Neil Connery

Neil Niren Connery (16 December 1938 – 9 May 2021) was a Scottish actor and the younger brother of actor Sean Connery.

Biography

Connery was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 16 December 1938. The Connery family is of partial Irish origin. His father, Joseph Connery, was a lorry driver and his mother, Euphemia (Effie) McLean, worked as a cleaner. Connery had a modest upbringing in a deprived area of Edinburgh. He appeared in several films. Connery died on 9 May 2021, aged 82, from a short illness; seven months after his older brother.

Career

Connery's film debut was in O.K. Connery (1967), a James Bond-inspired film. The film was retitled Operation Kid Brother in the United States and is also known as Operation Double 007. It became known for having a number of the original James Bond series actors appearing as similar characters. OK Connery was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1998) under its alternative title, Operation Double 007.

In 1969, Connery appeared in the science fiction film The Body Stealers, also known as Thin Air, where he played Jim Radford, an investigator trying to figure out why paratroopers are disappearing in mid-air.

In 1980, Connery appeared as a guest star in the British TV Series Only When I Laugh. He played the Neil Niren MD – CT character, in the 7th episode ("Last Tango") from the second season.

For most of his life, Connery worked as a plasterer, until an accident in 1983 ended his career. He was married to Eleanor, with whom he had two daughters.