Sean Connery’s Net Worth 2023: House, Wife, Children, Biography

Sean Connery Net Worth: $350 Million (approx.)

Sean Connery net worth was around $350 million at the time of his death in 2020. Sean Connery was a Scottish actor and producer. He was best-known for playing James Bond, but had wide multi-decade acting career that produced an Academy Award, Golden Globe, and a BAFTA Award.

He appeared in more than 70 films, including “The Untouchables” (1987), “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989), and “The Hunt for Red October” (1990). Sean starred in 7 “James Bond” movies. 

Sean Connery is frequently called “the greatest James Bond of them all”. During his life he was also considered “The Greatest Living Scotsman.” Connery was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in July 2000. Sean Connery died on October 31, 2020 at the age of 90

Who Was Sean Connery?

In the 1950s, Sean Connery was cast in numerous U.K. films and television programs. In the early ’60s, he landed the lead role of James Bond in Dr. No, continuing the role in followups like Goldfinger and Thunderball while gaining massive popularity.

Connery began acting in smaller theatre and television productions until his breakout role as Bond. Although he did not enjoy the off-screen attention the role gave him, the success of the Bond films brought Connery offers from notable directors such as Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet and John Huston.

Their films in which Connery appeared included Marnie (1964), The Hill (1965), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), and The Man Who Would Be King (1975). He also appeared in A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), The Name of the Rose (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery officially retired from acting in 2006, although he briefly returned for voice-over roles in 2012.

Sean Connery Biography:

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

he son of Joe, a truck driver, and Euphamia, a laundress, Connery had a modest upbringing in a neighborhood known as “the street of a thousand smells” for the stench of the local rubber mill and several breweries that filled the air.

His home was a two-room flat where the infant slept in a bureau drawer because his parents couldn’t afford a crib. “We were very poor,” Connery has commented, “but I never knew how poor because that’s how everyone was there.” Joe brought home only a few shillings a week, and those were often spent on whiskey or gambling.

When Connery was 8 years old, his parents had a second child: Neil. Young Tom delighted in the role of big brother and, as they grew up, the Connery boys were inseparable. They fished in nearby Union Canal (using their mother’s stockings for line) and skipped school to fit in more amusing extracurricular activities—including running with “the wrong element.” 

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At the age of 13, Connery quit school to work full time at the local dairy. 3years later, he joined the Royal Navy. Though he signed up for a seven-year stint, he was released from service after three years due to stomach ulcers.

Back home, Connery took assorted jobs shoveling coal, laying bricks, polishing coffins and posing as a model at the Edinburgh Art School. For months, he skimped and saved shillings to become a member of the Dunedin Weightlifting Club. “It was not so much to be fit but to look good for the girls,” he once admitted. The local ladies were impressed—but so were his fellow gym mates, who nominated him for the Mr. Universe contest. 

In 1953, Connery traveled the 9 hours to London, where the competitions were held. He boldly introduced himself to the contest judges as “Mr. Scotland,” pointedly showcasing his 6′ 2″ frame.

Sean Connery Start of Acting Career

One rehearsal was all it took: “I decided then and there to make acting my career.” He chose the stage name Sean Connery because Sean, besides being his middle name, reminded him of his favorite movie hero, Shane, as played by Alan Ladd. “It seemed to go more with my image than Tom or Tommy,” he recalled. “Sean Connery” was thus listed as a chorus member in the South Pacific program.

Over the next few years, Connery was cast in numerous films and television programs, including a much-acclaimed BBC staging of Requiem for a Heavyweight. But his lack of education worried him, and he thus began reading the classics, including Proust, Tolstoy and Joyce.

Big Break as James Bond:

Connery liked the reputation of being a rugged ladies’ man. But that changed in August 1957 when, while filming a TV show for Britain’s ATV Playhouse, he met a beautiful blond Australian actress named Diane Cilento. She was married at the time, but Connery’s attraction to her was undeniable. 

His achievements in film were recognised with an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (including the BAFTA Fellowship), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. In 1987, he was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France, and he received the US Kennedy Center Honors lifetime achievement award in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama.

Having played Bond six times, Connery’s global popularity was such that he shared a Golden Globe Henrietta Award with Charles Bronson for “World Film Favorite – Male” in 1972

Connery starred in Steven Spielberg’s Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), playing Henry Jones, Sr., the title character’s father, and received BAFTA and Golden Globe Award nominations. Harrison Ford said Connery’s contributions at the writing stage enhanced the film. “It was amazing for me in how far he got into the script and went after exploiting opportunities for character. 

Sean Connery Retirement:

When Connery received the American Film Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award on 8 June 2006, he confirmed his retirement from acting.Connery’s disillusionment with the “idiots now making films in Hollywood” was cited as a reason for his decision to retire.

On 7 June 2007, he denied rumours that he would appear in the fourth Indiana Jones film, saying “retirement is just too much damned fun” In 2010, a bronze bust sculpture of Connery was placed in Tallinn, Estonia, outside The Scottish Club, whose membership includes Estonian Scotophiles and a handful of expatriate Scots.

In 2012, Connery briefly came out of retirement to voice the title character in the Scottish animated film Sir Billi the Vet. Connery served as executive producer for an expanded 80-minute version

Sean Connery Wife:

Connery was married to actress Diane Cilento from 1962 to 1973, though they separated in 1971. They had a son, actor Jason Connery. While they were separated, Connery dated Jill St. John, Lana Wood,Carole Mallory,and Magda Konopka.

In her 2006 autobiography, Cilento alleged that he had abused her mentally and physically during their relationship.

Connery was married to Moroccan-French painter Micheline Roquebrune (born 1929) from 1975 until his death. The marriage survived a well-documented affair Connery had in the late 1980s with the singer and songwriter Lynsey de Paul, which she later bitterly regretted due to his views concerning domestic violence.

Connery was a supporter of Scottish football club Rangers F.C.He was a keen golfer.Connery was a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP).

Sean Connery Death:

Sean Connery died in his sleep on 31 October 2020, aged 90, at his home in the Lyford Cay community of Nassau in The Bahamas. His death was announced by his family and Eon Productions; although they did not disclose the cause of death, his son Jason said he had been unwell for some time.

A day later, Connery’s wife Micheline Roquebrune explained he had dementia in his final years.Connery’s death certificate was obtained by TMZ a month after his death, showing that he died of pneumonia and heart failure, and the time of death was listed as 1:30 a.m.