Sean Connery
Sean Connery was a Scottish actor best known as the first and defining James Bond, playing the role in seven films from 1962 to 1983.
His distinctive baritone voice and commanding screen presence made him an icon of masculine cool.
He won an Academy Award for *The Untouchables* (1987) and continued acting into his seventies.
He died in 2020.
Scotland's seat of government
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
- kiltWrapped Highland garment
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
bagpipes · thistle · loch · clan · Gaelic · haggis · whisky · brogue
Secret agent designation
- spyCovert information gatherer
- secret agentClandestine government operative
- MI6UK espionage agency
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
Aston Martin · Moneypenny · M · SPECTRE · Goldfinger · Dr. No · Thunderball · Diamonds Are Forever
Magnetic personal appeal
- charmAttractive personal quality
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
magnetic · commanding · presence · baritone · voice · masculinity · elegance · wit
Unbribable law enforcement team
- The RockWrestler turned movie star
- MarnieFemale given name
- DragonheartSoul of a wyrm
- EntrapmentInducing someone to offend
Academy's golden award
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
- AFICinema preservation body
Cecil B. DeMille · lifetime achievement · Kennedy Center · knighthood
Unverified traditional tale
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- influentialHaving considerable effect
timeless · immortal · cinema history · cultural icon · paragon · exemplar
Edinburgh
Scotland's seat of government
tartan · bagpipes · thistle · loch · clan · Gaelic · haggis · whisky · brogue · accent
007
Secret agent designation
- spyCovert information gatherer
- secret agentClandestine government operative
- MI6UK espionage agency
espionage · Aston Martin · Moneypenny · M · SPECTRE · Goldfinger · Dr. No · Thunderball · Diamonds Are Forever · shaken not stirred
charisma
Magnetic personal appeal
sophisticated · magnetic · commanding · presence · baritone · voice · masculinity · elegance · wit · gravitas
The Untouchables
Unbribable law enforcement team
- The RockWrestler turned movie star
- MarnieFemale given name
- DragonheartSoul of a wyrm
Oscar
Academy's golden award
- Academy AwardTop Hollywood honor
- BAFTAUK film awards organisation
- Golden GlobeFilm and television prize
AFI · Cecil B. DeMille · lifetime achievement · Kennedy Center · knighthood
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
influential · timeless · immortal · cinema history · cultural icon · paragon · exemplar
- Screen LegendsHumphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn
- Scottish ActorsEwan McGregor, James McAvoy, Gerard Butler, David Tennant, Billy Connolly
- Scottish AmericansAndrew Carnegie, Alexander Graham Bell, John Muir, Gerard Butler, Billy Connolly
- James Bond007, James Bond, Ian Fleming, MI6, Q
- Heartthrobsheartthrob, heartthrobs, James Dean, Elvis Presley, Rudolph Valentino
- Leading MenCary Grant, Clark Gable, Gregory Peck, Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando
Sean ConneryAustin Powers
Roger Moore · Mike Myers · Daniel Craig · Rowan Atkinson · Timothy Dalton
Sean ConneryWoody Allen
Michael Cera · Jesse Eisenberg · Hugh Grant · Richard Simmons · Pee-wee Herman
Sean ConneryPrince Charles
Monarch's eldest son
David Cameron · Boris Johnson · Margaret Thatcher · Laurence Olivier