The post Sean Connery as 007: 12 Behind the Scenes Photos of the First ... fantastic," Andress said in a 2020 interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera after Connery's death at 90.

Meanwhile, Sean Connery had plenty else to worry about following a near-death experience when a stunt when wrong. READ MORE James Bond Sean Connery 'needed booze' for iconic first scene 'So nervous' ...

Sean Connery, the rugged, sardonically assured Scotsman who won an Academy Award and portrayed James Bond seven times, proving to the world that nobody could do it better, has died. He was 90.

Sean Connery as James Bond in the 1971 film “Diamonds Are Forever.” ... His death, in his sleep either ... he read the scenes in which his character did not appear.

Sean Connery almost died filming one of the James Bond films, but despite the near death experience, ... It was the helicopter scene near the end of the movie that gave all a fright.

Sean Connery at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in Prague on July 13, 2002. AP “Dementia is not just a mental issue. You’re affected physically in other ways . . .