By Marisol Bo-oc | 10:57 PM October 31, 2020
Legendary James Bond actor Sean Connery has died, aged 90.
His death was confirmed by his family, according to the BBC News, which notes that the actor died in his sleep while in the Bahamas.
While the cause of death is yet to be announced, it is believed the actor had been unwell for a long period of time.
The Scottish Bafta-winning star played the British spy in seven films from 1962 until 1983.
His first appearance as 007 came in Dr No in 1962. His other Bond films included From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), and You Only Live Twice (1967).
He returned to the role twice more in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Never Say Never Again (1983).
Bond was Connery’s breakthrough role following a decade of stage and TV roles in the 1950s.
Connery won his only Oscar for the role of Jimmy Malone in Brian De Palma’s 1987 gangster film The Untouchables.
Other famous credits include fantasy film Highlander (1986), action thriller The Rock (1996) and adventure flop The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), which is widely believed to have prompted his retirement from acting.
Connery – who was knighted by the Queen in 2000 – was said to have famously detested his experience so much that he had no desire to return the profession.
He was survived by his wife of 45 years, Micheline Roquebrune, his son, Jason, and his brother, Neil.
