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Sean Connery voted best "James Bond" actor

2020-08-10T10:43:34.559Z


In a poll for the most popular "James Bond" cast, current actor Daniel Craig did not even make it into the shortlist. The British seem to like it stylish.


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Sean Connery: 44 percent of the votes in the final

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Sean Connery has obviously grown dear to British TV viewers in his role as James Bond. The Scottish actor was voted best "James Bond" actor of all time by readers of the film and television magazine "Radio Times".

The survey, which was designed like a tournament with several rounds, was attended by 14,000 people. The result has now been announced.

The man with the Midas touch

In the first round, the now 89-year-old Connery, who became known among other things for the "James Bond" film "Goldfinger", narrowly beat the Englishman and current 007 Daniel Craig ("Skyfall").

In contrast, Irish-born Pierce Brosnan, known from "GoldenEye", made it into the second round against the Australian George Lazenby ("On Her Majesty's Secret Service"). The Englishman Roger Moore ("Octopussy"), who died in 2017 and who had played the role seven times, was surprisingly kicked out against the Wales-born Timothy Dalton ("The Living Daylight").

In the final, Connery then prevailed with 44 percent of the vote against Dalton (32 percent) and Brosnan (23 percent).

The editor-in-chief of "Radio Times" said of the result: "Connery has proven it again, he's the Bond with the Midas touch." An allusion to a line from the title song of the Bond film "Goldfinger" ("He's the man with the midas touch").

The phrase goes back to the legendary King Midas, who is said to have turned everything he touched into gold.

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Source: spiegel

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