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FAMOUS ACTORS CHECKLIST – The Films of SEAN CONNERY
Useless Trivia
Birth Name - Thomas Sean Connery
Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, originally did not like him being cast as Bond for Dr. No (1962) because he felt that he was too "unrefined". The actor whom Fleming embodied Bond in Fleming's mind was 'Cary Grant (I)' . Fleming later changed his mind and admitted he was ideally cast in the role.
Wears a toupee in all the James Bond movies. He started losing his hair at the age of 21. Privately and in most other movies, he wears none.
He has two small tattoos on his right arm. One says "Scotland forever", the other "Mum and Dad." He got them when he enlisted in the British Navy at the age of 16.
Formerly worked as a coffin polisher & a milk delivery man.
Said in an interview that during the filming of Never Say Never Again (1983), he was taking martial arts lessons and in the process angered the instructor who in turn broke his wrist. Connery stayed with the wrist broken for a number of years thinking it was only a minor pain... the instructor was Steven Seagal.
Awarded a Knighthood on New Year's Eve, 1999. Formally knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in an hour-long ceremony at Edinburgh's Holyrood Palace.
Turned down the title role in the original The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), which he later admitted was a huge mistake on his part.
Turned down the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings series because he didn't want to film down in New Zealand for 18 months, and could not understand the novels.
Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.
SEAN CONNERY
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
... aka LXG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Liga der außergewöhnlichen Gentlemen, Die (Germany)
... aka The League (USA: promotional title)
Finding Forrester (2000)
Entrapment (1999)
Playing by Heart (1999)
The Avengers (1998)
The Rock (1996)
Dragonheart (1996)
First Knight (1995)
Just Cause (1995)
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
Rising Sun (1993)
Medicine Man (1992)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
The Russia House (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Family Business (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Presidio (1988)
... aka The Presidio: The Scene of the Crime (UK)
The Untouchables (1987)
Name der Rose, Der (1986)
... aka Nom de la rose, Le (France)
... aka Nome della rosa, Il (Italy)
... aka The Name of the Rose (USA)
Highlander (1986)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
... aka Sword of the Valiant (USA: video box title)
... aka Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Gawain and the Green Knight
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Wrong Is Right (1982)
... aka The Man with the Deadly Lens
Five Days One Summer (1982)
Time Bandits (1981)
Outland (1981)
Cuba (1979)
Meteor (1979)
The First Great Train Robbery (1979)
... aka The Great Train Robbery (USA)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Next Man (1976)
... aka Double Hit
... aka The Arab Conspiracy
Robin and Marian (1976)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
Ransom (1975)
... aka The Terrorists (USA)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Zardoz (1974)
The Offence (1973)
... aka Something Like the Truth
... aka The Offense (UK)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Krasnaya palatka (1971)
... aka Tenda rossa, La (Italy)
... aka The Red Tent (USA)
... aka Tsiteli karavi (Soviet Union: Georgian title)
The Molly Maguires (1970)
Male of the Species (1969) (TV)
Shalako (1968)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
A Fine Madness (1966)
Thunderball (1965)
The Hill (1965)
Goldfinger (1964)
Woman of Straw (1964)
Marnie (1964)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Dr. No (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Anna Karenina (1961) (TV)
Macbeth (1961) (TV)
The Frightened City (1961)
On the Fiddle (1961)
... aka Operation Snafu (USA)
... aka Operation War Head (USA: reissue title)
Without the Grail (1960) (TV)
Colombe (1960) (TV)
The Crucible (1959) (TV)
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
The Square Ring (1959) (TV) ..
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
... aka The Little People (USA)
Women in Love (1958) (TV)
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
Time Lock (1957)
Anna Christie (1957) (TV)
Action of the Tiger (1957)
Hell Drivers (1957)
No Road Back (1957)
Lilacs in the Spring (1955)
... aka Let's Make Up (USA)
Useless Trivia
Birth Name - Thomas Sean Connery
Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, originally did not like him being cast as Bond for Dr. No (1962) because he felt that he was too "unrefined". The actor whom Fleming embodied Bond in Fleming's mind was 'Cary Grant (I)' . Fleming later changed his mind and admitted he was ideally cast in the role.
Wears a toupee in all the James Bond movies. He started losing his hair at the age of 21. Privately and in most other movies, he wears none.
He has two small tattoos on his right arm. One says "Scotland forever", the other "Mum and Dad." He got them when he enlisted in the British Navy at the age of 16.
Formerly worked as a coffin polisher & a milk delivery man.
Said in an interview that during the filming of Never Say Never Again (1983), he was taking martial arts lessons and in the process angered the instructor who in turn broke his wrist. Connery stayed with the wrist broken for a number of years thinking it was only a minor pain... the instructor was Steven Seagal.
Awarded a Knighthood on New Year's Eve, 1999. Formally knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in an hour-long ceremony at Edinburgh's Holyrood Palace.
Turned down the title role in the original The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), which he later admitted was a huge mistake on his part.
Turned down the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings series because he didn't want to film down in New Zealand for 18 months, and could not understand the novels.
Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.
SEAN CONNERY
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
... aka LXG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Liga der außergewöhnlichen Gentlemen, Die (Germany)
... aka The League (USA: promotional title)
Finding Forrester (2000)
Entrapment (1999)
Playing by Heart (1999)
The Avengers (1998)
The Rock (1996)
Dragonheart (1996)
First Knight (1995)
Just Cause (1995)
A Good Man in Africa (1994)
Rising Sun (1993)
Medicine Man (1992)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
The Russia House (1990)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Family Business (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The Presidio (1988)
... aka The Presidio: The Scene of the Crime (UK)
The Untouchables (1987)
Name der Rose, Der (1986)
... aka Nom de la rose, Le (France)
... aka Nome della rosa, Il (Italy)
... aka The Name of the Rose (USA)
Highlander (1986)
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (1984)
... aka Sword of the Valiant (USA: video box title)
... aka Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Gawain and the Green Knight
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Wrong Is Right (1982)
... aka The Man with the Deadly Lens
Five Days One Summer (1982)
Time Bandits (1981)
Outland (1981)
Cuba (1979)
Meteor (1979)
The First Great Train Robbery (1979)
... aka The Great Train Robbery (USA)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Next Man (1976)
... aka Double Hit
... aka The Arab Conspiracy
Robin and Marian (1976)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
Ransom (1975)
... aka The Terrorists (USA)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Zardoz (1974)
The Offence (1973)
... aka Something Like the Truth
... aka The Offense (UK)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
Krasnaya palatka (1971)
... aka Tenda rossa, La (Italy)
... aka The Red Tent (USA)
... aka Tsiteli karavi (Soviet Union: Georgian title)
The Molly Maguires (1970)
Male of the Species (1969) (TV)
Shalako (1968)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
A Fine Madness (1966)
Thunderball (1965)
The Hill (1965)
Goldfinger (1964)
Woman of Straw (1964)
Marnie (1964)
From Russia with Love (1963)
Dr. No (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
Anna Karenina (1961) (TV)
Macbeth (1961) (TV)
The Frightened City (1961)
On the Fiddle (1961)
... aka Operation Snafu (USA)
... aka Operation War Head (USA: reissue title)
Without the Grail (1960) (TV)
Colombe (1960) (TV)
The Crucible (1959) (TV)
Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
The Square Ring (1959) (TV) ..
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
... aka The Little People (USA)
Women in Love (1958) (TV)
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
Time Lock (1957)
Anna Christie (1957) (TV)
Action of the Tiger (1957)
Hell Drivers (1957)
No Road Back (1957)
Lilacs in the Spring (1955)
... aka Let's Make Up (USA)
