Sean Connery filmography Aleksandrovich Ramius in "The Hunt for Red October" (1990), and Allan Quatermain in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (2003). Along with his Academy Award, Connery has won two BAFTA Awards, three Golden Globes, and a Henrietta Award. Sean Connery filmography Sir Sean Connery is a retired Scottish actor and producer. He was the first actor to have portrayed the literary character James Bond in a film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and again in an unofficial Bond film in 1983. He is also known for his roles as Jimmy Malone in "The Untouchables" (1987), for which he won
Sean Connery was offered a role in "The Lord of the Rings" series, declining it owing to his "not understanding the script". CNN reported that the actor was offered up to 15% of the worldwide box office receipts to play Gandalf, which—had he accepted—could have earned him as much as $400 million for the trilogy. Connery's disillusionment with the "idiots now making films in Hollywood" was cited as a reason for his eventual decision to retire from film-making. When Connery received the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award on 8 June 2006, he confirmed his retirement from acting. On 7 June 2007,