Sir Sean Connery retains his `wealthiest British actor` status on latest 2004 rich list

06-Mar-2004 • Actor News

Paul McCartney`s fortune is bigger than the combined wealth of Elton John, Mick Jagger and Madonna - but, Sir Sean Connery, is still the leading actor according to a new rich list.

Sir Sean Connery, the original cinema James Bond, strikes a blow for the older generation in the Mail on Sunday`s Rich Report 2004.

The 73-year-old Scotsman tops the list of British male stars with an estimated 66 million pound fortune ahead of Rowan Atkinson and Oscar-winning cannibal Anthony Hopkins.

"Hollywood pay packets have made fortunes for half of Britain`s richest male showbiz personalities," said Rich Report Editor Rachel Oldroyd.

Nothing succeeds like Sixties nostalgia, with the former Beatle Paul McCartney boasting a 725 million pound ($1.3 billion) worth that puts him streets ahead of the next three in the big league of musicians in Britain.

Among the big hitters, the 45-year-old Madonna is way younger than pop veterans like McCartney, 61, and Tom Jones, 63, who have shown their stamina in the multi-millionaire stakes.