Talk:Sean Connery

Feud with Cubby Broccoli

One of the darker kept secrets about Connery is his wanting more money after the Bond franchise became a phenomena. This is presumed as being the main reason he did not show up to a Bond reunion in 1996. Cite http://www.klast.net/bond/sc_feud.html Perhaps worth mentioning?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by LAgurl (talk • contribs) 00:37, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Football

I think stating it as fact in the trivia section that Connery is a "Well known Rangers Supporter" is totally void. Old Sean spent many years going to see Celtic, and back in the day you'd see him there with Billy Connolly all the time. He is a friend of David Murray, yes, and he appears at Rangers games - but he also comes out in Scottish tabloids every week claiming to support different football teams. The other month he claimed he was a Dunfermline supporter.

I argue that it's better to leave out which team he supposedly supports from the article - as it is not a black and white issue. I'd say he's generally just more a fan of Scottish football as a whole.

James?

I have no idea who James Connor is, but Sean Connery's son is named Jason Connery, not James Connor, and he was born January 11, 1963, not November 11, 1963. -- Zoe

Religion?

Does anyone have a source for the relgion of sean connery, the article claims he was not raised catholic, you according to adherents.com, and nndb.com he is catholic (http://www.nndb.com/people/881/000022815/) (http://www.adherents.com/people/pc/Sean_Connery.html)

Other Bonds

I'm not sure we should even allow the name of Roger Moore to appear on the Sean Connery page. :) I think I'd just as soon credit Woody Allen with a "credible" James Bond performance (in Casino Royale) as I would Roger Moore. At least with Allen, we're expecting a clown. But I guess I'm just a Bond purist.

Atlant 21:01, 7 Feb 2005 (UTC)

To each his own. I don't care for Moore either, but admittingly I know many Bond fans loved Moore and even some preferred his Bond over Connery. K1Bond007 04:35, Feb 8, 2005 (UTC)

> and what many believe to be a more authentic literary performance by Timothy Dalton.

Thanks for adding this; I agree completely. I also understand why folks don't like Dalton's Bond after years of Moore's Bond: Dalton is much more the simple, cold-blooded secret agent who simply goes about his business. He's licensed to kill, and does it when needed, without remorse. He's probably my second-favorite Bond, although George Lazenby deserves a fair shake too.

Atlant 14:48, 8 Feb 2005 (UTC)

I'm not sure that sentence should really be in here whether we agree or not; after all this is an article about Connery not Dalton.

Connery post-Bond

Frankly, I think anyone has to accept Zardoz as a real turning point in Connery's career. :-)

Seriously, Connery-the-actor has shown a wonderful "dynamic range" post-Bond, from the hard-boiled army officer in The Presidio through the rather odd-but-interesting John Mason in The Rock to a very-odd scientist in Medicine Man right through to a thoroughly comic Henry Jones Sr. in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. And along the way, we've seen flash-backs to the Bond persona in movies like Rising Sun.

He's a thoroughly enjoyable actor.

Atlant 18:15, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Pity he has no range and always uses his own accent, regardless of the nationality of the character. 195.93.21.1

do not worry you are not a bond PURIST you just like sean as the james same here i hated all the other heroes they could not even actt properly most of them were shot and ugly

Residence

Does Connery actually live in the Bahamas? I thought he was still living in Marbella... JW

He left following disagreements with the local press, and now lives in the Bahamas.

See this report at IMDB. Claims he spends a lot of time in the Bahamas. Also has a place in New York. K1Bond007 04:28, July 23, 2005 (UTC)

Trivia Section

I was quoting from a 2001 South Bank Show profile of Connery. The story may be apocryphal but it illustrates Connery's character that has had an effect on his career ie money over a certain level is not an objective and a lack of nostalgia. Also until the mid 1980 the dollar/sterling rate was pegged at 3:1

This titbit is interesting - but sure 2 million pounds has never been worth 6 million dollars? (sorry to be a pedant... i'd change it if i could find the source..........) Petesmiles

The Diamonds Are Forever article says "£2m ($4m or over $20m in 2005)". I think this trivia item is bogus anyway. Most places, including Wikipedia's DAF article and IMDB claim Connery used most of the money to stablish a childrens charity in Scotland. I don't know where this "he wanted his family to see what 2 million pounds looked like". Seems silly to me. K1Bond007 04:26, July 23, 2005 (UTC)

Knighthood and SNP

I'm not really sure that the gushing quote from Connery's website is really appropriate, especially as it's not true. His "commitment to Scotland" is endlessly questioned, and he's often seen as a hypocrite. I don't think there's much evidence that his knighthood was "delayed for many years", as far as I know it was first mooted by the Tory government in 1997, then Labour put it on hold because of his support for the SNP, but he got it anyway in 1999 or thereabouts, after moaning about it.

This is also probably untrue "These charitable works would have earned him a Knighthood much earlier but it was revealed in 1997 that the award had been declined due to concern over statements that Connery made in interviews that in certain circumstances that physical abuse of a partner was acceptable."

They don't generally veto knighthoods for these reasons, it was because of his support for the SNP which irked the Labour government. JW 10:08, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

Why he should even be knighted is beyond me. He's an actor and he hasn't done anything impressive in his entire life. 195.93.21.1

Hasn't done anything impressive?! Are you mad!? The way he talks ALONE is enough to be the most impressive thing ever. You're clearly just jealous or something. - HNC Creative Writing

Jealous of a bald, wig-wearing, skirt-wearing, wife-beating 75-year-old tax exile? I think not.

Re: Hypocrisy of accepting Knighthood from British monarch. As there is no references or links to any article accusing him of hypocrisy. Also, although a Scottish nationalist and supporter of the SNP, is there any references to him "openly opposing" the honours system or the monarchy. Being a Scottish nationalist does not necessary make him a republican. Therefore this should be deleted? Benson85 (talk) 23:51, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

"Connery washh born" vandalism

You gotta admit, as vandalism goes, that one at least was funny. :-)

Atlant 17:04, 20 September 2005 (UTC)

Alex Trebek: "Which Ringo was the Starr drummer of The Beatles?" Sean Connery: "Craven Morehead" Alex Trebek: "Who is Craven Morehead?" Sean Connery: "Apparently you are!"

For some of us it was the impersinations of Sean on Saturday Night Live that were the best Sean Connery memories.

"me-the guy who slept with your mother last night!" "i'll take whore seamen for 800"

Abuse of Women quote

I've heard this mentioned many times, but I've never found a source of what he actually said. Anyone have a pointer to where I could see that excerpt of the interview? -Fuzzy 16:51, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Playboy 1965 "I don't think there is anything particularly wrong in hitting a woman, though I don't recommend you do it the same way that you hit a man." (Connery) It's buried in this [1] report. His ex-wife is writing an autobiography where shes claiming that he bullied her. K1Bond007 17:06, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Connery also caused an uproar when he said similar things on the Barbara Walters show in December 1987. There have always been allegations, which he denies, that he physically abused his first wife during their marriage (they divorced in 1973).

This quote is mis-leading, if taken in context Sean Connery was discussing the fact that women should not be exempt from violence on account of the fact that they were women, and takes into account that men that are in situations that call for violence should take into account the fact that women are generally physically weaker.

Weather he is right or not, I think that it is mis-representing his views as written.

He later claimed his words had been taken out of context, but certaionly it is something that is always mentioned regarding Connery.

Mr Universe

Did Connery actually represent Scotland in this contest as the article states, or was it Britain? Somebody changed it to Britain but it was then reverted. It seems unlikely competitors would be sub-divided into England/Scotland/Wales in 1950. JW 13:01, 11 October 2005 (UTC)

It also needs to be clarified just which 'Mr. Universe' contest he took part in. --172.200.236.142 13:53, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

I thought it was in 1953.

Crappy template

These templates were applied to all the Bond actor pages. If it looked reasonable it might be different, but having two on Connery's page looks ugly. I don't know who its supposed to help, but its more likely to confuse the casual reader, especially as the Bonds didn't follow in a simple succession. The order is Connery, Lazenby, Connery, Moore. Or, if you include Never Say Never Again, Connery, Lazenby, Connery, Moore, Connery, Moore! I Would like to know if anyone actually thinks these add anything to the articles. JW 08:37, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

I think it looks fine. I used a similar template to make it more compact though. If you think NSNA makes it confusing then add "Official" to the template. I don't think it's that big of a deal. K1Bond007 17:59, 19 October 2005 (UTC)

It doesn't really tell the reader anything that's not explained better in the article. Never Say Never Again is still a Bond film, and just as notable in an article on Connery than the EON Bonds. I'm still inclined to remove it; if there's an outcry we can always re-instate it. I know you won't complain if its not that big a deal. JW 19:47, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

The same could be said for essentially all the Presidents of the U.S. too, which have similar templates. All of that is explained in the article. I don't see what the big deal is for you to remove it. It's not ugly, unreasonable, nor totally unhelpful. It's a navigational tool, not an infobox. K1Bond007 20:44, 25 October 2005 (UTC)

Nationality

Connery may have been born in Scotland and may support the cause of Scottish nationalism, but the fact remains that he is a British national (check the 'Act of Union' article if you're not sure) - anything else is both unencyclopaedic and POV. --172.212.223.164 15:26, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Mixed religion should be changed, because Catholic and Protestant are not religions they are deniminations of the religion chrisianity...Both his parents thus are Christians, but are of different denominations.

Seems like that's largely a matter of semantics, and not terribly important unless one has some sort of agenda-reason for pressing the distinction. I do consider the Catholic religion and the various Protestant religions as different religions, not just different denominations of the same religion. They do have different beliefs, not just different ways of doing things. 140.147.160.78 16:46, 3 January 2007 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

Denimimations? Has Sir Connery traded in his kilt for Levi's?

Had to laugh when I read that! Superdude99

The nationality part is correct, Connery is a British national and the article shall remain this way otherwise I will inform whoever is incharge of misconduct, also they are denominations of christianity, they aren't their own religions. End of. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 88.109.15.60 (talk • contribs).

The Catholic religion and the various Protestant religions have rather important differences in their beliefs. So I think it's pretty clear, they're different religions, not just different "denominations of the same religion." 140.147.160.78 21:12, 18 June 2007 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

Ironic?

• Starred in Never Say Never Again with Klaus Maria Brandauer. Ironically, Brandauer was originally considered to play Marko Ramius in The Hunt for Red October.

How is that ironic?? Steve-O 11:24, 29 December 2005 (UTC)

This sentence should be taken out and shot

"However, in a December 2004 interview with The Scotsman newspaper from his home in the Bahamas, the then 74-year-old actor denied he was retiring and said he would like to make another movie, but that he is taking a break from acting in order to concentrate on writing his autobiography, but now the book will no longer be written."

Anyone want to take a stab at fixing the sentence? --Improv 03:44, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Charity

In a discussion a few years ago regarding Mr Connery's many virtues, I was told that there is a research institute somewhere in Glasgow which received a large donation. The benefactor preferred to remain anonymous but there may be a clue in the fact that the rooms are numbered 4, 5, 6, 007, 8, 9... Now I'd love to believe this story but it sounds a bit urban-mythish to me. Can anyone confirm or deny? --Spondoolicks 17:33, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

Gypsy Ancestry

I have heard he has Gypsy ancestry, is that true?

I wonder if you're thinking of Yul Brynner. 140.147.160.78 16:41, 3 January 2007 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

What the hell is gypsy ancestry?

What do you mean by that? There's certainly an ethnic group that calls itself Rom and has its own language, Romany, even if they don't have a homeland of their own. They're the people commonly called, in English, Gypsies. 140.147.160.78 21:16, 18 June 2007 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

Yes, it is probably true that his Wexford grandfather was a tinker-traveller. This does not mean that he was from he Roma ethnicity, he was Irish Superdude99

My understanding is that when young he was described as having hair that was "Gypsy" black, that's all. People seem to have issues with Celts who don't fit their stereotypical expectations (the Spanish Armada myth is another example of this). I believe this is mentioned in Sean Connery by Michael Feeney Callan (1983). 156.63.68.193 11:59, 12 October 2007 (UTC)Iwerdhon

Missed Movies

Connery also had a role in the 1998 "Playing By Heart" but I can't for the life of me figure out how to make the neccessary edit. Someone want to fix that? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Krawnight (talk • contribs) .

Done. Thanks for the "heads up"!

Atlant 13:45, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Minor issue, but why are the 1998 movies split into two rows? Should prolly just be in one. -Krawnight 04:49, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

• Sorry, but this is still bothering me. Any reason we have two listings of 1998? -Krawnight 07:29, 5 August 2006 (UTC)

One word: Meteor (1979) (205.250.167.76 01:19, 12 May 2007 (UTC))

Domestic Violence

I am having little luck expanding the paragraph in "Trivia" on Sean Connery pro-domestic violence quotes. I intend to expand the text to read:

• He caused an uproar in a December 1987 interview with Barbara Walters in which he said it was OK for a man to hit a woman, assuming that it was required to calm her down or "keep her in line". Connery had made similar remarks in a November 1965 interview with Playboy magazine on the set of Thunderball: “I don't think there is anything particularly wrong about hitting a woman.... If a woman is a bitch, or hysterical, or bloody-minded continually, then I'd do it.” In 1993, Vanity Fair quoted him saying there are confrontational women who “want a smack”.

I'll try again later from another machine. I am considering starting a category of "Advocates of Violence Against Women" for SC, Eldridge Cleaver, and Amiri Baraka, and whoever else I can find. Boris B 11:47, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Actually, I am rethinking that category. It would probably more invective than is worth the trouble. On another note, what is meant by "saturnine" at the beginning of this article? I don't consider him good-looking either, but is he generally considered "sluggish" and/or "lead-poisoned"? Boris B 21:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

It means "dark" or "brooding". And it is POV. 216.114.249.246 05:55, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

If anything, Timothy Dalton was the saturnine Bond actor.

I seem to remember the Barbara Walters episode and went something like "Would you ever hit a woman?" Whereupon Connery responded "If she deserved it." It sounds rather tongue-in-cheek and rather like the Great Scot. Maybe you need to lighten up.156.63.68.195 16:03, 12 October 2007 (UTC)iwerdhon

She didn't find it funny, and nor did the first wife he beat. (92.13.85.41 (talk) 14:16, 18 April 2008 (UTC))

So what if she didn't find it funny?JGC1010 (talk) 02:10, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Erm, neither did the wives who consistently Connery beat them up, nor the 3,000,000 American women beaten up by partners every year. So I guess you could tell each of them to lighten up. Apart from the several thousand you can't, because they've end up dead as a result. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Oriana Naso (talk • contribs) 22:09, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

Man Utd offer

According to this article, and an interview I saw, Sean Connery was offered a chance to try out for Man Utd. I think this should be added to trivia. http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1773964,00110002.htm

ABart26 07:01, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

I added it. ABart26 16:49, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

Images

Please stop reverting to the non-free images. Image:Seanconnery.jpg is a copyrighted image and should not be used. Image:SeanConnery.jpg and Image:Lxg13.jpg are copyrighted screenshots and should only be used, if at all, in the articles about the film they're from. —Chowbok 21:50, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Death?

Who's the joker that said he died? That's very funny [/sarcasm]

Somebody's done it again, saying he died in Texas. I'm changing it back until there's proof.(Myscrnnm 19:41, 23 September 2007 (UTC))

Uncredited?

If you watch the end of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, he is listed at he end of the credits for his cameo as King Richard. The original screening in theaters left him out; but all subsequent releases that went to VHS and DVD, include him in the listing.

Sean Connery Death Rumor?

http://www.msbnews.net/news/3671?124900002#

"On the morning of Thursday the 28th of September, 76-year old Sir Thomas Sean Connery (Sean Connery) died of sudden heart failure. His personal doctors say he had no previous heart conditions and that he was an all-around healthy man. Doctors have examined Sean and have yet to conclude the cause of the failure.

"Jake has always been active, swimming and exercising as much as he could. I can't believe this happened," said his wife, Michelle Roquebrune Connery.

After interviewing several of his friends, best friend Harrison Ford apologetically admitted that he may have contributed to Seans unexpected death.

"Well, a couple days ago, me and Sean were out having a couple of beers and havin an all around good time, but then we got kinda crazy and drank more then we should. I don't really remember what all happend that night, but when we woke up, we both ached and felt pain. But Sean, he had it worse then me. I'm sorry I can't really talk about this right now," confessed Johnson.

Sean Connery died on the 27th following an evening with his son, witnesses say it was around 4 PM.

Fans of his work continue to mourn the loss of their hero. Many have flocked to his house, and have place lit candles by his doorstep.

He is survived by his son Jason Connery.

The funeral will be held on October first in Edinburgh, Scotland."

I'm sure this is not true can anybody verify it?

Thomas Deor?

The name listed at the start of the article was Thomas Deor. I did several searches, but could find no reference to Connery changing his name. Did he change his name when he was knighted? Or is this some vandalism? I have changed the name listed at the start of the article to "Sir Thomas Sean Connery". Also there was a reference to a picture listed in the upper right box as Deor that is no longer there. Also, there is a listed reference to his portrayal of Zamak, which is linked to a zinc alloy. This makes no sense. Is Zamak from a movie? I assume this was supposed to say James Bond, as the next sentence talks about that. I'm going to fix this 147.155.2.163 20:02, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Six vs. seven Bond films

Can someone tell me why the article states he starred in only six Bond movies ending with "Diamonds are Forever," and then goes on to list seven of them ending with "Never Say Never Again"? I understand the hubbub over "official" vs. "unofficial" Bond movies, but if you're going to only count the six official ones, then only list the six official ones--otherwise it's terribly confusing for readers. Personally, whether it was by EON or not, he still played James Bond in a seventh movie and I think it should be included in his final Bond count. --ScreaminEagle 22:10, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

Nationality (2)

Sean Connery is called a Scottish actor but yet Daniel Craig is called a British actor. There needs to be some sort of consistency for nationality. Scottish, Enlgish, Welsh is not a nationality but British is. So either Daniel Craig's nationality needs to be changed or Sean Connery's plus numerous others that are in consistent.

I vote change it to British,a s seen under British nationality law. --Chickenfeed9 21:00, 12 December 2006 (UTC)

Firstly, Daniel Craig is now called an English actor. Most UK people are called English, Scottish, Irish or Welsh; and I think its best like this. Many people, Sean Connery being a perfect example, would never refer to themselves as British. Sean Connery is known around the World as Scottish as Tom Jones is known as Welsh, and putting British purely being legally he is would make Wikipedia look stupid --Berks105 14:53, 13 December 2006 (UTC)

I believe that there should be some consistency around nationality on wiki, as it stands there is no Scottish, English, Welsh or Northern Irish nationality BY LAW, only British, so until Scotland leaves the union it is factual that he is British and not Scottish. Wikipedia is about facts, not opinion.

Maybe Berks105 is just pointing out that even people living in the United Kingdom cringe at the concept of being British.JGC1010 (talk) 02:13, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

Is there anything that says that we have to follow the strict legal definition of nationality ? Scotland and Wales remain countries even though part of the UK, and so Scottish and Welsh nationalities are real concepts, even if not in law. If someone clearly regards themselves as Scottish rather than British, shouldn't we show that ? -- Beardo (talk) 16:28, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

In what sense, exactly, do they "remain countries"? Can you show me the Scottish embassy in Paris, or the Welsh consulate in Berlin? What are the names of their UN representatives?

Looks to me as though you are confusing two different usages of the word "country", as in "A Country" (=a nation-state) vs "a piece of countryside", like "Amish Country" in the USA. Scotland and Wales used to be countries in the first sense, but they haven't been for centuries. Nowadays they're pieces of countryside, which can at the most be used to describe ethnicity, but not nationality. HTH!--CRConrad (talk) 11:19, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are countries and this is the main term used to describe them by the British government, see Countries of the United Kingdom. Not all Countries are sovereign states (the UK is a country + sovereign state). Nationality is a difficult subject, Ofcourse Sean is a British citizen but we know that Sean is best known and described around the world as a Scottish actor and we know hes a separatist who hates Britain and British identity there for calling him British would lead to greater disputes.

Wikipedia has a policy of not having a policy on this matter which leads to differences in how people are described, take a look at Wikipedia:Nationality of people from the United Kingdom BritishWatcher (talk) 11:32, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

In the sense that the UK government describes them as countries. A useful background, and links to articles that go into greater detail, to this (perennial) issue can be found in the FAQs at Talk:England, Talk:Scotland, etc: "Numerous reliable sources support the view that Scotland is a country - see for example the article entitled Countries of the United Kingdom. This view is shared with other reputable encyclopedias. There has been a long-standing consensus to describe Scotland in this way."

The guideline is to defer to how the subject self-identifies; Sean Connery does not, so far as I'm aware, identify as British.

Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 11:30, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Woops slight edit conflict there =) BritishWatcher (talk) 11:35, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

Someone needs to get Mr.Connery's opinion on this. 50 bucks whatever currency you want on him saying "Schottish". Kalga (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 14:38, 23 January 2009 (UTC).

He did not place in the 1953 Mr Universe

He did not place at all in the 1953 Mr Universe. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.70.187.237 (talk • contribs).

Was he in the women's contest?

Red Phoenix

He lent his voice to the Australian band Red Phoenix's 2005 song Wavelength, is this worthy of being included in the trivia section? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.237.188.24 (talk • contribs).

Trivia fix

Untouchables takes place in Chicago, not New York, so he would have been a chicago, not new york policeman. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.216.191.149 (talk) 21:11, 18 February 2007 (UTC).

May we please have a source for this?

"In 1993 news that Connery was undergoing radiation treatment for an undisclosed throat ailment sparked media reports that the actor was suffering from throat cancer following years of heavy smoking, and he was falsely declared dead by the Japanese and South African news agencies" --nocturnal omnivorous canine 01:34, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

There's an interview he gave with Entertainment Weekly in February 1995.

Connery not a KBE?

Sean Connery seems to be a KBE, please check the following links:

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Tekin 09:46, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a source. And they're wrong, he's a Knight Bachelor. [6] Proteus (Talk) 11:09, 6 April 2007 (UTC)

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Red Dwarf

Re this section:

"In 1987-88, Connery was attached to star in the British television series Red Dwarf, which was ultimately a sitcom that blended elements of science fiction with comedy (similar to The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy). Connery was to appear as the captain of the spaceship Red Dwarf. However the role was written in as being slightly overweight and slightly inept, and so with the part being unfitting for Connery it was eventually passed to an American comedic actor, Mac McDonald. This was revealed in the Red Dwarf Series I DVD commentary."

- this sounds to me like a joke, not a real fact. It's not even mentioned in Red_Dwarf_characters#Captain_Frank_Hollister. Thoughts ? -- Beardo 03:52, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

I have the Region 1 DVD. I can check it out to see if it's mentioned. DeathWeed (talk) 05:27, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Even if it is mentioned in the commentary, it could still be a joke. Is the commentary purely factual or does it include jokes ? -- Beardo (talk) 22:08, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Marnie 1964

This artical need to say something about the 1964 Hitchcock movie Marine in witch Sean Connery play the leading roll. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marnie_%28film%29 --Posse72 20:33, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

Just Cause

I understand Sir Sean was in this movie, but the sentence does not mention him at all. Should it be rewritten, or removed? joshschr 22:32, 23 August 2007 (UTC)Josh

Connery Satire

Why is connery satirized as a racist, in both the celebrity jeopardy skits and venture brothers connery like characters make racist jokes, what is that about?Zeos386sx 17:41, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

They play him as a chauvinist, too. I guess the idea is that he's a blunt, oversexed and offensive old man. =) Panzer V Panther (talk) 18:54, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Partly there is his pride in Scotland, partly, I suspect, that the caricature of Bond is sexist. -- Beardo (talk) 16:34, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Rugged Good Looks?

Yeah, that's what I think of whenever I think about Sean Connery. "Man, that guy's got some rugged good looks." =D Panzer V Panther (talk) 18:54, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

Connery in popular culture, actually the whole thing

This section as written is not historical fact but mostly opinion. It should be changed to facts. I could care less about Sat. Nite Live and the morons Will Farrell and Darrell Hammond. They should be given zero space. They had zero to do with him except as leeches.

It should either be re-written or just given as fact, such as "He is portrayed in various comedic routines, most notably for his thick Scottich accent." Why it is neccessary to insult and demean him, and constantly point out innuendo throughout the whole commentary? The whole section is maybe a couple of sentences, tops. It repeats his roles.

His so-called beating of women accusations are really important historical facts, sure. It is enough to say that his former wife wrote an un-flattering book about their marriage. Even that should be taken with a grain of salt. By constantly referring to this accusation someone is trying to make people form a negative opinion of Connery, which has nothing to do with fact.

What the heck is this:

"At another point, he said he still cared about the future of the character and the franchise, having been its icon for too long not to care, and that all Bond films had their good points. In December 2005, Connery supported Daniel Craig as the latest James Bond in Casino Royale."

Nothing but jibberish. I think Wikipedia really needs an overhaul in terms of ethics, accuracy and ability to fairly portray people in the light of who they really were and meant rather than some attempt at High School journalism and this constant need to "opinionize" everything.

I was curious who wrote this junk and started looking at the contributors, it is no wonder.

Here's a quote about an early "author", a kid, yes a baby faced 20-something had on his "website".

Wikipedia is BRUTAL While you may be able to find some worthwile info on generic issues like "baseball". Wikipedia is mainly populated by a bunch of 20 year old leftwing, propeller head, academic elites attempting to rewrite history.

Now that maybe the most accurate thing this kid put into print. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tslate007 (talk • contribs) 14:04, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

His life

Sheesh, under 'years' who put 1954-2006? It made it look like he was dead. I'm not sure what the standard protocol is, so I just changed it to 'present' - someone who knows his stuff better can feel free to jump in and change it to whatever's appropriate... just don't change it back to 2006. : P —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.165.54.154 (talk) 01:59, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

1954 was his first acting role, 2006 his last. He's retired. That's all it means. DeathWeed (talk) 04:53, 31 July 2008 (UTC)

WP:WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers priority assessment

Per debate and discussion re: assessment of the approximate 100 top priority articles of the project, this article has been included as a top priority article. Wildhartlivie (talk) 10:37, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Article under attack from HarveyCarter IPs SP

Revert all sock puppet additions in this 92.8 to 92.12 IP range.

~ WikiDon (talk) 08:13, 21 June 2008 (UTC)

COPYVIOL?

Sir Sean campaigned hard for the yes vote during the Scottish Referendum that created the new Scottish Parliament. He believes firmly that the Scottish Parliament will grow in power and that Scotland will be independent within his lifetime.|30px|30px|SeanConnery.com on Sean Connery's support of the Scottish National Party. This has been taken LITERALLY from http://www.seanconnery.com/biography/knighthood/. Putting aside the [#number] for reference does not mean it is allowed to copy word-by-word from Sir Sean's official site. I suggest to summarize the gist and rewrite it from scratch. -andy 78.51.72.84 (talk) 20:48, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

Diamonds Are Forever

I have imported more details from the Diamonds Are Forever (film) but taht highlights a difference in the quoted salary - this said $1 million and that said £1.2 million = $2 million. Neither had sources cited. -- Beardo (talk) 22:14, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Career

The article needs to mention more of his non-Bond starring roles from the 60s and early 70s. Is it right that his immediately post-Bond starring roles were not successful ? -- Beardo (talk) 22:14, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Sean Connery

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Sean Connery's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "inside":

• From Diamonds Are Forever (film): Inside Diamonds Are Forever: Diamonds Are Forever Ultimate Edition, Disc 2 (DVD). MGM/UA Home Video. 2000. ASIN: B000LY2L1Q. {{cite AV media}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help)
• From Live and Let Die (film): Inside Live and Let Die: Live and Let Die Ultimate Edition, Disc 2 (DVD). MGM/UA Home Video. 2000. ASIN: B000LY209E. {{cite AV media}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |format= requires |url= (help)

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT⚡ 23:20, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Sorry - my mistake when copying from the DAF article - now corrected. -- Beardo (talk) 16:50, 20 October 2008 (UTC)

Adding Family Guy

Sean Connery was Recently played a Cameo Voice roll in Family guy, The Episode was Named "Baby not on Board". I wanted to add this to his Page but I did not know how so I am leaving it to soemone who can and I am Alerting you of the needed change.Thankyou very much!

--Rambo55 (talk) 21:22, 8 November 2008 (UTC)Rambo55

Wasn't his voice also used in Blue Harvest? Emperor001 (talk) 03:09, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Unofficial Actor

Do we need that in the succession box? Unofficial means that it is not on a timeline therefore there is no mantle that he took from a previous actor. Keep the Official one, but drop the unofficial. Niven doesn't even have a box. Emperor001 (talk) 21:13, 9 January 2009 (UTC)

Accent

Just how would one go about describing the particular accent Connery has? Kalga (talk) 14:54, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

this article sucks

i came here wanting to know something about his personal life and am leaving with less information and more questions than i had when i came.

on a youtube clip i just saw, barbara walters makes reference to his having been married for more than 30 years to woman x; this article is silent on the subject.

and here i find an unexplained (for lack of reference to the context - did they have a relationship? when? how long did it last?) to the actress diane cilento haing claimed that he beat her.

you idiots suck. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.22.5.131 (talk) 00:38, 28 January 2009 (UTC)

news reports of false death

The section about his health is entirely unreferenced, claiming that he was reported dead by Japanese and south African news companies. either we add references or remove. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.30.31 (talk) 23:34, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

No one? no references? i'll just remove it then. 75.72.30.31 (talk) 03:01, 15 May 2009 (UTC)