Today, Sean Connery turns 89 years old. It was over fifty-seven years ago that the man first appeared in his most iconic role, and possibly the most iconic role in film history, introducing himself in the now trademark “Bond…James Bond” pattern that only came about as a mimic of the introduction of Eunice Gayson’s first Bond Girl (“Trench..Sylvia Trench.”)

Connery wasn’t just the first Bond, but the mold to which all future Bonds have been and will be compared to until the end of time…or at least the end of the franchise (which we consider would be the end of time.) Connery is one of the rare few that, no matter what future roles he took on (ahem…Zadoz,) or whatever he did with his life (ahem…spousal abuse,) , he would be forever associated with one role, just like Mark Hamill will always be Luke Skywalker, or Seann William Scott always be Stifler.

So on this holiest of days, as we literally sit and watch Dr. No in the first installment of the all-Connery Bond-athon we’ve embarked on, we salute the man who, before he became Dr. Henry Jones, Archaeologist, he gave us the gift of the Walther PPK, the shaken Martini, and the Aston Martin DB5, complete with ejector seat…and no…we never joke about our work.

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