Things You Didn’t Know About Sean Connery
3 min readJul 11, 2022
He was more than just the best James Bond.
In surveys of people’s favorite James Bond, Sean Connery usually comes out on top. He delivered one-lines with panache, was up to the action sequences, and looked great in a tux. But beyond Bond, Connery had an interesting career and life. So, her are some things you probably didn’t know about Sean Connery.
1: A policeman named James Bond once stopped Sean Connery for speeding.
So, the only one capable of stopping James Bond is James Bond.
2: Steven Seagal broke Connery’s wrist while Sean was filming, “Never Say Never Again.”
Seagal broke Connery’s wrist while giving him a martial arts lesson. Does Steven have a Cobra Kai franchise?
3: He did nude modeling for art students in Edinburgh.
Based on reviews he may have been 007 as a secret agent, but 010 as a nude model.
4: He studied dance for 11 years under Yat Malmgren direction.
I knew he was Sir Sean Connery, but I didn’t know he was also Lord of the Dance.
