- Actor Ron Perlman revealed he had to spit in Sean Connery's face up to 16 times while filming the 1986 medieval thriller The Name of the Rose .
- Perlman initially hesitated to perform the action because Connery was his hero, but the Scottish actor insisted he do it so filming would not be delayed.
- Due to the need to capture the scene from multiple camera angles, Perlman ended up repeating the action 16 times throughout the day.
- Connery played James Bond in seven films between 1962 and 1983, and won an Oscar in 1987 for his role in Brian De Palma's The Untouchables .
- The legendary Scottish actor passed away in his sleep aged 90 in October 2020 at his home in the Bahamas.
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Hollywood star says he spat in Sean Connery’s face 16 times to pull off film scene