- Younger brother of Sean Connery.
- After doing two movies, he ran a plaster business in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Director Terence Young of the three James Bond films had heard Neil on Scottish radio discussing union matters and thought he sounded so much like his older brother Sean Connery that he told producer Dario Sabatello about it, which resulted in him landing the title role in his first film Operation Kid Brother (1967), with Bond veterans Lois Maxwell, Bernard Lee, Adolfo Celi, and Daniela Bianchi.
- Passed away just over six months after his famous brother, Sean Connery.
- Lived in Edinburgh, Scotland until his passing.
- Uncle of Jason Connery
- Brother-in-law of Micheline Roquebrune.
- Granduncle of Dashiell Connery.
- Ex-brother-in-law of Diane Cilento.
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