barry nelson was the first actor who played james bond.
barry nelson was the first actor who played james bond.
who was the first actor who played james bond?
barry nelson
he was the first actor to play james bond on screen in a 1954 adaptation of ian fleming's novel "casino royale" on the television anthology series "climax!" (preceding sean connery's interpretation in "dr. no" by eight years). reportedly this was considered a pilot for a possible james bond television series, though it is not known if nelson intended to continue playing the character. nelson played james bond as an american agent whom some in the program call "jimmy". in 2004, nelson said, "at that time, no one had ever heard of james bond...i was scratching my head wondering how to play it. i hadn't read the book or anything like that because it wasn't well-known." bond did not become well known in the u.s. until president john f. kennedy listed "from russia, with love" among his 10 favorite books in a march 17, 1961, "life" article.
barry nelson
david hedison is also notable as the first actor to have played james bond's ally felix leiter in more than one film ("live and let die" and "licence to kill") (the second was jeffrey wright, who appeared as leiter in "casino royale" (2006), and reprised the role in "quantum of solace").









































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bullet::::- "live and let die" (1973)









































bullet::::- "licence to kill" (1989)









































section::::central intelligence agency/us armed forces – united states.:agent felix leiter.:jeffrey wright.
list of recurring actors and actresses in the james bond film series