Birth Date August 25, 1930 Birth Place Edinburgh, Scotland Awards Won 1 Oscar, 2 BAFTAs, 3 Golden Globes Height 6' 2" Nationality Scotish Profession Actor   Sir Thomas Sean Connery is an Oscar-winning Scottish film actor who is best known as the original cinematic James Bond. His character's catch phrase "Bond, James Bond" has become considerably famous.

Connery is known for his trademark Scottish accent and saturnine good looks, repeatedly mentioned as one of the most attractive men alive by magazines, even though he is considerably older than most other sex symbols.

More than anything else, I'd like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso.
- Sean Connery

Sean Connery's personnal motto is Death before Dishonour.

In the multifaceted career, Connery has taken on a multitude of characters and each one portrayed with conviction. That's why he is well known as the James Bond and one of the greatest actors of all-time. Connery's popularity seems to have grown and grown the older he gets.

In his whole life, he worked as Sailor in Royal Navy, bodybuilder, bricklayer, lifeguard, coffin polisher, model for art classes and actor. People Magazine named him as the 'Sexiest Man Alive' in 1989 at the age of 60.

Connery founded the Scottish International Educational Trust which was established to enable other young Scots to achieve their dreams. Connery is an avid golfer. In 1996, he won the Lexus Challenge golf tournament with pro Hale Irwin.

Sean Connery received number of awards like the British Academy of Film (1990, 1998) and Television Arts (BAFTA) Lifetime Achievement Award(1990), the Cecil B. DeMille Award(1995)s Association.

Connery used part of the fees from his work to establish a charity to support deprived children in Edinburgh as well as Scottish Film production. Sean donated his entire advanced earnings from Diamonds are Forever to the Scottish International Education Trust which is a charity designed by him for the underprivileged.