Sean Connery in a photo of Dr No. (courtesy Youtube)
Strong points
- Sean Connery has died at the age of 90
- He would have died in his sleep
- Sean Connery was the first James Bond
London:
The first James Bond in cinema, Sean Connery, who died at the age of 90, brought his distinctive Scottish touch to a wide range of roles, from gangster epics to classic Hitchcock psychodrama. Here are seven of his most memorable screen appearances.
Dr No (1962)
In British agent James Bond’s first screen appearance, Connery mixed macho toughness, good manners and grace for a role he would hold in seven films in total – six official and one directed outside the franchise. . In this adaptation of Ian Fleming’s 1953 novel, Bond is sent to Jamaica, leading him to recluse scientist Dr. No whose sinister black metal hands have lethal force.
Marnie (1964)
Made at the height of Alfred Hitchcock’s fame, this chilling thriller helped expand Connery’s repertoire and raise his profile beyond 007. Tippi Hedren played Connery’s troubled bride, Marnie, whose spiraling psychological state takes them on a troubling path to the source of all his troubles – his mother.
The hill (1965)
Sidney Lumet’s uncompromising drama about a sadistic military camp in the Libyan desert showed a brand new Connery who wasn’t afraid to put himself or his audience through hell. The pair worked again in 1973 on the most edgy yet, Offense, with Connery as a detective trying to break up a sex offender. Between the two, Connery once again showed his social conscience in his documentary, Melon and Bunnet – the only film he would direct – about the gap between the classes in his native Edinburgh.
The man who wanted to be king(1975)
With their common Irish roots, Connery said he had fun with director John Huston to create this jaw-dropping thread from Kipling’s story of two soldiers of the British Indian Army mistaken for gods in the remote land of Kafiristan. Even though it didn’t win an Oscar, Connery and his co-star Michael Caine considered it the best movie directed by either.
The name of the rose (1986)
In a role that won him a British BAFTA, Connery donned a long, hooded gown for this adaptation of Umberto Eco’s best-selling novel about a monk in 14th century Italy investigating a mysterious death at his abbey, assisted by a novice played by newcomer Christian Couvreur.
The Incorruptibles (1987)
Brian De Palma’s stunt on gangsterism during the Great Depression earned Connery both an Oscar and a Golden Globe despite having one of the worst Irish accents in Hollywood history. Kevin Costner’s FBI agent selects him, a bitter veteran officer, to be part of the “Untouchables” team that tracks down the notorious Al Capone, played with sinister brilliance by Robert de Niro.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
As the father of Harrison Ford’s beloved adventurer Indiana Jones, Connery brought a comedic twist to the third installment of Oscar-winning Steven Spielberg’s franchise. Naive and unprepared for the action-packed life of his son, the thief of shows Connery is kidnapped by the Nazis, forcing Indiana to overcome a series of traps and snake crates to save him.
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