Connery had a stint as a tradesman before pursuing his acting dream and learned how to be a brick layer.Connery had a stint as a tradesman before pursuing his acting dream and learned how to be a brick layer.
Connery had a stint as a tradesman before pursuing his acting dream and learned how to be a brick layer.

11 jobs Sean Connery did around Edinburgh before becoming famous

Long before he earned superstar status in the James Bond series, Connery was Mr Oddjob and employed in a diverse number of professions around Edinburgh.

Most people are aware of his stint as a milkman for St Cuthbert’s Co-operative Society in his native Fountainbridge, but Connery turned his hand to around a dozen other jobs before pursuing a full-time acting career.

We take a look at 11 jobs done by the late film legend before he became famous.

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