I did not realize he was 90. He was a great actor but not sure about him as a person. He evaded taxes and was known to admit to hitting women :(.

I was very disappointed to hear certain things about him But WOW!! What a good looking man!

Oh no! I didn’t know he was that old either. Roarah! I just read your post and am so surprised I always thought he was one of the good ones. :c/

I'm part Scottish and he was loved by his native country because he never tried to hide his Scottish accent no matter what role he played. And it seemed to me he had a sense of humor which is always sexy in a man. I'll bet that hitting might have come from drinking, always a bad combination. Never OK so I have to say that even though I liked him as an actor, never really looked up to him that much. My Scottish swoon has always been Ewan McGregor. But seriously I just have loved some of the things he has been in, always interesting! My other Scottish swoons are James McAvoy and Gerard Butler. And you can't beat Billy Connolly for humor! And I guess I should give Emily Mortimer her props too . . .

He was an abuser who bragged about hitting women and never apologized, actually doubled down in interviews. No sympathy or mourning from me, ever.

I never knew that about him!

Here he is sharing his belief about the proper occasion on which it is ok to physically strike a women

And here is one of his victims

I sincerely hope he is in hell being occasionally beaten to a pulp by someone bigger and stronger who tells him he should have known when to quit talking.

Ew. Well that's another reason Sean C. was so beloved by some in his native country, he came from rough working class background and rose to big heights. Doesn't excuse it but explains some of it, and also some of his appeal and ability to meld his personality, which is a plus in acting but can be detrimental in personal relationships. From the article linked above:

"Diane Cilento, who was married to Connery from 1962 to 1973, said he
physically and mentally abused her in jealous rages. She describes his
resentment at her own success and claims he "wasn't able to cope" with
the fame brought by the Bond films.

Cilento blames their contrasting social backgrounds for the clashes that
led to the breakdown of their marriage. Connery was born in an
Edinburgh tenement and had a poor upbringing, while she is the daughter
of two wealthy Australian doctors."

Of course wealthy people can be and are violent, so one cannot fairly attribute abusive behavior to class. But if you grow up rough, it's hard to morph into something cuddly, much to your own detriment and the detriment of those around you. I know this from personal experience. It's not an excuse, just an explanation.

Pink absolutely no, growing up rough is no explanation for beating women. That’s abusive and pathological behavior not an outgrowth of ones upbringing.

I agree with running. Ultimately, domestic violence is the result of the offender failing to recognize the dignity and rights of the other person, creating an outlet for a complete lack of impulse control. And ultimately, the offender is to blame, not an upbringing.

Children who are beaten Often grow into abusive adults. I suspect he already lived in a hell “ beaten to a pulp by someone bigger and stronger who told him he should have known when to quit talking“ or he witnessed someone doing it to his mother, whom he loved, when he was just a child.

We seem to emulate or rebel against our parents. Sadly I suspect he emulated. Abusive personalities are almost always the result of childhood trauma. He did seem to soften his view and was married for for many decades until his death to a woman who does not claim to be abused. Hopefully he rose above his upbringing eventually.

I'm not excusing abuse. Just because you understand some of the conditions that create it, doesn't mean you condone it or even tolerate it. But abusers learn abuse by being abused, by not being valued or respected in their youth, at home, in school and usually early on at work. It creates a viscous cycle that is hard to break. Particularly since much of the world operates on abusive foundations. Abusers egos are fragile due to the trauma of their own abuse, which they rarely can overcome. It take a lot to break the cycle, and abusers almost always end up alone but with a string of failed marriages and business ventures behind them. Same with narcissists. The two often go together. Very hard for that kind of person to change, but it's a spectrum. Acting is the perfect place for an abusive person to hide, which is probably why so many Hollywood marriages fail. Acting is hardly the profession to tackle abusive behavior, actors are objectified and used for the ego gratification of others, which is part of the personality of abuse, not valuing others innate humanity, but using them as objects. In movie making, the actors are the puppets used to make money and that is the bottom line, will it sell. Some artists in the acting profession try to beat the system, but it is a popular system . . .

FWIW, I never liked the Bond movies. Inane childish fantasies, like "gag me" silly. But that's just one gal's opinion. The best Sean Connery movie I ever saw was "Robin and Marian" and that one is pretty dark . . .try watching The Molly Maguires if you can stomach it . . .

It's possible to like a person who is deeply flawed . . . from a distance. One hopes for the best for them, that they can grow spiritually, as in Christian love. One hopes for their true redemption. That's not the same thing as tolerating or condoning abuse. Expect the worst, hope for the best. Just forgiving and not giving in to hate yourself. Hating someone is a waste of energy. Sounds like Sean Connery's first wife got over it and moved on. Living well is the best revenge. We need to not idolize the abusive behaviors. Sean Connery made his fortune on glorifying low grade (silly for the most part) violence. And people ate it up. Some of his more mature movies had a more nuanced approach to battling violence. I think he was probably a complex man, not a caricature. He acted for our enjoyment, the rest we should leave to God.

I find it odd that his widow, to whom he was married since 1975, has a totally different opinion of him than his ex-wife. His ex claims he beat her because he couldn't handle her success. What success ? I've never heard of the woman, yet she also said he couldn't handle his fame as James Bond, I'm sure he must have been much more famous at the time than she was . Who are we to believe ?

https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/sir-sean-connerys-widow-micheline-shares-james-bond-actors-final-moments-he-slipped-away-without-fuss-3021542?itm_source=parsely-api

She was wealthy. And I agree, I think Sean Connery was probably a more nuanced person than just a simple "abuser." Even his first wife admits to that. It would be nice if we could wave a magic want and stamp out all abusive behavior, but it is a life long struggle, IMHO. My father grew up in a similar type of home, and he is fairly dismissive of women in general and if you wasted a lot of time challenging him, you would find yourself in a very angry, confrontational living situation. Best to leave that kind of situation like Connery's first wife did. He was raised that way. He's not alone. My husband too to a lesser degree, he wasn't brought up nor did he work in a situation where women were valued. Not condoning the mindset, but it is rather pervasive so I wouldn't pillory Sean Connery just because he was a famous person with a complicated life . . .he was an actor and of course we consume the details of his life for our amusement, but that's not really valuing him as a person either . . .

Pink, once again beating up women is NOT just a nuanced part of a complicated life. Regardless of how you attempt to spin it, violence toward women by a man is evil behavior and there's simply no excuse or acceptable explanation for it regardless of how many tortuous ways you try to link that to a disadvantaged start in life.

None.

I thought he would have been a good Commander McBragg.