# RIP Sean Connery **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** celebrity-death\ **Created:** [October 31, 2020, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401 "2020-10-31T12:50:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/41 "2020-10-31T20:05:53Z")
[Sir Sean Connery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeKnvipFJ6o) at the opening of the Scottish Parliament: > We may have patience, but we don’t have much time. So true and so sad. I think many of us here were all privileged to see his work as it happened. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/42 "2020-10-31T21:20:31Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > In the same way that a truly great narrator can make a piece-of-shit audiobook _totally_ worth listening to … there were a couple of actors in whom I’d see anything, and who would basically never disappoint even if they couldn’t totally redeem the film. You must be talking about Connery in **Outland**. He and Franny Sternhagen trading quips was worth the price of admission. The movie? Eh. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/43 "2020-10-31T22:12:49Z")
“Outland,” “Just Cause,” “Medicine Man,” and “Rising Sun” were the first ones that came to mind. But he was a ridiculously prolific actor. I don’t even know what films he was in that I _haven’t_ seen. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/44 "2020-10-31T22:18:17Z")
Although a problematic movie in many respects [Rising Sun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rising_Sun_(film)) has one of my favorite quotes from Connery when he is blocked by two body guards at the entrance of a house: Jeff: You should know, I’m a black belt. John Connor (Connery): But of course you are dear. …and then he takes him out with one hit. Red October was great and Untouchables and… I was sad when I had heard he had retired and of course sad now that he is completely retired… His speech at the AFI was great. `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/45 "2020-10-31T22:45:24Z")
Maybe this one, from 1957? I saw it a long time ago (probably in the '80s), and Connery’s small role was the only one that stuck in my mind. > **[Hell Drivers (film)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Drivers_(film))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > > > Hell Drivers (1957) is a British film noir crime drama film directed by Cy Endfield and starring Stanley Baker, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins and Patrick McGoohan. The film was produced by the Rank Organisation and Aqua Film Productions. The film revolves around a recently released convict who takes a driver's job at a haulage company. > Having spent time abroad, Tom Yately (Stanley Baker) seeks work as a truck driver with Hawletts, a transport com... ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/46 "2020-10-31T22:59:48Z")
I’ve never even _heard_ of that one. Sounds campy as hell [NPI]. I’ll definitely have to add it to the list. Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/47 "2020-10-31T23:03:48Z")
It’s actually quite good. More gritty than campy, I’d say. It held my attention for two hours. Make it an evening and show it back-to-back with this movie as a double feature: > **[They Drive by Night](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/They_Drive_by_Night)** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > They Drive by Night is a 1940 American film noir directed by Raoul Walsh and starring George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino, and Humphrey Bogart. The picture involves a pair of embattled truck drivers and was released in the UK under the title The Road to Frisco. The film was based on A. I. Bezzerides' 1938 novel Long Haul, which was later reprinted under the title They Drive by Night to capitalize on the success of the film. Part of the film's pl... ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/48 "2020-10-31T23:06:23Z")
_Also_ looks like a great recommendation. Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/49 "2020-10-31T23:56:41Z")
> [@icon](#): > > His speech at the AFI was great. “I got my big break at the age of five… … I learned to read.” We all got a big break, by seeing him practice his art and gaining so much enjoyment from it. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/50 "2020-11-01T00:31:22Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > Not to mention [Zardoz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz). I’m a little surprised this ‘movie’ didn’t destroy his career. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/51 "2020-11-01T01:05:15Z")
Wasn’t his fault. He didn’t write it or direct it. People understand that to a British (Scottish) actor, acting is a job, then a craft, and then maybe art. But the paycheck comes _first_. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/52 "2020-11-01T02:00:03Z")
RIP. All told, 90 years is a very good run. This is sad, but not a tragedy. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/53 "2020-11-01T02:21:44Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > I’ve never even _heard_ of that one. They’ve shown it on TCM. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/54 "2020-11-01T02:23:30Z")
Sean/Bond was the cornerstone of so many movies and TV shows when I was growing up; beyond 007 there was The Man From Uncle, I Spy, The Wild Wild West, Get Smart…they all sprouted from Bond, James Bond. Oh, to be so confident, so debonair, so ready to spring into action and get the girl (even if she was on the other side)…all while not-quite suppressing a knowing grin. No other actor did it like Connery. He had other great roles and great movies, but none that left such an indelible impression. Thank you, Sir Connery, your work was and will continue to be a wonderful part of my movie watching experience. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/55 "2020-11-01T02:39:18Z")
In the _ **MAD** _ satire of _ **The Man from UNCLE** _ (_ **The Man from AUNTIE** _), Napoleon Polo confronts his tormentor, who turns out to be “007”: **NAPOLEON:** Aha! I should have known it was **you** who wanted in on my wild women and fantastic adventures! **007:** Me? HA! I have more in one movie than you have in a whole season! (He had only been hired by Ilya Nutkrakin to bump off Polo.) ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/56 "2020-11-01T02:44:19Z")
Ah, Sean. We hardly knew ye. RIP. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/57 "2020-11-01T21:11:15Z")
Leave it to Death to bring a scythe to a gun fight. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/58 "2020-11-02T01:17:14Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Weird one, I liked him in Darby O’Gill and the little people, a mostly forgotten Disney film. I used to watch that on some cable station that occasionally showed stuff like that and/or rented it on VHS several times as a kid (in the 80’s) but haven’t seen it in ages. I put it on my watchlist on Disney+ then promptly never got around to it. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/59 "2020-11-02T01:36:56Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > Not to mention [Zardoz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zardoz). Is this movie so bad? I’ve always seen the “diaper and suspender” still of Connery, but never seen the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401/60 "2020-11-02T01:56:15Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Is this movie so bad? Nice nudity. 😉 I still use this: **Friend:** Arthur! We’ve all been used… **Arthur Frayn:** And reused! **Friend:** And abused! **Arthur Frayn:** And amused! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-sean-connery/924401.md?page=4)