Sean Connery Net Worth
Publish date: 2024-07-09
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| 1 | Regards the character he played in The Man Who Would Be King (1975), as his favourite movie role. |
| 2 | Was voted #8 in an online poll for Channel 4's 100 Greatest Movie Stars in 2003 (UK). |
| 3 | Has been close friends with Sir Michael Caine and Sir Roger Moore for decades. |
| 4 | Tippi Hedren, his leading lady from Marnie (1964), devoted a full page of photographs on him in her memoir "Tippi" (2016). She wrote that she was stunned that her director Alfred Hitchcock had cast the sexiest man alive to play opposite her, since she was supposed to play a frigid woman in the film. She asked Hitchcock how she can play such a role, when the iciest of women would melt in Sean's presence. He told her "It's called acting, my dear." He did order Sean not to touch her, just as he had ordered Rod Taylor not to touch her during The Birds (1963). Many people have asked her whether she had an affair with Sean after seeing their amazing onscreen chemistry, and she said she didn't, because she was too dedicated to acting. In 2006, she met with Sean when he was awarded the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. He kissed her on the cheek sweetly and mentioned how he wasn't allowed to do that on the set of Marnie (1964). Their friendship lasted more than 50 years. |
| 5 | He appeared in four films with Denholm Elliott: Robin and Marian (1976), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Cuba (1979) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). |
| 6 | He appeared in five films directed by Sidney Lumet: The Hill (1965), The Anderson Tapes (1971), The Offence (1973), Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and Family Business (1989). |
| 7 | Along with Wolfgang Preiss, he is one of only two actors to appear in both films based on books by Cornelius Ryan: The Longest Day (1962) and A Bridge Too Far (1977). |
| 8 | The role of Mufasa in The Lion King (1994) was written with him in mind. |
| 9 | Was offered the role of Dr Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs (1991), but turned it down because he thought it was too violent. |
| 10 | Was considered to appear in a surprise cameo in the 007 film Skyfall (2012). Director Sam Mendes and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli almost approached him but decided it would be too distracting for the audience. The role was went to Albert Finney, who had been considered for roles in 007 movies with Connery himself. |
| 11 | He played Major General R.E. Urquhart in A Bridge Too Far (1977). The real Urquhart served as a military consultant on the film. Although he had been friends with David Niven since 1920, Urquhart had no interest in films. As such, he had no idea who Connery was or why his daughters were so excited that he was playing him in the film. |
| 12 | He has two roles in common with his son Jason Connery: (1) Sean played the title character in Macbeth (1961) while Jason played him in Macbeth (1997) and (2) Sean played Robin Hood in Robin and Marian (1976) while Jason played him in Robin Hood (1984). |
| 13 | In Italy, fans called him 'Mr. Kisskiss Bangbang'. |
| 14 | He was offered the role of Professor Waldman in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) but he turned it down. His Time Bandits (1981) co-star John Cleese was eventually cast. |
| 15 | Was almost killed filming the helicopter chase scene in From Russia with Love (1963) when the inexperienced helicopter pilot flew in too close and almost decapitated him. |
| 16 | Son Jason Connery almost signed the Bollywood film Namastey London (2007). He was to play a major role but Producer Vipul Shah and Jason could not come to agreement terms. |
| 17 | Although he was 60 years old when he played Richard the Lionheart in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), the King was only 41 when he was killed on April 6, 1199. |
| 18 | In the 1960 television adaptation of Colombe, Connery's character Julien believes his brother Paul (Richard Pasco) is having an affair with his wife Colombe (Dorothy Tutin), and kisses Pasco on the mouth to find out what makes him such a good kisser. Even though, this was a non-sexual kiss, it is still believed to be one of the first male-on-male kisses on television. |
| 19 | Time Bandits (1981) originally called for Connery to return during the climax as King Agamemnon leading a group of Greek soldiers in the fight against Evil and being killed, but the scene could not be worked around Connery's schedule. A compromise was devised to provide closure in the film between Connery and the boy hero Kevin played by Craig Warnock. |
| 20 | Before he was cast as James Bond in Dr. No (1962), Cary Grant, David Niven, Patrick McGoohan, Laurence Harvey, Richard Todd, Trevor Howard, Rex Harrison, James Mason, Steve Reeves, Richard Johnson, William Franklyn, Stanley Baker, Ian Hendry, Richard Burton, Rod Taylor and George Baker were considered for the role. |
| 21 | He was the visual inspiration for the original illustrations of the super-villain Vartox (created in 1974), one of the Superman's foes. Connery was 44 years old at the time. Vartox was modeled after Connery's appearance in Zardoz (1974). |
| 22 | He played Robert Shaw's adversary in both From Russia with Love (1963) and Robin and Marian (1976). |
| 23 | He played Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez in Highlander (1986) and Highlander II: The Quickening (1991). Other than James Bond, this is the only character that he has played in more than one film. |
| 24 | Although he played Dustin Hoffman's father in Family Business (1989), he is only seven years his senior. |
| 25 | Along with Robert Rietty, he is one of only two actors to appear in both Thunderball (1965) and the remake Never Say Never Again (1983). |
| 26 | He and his wife are living in the Bahamas. [May 2008] |
| 27 | California [May 2009] |
| 28 | Will release his autobiography, "Being a Scot", on his birthday of August 25, 2008 in his hometown of Edinburgh, Scotland. [June 2008] |
| 29 | His father was of half Irish and half Scottish descent, and his mother was of Scottish ancestry. |
| 30 | Connery and Albert R. Broccoli were on bad terms after he left the series. He declined to attend Broccoli's funeral. |
| 31 | Variety Club of Great Britain Special Award in 1963 for his portrayal of James Bond in Dr No and From Russia With Love. |
| 32 | Variety Club of Great Britain film Actor Award for 1965 for his performances in The Hill and Goldfinger. |
| 33 | Once worked as a bricklayer. |
| 34 | Is one of four Scottish actors to have received an Academy Award nomination. The others in chronological order are Deborah Kerr, Mary Ure and Tom Conti. As of 2011 he is the only one to have won an Academy Award (for his performance in The Untouchables (1987)). |
| 35 | Of the six actors who have played James Bond, he is the only one who, like Bond, served in the Royal Navy. |
| 36 | He was awarded made a Knight Bachelor in the 2000 Queen's Millennium New Years Honours List for his services to the Film Industry. |
| 37 | If Never Say Never Again (1983) can be included as an official 007 installment, then Connery ties with Roger Moore for the most portrayals of James Bond - a total of 7 each. Otherwise Moore holds the record. |
| 38 | Hinted in an interview that he may return to live in Scotland for the first time in more than fifty years. He reaffirmed his belief that the country can achieve full independence within his lifetime. (February 2008). |
| 39 | With the death of Kieron Moore on July 15, 2007, he is the last surviving cast member of Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). |
| 40 | Turned down Patrick McGoohan's role as King Edward I in Braveheart (1995) because he was filming Just Cause (1995). |
| 41 | Received a Bafta Scotland Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cineworld complex in Edinburgh, Scotland. (25 August 2006). |
| 42 | Injured his shoulder in a fall while playing golf. (June 2008). |
| 43 | Said his favorite memory from A Bridge Too Far (1977) was working with Dirk Bogarde, whom he had long admired. |
| 44 | Turned down Richard Chamberlain's role in Shogun (1980) because he would not act on television. |
| 45 | Measured at exactly 6' 2.4" back in his body-building days, he is still the tallest actor to have played James Bond to date, George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton both being exactly 6' 2". |
| 46 | The extraordinary success of Goldfinger (1964), which was released in December 1964, and of 1965's Thunderball (1965) propelled Connery to the top of Quigley Publications' annual Top Ten Money Making Stars poll in 1965. He remains the only British male star to be the #1 box office star in America. |
| 47 | Has named his personal favorite of his movies and performances as The Offence (1973). |
| 48 | He brought future James Bond, Roger Moore to a press screening in Paris for Diamonds Are Forever (1971). |
| 49 | December 2002: Voted "The Male Celebrity With The Sexiest Voice" in a survey carried out by a mobile phone company. Kylie Minogue topped the female category. |
| 50 | Received a lifetime achievement award at the opening night of the Festa del Cinema, Rome's inaugural film festival. Connery was presented with the Marco Aurelio award in recognition of "his numerous cinematic endeavours over the years". (13 October 2006). |
| 51 | His father Joseph Connery died of throat cancer at the age of sixty-nine in August 1972. |
| 52 | He has two roles in common with Pierce Brosnan: (1) Connery played James Bond in Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Never Say Never Again (1983) while Brosnan played him in GoldenEye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002) and (2) Connery played King Arthur in First Knight (1995) while Brosnan played him in in Quest for Camelot (1998). |
| 53 | He has never appeared in a "Skiing" James Bond picture. Though Goldfinger came close as it has sequences set in the lower Swiss mountains, all the ski, snow and ice Bond films belong to the other James Bond actors: George Lazenby (On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)); Roger Moore(The Spy Who Loved Me (1977); For Your Eyes Only (1981); A View to a Kill (1985)); Timothy Dalton (The Living Daylights (1987)); Pierce Brosnan (The World Is Not Enough (1999); Die Another Day (2002). |
| 54 | Is the first (and as of 2006 the only) actor that played "James Bond" to win an Oscar. |
| 55 | Presented with the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award by his Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) co-star Harrison Ford, who told him, "John Wayne gave us the old West. James Stewart gave us our town. You gave us the world." (8 June 2006) |
| 56 | He pulled out of an interview for the Edinburgh Festival of Politics in August 2006 after George Reid, the presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament, vowed to ask him why he once told a magazine that some women want a "smack". Sir Sean, the Scottish National Party's most famous supporter, said it was "unacceptable" and it would have compromised the interview. |
| 57 | Turned down the role of Simon Gruber in Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) due to the diabolical nature of the character. Director John McTiernan, who directed Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990) and Medicine Man (1992), said he was the very first choice for that role. |
| 58 | Turned down the role of John Hammond in Jurassic Park (1993). Coincidentally, his Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) co-star, Harrison Ford, was offered the role of Dr. Alan Grant. Not to mention, it would've reunited both of them with director Steven Spielberg. |
| 59 | Of his career choices in the '90s (pretty much his last decade in film), The Rock (1996) and Entrapment (1999) are the films he liked the most. On the other hand, The Avengers (1998) was a film he regretted doing at all. |
| 60 | Was the original voice of Tack the Cobbler, the hero of Richard Williams's animated cult masterpiece The Princess and the Cobbler (1993). In the original version (from the work print and the resulting "Recobbled" fan-restoration), Tack was mute until the very end, when he spoke in Sean Connery's voice. |
| 61 | His performance as James Bond in the 007 films is ranked #5 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time. |
| 62 | Started smoking when he was nine years old. |
| 63 | In 1999 he called on the Scottish parliament to ban all handguns in the country. |
| 64 | Presented with the Marrakech International Film Festival Award in Morocco by his friend and Just Cause (1995) co-star Laurence Fishburne. (8 December 2004) |
| 65 | Announced his retirement in an interview in New York City during the Tartan Week 2006 celebrations. "I have retired for good," he said. |
| 66 | Was delighted to be honored with the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, which he will receive on June 8 2006 in Los Angeles, as he was honored despite his reputation as a harsh critic of the movie industry. "It means a tremendous amount, especially because of some of the things I have said about Hollywood." |
| 67 | Underwent surgery at a New York hospital to remove a tumour from his kidney in January 2006. Connery's brother Neil said, "As far as I'm led to believe the tumour was benign. He seems to be quite upbeat about it." |
| 68 | Was seriously considered for the role of King Philip of Macedonia in Oliver Stone's Alexander (2004). |
| 69 | He was presented with a lifetime achievement award at the European Film Awards in Berlin, presented to him by Jean-Jacques Annaud, who directed Connery in The Name of the Rose (1986). (3 December 2005) |
| 70 | His original idol was Welsh actor Stanley Baker because he played believable tough guys in quality British movies which he produced himself. |
| 71 | The Edinburgh Filmhouse rejected a proposal to rename itself "The Sean Connery Filmhouse" in November 2005 following complaints over Connery's status as a tax exile. |
| 72 | His accent was the model for the voice of Stratos in the 2002 remake of He-Man & The Masters of the Universe. |
| 73 | Marnie (1964) co-star Tippi Hedren named one of her house cats after him. |
| 74 | Was once stopped for speeding by an officer named Sergeant James Bond. |
| 75 | Terry Gilliam did not intend to cast him as King Agamemnon in Time Bandits (1981), he simply wrote in the screenplay that when Agamemnon took off his helmet he looked "exactly like Sean Connery." To Gilliam's surprise, the script found its way into Connery's hands and Connery subsequently expressed interest in doing the film. |
| 76 | Was the original choice to play Sybock in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), but he was busy with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989). The words in the film "Sha Ka Ree" are a play on his name. |
| 77 | Panama's President Mireya Moscoso presented him with a Manuel Amador Guerrero award, named after the country's first president. She said he was given the award for his "talent and versatility." Sir Sean was on a trip to Panama to visit various humanitarian programs conducted by the government. (10 March 2003) |
| 78 | Pulled out of a seven-figure deal for a planned autobiography for the second time, in March 2005. The actor signed a deal in 2004 with ghostwriter Hunter Davies to produce an account of his life from Edinburgh milkman to international film superstar. Six months prior to his hook-up with Davies, Connery also canceled a similar deal with Scottish writer Meg Henderson, who said later: "He isn't the man I thought he was." |
| 79 | Was a good friend of Sir Michael Caine and the late Richard Harris. |
| 80 | He pulled out of a film in September 2004, sparking rumors that he was going to retire. However three months later in an interview with "The Scotsman" newspaper from his home in the Bahamas, he said he is taking a year out to write his autobiography (something he had previously vowed never to do), and hopes to make another film. |
| 81 | In 1998, he received a Tony Award for co-producing the play "Art" by Yasmina Reza. |
| 82 | Turned down the title role in the original The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), which he later admitted was a huge mistake on his part. |
| 83 | Played James Bond in Thunderball (1965). 18 years later, he reprised the role in the film's remake, Never Say Never Again (1983). He is the only Bond actor to appear in both EON and non EON productions of Bond. |
| 84 | Had cataracts removed from both eyes in 2003. |
| 85 | Premiere Magazine ranked him as #36 on a list of the Greatest Movie Stars of All Time in their Stars in Our Constellation feature (2005). |
| 86 | Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, the original producers of the James Bond films, cast him because they liked how he was a big, tough-looking man who nonetheless moved gracefully ("like a cat"). |
| 87 | Voted Best British Actor of all time in a poll for Sky TV [Feb 2005]. |
| 88 | Had a difficult time getting work after he abandoned the James Bond role a second time after Diamonds Are Forever (1971) for which he received a record salary. Director John Boorman thus was able to hire him very cheaply for his low-budget production of Zardoz (1974). |
| 89 | Connery received excellent notices for his starring role in Macbeth (1961) and longed to make a film of "The Scottish Play." His plans for a film in the early 1970s were terminated by the production of Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971). |
| 90 | He and his son, actor Jason Connery, have both played Robin Hood. Sean played an aging Robin Hood opposite Audrey Hepburn in Robin and Marian (1976). Jason played Robin Hood, AKA: Robert of Huntingdon, in the television series Robin Hood (1984). Jason also played Ian Fleming in the television movie The Secret Life of Ian Fleming (1990). Fleming was the author of the James Bond novels that made Sean famous in 1962. |
| 91 | He was voted the 24th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly. |
| 92 | Won the role of James Bond after producer Albert R. Broccoli attended a screening of Sean in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959). He was particularly impressed with the fistfight Sean has with a village bully at the climax of the film. Cubby later had his wife, writer Dana Broccoli, see the film and she confirmed his sex appeal. |
| 93 | Turned down the role of the Architect in The Matrix Reloaded (2003) and The Matrix Revolutions (2003). |
| 94 | Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, originally did not like him being cast as Bond for Dr. No (1962) because he felt that he was too "unrefined". The actor whom Fleming embodied Bond in Fleming's mind was Cary Grant. Fleming later changed his mind and admitted he was ideally cast in the role. |
| 95 | According to a poll, conducted by British film magazine Empire, he created the worst accent in the history of cinema in the movie The Untouchables (1987). |
| 96 | Whilst filming Playing by Heart (1998) he loved playing and even made a friendship with three and a half year old Piper Maru Anderson; daughter of an actress Gillian Anderson who played Meredith (a daughter of Sean's character). |
| 97 | Has played four kings: 'King' Daniel Dravot in The Man Who Would Be King (1975), King Agamemnon in Time Bandits (1981), King Richard in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) and King Arthur in First Knight (1995). |
| 98 | His favorite Bond film is From Russia with Love (1963). |
| 99 | Parodied on Saturday Night Live (1975) by Darrell Hammond, most famously as a bumbling contestant on the TV game show Jeopardy! (1984). |
| 100 | Declared in March 2003 that he would not return home until Scotland is an independent country. He believes this can still happen during his lifetime. |
| 101 | Turned down the role of Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings series (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)) because he didn't want to film down in New Zealand for 18 months, and could not understand the novels. |
| 102 | Received the honorary degree of DLitt from St Andrews University in 1988. |
| 103 | Actress Mia Sara is his ex-daughter-in-law. |
| 104 | He ranked first among the Male British movie actors in the Orange Film Survey of 10,000 voters. |
| 105 | Caused an uproar in a December 1987 interview with Barbara Walters in which he said it was OK to hit a woman if she deserved it or needed it to keep her in line. He had said similar things in a November 1965 interview with Playboy magazine. |
| 106 | Was paid a huge sum to return as James Bond for Diamonds Are Forever (1971), setting a record. It was donated to his Scottish charity. |
| 107 | Received the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh in 1991. |
| 108 | During his time as a milkman, Connery delivered to Fettes School in Edinburgh - the same school which James Bond attended in Ian Fleming's novels following his expulsion from Eton. |
| 109 | After his service with the Merchant Navy, he worked as a nude model for Edinburgh art students. |
| 110 | He joined the Merchant Navy as a teenager but stomach ulcers forced him to leave. He received a disability pension for a period after this. |
| 111 | Gert Günther Hoffmann was his German voice for years and even though his voice was very low it fitted the charismatic and charming part of Connery perfectly. 'Gert Gunther Hoffmann' died in 1997. The following dubber's deep voice was incredibly equal to Connery's real one...Manfred Wagner died after dubbing two Sean Connery films, First Knight (1995) and The Rock (1996). |
| 112 | Grandson, Dashiell Connery (Dashiell Quinn Connery), born. [1997] |
| 113 | Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#7). [1995] |
| 114 | Noted to be one of James Bond's favorite actors in the novel "Scorpius." Connery previously played James Bond in seven films. |
| 115 | He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2000 Queen's Millennium Honors List for his services to Film Drama. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in an hour-long investiture ceremony at Edinburgh's Holyrood Palace in Scotland on July 5, 2000 accompanied by his wife, Micheline, and brother, Neil, were by his side. |
| 116 | He has his own film production company (Fountainbridge Films). Fountainbridge is an area of Edinburgh where he was born. |
| 117 | Used to live in Marbella, Spain, near a golf course where he played daily when not filming. He left following disagreements with the local press, and now resides in the Bahamas where he plays golf much less frequently. |
| 118 | Recipient of 22nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime contribution to arts and culture, presented by President Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. on December 5, 1999. |
| 119 | Said in an interview that during the filming of Never Say Never Again (1983), he was taking martial arts lessons and in the process angered the instructor who in turn broke his wrist. Connery stayed with the wrist broken for a number of years thinking it was only a minor pain... the instructor was Steven Seagal. |
| 120 | Voted 'Sexiest Man of the Century' by People Magazine. [1999] |
| 121 | Major contributor to the Scottish National Party (SNP). This was stopped for a while when the ruling Labour government said people living outside of the United Kingdom would not be allowed to donate money to British political parties. |
| 122 | Formerly worked as a milk delivery man. |
| 123 | Older brother of Neil Connery. |
| 124 | Formerly worked as a coffin polisher. |
| 125 | Donated his salary from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) to charity. |
| 126 | Had radiation therapy for an undisclosed throat ailment in 1993. In a February 1995 interview with Entertainment Weekly, Connery said the treatment had been to remove benign tumors from his vocal chords after he found himself losing his voice while filming Rising Sun (1993). |
| 127 | Took dancing lessons for 11 years. His teacher was the Swedish dancer Yat Malmgren. |
| 128 | He has two small tattoos on his right arm. One says "Scotland forever", the other "Mum and Dad." He got them when he enlisted in the Royal Navy at the age of 16. |
| 129 | Wore a toupee in all the James Bond movies. He started losing his hair at the age of 17, and began wearing a hairpiece in films in 1958. Privately and in most of his post-Bond movies he did not wear a toupee. |
| 130 | Father of Jason Connery. |
| 131 | He was voted People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989. |
| 132 | In 1953, he entered the Mr. Universe contest, finishing third in the tall man's division. |
| 133 | Ranked #14 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997] |
| 134 | Was offered the role of Robert Elliott by Brian De Palma in Dressed to Kill (1980) and was enthusiastic about it, but declined on account of previously acquired commitments. |
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