Sean Connery: A Look Back

The iconic Sean Connery, as James Bond, leans against his Silver Birch 1964 Aston Martin DB5 during filming of "Goldfinger." Now Aston Martin will build 25 continuation versions of the car for collectors. [Aston Martin]

Actor Sean Connery walks on the green while playing golf at a golf club at Karlstejn near Prague in this September 2002 photo. Connery is a regular at the par-72 Karlstejn course built against the backdrop of the picturesque 14th-century Karlstejn castle just 20 miles outside Prague. (AP Photo/Martin Sidorjak)

Sean Connery and his wife, Micheline, arrive at the 75th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 23, 2003.

Actor Sean Connery arrives at London's Leicester Square on Sept. 29, 2003, to attend a film premiere.

Actor Sean Connery is flanked by "Bond Girls," while on the set of the latest James Bond 007 thriller "Goldfinger," at Pinewood Studios in this April 20, 1964, file photo at left, while actor George Lazenby and the former Emma Peel, British actress Diana Rigg, share a moment during takes of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", another Bond picture, during filming near Muerren, Switzerland, in this January 10, 1969, file photo. Lazenby's daunting challenging of succeeding Connery as Agent 007, lasted only one film. (AP Photos/Files)

British actor Sir Sean Connery arrives for the European Film Awards 2005 in Berlin on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005 to receive the European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award for his impressive dedication to the world of film for over fifty years. Connery has undergone surgery for a kidney tumor and is now recovering at home, his spokesman said Sunday, March 12, 2006. The 75-year-old Scottish star underwent surgery a few weeks ago in New York and is recuperating at his house in the Bahamas, spokesman James Barron said. (AP Photo/Fritz Reiss)

Sawyer (Shane West, left) and Quatermain (Sean Connery) plot their next move in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Quatermain (Sean Connery) teaches Sawyer (Shane West) the finer points of shooting a rifle in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Jurgen Vollmer/Special- Quatermain (Sean Connery) dispatches some deadly foes in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Sean Connery stars as the world's greatest adventurer, Allan Quatermain in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

In this image released by the American Film Institute, Sean Connery holds his AFI Life Achievement Award on Thursday night, June 8, 2006, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery, left, and U.S. colleague Nicolas Cage pose for photographers upon their arrival to the third annual Bahamas International Film Festival at Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Friday, Dec. 8, 2006. Connery presented a Career Achievement Tribute to fellow Bahamas resident Nicolas Cage. (AP Photo/Tim Aylen)

Sean Connery, left, and Harrison Ford pose before the AFI tribute to Connery at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, June 8, 2006. Ford presented the Life Achievement Award to Connery. The next "Indiana Jones" flick will not be another father-son affair. Connery says he will not return to play dad to Ford's globe-trotting adventurer Indy. Connery, 76, made the statement which was posted Thursday, June 7, 2007, on Lucasfilm's "Indiana Jones" Web site. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

British actor Sean Connery back in the role of James Bond on location in the South of France where he is filming "Never Say Never Again" in which he stars as British secret service agent james Bond 007. Filming of the multi-million dollar film directed by Irvin Kershner took place in the South of France, the Bahamas and London. Movie release date: Oct. 7, 1983.

Sean Connery as James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. The plot is from the movie "Thunderball" having its release date on December 29, 1965. (INFO retrieved from www.IMDB.com)

FILE -- Sean Connery stars as Dr. Alex Murray, a virtuous and caring physician who epitomizes the film title "A Good Man in Africa," a Gramercy Pictures release. Date release: Sept. 9, 1994.

Debonair Victorian Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) checks his stop watch while planning the first robbery of a train in history in "The First Great Train Robbery," a United Artists release. Release date: Feb. 2, 1979.

Sean Connery stars as Mark Rutland, who marries Marnie, actress Tippi Hedren. Although she is a habitual thief and has serious psychological problems, he tries to help her confront and resolve them. Release date July 22, 1964.

Master criminal Edward Pierce (Sean Connery) and his mistress-accomplice Miriam (Lesley-Anne Down) ponder the finer points of their upcoming caper in "The First Great Train Robbery," a United Artist release. Release date: Feb. 2, 1979.

Sean Connery insists that his role in "Never Say Never Again," his first appearance as Agent 007 in 12 years, was his last. A 1983 photo. Received on Jan. 27, 1984 and the movie release date was on Oct. 7, 1983.

Sean Connery portrays Jimmy Malone, an Irish beat cop determined to stop Al Capone's reign of terror in Prohibition Chicago in Paramount Pictures "THE UNTOUCHABLES." Release date: June 3, 1987.

Sean Connery 1976 -

Sean Connery, portraying the madcap Samson Shillitoe in Warner Bros.' "A Fine Madness," as he leaves James Bond behind in his new role of a kookie character with a wild way with women. Produced by Jerome Hellman and directed by Irvin kershner, the Technicolor motion picture also stars Joanne Woodward and Jean Seberg. Elliott Baker wrote the screenplay from his best-selling novel. Movie release date: Sept. 23, 1966 (Finland).

Sean Connery portrays Edward pierce, a debonair Victorian con artist who is masterminding the first robbery of a train in history in "The First Great Train Robbery," a United Artist release. Release date: Feb. 2, 1979.

Sean Connery Received on Aug. 3, 1986.

Sean Connery received on Oct. 2, 1976.

Sean Connery is John Connor in "Rising Sun," directed by Philip Kaufman. Release date: July 30, 1993. Photo received at the T.U. Aug 11, 1993.

"The Hunt for Red October" stars Sean Connery as Captain Marko Alexandrovich Ramius, the commander of the Soviet Typhoon nuclear submarine Red October. Directed by John McTiernan, the Paramount thriller is based on the best-selling novel by Tom Clancy. Film release: March 2, 1990.

Sean Connery as James Bond heads to The Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by SPECTRE agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. The plot is from the movie "Thunderball" having its release date on December 29, 1965. (INFO retrieved from www.IMDB.com)

British actor Sir Sean Connery launches his long-awaited memoirs at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Monday Aug. 25, 2008. (AP Photo / David Cheskin, pa)