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Character: Felix Leiter
Actor: Rik Van Nutter
Movie: Thunderball
Status: Active
Appearance: Male, Short Black/Grey hair, medium build, medium completion, is often seen wearing sunglasses and a casual suit
Date of Birth: 1st May 1929
Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Place of Birth: California, USA Pleased To Meet You
Although Leiter is much less of a field agent than 007, his knowledge and expertise have often arrived for Bond just in the nick of time.
He retired in 1979 and moved all around the world. No" and Cec Linder in "Goldfinger. They lived in Spain and Switzerland and started a shipping business together. Notes: 1965 film "Seven Hours of Gunfire" Events- Death, Cause unspecified 15 October 2005 (Age 76)
Source NotesSy Scholfield provided birth certificate.
He died of a heart attack in November 2005. Roles in James Bond Movies- Thunderball (1965) as Felix Leiter
Trivia- Rik Van Nutter was the 3rd actor to play Felix Leiter. He flirted with screen-writing, penning the 1971 film "Casting Call".
 Leiter appears to have somewhat of a sense of humour, but his interests are unknown. [Bond punches him to shut him up] Fine way to treat the CIA!" Personality
Although Bond and Leiter have become quite good friends, not much is known about Felix's private life. Involvement
During Operation Thunderball, James Bond first encounters Felix Leiter in his hotel room, where the CIA agent is waiting for his British ally - unbeknownst to 007.
Categories- Family : Relationship : Mate - Noted (Anita Ekberg)
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate (USA to Spain and Switzerland)
- Vocation : Business : Business owner
- Vocation : Business : Entrepreneur
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Film)
James Bond Actor - Rik Van NutterAbout| Life | 1930 - November 12th, 2005 |
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| Birthplace | California, USA |
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| Place of Death | Florida, USA |
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| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
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| Gender | Male |
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SummaryRik Van Nutter was an American actor best known for his role as Felix Leiter in the James Bond movie Thunderball (1965). BiographyRik Van Nutter was an American actor who starred in 13 mostly minor films, one exception being his role as the third incarnation of Felix Leiter in 1965's Bond film Thunderball.
After 007 discovers the location of the bombs, it is Leiter who rescues Bond from a cave - just in time to organise a raid against Largo. | | |
Biography
Rik Van Nutter was born Frederick Allen Nutter on 1st May 1929 in California, USA. His acting career began in 1959 with an uncredited role in the Italian comedy/horror movie "Tempi Duri Per I Vampiri".
He also had a role alongside Peter Ustinov in Romanoff and Juliet (1968), and his later films included Foxbat (1977) with Henry Silva and Vonetta McGee and the Jim Brown WW2 adventure Pacific Inferno (1979). After his great performance, Rik agreed to keep playing the part, but Leiter didn't appear in You Only Live Twice (1967) or On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
Van Nutter occasionally took the stage name of Clyde Rogers for his European films. His most famous screen appearance was that of Felix Leiter in the 1965 James Bond film "Thunderball". The couple divorced five years later. Rik Van Nutter died on 15th October 2005 at age 76 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA from a heart attack.
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Leiter has been assigned by the CIA to help track down the two atomic bombs being held to ransom by SPECTRE's #2, Emilio Largo.As with the Dr No mission, Leiter proves an essential ally to Bond in the Bahamas, providing knowledge, contacts and resources.
John Terry would suffer a similar problem years later in "The Living Daylights".
A couple more low-key European movies followed in successive years after "Thunderball", before he took a ten year break from acting. Leiter slowly becomes the closest thing that Bond has had to a friend, as shown by 007's extreme reaction to his torture in Licence To Kill.