UK, SAEDNEWS, Oct. 31: Sean Connery, the Scottish actor most famous for his portrayal of James Bond, has died at the age of 90, the BBC reported, citing family. He was, for many, the definitive James Bond. Connery launched the film series in 1962 and set the bar by which the world came to know Her Majesty's most popular secret agent.
His own relationship with the character was ambivalent — he gave the role up more than once — but in all Connery played Bond in six official films, including Goldfinger, and in an unofficial seventh, Never Say Never Again, in 1983.
The success gave him international recognitionand Connery did not shy away from projects that were diverse, unexpected, but always demanding.
Alfred Hitchcock directed him in the psychological thriller, Marnie.