Felix leiter david hedison biography

Fictional character in James Bond media created 1953

Fictional character

Felix Leiter (pronounced Fee-Lex Lighter) is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the James Bond books, films, and other media.

The character is an operative for the CIA and Bond's friend.

Felix leiter david hedison biography

After losing a leg and a hand to a shark attack, Leiter joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency. The name "Felix" comes from the middle name of Fleming's friend Ivar Bryce, while the name "Leiter" was the surname of Fleming's friend Marion Oates Leiter Charles, the then wife of Thomas Leiter.^[1]

Leiter also appeared in novels by continuation authors, as well as ten films and one television episode, "Casino Royale", in which the character became a British agent, Clarence Leiter, played by Michael Pate.

In the Eon Productionsseries of films, Leiter has been portrayed by Jack Lord, Cec Linder, Rik Van Nutter, Norman Burton, David Hedison, John Terry, and Jeffrey Wright; in the independ