
Favourite Felix Leiter
#31
Posted 26 July 2003 - 01:04 AM
#32
Posted 26 July 2003 - 01:13 AM
Originally posted by Righty007
Joe Don Baker is Jack Wade. So recasting the role of Wade would be stupid. If they wanted to new CIA agent in the films, they might as well just make a create a new one or get a new Leiter because without Joe Don Baker you can't have Wade.
I agree with you Righty

#33
Posted 26 July 2003 - 01:22 AM
Originally posted by Righty007 (edited)
In the official Bond movies 6 different actors have played CIA agent Felix Leiter. I want you to rank the 6 Leiter's from your favorite (1) to your least favorite (6).
- David Hedison (Live And Let Die
#34
Posted 26 July 2003 - 02:23 AM
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#35
Posted 31 July 2003 - 11:05 PM
Originally posted by homerjbond
Killmaster has a good point, we need to split David Hedison's Leiter character in the two movies, but I have to rank LTK lower than LALD, how can he NOT notice that his bride has the HOTS for Bond?!?
Hard to believe that ANYONE can have the hots for Dalton's Bond.
Anyway, my Felix list
1) Rik Van Nutter
2) Jack Lord
3) David Hedison
4) Cec Linder
5) John Terry
6) Norman Burton
#36
Posted 05 August 2004 - 10:02 AM
1. David Hedison
He felt most Felix-esque. A more CIA like agent than the others. And he did two great performances in the Bond universe. Dave is the man!
2. Rik Van Nutter
His performance in Thunderball was great. Here he also felt more CIA-ish. That grayish tone of his hair wasn't good, but who cares. He can drive a helicopter.
3. Jack Lord
The first Felix is also great but he feels more mystical spy than a CIA agent. He looked great in glasses. A little more screentime would have been good
4. Norman Burton
Quite good but not as good as the first three.
5. John Terry
Not good. He looks more like a college student than a CIA agent. Bad bad.
6. Cec Linder
The worst. He looked more like Bond's nice good ole man than Felix Leiter. Too bad because Goldfinger is a quite good movie which has a bad Felix.
Your lists?
#37
Posted 05 August 2004 - 10:15 AM
jack lord
#38
Posted 05 August 2004 - 01:31 PM
1. Jack Lord 2. Rik Van Nutter 3. David Hedison 4. Cec Linder 5. Bernie Casey 6. Norman Burton 7. John Terry |
#39
Posted 05 August 2004 - 08:06 PM


but the best Felix was Jack Lord!
#40
Posted 05 August 2004 - 08:08 PM
We had a thread like this, but fine to have a new one.
#41
Posted 05 August 2004 - 08:23 PM
#42
Posted 05 August 2004 - 10:40 PM
#43
Posted 06 August 2004 - 01:28 AM
Skin color doesn't make any difference really in this case. He's not my number one favorite, but he played the role excellently.I know Bernie Casey is black, but I like Bernie Casey.
#44
Posted 06 August 2004 - 01:50 AM
I know that's true to the book, but it would have been nice to have Leiter in the action. Kind of interesting the Leiters of TB and LALD didn't go directly into the action but played a kind of secondary role.
#45
Posted 08 August 2004 - 07:30 PM
3. Rick van Nutter
4. Norman Burton
5. Bernie Casey
6. John Terry
7. Cec Linder
#46
Posted 08 August 2004 - 07:33 PM
I kind of wish that would have happened also. However that would mean it would be James Bond, Quarrel, Honey Ryder, and Felix Leiter all on the trek to find Dr. No's lair.There's a lot of support for Jack Lord's Felix. He certainly looks the part and compliments Connery as Bond's CIA counterpart. But the thing that bothers me about him is he doesn't join Bond in going to Crab Key.
I know that's true to the book, but it would have been nice to have Leiter in the action. Kind of interesting the Leiters of TB and LALD didn't go directly into the action but played a kind of secondary role.
It seems like it may be a little too much.
#47
Posted 08 August 2004 - 10:29 PM
2. Rik Van Nutter
3. David Hedison
4. Bernie Casey
5. Cec Linder
6. John Terry
7. Norman Burton
#48
Posted 13 August 2004 - 08:07 AM
#49
Posted 06 March 2005 - 06:08 PM
#50
Posted 09 March 2005 - 04:46 PM

#51
Posted 09 March 2005 - 04:59 PM
#52
Posted 09 March 2005 - 07:21 PM
Jack Lord first, then everybody else. I could care less about the order, as IMO Jack Lord was the only Felix who could have gone hand to hand with Bond and he's also the only one I could envision going on truly dangerous missions with him, not just helping him put on scuba gear...


#53
Posted 09 March 2005 - 07:43 PM
Edited by Brian Flagg, 09 March 2005 - 07:44 PM.
#55
Posted 09 March 2005 - 08:41 PM
2. Jack Lord
3. Rik Van Nutter
4. Cec Linder
5. John Terry
6. Norman Burton
#56
Posted 09 March 2005 - 09:03 PM
#57
Posted 09 March 2005 - 09:05 PM
2. David Hedison
3. Rik Van Nutter
4. Cec Linder
5. Norman Burton
6. John Kerry (he was on the screen for a whole 2 minutes)
#58
Posted 09 March 2005 - 09:24 PM
In my opinion Jack Lord and Rik Van Nutter are tied for being the best Felix Leiter. I hope that if Felix is in CR that he is closer to Bond's age, essentially an American 007. If they are going with the restart route, they can't really do Felix with prosthetics.
Indeed. The top two by far. They epitomize the idea of a cool fellow agent, one wonders how Dr. No would have been for instance if Lord had went with Connery's Bond on the island, as it has been asked before on here.
#59
Posted 09 March 2005 - 11:28 PM
Jack Lord first, then everybody else. I could care less about the order, as IMO Jack Lord was the only Felix who could have gone hand to hand with Bond and he's also the only one I could envision going on truly dangerous missions with him, not just helping him put on scuba gear...
Exactly, Lord oozed coolness. He's the only Felix Leiter to helm his own show.

#60
Posted 12 March 2005 - 05:13 AM