Sean Connery celebrated his 78th birthday on Monday with a trip to the Edinburgh International Book Festival to promote his autobiography, ''Being a Scot,'' The Associated Press reported. The book details his early life as a milkman and also explores facets of Scottish culture. Mr. Connery, who appeared with his co-author, Murray Grigor, a writer...

As James Bond, the actor Sean Connery fought off villains and spies. But now, a Manhattan judge is calling the shots. In a decision made public this week, Justice Marcy Friedman of State Supreme Court told Mr. Connery and a neighbor, Burton Sultan, to stop their bickering over renovations at the Upper East Side town house they share. ''Regrettably,...

HALF a century after his invention, having now outlived his creator by more than 40 years, James Bond has taken on an almost religious role in our lives, miraculously reincarnating and retooling. His arrival in multiplexes yesterday in his fresh, blond avatar, Daniel Craig, adds to this mystic atmosphere. The film, ''Casino Royale,'' is a remake...
Sir Sean Connery (født 25. august, 1930 i Edinburgh, Skotland) – oprindeligt Thomas Sean Connery – er skuespiller, instruktør og producer.
Han blev gift med skuespilleren Diane Cilento 6. december 1962 og skilt 6. september 1973; de fik sønnen Jason Connery, som også blev skuespiller. Gift med Micheline Roquebrune i 1975.
Sean Connery blev berømt som den britiske agent James Bond. Efter fem Bond-film i perioden 1962-67 ønskede Connery at komme væk fra Bond-rollen. Han gik dog senere med til at påtage sig rollen i Diamanter Varer Evigt i 1971 samt Never Say Never Again i 1983. Han vandt en Oscar for rollen som Chicago-politimanden Jimmy Malone i filmen De uovervindelige (1987).
Han blev udnævnt til ridder i 2000.