ACTION HERO WITH A DARK SIDE
TO MILLIONS of moviegoers, he was the ultimate James Bond – suave, sexy and charismatic, blessed with a voice that could make you swoon into your popcorn and melt into your cinema seat.
But to Sean Connery, the role became more of a burden than a boon and he shocked his phalanx of fans when he laid into it in no uncertain terms.
“Playing James Bond is a joke and a challenge and as bloody intrusive as a nightmare,” he said.
Yet it catapulted him into the realms of superstardom, earned him a £266 million (R5,5 billion) fortune and made him one of the most famous people on the planet.
He played 007 six times
