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Sir Thomas Sean Connery first appearance in movies was in the 1954 film Lilacs in the Spring. Since that film, he has appeared in nearly 70 movies in his career. Some of his early breaks in the movie business were 1958’s Another Time, Another Place opposite Lana Turner and the Walt Disney’s 1959 film Darby O’ Gill and the Little People. His biggest break was when he was cast as James Bond in Dr. No. Appearing as Bond in seven films, he became an international star. His non Bond movies did not fare as well, as he struggled to get out of the huge James Bond shadow. During this time frame he did appear in some outstanding movies like The Hill and The Man Who Would Be King.
In 1983 he appeared as James Bond for the last time in Never Say Never Again. It was looking like his career was just about over, when in 1987, he made The Untouchables. He won an Oscar® as Best Supporting Actor for the movie. His career took off again and he made some of his greatest films. Movies like Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October and The Rock. His last movie appearance was The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in 2003.
His IMDb page shows 92 acting credits from 1954-2012. This page will rank Sean Connery movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies that were not released in theaters were not included in the rankings.
Sean Connery Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Sean Connery Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Sean Connery movies by co-stars of his movies.
- Sort Sean Connery movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Sean Connery movies by yearly box office rank
- Sort Sean Connery movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Sean Connery movie received.
- Sort Sean Connery movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
Possibly Interesting Facts About Sir Sean Connery
1. Before becoming an international movie star, Sean Connery had many other jobs…some of the jobs include….milkman, body builder, coffin polisher, artist’s model(including nude modeling), a laborer and a lorry driver. Connery also served in the Royal Navy and had a chance to play professional football(soccer) but he wisely choose acting.
2. Sean Connery is the only British male star to be the #1 box office star in America. This occured in 1965 during the peak of James Bond movies.
3. Over Sean Connery’s fifty year career he only received one Oscar® nomination and two Golden Globe® nominations. He did however win one Oscar® and one Golden Globe® for his role in 1987’s The Untouchables. His second and last Golden Globe® nomination was for playing the senior Indiana Jones in 1989’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
4. James Bond is easily Sean Connery’s most famous role. He got the role after many actors turned down the role. Some of those actors include: Cary Grant, David Niven, Richard Johnson and Patrick McGoohan.
5. Sean Connery would appear in 6 official Bond movies and one unofficial Bond movie, Never Say Never Again. Sean Connery’s James Bond is easily the first and best James Bond….at least in my humble opinion.
6. Sean Connery has been married twice in his life. He was married to Diane Cilento from 1962 to 1973….and they had one son, Jason who is also an actor. He has been married to Micheline Roquebrune since 1975.
7. Two of Sir Sean Connery’s best friends were Sir Michael Caine and Sir Roger Moore. He never appeared in a movie with Moore, but he shares two screen credits with Caine…..1975’s A Man Who Would Be King(my favorite Connery movie) and 1977’s A Bridge Too Far(they have no scenes together).
8. Entertain Weekly voted Sean Connery as 24th Greatest Movie Star of all time.
9. Some of the roles Sean Connery turned down: Matrix Reloaded, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Die Hard With A Vengeance, The Thomas Crown Affair(McQueen version), Braveheart, Sleeping With The Enemy, The Birds, Bladerunner, Star Trek V, and The English Patient.
10. Check out Sean Connery’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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great read i only watched finding forrester last tuesday on tv really enjoyed it and his work 🙂 very awesome info 🙂
Thank you jamiecoins for reading and commenting
I never did figure out why Sean came back in Highlander 2. He was D-E-D, dead in the first one.
What is it about bald Welshmen that sends my heart racing? Sean Connery, Patrick Stewart…. swoon.
Hemadi…when I was researching Mr. Connery…I could not believe how little money Highlander made at the box office…..5.9 million in the U.S. and they got a three sequels and a long running television series….who would have thought…..glad to know bald Welshman have a special place in your heart …thanks for reading
The Hill is another one of my favourites too, and The Man Who would be King of course. And I always have a soft spot for Dragonheart… he makes one debonair dragon! I didn’t realise he’d been in nearly seventy films, wow! thanks for the great article.
I agree Claire, he does make a debonair dragon…..my little girl loves watching Dragonheart. thanks for reading
Good old Sean. One of my favorite actors ever. He was the best James Bond and a good all-around actor. I loved him in “the Man Who Would be King.” One of my personal favorite Connery films was “The Name of the Rose”. His worst had to be “Zardoz”.
He knew when to retire gracefully.
Peace,
Rob
Rob…I am right there with you about The Man Who
Would Be King, not the biggest fan of The Name of the Rose….it was a huge hit overseas though…..he will back in theaters this year with Sir Billi…at least his voice
So many wonderful films that Sean Connery made and I really liked A Man Who Would Be King. That was such a great movie with Michael Caine. He did a great job as James Bond. Of course all the bond pictures are so good too. I have enjoyed his films so much – wonderful acting and entertainment. GOOD JOB!
I agree with you BERN1960…thanks for the visit and the comment.
Sean Connery was the best BOND but others played the role well too. Another Time Another Place with Lana Turner was a love story and good. Marnie was good too – have seen it several times and still enjoy it. I like all his movies – The Man Who Would Be King as entertaining and well done with Michael Caine. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK – APPRECIATE ALL THE FACTS YOU TELL US.
Thanks for the compliments BERN1960, hinton1966, KellyE and Andy Cool…they are greatly appreciated