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David McLean

When Sean Connery beat up six members of notorious Edinburgh razor gang

There was a reason Sean Connery made the perfect James Bond - and it wasn't just for his movie star good looks and cracking delivery.

The late Edinburgh-born acting legend famously boasted an impressive physique that made him ideal for the role of the burly 007.

In the 1950s, a good few years before his film career took off, the man who would one day earn a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame undertook a wide variety of different job roles in his hometown.

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