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Connery will forever be known as the sexy, British spy, James Bond.
He worked on the London stage for several years before appearing on British tv in 'Requiem for a Heavyweight'. From there, he was cast as a supporting actor in a variety of films. He was still a relative unknown when he beat out Cary Grant, Rex Harrison, Trevor Howard, Patrick McGoohan, and Roger Moore for the part of Bond in the films based on Ian Fleming's novels. After 6 Bond films that made him an international star, he decided to turn his talents toward other roles. He has worked steadily over the years and won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for 'The Untouchables'. He is married to French-Moroccan painter, Micheline Roquebrune. He has one son from a previous marriage to actress Diane Cilento.
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