He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of England in July 2000 after receiving Kennedy Center Honors in the US in 1999.The first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983.In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His film career also includes such films as Marnie, The Name of the Rose, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Hunt for Red October, Finding Forrester, Highlander, Murder on the Orient Express, Dragonheart, and The Rock.