Felix Leiter — Diamonds Are Forever Character Profile

About Felix Leiter

CIA operative and Bond's trusted American ally in international missions.

Felix Leiter — Character Profile

Affiliations

• Central Intelligence Agency
• Drug Enforcement Administration
• Pinkerton Government Services

Quick Facts about Felix Leiter

Occupation

private investigator, field agent

Nationality

[[Americans

Felix Leiter's Known Relations

• Della Leiter — Spouse
• Cedar Leiter — Child
• Central Intelligence Agency — Employer
• Drug Enforcement Administration — Employer
• Pinkerton Government Services — Employer

Felix Leiter appears in 11 titles

• Dr. No (1962) — character page
• Goldfinger (1964) — character page
• Thunderball (1965) — character page
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
• Live and Let Die (1973) — character page
• Never Say Never Again (1983) — character page
• The Living Daylights (1987) — character page
• Licence to Kill (1989) — character page
• Casino Royale (2006) — character page
• Quantum of Solace (2008) — character page
• No Time to Die (2021) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Norman Burton

Appears in

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Felix Leiter — related — Willard Whyte (Jimmy Dean)
• Felix Leiter — Alliance Trusted Ally — James Bond (Sean Connery)

  Leiter provides essential American intelligence and operational support.

  Bond meets Felix Leiter at the airport, tells him to ship the real diamonds, and later receives CIA support during the rig attack.

• Felix Leiter — Conflict Operational Opponent — Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Charles Gray)

  Leiter represents the CIA's direct military response to Blofeld.

  Leiter and the CIA launch a helicopter attack on Blofeld's oil-rig base.

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• Willard Whyte (Jimmy Dean)
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