Jack Lord in "", which has run daily at Colonial Williamsburg since then. In 1958, Lord co-starred as Buck Walden in "God's Little Acre", the film adaptation of Erskine Caldwell's 1933 novel. Lord was the first actor to play the character Felix Leiter in the James Bond film series, introduced in the first Bond film, "Dr. No". According to screenwriter Richard Maibaum, Lord demanded co-star billing, a bigger role and more money to reprise the role in "Goldfinger", which resulted in director Guy Hamilton casting Cec Linder in the role. In 1962, Lord starred as series namesake "Stoney Burke", a rodeo cowboy
Kate Linder Kate Linder Kate Linder (born November 2, 1947) is an American actress, best known for her role as Esther Valentine on "The Young and the Restless", which she has played since 1982. Linder was born in Pasadena, California, and graduated with a BA in theatre arts from San Francisco State University. During that time, she also began working as a flight attendant for Transamerica Airlines. After graduation, Linder found work on television, including roles on "Archie Bunker's Place" and "Bay City Blues". In 1982 she was cast as Esther Valentine on CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless". In