Sean Connery's first job was as a milkman in Edinburgh before he joined the Royal Navy at age 16. After 3 years, he was discharged on medical grounds and returned to his hometown. There he had quite a few jobs: a lorry driver, a lifeguard, a labourer, an artist's model for the Edinburgh College of Art, and a coffin polisher. In the 1950s, Connery started getting roles as extras, but it wasn’t enough to make ends meet, so he worked part-time as a babysitter. Later, Connery appeared in several movies, even getting lead roles, but the one that made him a renowned actor was that of James Bond in the 1960s.