Sean Connery 16 other people, including the lawyers who helped with the house sale. Sean Connery Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is a retired Scottish actor and producer, who has won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films, between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "The Untouchables".
Shalako (film) popular film of 1969. It recorded admissions of 1,385,466 in France. However, according to "Variety", because of its high costs the film recorded a loss for ABC of $1,275,000. Later, "Shalako" became a cult classic; it has been regarded as having the hallmarks of a European Western. Critics noted this was Sean Connery's first attempt to go mainstream in film and to distance himself from the James Bond role. Connery continued to experiment with other roles, although he starred in two more Bond films, "Diamonds Are Forever" and "Never Say Never Again." "Shalako" was released to DVD by MGM Home