Why Sean Connery Actually Didn’t Like The Role Of James Bond
Print Collector/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/June 29, 2021 5:25 pm EST
Sean Connery, or Sir Sean to we commoners (not that he’d have insisted on that title, democratic Scot that he was), was a busy man during his 90 years on this planet. According to his IMDb filmography, he acted in more than 90 different feature films, TV movies, and miniseries. The one role, of course, that he will forever be remembered for. is his breakout appearance as Leprechaun #7 in 1959’s “Darby O’Gill and the Little People.” Kidding! The former bodybuilder played a full-size dude in the movie, and anyway that part wasn’t nearly as memorable as when he played “Guy With a Really Weird Hat” in 1974’s sci-fi classic “Zardoz.”
With such memorable roles as those on his resume, it’s hard to see why Connery’s name is practically synonymous with that of the fictional spy he played in a mere seven films, but the fact is, nobody did it better — even if the song of nearly the same name (via YouTube) is from a Bond film starring one of those lesser 007s. Bond fans will forever revere Connery for his role as the first — most would say best — Bond, and even Bond’s creator Ian Fleming made Connery’s Scottish heritage a part of the Bond canon in tribute to the actor. In truth, however, Connery himself came to regret ever having taken the role as the world’s most iconic secret agent.
Why Sean Connery Actually Didn’t Like The Role Of James Bond
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By Maria Scinto/June 29, 2021 5:25 pm EST
Sean Connery, or Sir Sean to we commoners (not that he’d have insisted on that title, democratic Scot that he was), was a busy man during his 90 years on this planet. According to his IMDb filmography, he acted in more than 90 different feature films, TV movies, and miniseries. The one role, of course, that he will forever be remembered for. is his breakout appearance as Leprechaun #7 in 1959’s “Darby O’Gill and the Little People.” Kidding! The former bodybuilder played a full-size dude in the movie, and anyway that part wasn’t nearly as memorable as when he played “Guy With a Really Weird Hat” in 1974’s sci-fi classic “Zardoz.”
With such memorable roles as those on his resume, it’s hard to see why Connery’s name is practically synonymous with that of the fictional spy he played in a mere seven films, but the fact is, nobody did it better — even if the song of nearly the same name (via YouTube) is from a Bond film starring one of those lesser 007s. Bond fans will forever revere Connery for his role as the first — most would say best — Bond, and even Bond’s creator Ian Fleming made Connery’s Scottish heritage a part of the Bond canon in tribute to the actor. In truth, however, Connery himself came to regret ever having taken the role as the world’s most iconic secret agent.
With such memorable roles as those on his resume, it’s hard to see why Connery’s name is practically synonymous with that of the fictional spy he played in a mere seven films, but the fact is, nobody did it better — even if the song of nearly the same name (via YouTube) is from a Bond film starring one of those lesser 007s.
Bond fans will forever revere Connery for his role as the first — most would say best — Bond, and even Bond’s creator Ian Fleming made Connery’s Scottish heritage a part of the Bond canon in tribute to the actor. In truth, however, Connery himself came to regret ever having taken the role as the world’s most iconic secret agent.
Sean Connery couldn’t stand the character
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While Connery’s did walk away from the franchise after that 1971 outing, a dozen years later he was back for one last hurrah in 1983’s appropriately-named “Never Say Never Again.” As to why Connery changed his mind, it seems he had reasons –- according to Variety, at least 5 million of them. After this last outing, he was done for good, but by that point, the damage was done. The entire world had Connery’s number. Forever after, he would be known as 007, the one man he only wished he had a license to kill.
