Sean Connery's Iconic Role Rejections

Sean Connery turned down various iconic roles, including Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs," John Hammond in "Jurassic Park," Morpheus in "The Matrix," Dumbledore in "Harry Potter," and Gandalf in "Lord of the Rings." He found the Hannibal role particularly "disgusting."

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