====== Felix Leiter ====== ===== Jack Lord ===== [[http://imdb.com/name/nm0520437/|IMDb Biography]] **__Film__**: [[films:dr-no|Dr. No]] {{ films:characters:felix-leiter-jack-lord.jpg|Jack Lord}} Felix Leiter is an American [[films:organizations:cia|CIA]] agent who grew to become a great friend to James Bond. Working on many missions together, they proved to be helpful to one another. In [[films:dr-no|Dr. No]], they meet for the first time when Leiter holds Bond at gunpoint after his scuffle with [[films:characters:quarrel|Quarrel]] in the storage room. They each learn who the other is and begin discussing the [[films:characters:dr-no|Dr. No]] affair. Leiter accompanies Bond on the trip to [[films:locations:crab-key|Crab Key]], but goes back half way. He arrives with his troops at the end of the film to see Bond and [[films:characters:honey-ryder|Honey]] enjoying eachother’s company in a lone boat on the ocean. ===== Cec Linder ===== [[http://imdb.com/name/nm0511695/|IMDb Biography]] **__Film__**: [[films:goldfinger|Goldfinger]] Felix Leiter returns again this time to brief James Bond in Miami on his next target: [[films:characters:auric-goldfinger|Auric Goldfinger]]. Bond is to quietly observe [[films:characters:auric-goldfinger|Mr. Goldfinger]] and see what he does. > **Felix**: I thought I’d find you in good hands. Leiter turns up later in the film with his partner to keep an eye on the homer beacon Bond has and also on Bond himself in Kentucky. Leiter wishes him well at the end of the film, when Bond leaves to have lunch at the White House. > **Felix**: I told the stewardess liquor for three. ===== Rik Van Nutter ===== [[http://imdb.com/name/nm0887607/|IMDb Biography]] **__Film__**: [[films:thunderball|Thunderball]] Felix Leiter is seen near the pool when Bond and [[films:characters:domino-derval|Domino]] are having lunch, but he meets James Bond when he tries to merely say hello at Bond’s hotel room door. Bond quickly punches him to silence him and then proceeds to catch the bumbling [[films:characters:quist|Quist]]. > **Felix**: Fine way to treat the CIA. Leiter later on pilots the helicopter when they are searching for the [[films:vehicles:vulcan|Vulcan]] and then watches out for sharks when Bond goes down underwater to investigate it. He then later helps out Bond in the finale. ===== Norman Burton ===== [[http://imdb.com/name/nm0123680/|IMDb Biography]] **__Film__**: [[films:diamonds-are-forever|Diamonds Are Forever]] Felix Leiter returns yet again, meeting James Bond at the airport as he poses as an inspection officer. He looks over the body of the real Peter Franks, and finally asks Bond where the diamonds are located when he cannot find them himself. He later watches over the circus when their plan goes into effect and then joins Bond when he goes searching after [[films:characters:willard-whyte|Willard Whyte]] at his home. > **Felix**: I give up. I know the diamonds are in the body, but where? ===== David Hedison ===== [[http://imdb.com/name/nm0373314/|IMDb Biography]] **__Films__**: [[films:live-and-let-die|Live And Let Die]] and [[films:licence-to-kill|Licence To Kill]] ==== Live And Let Die ==== Felix Leiter greets Bond on the telephone when he arrives in New York early in the film. They make arrangements for later as Leiter then goes back to monitoring [[films:characters:dr-kananga|Kananga]]. He meets up with James Bond later on when he calms down a flustered [[films:characters:j-w-pepper|Sheriff J.W. Pepper]] after the catastrophic boat chase. He also calms down a furious Mr. Bleeker after Bond is finished ‘giving his lesson’ to Mrs. Bell. > **Felix**: Yes, Mr. Bleeker, I know you can’t glue the wings back on. Now Mr. Bleeker, I’m sure there’s no need for name calling. He goes with Bond and [[films:characters:quarrel-junior|Quarrel Jr.]] to [[films:locations:san-monique|San Monique]] at the end of the film and then wishes Bond and [[films:characters:solitaire|Solitaire]] well when the two of them prepare for their long train ride. ==== Licence To Kill ==== Felix Leiter has wedding bells on the mind in this James Bond film. He marries [[films:characters:della-churchill|Della Churchill]], but still keeps active in his field, investigating drug dealer [[films:characters:franz-sanchez|Franz Sanchez]]. The wedding doesn’t go well however, when after, [[films:characters:franz-sanchez|Sanchez's]] men capture them both, feeding Felix to a shark and killing his wife. > **Felix**: See you in Hell! He survives the ordeal, the incident causing Bond to go on a mission for revenge. Leiter appears at the end of the film to say he’ll be out soon and Bond will have his job back at [[films:organizations:mi6|MI6]]. ===== Bernie Casey ===== [[http://imdb.com/name/nm0143378/|IMDb Biography]] **__Film__**: [[films:never-say-never-again|Never Say Never Again]] Leiter shows up when Bond is speaking with Nicole. They soon join forces to figure out as much as they can about [[films:characters:maximillion-largo|Largo]]. After Bond has taken care of [[films:characters:fatima-blush|Fatima Blush]], Leiter reveals himself from off to the side, seeing how Bond handled the situation. > **Felix**: To see how you handled things with the lady, you did rather well. He then helps Bond to get aboard [[films:characters:maximillion-largo|Largo's]] boat and then fires upon the enemies in the final battle while Bond pursues [[films:characters:maximillion-largo|Largo]] and the bomb. ===== John Terry ===== [[http://imdb.com/name/nm0856012/|IMDb Biography]] **__Film__**: [[films:the-living-daylights|The Living Daylights]] Felix Leiter appears only briefly in this film. He meets Bond when [[films:characters:ava|Ava]] and [[films:characters:liz|Liz]] escort 007 to him and they discuss [[films:characters:brad-whitaker|Whitaker]] and [[films:characters:georgi-koskov|Koskov]] and how the two may be working together. Later in the film, Leiter guides Bond through the outside of [[films:characters:brad-whitaker|Whitaker's]] villa.