Post by mcavanaugh on Feb 3, 2019 16:46:14 GMT
CLASSIC ACTORS A-Z: SEAN CONNERY
A. ACADEMY AWARD as Best Supporting Actor in The Untouchables (1988)
B. BONNYRIGG - Connery was a keen footballer, having played for Bonnyrigg Rose in his younger days.
C. CALDWELL, Lt. Col. John - his role in THE PRESIDEO (1988)
D. DR. NO - the first film in which he played James Bond (1962). Altogether, Connery played 007 in seven films.
E. ESCAPE - he did escape being type-cast as James Bond and played many other types of characters
F. FOUNTAINBRIDGE - The area of Edinburgh, Scotland where Connery was born on August 25, 1930.
G. GREEN KNIGHT, The - Character he portrayed in the rather wordily titled 1984 film, SWORD OF THE VALIANT: THE LEGEND OF SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
H. HIGHLANDER and HIGHLANDER II - he plays Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez in this (confusing) fantasy duo
I. INDIANA JONES - Played Indiana's father in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
J. JUST CAUSE - Lead actor and executive producer of this 1995 Crime Drama
K. KNIGHTED - Connery was knighted by Elizabeth II at an investiture ceremony at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh on 5 July 2000 which also came with a KBE title
L. LET'S MAKE UP - earliest entry in his filmography .. played "Undetermined Role (1954)
M. MOTHER - His mother was Euphemia McBain "Effie" (née McLean).
N. NO Road Back (1957) was Sean's first major movie role.
O. O'BANNION - Character he portrayed in an early film, Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
P. POLITICAL PARTY - Connery is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP)
Q. QUOTE - on working with Alfred Hitchcock, who directed him in MARNIE, along with Tippi Hedren: "It's funny, but the film buffs at UCLA are constantly dissecting Marnie (1964) these days to see how it was done. When it was first released, there was a lot of criticism of Alfred Hitchcock because he used a studio set for the dockside scene. But the backdrop looked just like the port of Bristol - if not Baltimore, where it's supposed to be at. I adored and enjoyed Hitchcock tremendously. He never lost his patience or composure on the set."
R. RUDYARD KIPLING wrote the novel The Man Who Would Be King, the 1975 film version of which starred Connery and his good friend Michael Caine. John Huston directed.
A. ACADEMY AWARD as Best Supporting Actor in The Untouchables (1988)
B. BONNYRIGG - Connery was a keen footballer, having played for Bonnyrigg Rose in his younger days.
C. CALDWELL, Lt. Col. John - his role in THE PRESIDEO (1988)
D. DR. NO - the first film in which he played James Bond (1962). Altogether, Connery played 007 in seven films.
E. ESCAPE - he did escape being type-cast as James Bond and played many other types of characters
F. FOUNTAINBRIDGE - The area of Edinburgh, Scotland where Connery was born on August 25, 1930.
G. GREEN KNIGHT, The - Character he portrayed in the rather wordily titled 1984 film, SWORD OF THE VALIANT: THE LEGEND OF SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
H. HIGHLANDER and HIGHLANDER II - he plays Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez in this (confusing) fantasy duo
I. INDIANA JONES - Played Indiana's father in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
J. JUST CAUSE - Lead actor and executive producer of this 1995 Crime Drama
K. KNIGHTED - Connery was knighted by Elizabeth II at an investiture ceremony at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh on 5 July 2000 which also came with a KBE title
L. LET'S MAKE UP - earliest entry in his filmography .. played "Undetermined Role (1954)
M. MOTHER - His mother was Euphemia McBain "Effie" (née McLean).
N. NO Road Back (1957) was Sean's first major movie role.
O. O'BANNION - Character he portrayed in an early film, Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
P. POLITICAL PARTY - Connery is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP)
Q. QUOTE - on working with Alfred Hitchcock, who directed him in MARNIE, along with Tippi Hedren: "It's funny, but the film buffs at UCLA are constantly dissecting Marnie (1964) these days to see how it was done. When it was first released, there was a lot of criticism of Alfred Hitchcock because he used a studio set for the dockside scene. But the backdrop looked just like the port of Bristol - if not Baltimore, where it's supposed to be at. I adored and enjoyed Hitchcock tremendously. He never lost his patience or composure on the set."
R. RUDYARD KIPLING wrote the novel The Man Who Would Be King, the 1975 film version of which starred Connery and his good friend Michael Caine. John Huston directed.