You were the ultimate Bond, a sophisticate who guided the world in unapologetic virility.
"Dr. No"; "From Russia With Love"; "Goldfinger"; Thunderball"; "You Only Live Twice"; "Diamonds are Forever"; and "Never Say Never Again" in many respects defined you, but there's much more to you than 007, as your additional accomplishments advocate.
There's "Highlander"; "Highlander II"; "Zardoz"; "Time Bandits"; "First Knight"; "Dragonheart"; "Robin and Marian"; "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves"; "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"; "Outland"; "The Russia House"; "Shalako!"; "The Rock"; "Marnie"; "Action of the Tiger"; "Medicine Man"; "The Avengers '98"; "The Untouchables '87"; "Murder on the Orient Express '74"; "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"; "Tarzan's Greatest Adventure"; "Entrapment"; "Just Cause"; "The Hill"; "The Wind and the Lion"; "The Man Who Would Be King"; "A Good Man in Africa"; "The Next Man" (aka "The Arab Conspiracy"); "The Hunt for Red October"; and the noble "A Bridge Too Far".
You became an icon for good reason, Sir Connery, and will remain one well beyond your departure: a blueprint of the suave and a paladin of transcendent taste.
