Sean Connery voted best ever James Bond in new poll

The six-time Bond star saw off competition from current 007 Daniel Craig in the poll's first round
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Sean Connery has been voted as the best ever James Bond.

The Scottish actor saw off competition from stars including Daniel Craig, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan in the poll for RadioTimes.com.

More than 14,000 people voted for their favourite Bond, with actors pitted against each other in different rounds of the survey.

The first round saw Connery beat Craig after securing 56% of the vote.

Connery posing with Bond's iconic Aston Martin

Brosnan beat George Lazenby in the other heat with 76% of the vote.

Moore also lost out to Timothy Dalton after scoring just 41% of the vote.

Connery played the secret agent six times

The final therefore saw Connery pitted against Dalton and Brosnan, with the actors securing 44%, 32% and 23% respectively.

Connery played Ian Fleming’s famous spy for the first time in the 1962 film Dr No before going on to star in From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice and Diamonds Are Forever.

Tim Glanfield, editorial director of RadioTimes.com, said: “Sean Connery has once again proven he’s the Bond with the midas touch.”

No Time To Die, the 25th film in the Bond franchise, will be released in November after being delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

It will see Craig reprise his role as 007 for the fifth and final time.

With reporting by Press Association

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