Sean Connery will always be THE James Bond to me. Nothing against all the other actors in that role. It's just that for me Connery defined James Bond and no one else would ever live up to him as Bond.
Best non-Bond movie performance IMO was in The Untouchables and oddly, I really didn't like that movie. Maybe it was because I loved the old TV series and this interpretation was nothing like it. But even in this turkey of a movie, Connery shined. It's a mark of a really good actor -- being able to give a stellar performance in an otherwise lousy movie.
Rest in peace, Sir Sean.