Sean Connery

The star was born in a modest neighborhood of Edinburgh. Thomas Sean Connery was the son of a trucker of Irish origin, and from a very young age he had to contribute to the domestic economy by collecting milk cans. While studying in public school, he was part of the soccer team. At the end of World War II he enlists in the Navy, where he stands out on the boxing team. Because of a stomach ulcer, he is forced to leave the army after three years, then doing all kinds of jobs. When a friend of his convinces him to enter the Mr. Universe contest, a competition in which he comes third, Sean considers devoting himself to show business. Soon they hire him as a supporting role in plays, such as “Witness for the Prosecution” by Agatha Christie. In movies he starts at the bottom, as an extra without dialogue, in the comedy Lilacs on the Spring , starring Errol Flynn .

After a brief role inThe longest day , a blockbuster with a luxury cast, in 1962 Connery is chosen from a multitude of applicants to become James Bond, in 007 against Dr. No. The aftermath would come soonFrom Russia with love ,James Bond vs. Goldfinger andThunderball Operation , which each time had more followers. There is no doubt that Sean Connery reflected the cynicism like no other, but also the elegance of the character that he made him known. The negative part was that for a few years he was pigeonholed, since he was hardly offered other roles, and that between Bond and Bond he had worked with the master Hitchcock, inMarnie the thief . AfterYou only live twice , the actor decided to start his second life, and officially leave the saga, to focus on other projects. “I never disliked the character as some think, because I really enjoyed playing him. However, I think it’s a natural process to want to do other things,” said the actor. However, movies likeThe red shop uHate in the bowels do not get much repercussion. With a checkbook they convince him to put on his secret agent tuxedo again inDiamonds for eternity . With this title he would start his most brilliant decade, the 70s, with titles likeThe Wind and the Lion , where he plays a Berber leader. WithThe man who could have reigned would finally shed the Bond label, with an inimitable performance as a British rogue. Equally remembered is his role as mature Robin Hood inRobin and Marian , alongside Audrey Hepburn . Consolidated his prestige, in the 80s he allowed himself the luxury of interpreting Bond for the last time inNever say never ever . He then had great success withthe immortals andThe name of the rose , two titles that benefited from the rise of video stores. At last they gave him the Oscar for best supporting role for his character as veteran policeman Jim Malone in Eliot Ness ‘s The Untouchables . And he became the father of Harrison Ford , inIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade .

In recent years, Connery has done a little of everything. Sometimes with his presence he raises the quality of films that without him would be too conventional, such as The Rock , The Trap or Rising Sun. There have also been infamous by-products that even he hasn’t been able to save, like The Immortals 2 , or Just Cause , a grotesque plea for the death penalty, and the unspeakable The Avengers . He was also a surprise luxury guest on Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves , whose salary he donated to charity. The best recent titles of his, although not the highest grossing, have been Playing with the heart, made up of several intersecting stories, and Finding Forrester . Her last work on the big screen was The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen , in 2003.