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LONDON – Legendary British actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond in seven films, has died at the age of 90, his family told the BBC on Saturday.
The Scottish actor, who was knighted in 2000, won numerous awards during his decades-long career, including an Oscar, three Golden Globes and two Bafta Awards.
The tributes immediately began to flow to Connery, who was considered one of the best movie stars of his generation.
“How infinitely sad to hear the news of the death of Sir Sean Connery,” read a message on the Twitter account maintained for fellow Bond actor Roger Moore, who died in 2017.
“He and Roger were friends for many decades and Roger always maintained that Sean was the best James Bond of all time. RIP”
Connery claimed his 1988 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as an Irish cop in “The Untouchables.”
He also starred in “The Hunt for Red October”, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” and “The Rock.”
But it’s his smooth, Scottish-accented rendition of the smooth spy 007 that will be best remembered.
Connery, the first actor to deliver the unforgettable “Bond, James Bond,” made seven official films as the brainchild of novelist Ian Fleming, giving him what many still consider the ultimate portrait.
