OT: Sean Connery has died. [merged thread]

[Ouremblem]

90 years old. What a year for passings.

 

[Kaizen]

Wow, R.I.P. he is the forever James Bond.

 

[Bama fan]

The iconic actor and the original James Bond is reported to have died at 90 years old. The ladies in our family are saddened beyond belief!

 

[Dove]

Yep, posted 3 minutes earlier.

 

[Scud49]

Oh man.

Bond, James Bond

 

[oldude]

The first Bond film I ever saw was Thunderball, at the age of 11, and from then on I was hooked. Through the years there were a number of actors who portrayed James Bond on screen. But for me, Sean Connery will always be “the James Bond.”

 

[meyers7]

Very sad. But what a life. RIP

 

[EdSaid]

His role in Indiana Jones was my favorite.

"Junior"

 

[CL82]

Oh man. I am so sorry to hear this. I loved Sean Connery. Obviously, he is the best Bond. He also stood out in the number of supporting roles including The Untouchables and The Rock.

 

[j66kicker]

R.I.P. Sean

 

[pspr11]

Don’t forget his cameo in The Longest Day.

 

[MainefanSC]

Agreed! there really was no other James Bond. It just wasn't the same.
For me, his next best role was in The Untouchables. He gave authenticity to the movie as a whole.

 

[PacoSwede]

the man who would be king

 

[Zinethar]

He, IMHO, was the only real Bond. Also loved him in the Rock, and as the father in Indiana Jones. I also loved the surprise cameo at the end of Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. It sure fit him well.

 

[Fairfield Fan]

He was marvelous in "The Man Who Would be King," the film version of the Rudyard Kipling story.

 

[vtcwbuff]

I agree with "The Man Who Would Be King" as his best movie. Peachy (Michael Caine) and Danny (Connery) were the perfect fit. "The Untouchables" comes in at #2.

 

[j66kicker]

The chemistry between Sean and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment was incredible...

 

[Steelerone]

I had read all the Ian Fleming Bond novels prior to seeing Dr. No. When I walked out of the movie "Dr. No" I said to my wife "That was the greatest casting in the history of movies". He later played in a British movie called "The Hill", as a prisoner in a military prison which gave a great indication of his acting range. But I think my favorite role was his portrayal of Alan Quatermain in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen", a film that never got it's just due. RIP, Bond, James Bond.

 

[Ozimoto]

All good things must come to an end...

 

[MSGRET]

Loved his James Bond movies, but he made so many good movies. One of his movies that I've liked over the years was First Knight, with Julia Ormond and Richard Gere. He could do them all from historical movies to comedies and was always spot on.

 

[Jingo]

Irreplaceable!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

That voice, that accent. RIP Sean.

 

[EdSaid]

Don't call me Junior.

 

[OldAlum]

I have a sort of Sean Connery story.
It starts with me being in the emergency room with chest pains and a suspected heart attack (it turned out to be an ulcer!) After the initial assessment they seemed to think that I wasn't in imminent danger so I was laying there waiting for test results.
Then my parents came to see me. Suddenly nurses and doctors were all coming towards me! Others were looking over. Were my test results that bad?

The excitement was because my dad looked just like Sean Connery in the Indiana Jones movies! The staff thought a celebrity had come to see me. It was comical to see them stop when they heard him speak and they realized their error.

Dad did enjoy pointing out that he was older, so he didn't look like Sean Connery, Sean Connery looked like him!

 

[uconnfan68]

That voice, that accent. RIP Sean.

I can only think of the SNL Jeopardy skits when I hear it.