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LONDON: Sean Connery, the film’s first James Bond, brought his distinctive Scottish accent to a wide range of roles, from gangster epics to classic Hitchcock psychodrama.
Here are five of his most memorable screen appearances.
‘Dr. No ‘(1962)
In the first screen presentation of British agent James Bond, Connery mixed macho toughness, good manners and grace for a role he would have in seven films in total: six officers and one made outside the franchise.
In this adaptation of Ian Fleming’s 1953 novel, Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of another agent, leading him to the lonely scientist Dr. No, whose sinister black metal hands are capable of potentially deadly force. .
‘Marnie’ (1964)
Made at the height of Alfred Hitchcock’s fame and helping to expand Connery’s repertoire and raise his profile beyond 007, this suspense drama centered on Tippi Hedren as Connery’s troubled young wife, Marnie, whose psychological state spiraling them down an eerie path back to the source of it all. his problems – his mother.
‘The Name of the Rose’ (1986)
In a role that earned him a British BAFTA, Connery donned a long hooded robe for this adaptation of Umberto Eco’s first successful novel about a monk in 14th-century Italy investigating, with the nous of Sherlock Holmes, a mysterious death in his life. Abbey, with the help of a rookie played by Christian Slater.
‘The untouchables’ (1987)
Brian De Palma’s tour de force on gangsterism during the Great Depression would bring Connery an Oscar and a Golden Globe.
Along with Kevin Costner, he plays an FBI agent who selects him, a bitter veteran officer, to be part of the “Untouchables” team that tracks the famous Al Capone, played with sinister brilliance by Robert de Niro.
‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ (1989)
As the father of Harrison Ford’s beloved adventurer Indiana Jones, Connery brought a comedic edge to the third installment in Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning franchise.
Naive and unprepared for his son’s action-packed life, Connery is kidnapped by the Nazis, forcing Indiana to overcome a series of booby traps and boxes full of snakes to save him.
