Sean Connery is "Bond, James Bond" while other actors have done very well with the bond franchies Mr. Connery has played the roll that has set the bar far higher than most actors could ever reach. I do have to say the attemps have been very close but none the less he is the real James Bond.

Say James bond and I think of Connery, he played Bond to perfection. There is only one who comes close to playing the role with such skill and that is Daniel Craig, and with only one Bond movie under his belt so far it's hard to tell how he will be.

Sean was and is The Legend 007.
He could even pull it off now...
Austin Powers had Dr.Evil....
007 would now have to get Cheney & Bush & their oil & arms empire

There is no other Bond.

When I hear someone say James Bond, Connery's name comes into my mind first.

I "saw" a few "James Bond movies" after Connery...but fuhgettabout it...

With no model to follow...he set the standard.

Damn he was good in that role. Those films might be junk food, but they're the best tasting junk food I've ever had. None of the other Bonds have been up to his level.

If I could give a ten rating I would. There is no other Bond, James Bond. Sean Connery is the Bond to which all others aspire to. He brought Bond to life. Sean Connery is to James Bond, what Johnny Weissmueller was to Tarzan. The only true version.

Lets be honest, when you hear the name Connery you think bond..! The first, the origional and the best.

no one ever played bond quite as good as he did

Just the greatest James Bond actor ever.

Connery was the Original,and pretty much set the standard.He went on to bigger and better roles,though.

another good actor just right for this roll.

Seab Connery IS Bond. The rest are merely pretenders. Moore was okay. The rest sucked the big wang.

Would he be considered so highly if he hadn't been the first? I doubt it. But he was and so he is. Why knock him?


PS He doesn't look real in that picture. He looks like his own waxwork dummy.

A little over rated. Not that good in hindsight.

Do you know that most people who say Sean Connery is the best Bond have never in fact watched a Bond film from beginning to end? That really figures actually. Connery was a good start for the character on the big screen but far from the best. A couple of the actors who followed him made Connery look amateur.

Sean Connery is the only real James Bond to me. He was the best.

When I first saw You Only Live Twice, my heart started to skip a beat when I saw Connery. If he had that kind of effect on me (and probably on anybody else), then he must be the TRUE James Bond, the real deal.

Very excellent actor and the best in the world.

He was the best as James Bond.

Sean Connery is, in my opinion, the only James Bond. The others have tried to take his place but have not succeeded.

Simply the best. He is 007!

Without question, the only true James Bond.

He invented the rouge player character. The original and most certainly the best. The only aspect he was outplayed on is looks in which Brosnan takes the cake. Connery had more charisma than all the other Bonds combined, however he and Brosnan run neck in neck as far as that natural class goes. Connery was a true class (and womanizing) act.

Will always be the real 007 to me!

Bond is a womanizer and a cold blooder killer, in addition to being cool. Only Sean pulls it off. He actually looks like he could kick someone's butt, unlike Bronsan and Moore.

brill actor from edinburgh in bonny scotland sir sean is pure class though i would say roger moore was better as 007 highlander was class the rock was very good LXG was ok and junior well harrison ford what can i say

I will ONLY watch the Bond movies Connery did. Connery's Bond was both a lover AND a fighter. The best!

Others pale in comparison! He is the only TRUE Bond!

i think that one quote sums it all up not quite what i had in mind in the begining, but he would be if i wrote the books over again Ian Fleming. he fits everything that flemming had created in his novels other than the blue eyes and that he was an inch taller standing at 6-2. there isnt another actor that fits the fictoinal character of bond better then Connery

The only true Bond in my book. I love every Bond movie he made. In a class by himself.

That suave bastard is still amazing as an old guy! and the accent! his Bond was the one all others were held to, whether or not he was the original

This is almost a no-brainer. Sean Connery IS James Bond. Were it not for him in the early Bnd films, it is arguable that there never would have been a followon to Dr. No. He was just too cool for his day! Some of the other Bonds have been OK, but none really match Connery (Brosnan comes close, but he's a bit TOO slick).

The Best. Would be untouchable but for Diamonds are Forever, which is AWFUL.

The second best James Bond.

original is the BEST, played the character soo well

Sean Connery is the original James Bond and the standard that no one else has yet to match. The earliest Bond films were generally the best (eg Dr. No and Goldfinger, released in 1962 and 1964 respectively), as these moves did not rely so much on action and special effects. Connery fit that formula better than subsequent actors to play the role. As an ex-model, Connery had the looks and the mannerisms which allowed him to portray 007 as suave and in control, but he could also act cold and afraid, delivering the dialogue better than Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, et al. Connery's successors simply could never pull off every emotion that was necessary for the perfect James Bond. His only fault was returning in Never Say Never Again (1983) when he was clearly too old for the role, notwithstanding the screenwriters' attempt to work his age into the plot. Sean Connery was born on August 25, 1930 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

You have got to love the orriginal. If it weren't for Connery James Bond would not be as big of a deal as it is today. I liked jis role even more in Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

Ask anyone, no one disagrees, Connery is the best Bond.

Sean Connery was an incredible Bond. He is without question a five star Bond. I rank him 2nd only to Lazenby. I rank Moore behind Connery, and that is very close. Sean Connery in the early days was magnificent. This guy was unreal in DN and FRWL, and he was like God in GF, and by TB Connery was God. But then Connery slipped up quite a bit. Lazenby was much better in OHMSS than Connery was in YOLT or DAF, his two films that sandwiched Lazenby's film, and Moore was much better in LALD, than Connery was in DAF. In YOLT Connery really was not as good as he had been. In DAF he was pretty good, but frankly Moore was better at that time for the role, and Lazenby ten times better. Connery's appearance in DAF, as compared to Lazenby's in OHMSS is hard to stomach thinking of the fact that DAF was intended to be Peter Hunt and Lazenby's film. Then there's NSNA. Sean was much improved in NSNA. He was far better than he had been in DAF or YOLT. But Sean was looking too old and NSNA just missed on too many levels. Although it did have some shockingly good moments. Connery's one-liners in the early days are still the best in movie history, and Connery's presence, his unprecedented sex appeal and his out of this world coolness, and God like status in the first four Bond movies keep him as an ultimate Bond forever. If Sean would have just made the first four I would rate him above Lazenby, but because his last 3 films were basically very weak next to Lazenby's film, and Lazenby's performance in OHMSS is so much better than Connery's in his last three films, it has to be Lazenby for the top spot. Lazenby was a better Bond than Connery, but Connery was the coolest guy in the world, and when he is in the Aston Martin in GF, that is Bond. Sean Connery was God in those GF/TB days. The first time he appears in DN, that is the coolest moment in movie history.

I never liked Sean Connery as James Bond. And overall, he is very overrated as an actor. It grates my nerves when all my girlfriends tell me how hot he is...get real.

Hands down, the best Bond. My top five Bond movie were the first five of which Connery starred in. It's not that the other acotrs that followed Connery as 007 were bad, it's just that Connery is the mold for that role and impossible to top. Not to mention, Connery is a better actor overall than the other guys who played Bond.

He was definitely the best Bond! He was handsome charming, funny, and just perfect as this larger than life British agent! He had the best one liners, and was the best looking Bond!

he is Bond .period

The watermark by which all other Bonds are measured. A classic, no doubt about it.

This granma still says "yummy"!

The only true James Bond.

GRAND! no other Bond even comes close!

By far, the best! Should get a 6 to set him apart from the others!

Yes, he shaped the persona given by Fleming into the paradigm that all who have followed aim for. Still...too quick to brutality, too condescending to women, too...cruel. I know, it's a cruel business. I know, the books were a product of their time. But if you're going to fill larger than life shoes (poison-tipped daggers optional), such flaws are best left out. So for me, he rates below Dalton.

Is this really a question? The only real debate is who gets second place. Even then, Brosnan is arguably the next best Bond. Nothing against Roger Moore, but he can't touch Connery.

smooth and charming....!!

there is no other Bond, James Bond.

Connery-Sean Connery. The old movies may have been lame by todays standards vis-a-vis special effects. They were however lots more fun and really more dramatic. Who can forget "Thats a Smith and Wesson, professor-and youve had your six".

He's already one of my top 10 favorite actors of all time. He is just the man. Even if he stepped into the Bond character today, he'd still be the suave man as he was back in the 60s. Connery will always be the man!

By far the best Bond!

A man's man - - - continue on Mr. Connery

Sean really didn't thrill me at all with his portrayl of James Bond. He played it as though James was an older, but very seriously intelligent in unlikely subjects. I may sound confused myself, but that's exactly what I was while watching Sean.

I'm sorry, I wasn't aware there was a bond other than him and Pierce Brosnan.

No matter your age,gender or the first actor you saw in the part,there will only ever be one Bond-and we all know it.Here was a Bond forged in Scottish steel;hardened,ruthless;coiled,lithe,dark and powerful as a panther;diamond-sharp,sophisticated,charming,efficient,handsome,seductive,self-assured,dangerous.Woody Allen,in Casino Royale?.I jest-of course Connery's best.

I haven't seen all the James Bond movies, but Sean Connery is the quintessential Bond. Moore and Brosnan are both good in the role but clearly substitutes only. Connery is the only one who owns the line "Bond . . . James Bond."

Bond - James Bond - the one and only. Whether you like this particular film genre or do not (I don't but know that many do) how could you even consider anyone else in the title role other than Connery? He may not be as prolific as some actors (Michael Cain and Gene Hackman spring to mind) but when he's part of a film he always leaves a memorable impression. One of the things I remember most about the Indiana Jones series was his not very long part as Indiana's father. No contest - Connery IS James Bond.

definitely best bond. Tough guy/intense lover. Sean is very powerful and has the best accent of all the bonds. The other imposters are nowhere close.

sean connery is the shizznit

Two words: The Best. Want three more? Screw Roger Moore.