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The American Film Institute has decided to award 75-year old actor Sean Connery with its highest honour - a life achievement award.
The organisation said that Connery is known for "creating one of the great film heroes" and that "his talents transcend typecasting."
Previous recipients of the award, established in 1973, include Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Robert DeNiro and Alfred Hitchcock. Connery will pick up the award in June of next year at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
The AFI also called Sir Sean, who starred in a number of James Bond films, an "international film icon," saying his film choices "illuminate a career more extraordinary than James Bond himself."
Connery's film career began half a century ago, with a small role in a 1954 Errol Flynn comedy. He then played the iconic role of James Bond seven times, with his most recent film role being in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in 2003. Connery recently said that he would need something very special to convince him to make any more films.
The organisation said that Connery is known for "creating one of the great film heroes" and that "his talents transcend typecasting."
Previous recipients of the award, established in 1973, include Meryl Streep, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Robert DeNiro and Alfred Hitchcock. Connery will pick up the award in June of next year at a ceremony in Los Angeles.
The AFI also called Sir Sean, who starred in a number of James Bond films, an "international film icon," saying his film choices "illuminate a career more extraordinary than James Bond himself."
Connery's film career began half a century ago, with a small role in a 1954 Errol Flynn comedy. He then played the iconic role of James Bond seven times, with his most recent film role being in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in 2003. Connery recently said that he would need something very special to convince him to make any more films.
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