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
David Hedison with Tom Tryon in "Marines, Let's Go" (1961). Hedison worked regularly on TV, guest starring in "Perry Mason", "The Saint" (starring Roger Moore who became a great friend), and "The Farmer's Daughter". He was one of many stars in "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965). Allen offered Hedison the lead role in the TV series of "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", co-starring with Richard Basehart, which ran from 1964 to 1968. When the series ended Hedison moved to London. "I liked London very much," he later said. "I just wanted to go and spend a couple years there...