News Sean Connery, who defined the role of ‘James Bond’ for a generation, dies at 90 October 31, 2020November 2, 2020 Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY Comments Off on Sean Connery, who defined the role of ‘James Bond’ for a generation, dies at 90 Sean Connery has died at age 90. For many fans, the rugged Scottish actor epitomized James Bond, the spy he portrayed seven times.