Bloom’s Anna Karenina on the BBC brought him some respect and the kind of attention needed to raise him to the top of the Daily Express’ poll of readers asked to suggest the ideal James Bond.Īfter an interview with producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, he landed the role without a screen test, according to Saltzman. He seemed doomed to play the hunk to ageing leading ladies, as he did opposite Lana Turner in “Another Time, Another Place,” or roles that stressed his looks such as “Tarzan’s Great Adventure” in 1959. In 1956, he landed the role of a battered prizefighter in the BBC production of “Requiem for a Heavyweight.” Good notices brought him to the attention of the entertainment community, and his first film was “No Road Back,” a B crime movie in 1956. In his early career, his physique was his main asset as he modeled and picked up acting jobs where he could. Age seemed only to intensify his sex appeal and virility. In 1999 he was selected People magazine’s Sexiest Man of the Century, and from his 007 days to “Entrapment” (1999), opposite the much-younger Catherine Zeta-Jones, his screen roles more than justified the choice. His turn as a tough Irish cop in Depression-era Chicago in Brian De Palma’s “The Untouchables” (1987) brought him a supporting actor Oscar.Įven as he entered his seventh decade, Connery’s star power remained so strong that he was constantly in demand and handsomely remunerated. No” (1962) - also transcended Ian Fleming’s sexy Agent 007, and went on to distinguish himself with a long and mature career in such films as “The Wind and the Lion” (1975), “The Man Who Would Be King” (1975) and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989). ![]() However, Connery - who made his debut in the first Bond film, “Dr. He is undoubtedly largely responsible for the success of the film series and we shall be forever grateful to him,” said the producers. “He revolutionized the world with his gritty and witty portrayal of the sexy and charismatic secret agent. ![]() Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said Connery “was and shall always be remembered as the original James Bond whose indelible entrance into cinema history began when he announced those unforgettable words, ‘The name’s Bond… James Bond.’ In a statement, Bond producers Michael G.
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