Happy 89th Birthday To Sean Connery

Sean Connery has been one of my favorite actors since I first saw him in 1963 as James Bond in Dr. No. 

In addition to being the best Bond in my view, the "Great Scot" has also appeared in such fine films as The Man Who Would Be King, Robin and Marion, The Untouchables and The Wind and the Lion.

As Biography.com notes, today is actor Sean Connery's birthday. He is 89.

Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930, in Fountainbridge, Scotland.

In the 1950s, he was cast in numerous films and television programs. In the early 1960s, he landed the lead role of James Bond in Dr. No.

He continued to work regularly in film thereafter, and in 1987, won an Academy Award. Connery appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1990. In 2003, he starred in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

You can watch read the rest of the piece and watch a film clip of Sean Connery's bio via the below link:

http://www.biography.com/people/sean-connery-9255144?et_cid=55754966&et_rid=704027439&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.biography.com%2fpeople%2fsean-connery-9255144

You can also watch a video of Sean Connery in his introduction as James Bond in Dr No via the below link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xDj3NRYTU8

And you can read an earlier post on Sean Connery's top ten films via the below link:

http://www.pauldavisoncrime.com/2012/03/look-back-at-sean-connerys-top-ten.html

Note: The above photo shows the cover of Sean Connery's book On Being a Scot.

What To Stream: "Robin And Marion"

Richard Rushfield at yahoo.com offers a look back at a great film, Robin and Marion.

Starring Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn, the film also features a good number of great supporting character actors, including Nicol Williamson (as a Little John who is smaller than Connery's Robin Hood), Richard Harris and Ian Holm - and the late great Robert Shaw.

Shaw portrays the Sheriff of Nottingham and he and Connery go round two (after their classic train compartment fight in From Russia With Love) in a great broad sword battle with each other.

The film is directed by Philadelphia native Richard Lester, who previously directed the Beatles in Hard Day's Night and Help!

Connery is superb as an older Robin Hood and I'd like to see the film again.

You can read the piece and watch a video trailer of the film via the below link:

https://www.yahoo.com/movies/what-to-stream-robin-and-marian-ride-again-86820311417.html