Harold Saltzman and Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, the producers of Dr. Bigger roles followed, notably in Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure (1959). No, North American moviegoers get their first look–down the barrel of a gun–at the super-spy James Bond (codename: 007), the immortal character created by Ian Fleming in his now-famous series of novels and portrayed onscreen by the relatively unknown Scottish actor Sean Connery.Ĭonnery had acted in repertory theater and television and scored some bit parts in films before landing his first significant role, opposite Lana Turner in Another Time, Another Place (1958).
