| Formed production company, Fountainbridge Films |
1943 | Drove a milk wagon at age 13, making deliveries before school |
1946 | Joined the Royal Navy for a 12-year stint at age 16 |
1949 | Discharged from the Navy after three years due to ulcers |
1951 | London stage debut in chorus of "South Pacific" |
1953 | Participated in the Mr. Universe bodybuiding contest; placing third |
1956 | Film acting debut, "No Road Back" |
1956 | Received positive notices for his lead performance in the BBC TV production of Rod Serling's "Requiem for a Heavyweight" |
1958 | Played first leading role when he acted as Lana Turner's leading man in the British-made "Another Time, Another Place" |
1959 | First film made in America, the Walt Disney production, "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" |
1962 | Breakthrough role, playing the British secret agent in the first of the James Bond series, "Dr. No"; film based on the 1958 novel by Ian Fleming |
1969 | Debut as documentary filmmaker with "The Bowler and the Bonnet" |
1969 | Debut as stage director, the London production of "I've Seen You Cut Lemons" |
1971 | Final official appearance as 007 in "Diamonds Are Forever"; donated his $1.25 million salary to the Scottish International Education Trust Fund |
1972 | Formed Tantallon Productions for the making of Sidney Lumet's "The Offense" |
1983 | Made one-shot return to playing James Bond in "Never Say Never Again" |
1987 | Had Oscar winning role as Jim Malone in Brian De Palma's "The Untouchables" |
1989 | Starred as Professor Henry Jones, the father of Harrison Ford's titular character in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" |
1990 | Played Captain Marko Ramius in "The Hunt for Red October"; based on the novel by Tom Clancy |
1992 | First film as executive producer, "Medicine Man"; also co-starred with Lorraine Bracco |
1995 | Cast as King Arthur opposite Richard Gere as Lancelot in "First Knight" |
1996 | Co-starred with Nicolas Cage in "The Rock" |
1998 | Acted with Gena Rowlands in the ensemble drama "Playing By Heart" |
1998 | Cast as the villain in a remake of the 1960s British cult series, "The Avengers" |
1998 | Won Tony Award for producing the play "Art"; production debuted on the London stage in 1996 |
1999 | Played a jewel thief trailed by an insurance investigator (Catherine Zeta-Jones) in "Entrapment" |
2000 | Portrayed a reclusive, Pulitzer-winning author in Gus Van Sant's "Finding Forrester" |
2003 | Played the lead role in the feature adaptation of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen"; also produced |
2005 | Announced he would retire from film-making |
2008 | Published his autobiography, Being a Scot, which coincided with his 78th birthday |
