In pictures: Sean Connery on screen and off

Updated / Saturday, 31 Oct 2020 15:36
Sean Connery: 1930 - 2020
Sean Connery: 1930 - 2020

To mark the passing of screen great Sean Connery, we look back at his life and work.

Sean Connery as James Bond hands a business card to British actress Eunice Gayson in a scene from the film Dr. No, the first Bond movie, released in 1962
Sean Connery as James Bond hands a business card to British actress Eunice Gayson in a scene from the film Dr. No, the first Bond movie, released in 1962
Sean Connery and Daniela Bianchi in the James Bond film From Russia with Love, released in 1963
Sean Connery and Daniela Bianchi in the James Bond film From Russia with Love, released in 1963
Sean Connery and American actress Tippi Hedren on the set of 1964's Marnie, based on the novel by Winston Graham and directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock
Sean Connery and American actress Tippi Hedren on the set of 1964's Marnie, based on the novel by Winston Graham and directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock
Sean Connery as Agent 007 is confronted with the golden girl corpse of Jill Masterson (played by Shirley Eaton) in Goldfinger, which was released in 1964
Sean Connery as Agent 007 is confronted with the golden girl corpse of Jill Masterson (played by Shirley Eaton) in Goldfinger, which was released in 1964
Cutting a dash yet again in Goldfinger
Cutting a dash yet again in Goldfinger
Sean Connery as James Bond in a scene from Thunderball in 1965
Sean Connery as James Bond in a scene from Thunderball in 1965
Sean Connery on the set of the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice, released in 1967
Sean Connery on the set of the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice, released in 1967
Sean Connery with his first wife Diane Cilento, pictured with their children Gigi (Diane's daughter from a previous relationship) and Jason. They are leaving Heathrow Airport for Nice in 1967
Sean Connery with his first wife Diane Cilento, pictured with their children Gigi (Diane's daughter from a previous relationship) and Jason. They are leaving Heathrow Airport for Nice in 1967
Sean Connery, dressing the part as the legendary secret agent James Bond, and American actress Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in a scene from the movie Diamonds Are Forever, which was released in 1971
Sean Connery, dressing the part as the legendary secret agent James Bond, and American actress Jill St. John as Tiffany Case in a scene from the movie Diamonds Are Forever, which was released in 1971
Sean Connery and Diane Cilento separated in 1971 and divorced in 1973
Sean Connery and Diane Cilento separated in 1971 and divorced in 1973
Beyond Bond, Sean Connery enjoyed an action-packed career, and is seen here with Charlotte Rampling in the 1974 sci-fi film Zardoz, which was filmed in Ireland
Beyond Bond, Sean Connery enjoyed an action-packed career, and is seen here with Charlotte Rampling in the 1974 sci-fi film Zardoz, which was filmed in Ireland
Sean Connery, wearing a crown, walks across a wooden bridge in a scene from The Man Who Would Be King, which was released in 1975
Sean Connery, wearing a crown, walks across a wooden bridge in a scene from The Man Who Would Be King, which was released in 1975
Sean Connery as James Bond, with 'Bond girls' Kim Basinger and Barbara Carrera, in a scene from the film Never Say Never Again, which was released in 1983
Sean Connery as James Bond, with 'Bond girls' Kim Basinger and Barbara Carrera, in a scene from the film Never Say Never Again, which was released in 1983
Sean Connery won an Academy Award in 1988 for Best Supporting Actor for his role as an Irish police officer in The Untouchables
Sean Connery won an Academy Award in 1988 for Best Supporting Actor for his role as an Irish police officer in The Untouchables
Sean Connery in a scene from the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, released in 1989
Sean Connery in a scene from the film Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, released in 1989
Sean Connery and his second wife Micheline Roquebrune (they married in 1975) at the premiere of The Hunt for Red October in 1990
Sean Connery and his second wife Micheline Roquebrune (they married in 1975) at the premiere of The Hunt for Red October in 1990
Sean Connery in a scene from 1998's The Avengers with Ralph Fiennes
Sean Connery in a scene from 1998's The Avengers with Ralph Fiennes
Promoting the thriller Entrapment with co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1999
Promoting the thriller Entrapment with co-star Catherine Zeta-Jones at the Cannes Film Festival in May 1999
The golf devotee playing in the Laureus Golf Challenge at the Monte Carlo Golf Club in Monaco in May 2002
The golf devotee playing in the Laureus Golf Challenge at the Monte Carlo Golf Club in Monaco in May 2002
Back home in Edinburgh promoting his book Being a Scot at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August 2008
Back home in Edinburgh promoting his book Being a Scot at the Edinburgh International Book Festival in August 2008
Enjoying his beloved tennis at the US Open in New York in September 2015
Enjoying his beloved tennis at the US Open in New York in September 2015

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