Connery has worst movie accent

Sir Sean Connery's Irish-American accent in 1987 film The Untouchables has been voted the worst of all time in a new poll.

The former James Bond star played a cop in the hit movie and received an Academy Award for his turn - despite failing to lose his native Scottish dialect.

Connery's role saw off competition from Kevin Costner's portrayal of the English folk hero in Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves, with his American accent landing him second place in the survey by a U.S. ticket agency.

In third was Tom Cruise who put on an Irish lilt for his part in 1992's Far And Away.

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