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Felix Leiter - James Bond Wiki
Who he is:
  • A former CIA and one-time DEA agent who acts as Bond's primary liaison through several films.

Actors:
  • Jack Lord (appeared in Dr.No)
    • John Joseph Patrick Ryan or better known by his stage name Jack Lord was an American actor who first portrayed the role of CIA agent Felix Leiter in Dr.No. The producers didn't ask him to reprise the role of Leiter since they felt that having the same actor over and over might upstage Sean Connery's dominance as the leading man.
  • Cec Linder (appeared in Goldfinger)
    • Cec Linder was a Canadian actor (of Polish descent) who was famous for playng American characters in various films and television shows such as that of Felix Leiter in Goldfinger.
  • Rik Van Nutter (appeared in Thunderball)
    • Rik Van Nutter was an American actor who appeared in many minor films but is most famous for playing Felix Leiter in Thunderball.
  • Norman Burton (appeared in Diamonds Are Forever)
    • A graduate of the Actors Studio, this veteran character actor also appeared in "Escape from the Planet of the Apes," "Fuzz," "Save the Tiger," and "The Towering Inferno," as well as countless television shows.
  • David Hedison (appeared in Live and Let Die and Licence To Kill)
    • Prior to Bond, Hedison's biggest roles were in the original "The Fly" and as Lee Crane on television's "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." He's (so far) one of the two "Leiter"s to have appeared in more than one movie (other being Jeffery Wright).
  • John Terry (appeared in The Living Daylights)
    • John Terry has also appeared in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket," and David Fincher's "Zodiac," and on tv mini-series "Into the West," as well as recurring roles on "Lost" and "24."
  • Jeffery Wright (appeared in Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace)
    • Jeffrey Wright's first film role was in "Presumed Innocent" and he's never looked back. He won a Tony and Emmy Award for his role in "Angels in America," starred in "Basquiat," as well as roles in "Shaft," "The Manchurian Candidate," "Broken Flowers," "Syriana," and "Lady in the Water." He reprised the role of Felix Leiter in Quantum of Solace.

Best Lines:
  • "You Limeys can be pretty touchy about trespassing." - Dr. No (1962)
  • "You should have faith. As long as you keep your head about you, I think you have him." - Casino Royale (2006)