He was 90 (viaBBC).

His father, Joe, was a truck driver, and his mother Euphamia, was a laundress.

He was discharged after just three because he had stomach ulcers.

Sean Connery

But his biggest break came when he was cast in his first James Bond role inDr.

In between, he appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’sMarnie(1964).

He officially retired from acting after his appearance inThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemenin 2003.

Sean Connery

He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2000 (via BBC).