Sean Connery, who popularized the character of James Bond, died at the age of 90.
No, he was not the first Bond. That honor techically belongs to Barry Nelson:
Here is a pre-Bond Connery playing a villain in Tarzan's Greatest Adventure:
Gordon Scott quit as Tarzan following this film, and the role was then offered to Connery. But he had to turn it down as he was already signed to do another film, Dr. No. I can imagine Connery as Tarzan. "Tarzan want martini. Shaken not stirred."
Connery was just an OK actor back then. But he got a lot better. From The Man Who Would be King, directed by John Huston:
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