Dr No

About this Broadcast

James Bond travels to the Caribbean to investigate when a fellow agent is murdered by a trio of mysterious blind assassins. Uncovering evidence of a powerful nuclear-powered weapon being used in Jamaica, Bond joins forces with a CIA operative, a local boat captain and a mysterious beachcomber as he battles a criminal genius with a plan to destroy the US space program. The first in the long-running spy thriller series based on Ian Fleming's novels, starring Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Jack Lord, Joseph Wiseman, John Kitzmiller and Bernard Lee

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Espionage Movie/Drama Thriller

Cast & Crew

Sean Connery (Actor) .. James Bond

Ursula Andress (Actor) .. Honey Ryder

Jack Lord (Actor) .. Felix Leiter

Joseph Wiseman (Actor) .. Dr No

Bernard Lee (Actor) .. M.

John Kitzmiller (Actor) .. Quarrel

Lois Maxwell (Actor) .. Miss Moneypenny

Lester Prendergast (Actor) .. Puss Feller

Eunice Gayson (Actor) .. Sylvia

Terence Young (Director)

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Did You Know..

Sean Connery (Actor) .. James Bond

Born: August 25, 1930 in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh

Best Known For: Being the first big-screen James Bond.

Early-life: Thomas Sean Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh on August 25, 1930. He first worked as a milkman and coffin polisher before joining the Navy at 16. During his spell in the service he had two tattoos etched on his right arm; he was eventually forced to leave after developing a stomach ulcer. At 19, he made ends meet as an artist's model at Edinburgh's School of Art. He also competed in the Mr Universe body-building competition in 1953.

Career: While still a bodybuilder, Sean was offered the chance to appear in a West End production of South Pacific, which kick-started his acting career. His film debut came in 1955's Lilacs in the Spring, but he didn't become a major star until he appeared as Bond in 1962's Dr No. It remains his most famous role, despite hits including The Man Who Would Be King, Rising Sun, A Bridge Too Far, Time Bandits, Highlander, The Rock, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and Entrapment. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for The Untouchables in 1987.

Quote: "I never disliked Bond, as some have thought. Creating a character like that does take a certain craft. It's simply natural to seek other roles."

Trivia: He was knighted in 2000.