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  • Author: Mark Johnson
    August 23, 2012

    He might best be known for being the James Bond, but there is a lot more to Sir Thomas Sean Connery’s career than just shaken vodka martinis and beautiful Bond girls. The Scottish born actor with the smoothest voice in the history of cinema is celebrating his 82nd birthday on August 25th.

    Having starred in six Bond films (seven if you count Never Say Never Again) and being the first to play the iconic role, Connery is considered by most to be the quintessential Bond actor. Aside from his career as 007, Connery also won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables, and has starred in multiple other classics, such as Alfred Hitchcock’s underrated Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Wind and the Lion (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), The Name of the Rose (1986), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). Aside from winning an Oscar, Connery has also been awarded a BAFTA (The Name of the Rose), a Golden Globe (The Untouchables), and has received Lifetime Achievement Awards (or something close to) from The American Film Institute, BAFTA, and the Golden Globes, among others.

    My Circuit 3 for Sean Connery:

    1. The Untouchables (1987)
    2. Goldfinger (1964)
    3. Marnie (1964)

    What are your three favorite/best Connery films? You can view his entire filmography here.

    About Mark Johnson


    Lover of all things film and Oscar. Fantasy sports’ equivalent of George Steinbrenner. Your very own Han Solo, making friends all over the movie-loving galaxy in spite of himself. When he’s not ranking just about everything or dominating boardgames, Mark is breaking down the Oscar race 24/7 with Rain Man-like stats and knowledge. In his downtime, you can find him commiserating with other Northeast Ohio sports fans because a hero isn’t complete without a little heartbreak. If Lost, Homeland, Breaking Bad, Mad Men and Survivor are your style, then congratulations, you have something in common with this inglourious basterd.

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    8 Comments

    1. 1. Dr. No
      2. The Hunt For Red October
      3. The Untouchables

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    2. 1. The Hill
      2. Goldfinger
      3. The Man Who Would Be King

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    3. To quote Goldie Hawn, Sean Connery is 300 years old but he’s still a stud.

      My faves:
      1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
      2. Marnie
      3. The Untouchables

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    4. For me:

      1. Every James Bond outing except his unofficial one (sorry, couldn’t choose)
      2. The Hunt for Red October
      3. The Untouchables

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    5. No question…he was superb in The Man Who Would Be King (1975), and his work as the older Robin Hood in Robin and Marian (1976) with Audrey Hepburn was a fine, melancholy and autumnal performance — and of course he was ferocious in The Untouchables (1987) — always been so much more than 007, yet even then he was the best of the Bonds.

      1. The Man Who Would Be King
      2. Robin and Marian
      3. The Untouchables

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    6. Yeah Dean Treadway for mentioning The Hill! I’ve been on a high over that movie all summer long (along with Michael Clayton, it’s my favorite movie I’ve seen this year). I highly recommend it to everyone, an excellent (apparently unseen) Sidney Lumet Gem.

      1. The Hill
      2. The Hunt for the Red October
      3. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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    7. 1. Goldfinger
      2. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade “JUNIOR!”
      3. Dr. No

      Great Circuit 3, great actor, great times!

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    8. 1. The Offence (his only “outstanding” performance in my opinion)
      2. Goldfinger
      3. The Man Who Would Be King

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