The original 007, Sean Connery, passed away on Saturday at age 90, reports the BBC. The actor's family confirmed that he died in his sleep while in the Bahamas.
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BREAKING: Sir Sean Connery has died at the age of 90, his family have said. The Scottish actor was best known for being the first actor to play James Bond on the big screen.
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Connery, a Scottish-born actor, began starring as the deadly debonair British agent James Bond in 1962 in "Dr. No." He went on to star in "From Russia with Love," "Goldfinger," "Thunderball," and "You Only Live Twice." As other actors took the baton from him to play 007, Connery pursued other roles and would later star as Harrison Ford's father in the final Indiana Jones installment, "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade." He never did learn to stop calling Indy "Junior."
Bond has also been played by Sir Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and most recently Daniel Craig. But most Bond fans agree that no one so perfectly captured Ian Flemings's fictional character than Connery.
The actor had made such an impact that he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000.
His fellow actors have begun to mourn their very talented friend.
Every day on set with #SeanConnery was an object lesson in how to act on screen. But all that charisma and power- that was utterly unique to Sean . RIP that great man , that great actor . https://t.co/W8MQrFYlJ0
— Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) October 31, 2020
RIP to another legend.