Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) autographed 8"x 10" Vintage Photo signed in black fibre-tip marker and inscribed Best Wishes Sean Connery. An iconic image of James Bond! This signature has been authenticated by JSA James Spence authentication Certification Number: ZZ72498 and will come with the Letter of Authenticity you see in the scans. Sean Connery was a Scottish actor. He was the first actor to portray the fictional British secret agent James Bond in motion pictures, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Connery originated the role in Dr. No (1962) and continued starring as Bond in the Eon Productions films From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), and Diamonds Are Forever (1983), a non-Eon-produced Bond film. Connery is also known for his work with directors Alfred Hitchcock, Sidney Lumet and John Huston. Their films in which Connery appeared included Marnie (1964), The Hill (1965), The Offence (1973), Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and The Man Who Would Be King (1975). He also acted in Robin and Marian (1976), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Time Bandits (1981), Highlander, The Name of the Rose (both 1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart, The Rock (both 1996) and Finding Forrester (2000). His final on-screen role was as Allan Quatermain in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). Connery received numerous accolades. For his role in The Untouchables (1987), he received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (making him the first Scottish actor to win a major Oscar) and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor-Motion Picture; and in the same year he received the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for his role in The Name of the Rose. He also received honorary awards such as the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1987, the BAFTA Fellowship in 1998 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. Connery was made a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in France and a Knight by Queen Elizabeth II for his services to drama in the 2000 New Year Honors. This photo will come in a clear hard top load for display. Buy with confidence we have been selling autographs since 1992.