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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born 25 August 1930) is an Academy Award-winning Scottish actor and producer who is perhaps best known as the first actor to portray James Bond in a number of films. He starred in six official Bond films between 1962 and 1971, plus an unofficial remake in 1983.

Connery is known for his trademark Scottish accent and rugged good looks. He is repeatedly mentioned as one of the most attractive men alive by magazines, even though he is considerably older than most other sex symbols.

Early life

Thomas Sean Connery was born in Edinburgh on 25 August 1930. His father, Joseph Connery, was a Roman Catholic of Irish descent with roots in County Wexford, while his mother, Euphamia "Effie" Maclean, was a Protestant. He claims he was called by his middle name Sean long before he became an actor, explaining that he had an Irish friend named Seamus and those who knew them both decided to call him by his middle name whenever he was with Seamus, and it stuck. His first job was as a milkman with St. Cuthbert's Co-operative Society. He then joined the Royal Navy but was later discharged on medical grounds (stomach ulcer). He briefly returned to the Co-op, then went on to a succession of jobs, including truck driver, labourer, artist's model for the Edinburgh College of Art and lifeguard.

Under the name Thom Connery, he placed third in the tall man's division of the 1953 Mr. Universe contest.[citation needed] Another competitor, Johnny Isaacs, suggested that he try out for a stage production of South Pacific, which led to work on the stage, TV, and eventually in films. One prominent television role came in Rudolph Cartier's 1961 production of Anna Karenina for BBC Television, in which Connery co-starred with Claire Bloom. He was also in Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1956) starring Albert Sharpe. His first American television role was as a porter in an episode of The Jack Benny Show