Throughout his career, Sean Connery was forced to battle against accusations that his acting abilities failed to match his undeniable movie star charisma. Despite featuring in a series of classics including Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, The Man Who Would Be King, A Bridge Too Far, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October and The Rock among others, he constantly faced criticism for essentially playing himself in the majority of his highest profile roles.
However, Connery had a 100% success rate at the Academy Awards, picking up the trophy for Best Supporting Actor in his one and only nomination for Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables. In one of the rare times he tried to disguise his signature Scottish burr, which he admittedly failed pretty badly at given that his Irish accent is often ranked as one of the worst ever committed to film, Connery...
However, Connery had a 100% success rate at the Academy Awards, picking up the trophy for Best Supporting Actor in his one and only nomination for Brian De Palma’s The Untouchables. In one of the rare times he tried to disguise his signature Scottish burr, which he admittedly failed pretty badly at given that his Irish accent is often ranked as one of the worst ever committed to film, Connery...
- 11/11/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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