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Sean Connery

Sean Connery

Actor, also producer · Died October 31, 2020, aged 90 · Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Oscar winner · 3 Golden Globes · 2 BAFTA Awards

Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 – October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer. He won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On October 31, 2020, Connery died at the age of 90.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 25, 1930
Died
October 31, 2020 (aged 90)
From
Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
69 on MovieCove · 107 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

What are Sean Connery's films like?

Across their 68 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action28 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 75th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 82nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 28th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Documentary5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 92nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
21%
Power
15%
Self
11%
Survival
11%
Ideas
8%
Society
6%
Justice16 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty13 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 68 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 26 · Serious 23 · Dark 19

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 24 · Heightened 16

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 30 · Intense 30

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 42 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 35 · Some laughs 28 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 45 · Relentless 6

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 21 · Engaged 35 · Full focus 12

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 31 · Affecting 25 · Heavy 12

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 47 · Open-ended 15 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

60 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 32 of 60 analyzed roles.

Hero
32 of 60
Mentor
12 of 60
Shadow
7 of 60
Ally
5 of 60
Trickster
3 of 60
Threshold guardian
1 of 60
Show the 60 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
51
Thrilling
23
Melancholic
20
Contemplative
16
Warm
11
Other
54

How their films linger

Bittersweet25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun19 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 16 with a twist

  • Happy23
  • Bittersweet27
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sean Connery's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 69 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sean Connery's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

107 credits, 69 with a MovieCove page; 75 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Sir Billi(2012)

    Producer · as Sir Billi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen(2012)

    as (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Hollywood sul Tevere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Being a Scot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Sean Connery

  • The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics(2008)

    as Michael McBride

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • On Tour with the Aston Martin DB5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen(2003)

    Executive Producer · as Allan Quatermain

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Gio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Tribute to Desmond Llewelyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as James Bond (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • Finding Forrester(2000)

    Producer · as William Forrester

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Rangers: The Treble- Official Season Reviews 1998/99 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Entrapment(1999)

    Producer · as Robert 'Mac' MacDougal

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years(1999)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Playing by Heart(1998)

    as Paul

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers(1998)

    as Sir August de Wynter

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Waiting for Gascoigne: The Story of a Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • The Rock(1996)

    Executive Producer · as John Patrick Mason

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • DragonHeart(1996)

    as Draco (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Sad? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as James Bond (archive footage)

  • First Knight(1995)

    as Arthur

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Just Cause(1995)

    Producer · as Paul Armstrong

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • A Good Man in Africa(1994)

    as Dr. Alex Murray

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Rising Sun(1993)

    Executive Producer · as Capt. John Connor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Medicine Man(1992)

    Executive Producer · as Dr. Robert Campbell

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves(1991)

    as King Richard (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Sean Connery Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Sean Connery

  • Highlander II: The Quickening(1991)

    as Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Russia House(1990)

    as Bartholomew 'Barley' Scott Blair

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt for Red October(1990)

    as Capt. 1st Marko Ramius

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Family Business(1989)

    as Jessie McMullen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

    as Professor Henry Jones

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Memories of Me(1988)

    as Sean Connery (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Presidio(1988)

    as Lt. Col. Alan Caldwell

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Untouchables(1987)

    as Jim Malone

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Name of the Rose(1986)

    as William of Baskerville

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Highlander(1986)

    as Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Sword of the Valiant(1984)

    as The Green Knight

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Afghanistan For What? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • Never Say Never Again(1983)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • G'olé! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Commentator (voice)

  • Five Days One Summer(1982)

    as Douglas Meredith

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Wrong Is Right(1982)

    as Patrick Hale

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Time Bandits(1981)

    as King Agamemnon / Fireman

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Outland(1981)

    as Marshal William T. O'Niel

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Cuba(1979)

    as Maj. Robert Dapes

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Meteor(1979)

    as Paul Bradley

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Great Train Robbery(1978)

    as Edward Pierce

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • A Bridge Too Far(1977)

    as Maj. Gen. Robert E. Urquhart

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Next Man(1976)

    as Khalil Abdul-Muhsen

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Circasia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Clown

  • Robin and Marian(1976)

    as Robin Hood

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Would Be King(1975)

    as Daniel Dravot

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Wind and the Lion(1975)

    as Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Terrorists(1974)

    as Col. Nils Tahlvik

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(1974)

    as Colonel Arbuthnot

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Vocation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Zardoz(1974)

    as Zed

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Offence(1973)

    Producer · as Detective Sergeant Johnson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Diamonds Are Forever(1971)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Anderson Tapes(1971)

    as Duke Anderson

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Molly Maguires(1970)

    as Jack Kehoe

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Red Tent(1969)

    as Roald Amundsen

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Male of the Species (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as MacNeil

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as MacNeil

  • Male of the Species (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as MacNeil

  • Shalako(1968)

    as Moses Zebulon 'Shalako' Carlin

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Bowler and the Bunnet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director · Producer · as Self

  • You Only Live Twice(1967)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Castles of Scotland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Narrator

  • A Fine Madness(1966)

    as Samson Shillitoe

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Thunderball(1965)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Hill(1965)

    as Joe Roberts

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Goldfinger(1964)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Marnie(1964)

    as Mark Rutland

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Woman of Straw(1964)

    as Anthony Richmond

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • From Russia with Love(1963)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Dr. No(1962)

    as James Bond

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The Longest Day(1962)

    as Pvt. Flanagan

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Anna Karenina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Count Alexei Vronsky

  • On the Fiddle(1961)

    as Pedlar Pascoe

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Frightened City(1961)

    as Paddy Damion

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Adventure Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Alexander, King of Macedon

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Macbeth

  • An Age of Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 4 episodes · as Hotspur

  • Riders to the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Bartley

  • Twentieth Century Theatre: Colombe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Julian

  • Darby O'Gill and the Little People(1959)

    as Michael MacBride

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tarzan's Greatest Adventure(1959)

    as O'Bannion

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • I Captured the King of the Leprechauns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Michael MacBride

  • Whicker's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Night to Remember(1958)

    as Deckhand (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Another Time, Another Place(1958)

    as Mark Trevor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Time Lock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Welder #1

  • Action of the Tiger(1957)

    as Mike

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Hell Drivers(1957)

    as Johnny Kates

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Sailor of Fortune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Show 1 episode · as Achmed

  • Blood Money (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Harlan 'Mountain' McClintock

  • No Road Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Spike

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dixon of Dock Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Brasted

  • Let's Make Up(1954)

    as Extra in crowd scene (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Wonderful World of Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael MacBride

  • Simon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Policeman

  • The Jack Benny Program (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Porter

  • Sunday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Show 1 episode · as Mountain McClintock

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 106 titles from 1950 to 2012; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

$474M worldwide

Highest rated

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Entrapment (1999)

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19502012

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 46 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting105 of 106: 98 only acting, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdDirecting1 of 106: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 106: 0 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score50th

106 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1950s19 · acting1960s25 · 24 acting · 1 crew1970s17 · acting1980s15 · acting1990s20 · 20 acting · 5 crew2000s8 · 8 acting · 2 crew2010s2 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 58% of 57 roles
5767727782879297

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

an Oscar, 3 Golden Globes and 2 BAFTA Awards from 12 major nominations, 1966–1998.

WinNomination
  1. 1998
    • BAFTA Award, won · Film
  2. 1996
    • Golden Globe, won
  3. 1991
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor
  4. 1990
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  5. 1988
    • Oscar, won · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Actor
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Actor in a Supporting Role
  6. 1972
    • Golden Globe, won · World Film Favorite - Male
  7. 1969
    • Golden Globe, nominated · World Film Favorite - Male
  8. 1966
    • Golden Globe, nominated · World Film Favorite - Male

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Sean Connery's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 69; across their 68 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Approval · how many liked their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Midcredits score across 69 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th12
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 69 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed16
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor, producer

Sir Billi (2012)

93rd percentile spread · 71% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 63 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sean Connery's work okay for kids?

Across up to 42 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore38 titles34–78 · median 54 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity42 titles9–52 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity36 titles15–71 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs36 titles17–40 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense36 titles34–64 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Sean Connery work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sean Connery's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ian Fleming shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles