Connery Statistics

Sean Connery starred in seven James Bond films, including six EON productions, and Never Say Never Again, produced by Kevin McClory. As the first actor to play 007, Sir Sean established James Bond as a world-famous cultural icon. In Connery’s films, it’s clear that the vodka martini is 007’s drink of choice, accounting for 25 percent of his alcohol consumption:

During his tenure as 007, Connery averages one drink every 23.1 minutes.

In his films, Bond tends to drink alone, or in private settings. In seven movies, 007 has a mere nine drinks in public places. Only three of these drinks are consumed in actual bars or nightclubs, one in Dr. No and two in Never Say Never Again.

One interesting note: in his seven films, Connery utters the phrase “shaken, not stirred” only once, in Goldfinger. One more: Connery later became a spokeman for Suntory, a whisky he drinks in You Only Live Twice. (He was also a spokesman for Jim Beam bourbon.)