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".
The Untouchables (film) waste a word, and De Palma does not waste a shot. The result is a densely layered work moving with confident, compulsive energy". Ebert singled out the film's portrayal of Al Capone, who is depicted as arrogant and slightly childish to the point of misbehaving in public and in court, as the biggest disappointment of the film, while giving praise to Sean Connery's work. While he was voted first place in an "Empire" magazine historical poll for worst film accent (since despite playing an Irish-American, Connery's Scottish accent was still very noticeable), Connery was awarded the Academy Award for Best