Isiyaku Ahmed
The Scottish actor, Sean Connery was best known for his role as James Bond. He was the first to bring the role to the big screen and has appeared in seven of the spy thrillers films.
BBC News reports that the son of the star actor said his father died peacefully in his sleep in the Bahamas, having been “unwell for some time”.
His acting career spanned seven decades and he won an Oscar in 1988 for his role in The Untouchables.
Sir Sean’s other films included The Hunt for Red October, Highlander, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and The Rock.
His son, Jason Connery said his father “had many of his family, who could be in the Bahamas, around him” when he died overnight in Nassau. Much of the Bond film Thunderball had been filmed there.
He said: “We are all working at understanding this huge event as it only happened so recently, even though my dad has been unwell for some time.
“A sad day for all who knew and loved my dad and a sad loss for all people around the world who enjoyed the wonderful gift he had as an actor.”
His publicist Nancy Seltzer said: “There will be a private ceremony followed by a memorial yet to be planned once the virus has ended.”
He leaves his wife Micheline and sons Jason and Stephane.
