born August 25, 1930

When he turned 65, Sean Connery got a senior's bus pass and began collecting old age pension. After working for more than half a century, the "sexiest" Scot said he'd earned it. But despite his deserved status, the actor--who's been in over 60 films--has yet to retire.

Connery's career in the spotlight began with an unsuccessful bid for Mr. Universe. Although not a viable body-builder, his moment on the stage led to a role in the London musical production of South Pacific, and from then on he had parts in various films. In 1963, he was cast in his most notorious role: Bond, James Bond. He went on to star in seven Bond films. Connery notes with amusement that his grandchildren quote James Bond lines to him.

Although Bond established Connery in the box office, and in the hearts of young ladies around the world, he went on to make many more popular and respected movies, including Highlander, The Name of the Rose, and The Hunt for Red October. Connery won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1987 for his performance in The Untouchables. And in 1996 he proved once again that despite the old age pension, he could do action-adventure with the best of them when he starred in The Rock with Nicholas Cage. A Scottish nationalist, Connery has appeared in advertisements for the Scottish National Party. It was recently revealed that he contributes £4,800 a month to the SNP, which supports an independent Scotland. The Sunday Times reported that Connery's support of an independent Scotland cost him a knighthood earlier this year.

Connery has also gone on record with his support of--you guessed it--baldness. Perhaps as a boost to bald men around the world, since his Bond roles, Connery went without a toupee in The Untouchables, and it was after that film that he claimed the title, "Sexiest Man Alive." Proof that neither age nor hair has anything to do with success!

This summer, Connery stars with Welsh actor Catherine Zeta Jones (The Mask of Zorro) in Entrapment.

Filmography: Life Less Ordinary, A (1997) .... God Dragonheart (1996) (voice) .... Draco Rock, The (1996) .... John Patrick Mason First Knight (1995) .... King Arthur Just Cause (1995) .... Paul Armstrong Good Man in Africa, A (1994) .... Dr. Alex Murray Rising Sun (1993) .... John Connor Medicine Man (1992) .... Dr. Robert Campbell Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) .... Juan Ramirez Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) (uncredited) .... King Richard Hunt for Red October, The (1990) .... Marko Ramius Russia House, The (1990) .... Barley Family Business (1989) .... Jessie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (S:GGN) .... Professor Henry Jones Memories of Me (1988) .... Himself Presidio, The (1988) .... Lt. Colonel Alan Caldwell Untouchables, The (1987) (S:AA) (S:GG) .... Jim Malone Highlander (1986) .... Ramirez Name of the Rose, The (1986) .... William of Baskerville ... aka Nome della rosa, Il (1986) Never Say Never Again (1983) .... James Bond ... aka Warhead (1983)(working title) Five Days One Summer (1982) .... Douglas Gole! (1982) (voice) .... Commentator Sword of the Valiant (1982) .... The Green Knight ... aka Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Gawain and the Green Knight (1982) Wrong Is Right (1982) .... Patrick Hale ... aka Man with the Deadly Lens, The (1982) Outland (1981) .... O'Neil Time Bandits (1980) .... King Agamemnon Cuba (1979) .... Maj. Robert Drapes Great Train Robbery, The (1979) .... Edward Pierce ... aka First Great Train Robbery, The (1979) Meteor (1979) .... Dr. Paul Bradley Bridge Too Far, A (1977) .... Major General Urquhart Next Man, The (1976) .... Khalil Abdul-Muhsen ... aka Arab Conspiracy, The (1976) ... aka Double Hit (1976) Robin and Marian (1976) .... Robin Hood Man Who Would Be King, The (1975) .... Daniel Dravot Terrorists, The (1975) .... Nils Tahlvik ... aka Ransom (1975) Wind and the Lion, The (1975) .... Mulay el-Raisuli Murder on the Orient Express (1974) .... Colonel Arbuthnot Offence, The (1973) .... Detective Sergeant Johnson ... aka Offense, The (1973) Zardoz (1973) .... Zed Anderson Tapes, The (1971) .... John Anderson Diamonds Are Forever (1971) .... James Bond Red Tent, The (1971) .... Roald Amundsen ... aka Krasnaya palatka (1971) ... aka Tenda rossa, La (1971) Molly Maguires, The (1970) .... Jack Kehoe Shalako (1968) .... Shalako You Only Live Twice (1967) .... James Bond Fine Madness, A (1966) .... Samson Shillitoe Monde nouveau, Un (1966) ... aka Monde jeune, Un (1966) ... aka Mondo nuovo, Un (1966) ... aka New World, A (1966) ... aka Young World, A (1966) Hill, The (1965) .... Joe Roberts Thunderball (1965) .... James Bond Goldfinger (1964) .... James Bond Marnie (1964) .... Mark Rutland Woman of Straw (1964) .... Anthony Richmond From Russia with Love (1963) .... James Bond Dr. No (1962) .... James Bond Longest Day, The (1962) .... Private Flanagan Frightened City, The (1961) .... Paddy Damion Operation Snafu (1961) .... Pedlar Pascoe ... aka On the Fiddle (1961) ... aka Operation War Head (1961) Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) .... Michael McBride Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959) .... O'Bannion Another Time, Another Place (1958) .... Mark Trevor Hell Drivers (1958) .... Tom ... aka Hard Drivers (1958) Action of the Tiger (1957) .... Mike No Road Back (1957) .... Spike Time Lock (1957) .... 2nd welder Let's Make Up (1955) .... Extra ... aka Lilacs in the Spring (1955)

Links:

http://www.mcs.net/~klast/www/connery.html: an excellent source of news about Connery, including biography and links to online interviews with the actor.