Felix Leiter three), where the character became a British agent, Clarence Leiter, played by Michael Pate. In the Eon Productions series 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 independent production "Never Say Never Again", the part was played by Bernie Casey. Leiter has also appeared in the video game "007 Legends". Felix Leiter, James Bond's CIA ally and friend, played a part in six of the Fleming novels; he is introduced in "Casino Royale" as being thin, tall, about thirty-five years old and a
Cec Linder and successful television career on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, probably his most prominent role was as the palaeontologist Roney in the original BBC version of "Quatermass and the Pit" (1958–59). In the United States, he was a regular in the CBS soap operas "The Secret Storm" and "The Edge of Night" and in the 1980s appeared in several of the "Perry Mason" revival TV films as District Attorney Jack Welles. Linder was also a regular on the popular 1980s Canadian crime series "Seeing Things", playing Crown Attorney Spenser. During his career, he also had guest roles