The film got a huge blow in late 2020 when it lost one of its best, Sean Connery. This is after he was the first person to take the role of James Bond in the seven Bond movies. Till his death, Sean was worth $350 million.
But do you know that Connery once left $450 million? For this and more insights about Sean, continue reading this article.
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Personal Information
Net Worth: $350 million
Full Name: Thomas Connery
Nickname: Tommy
Date of Birth: 25th August 1930
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland
Died On: 31st October 2020
Aged: 90
Occupation: Actor
Active Years: 1954 to 2012
Spouses: Diane Cilento (Divorced) and Micheline Roquebrune
Children: 1
Early Life of Sean Connery
The Royal Maternity Hospital, which is in Edinburgh, Scotland, is where Thomas Sean Connery was born. This was on 25th August 1930, and his name was after his paternal grandfather.
Joseph Connery and Euphemia McBain are the parents of Sean. Euphemia, the mother, was a cleaning woman while Joseph, the dad, was a factory worker and lorry driver.
Thomas has Irish descent as two of his great grandparents migrated from Wexford, Ireland, to Scotland. The mom was a protestant while the dad was a roman catholic.
Thomas Connery has a small brother known as Neil Niren Connery. While in primary school, his nickname was Tommy. At this time, Sean was small, but he was so tall by the age of eighteen.
A shocking revelation is that Sean lost his virginity to an adult woman in the auxiliary territorial service when he was fourteen.
Life After His Teens
Sean Connery’s first job was as a milkman at St. Cuthbert’s Co-operative Society in Edinburgh. At the age of sixteen, Sean joined the Royal Navy. His training was in Portsmouth, but he didn’t make to continue.
This is because he was suffering from a duodenal ulcer. After leaving the navy, he went on to do the following jobs.
- Lorry driver
- Lifeguard at Portobello swimming baths
- Laborer
- An artist’s model
- A coffin polisher
Sean Connery was an avid soccer player, and he was almost becoming a professional football player as he was got an offer from Matt Busby. But he preferred acting to soccer.
Sean Connery Acting Career
Thomas started his acting career in 1951 at the King’s Theatre. This was when he was part of a bodybuilding competition. His work was to help out backstage, and he aimed to earn additional money.
During that moment, a competitor mentioned South Pacific auditions. Sean went for the auditions and was fortunate to get a spot. In the film, he’s part was acting as one of the members of the Seabees chorus boys.
Sean went ahead to act as Marine Cpl. Hamilton Steeves. Furthermore, he got a chance to feature as Lieutenant Buzz Adams.
DuriThingse not going on well, but during his start, he aimed to make more money. Thus, leading him to become a babysitter to Peter Noble and Marianne.
James Bond
After several trials in the film industry, Sean Connery was able to land a role in his life. This was to act as a British secret agent James Bond.
Connery acted in the film series that includes Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice.
Sean went ahead to act in James Bond for five consecutive series. His seventh film was Diamonds are Forever. The last Bond film he was part of was Never Say Never Again.
Though he was reluctant before featuring in the Bond series, Thomas was happy as the film was successful and ranked as the third-greatest hero in cinema history. This ranking is by the American Film Institute.
Life After Bond Series
At one point, Sean Connery wished to kill the Character, James Bond. But at that moment, he was acting in other movies such as Alfred Hitchcock’s Marnie and Sidney Lumet’s the Hill.
Thomas went ahead to feature on other films that include;
- First Knight
- Just Cause
- The Avengers
- Finding Forrester
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
There are many more.
Personal Life
After getting the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award on 8th June 2006, Sean confirmed his retirement from the film.
Carol Sopel is his first girlfriend, whom they met while acting in the South Pacific. Julie Hamilton was his next girlfriend.
Sean Connery married Diane Cilento from 1962 to 1973. Together they got a son called Jason Connery. His second wife was Micheline Roquebrune, who was her wife till his death.
Rangers F.C. was the football club that Connery was supporting.
Wealth
Sean was the owner of Domaine de Terre Blanche but in 1999 he sold it to Dietmar Hopp.
Though Sean was worth $350 million, he left a great deal by not accepting to act in the Lord of the Rings.
He was to earn $450 million by being part of the film. Thomas has a home in Marbella, Spain, that costs €6.4 million.
Sean Thomas Connery died on 31st October 2020.
