Sir Sean Connery, the Academy Award-winning actor famous for playing James Bond, has died, the BBC reported Saturday. He was 90 years old.

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LONDON -- Sir Sean Connery, best known as the first actor to take on the iconic role of the fictional intelligence agent James Bond, has died. He was 90 years old.