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Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden Globes, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award. Connery was the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films (every film from Dr. No to You Only Live Twice, plus Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again), between 1962 and 1983. In 1988, Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Untouchables. His films also include Marnie (1964), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Man Who Would Be King (1975), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Highlander (1986), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Dragonheart (1996), The Rock (1996), and Finding Forrester (2000). Connery was polled in a 2004 The Sunday Herald as "The Greatest Living Scot" and in a 2011 EuroMillions survey as "Scotland's Greatest Living National Treasure". He was voted by People magazine as both the “Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989 and the "Sexiest Man of the Century” in 1999. He received a lifetime achievement award in the United States with a Kennedy Center Honor in 1999. Connery was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to film drama. On October 31, 2020, it was announced that Connery had died at the age of 90.

The film follows Hercules, the son of Zeus and Hera, who is stolen from Mount Olympus by the villainous Hades and turned mortal. Raised on Earth, Hercules possesses incredible strength and sets out to become a true hero so he can reclaim his place among the gods. Along the way, he trains with the satyr Philoctetes ("Phil"), battles monstrous creatures, and falls in love with the clever and guarded Megara, who secretly works for Hades. As Hercules proves himself through acts of courage, he discovers that true heroism is measured not by strength but by selflessness. In the climax, he sacrifices his life to save Meg, an act that restores his godhood. However, Hercules chooses to remain mortal on Earth to be with her, finding his true place not on Olympus but with the people he loves.
