The original James Bond and, IMHO, the best of them: Sean Connery. To my taste, all the subsequent actors who portrayed "Bond, James Bond", never came up to the charisma, menace, and sophistication that Connery embodied. He looked nothing like Ian Fleming's description (sort of like Hoagy Carmichael) but Fleming came to admire his performance. RIP, Sean.
Yeah, RIP, Sean Connery. Definitely an excellent, excellent actor! He always made each part he played that much more enjoyable! Of course he is primarily remembered for this role as James Bond, and for me, the two best James Bond movies featuring him are:
