 In 1962 Eon Productions , the company of Canadian Harry Saltzman and American Albert R. " Cubby " Broccoli released the first cinema adaptation of an Ian Fleming novel , Dr. No , featuring Sean Connery as 007 . Connery was the first of seven actors to play Bond on the cinema screen , six of whom appeared in the Eon series of films . As well as looking different , each of the actors has interpreted the role of Bond in a different way . 
