If you don’t know, Sean Connery was often hailed as the real-life Hollywood brute during his young age, way before he even starred in the iconic spy thriller James Bond franchise. Well, considering how the actor had once famously beaten up gangsters after being held at gunpoint, Connery seemingly deserved that reputation in the industry.

Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger (1964) | image: United Artists

But the story about his reputation got really serious when Sean Connery appeared in the 1974 movie Zardoz. While John Boorman’s film has been praised as a cult classic, behind-the-scenes anecdote revealed a near-fatal mishap after Connery almost choked the life out of a cameraman, who later faced significant damage to his career.

John Boorman recalled Sean Connery’s scary rage from the set of Zardoz

While Sean Connery was popularly known for his role as the British spy in the James Bond franchise,...