Did you know that Sean Connery started his career as a bodybuilder? After his service in WWII he came home to England and started perusing a career in bodybuilding.
Though Connery is known to have competed in the 1953 Mr. Universe competition the story of his taking 3rd place is false… We know he participated as an also ran from contemporary documents.
However, that didn’t stop the physique photographers from taking his picture…
After being noticed backstage, Connery was invited to audition for the chorus of “South Pacific” where he played a Navy SeaBee. This west-end break got him a string of British dramas which lead to Disney’s “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” which in turn led to his iconic performance as the original James Bond.
We salute you, Sean Connery! Scotland Forever.
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Definitely the best actor ever to play James Bond; my personal favorite is Zardoz for how weird it is, though.