Cec Linder year at home in Toronto, Ontario, of complications from emphysema. Cec Linder Cec Linder (March 10, 1921 – April 10, 1992) was a Polish-born Canadian film and television actor. In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked extensively in the United Kingdom, often playing Canadian and American characters in various films and television programmes. In television, he is best remembered for playing Dr. Matthew Roney in the BBC serial "Quatermass and the Pit" (1958–59). In film, he is best remembered for his role as James Bond's friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter, in "Goldfinger" (1964). Another well-known film in which he appeared
Jack Lord "The Americans", "Bonanza", "The High Chaparral", "Combat!", "The Man from U.N.C.L.E.", "The Reporter" starring Harry Guardino, "The Fugitive", "The Invaders", "Rawhide", "Ironside", and "The F.B.I." Lord appeared on the first episode of "Have Gun, Will Travel". In 1968, Lord appeared with Susan Strasberg in the film "The Name of the Game Is Kill". According to William Shatner, in 1966, Gene Roddenberry offered Lord the role of Captain James T. Kirk on "", to replace Jeffrey Hunter, whose wife was making too many demands. Lord asked for 50 percent ownership of the show, so Roddenberry offered the role to Shatner. Jack