Felix Leiter — Thunderball Character Profile

About Felix Leiter

CIA liaison and Bond's trusted American ally who assists in international operations.

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)
• Diamonds Are Forever (1971) — character page
• 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

Rik Van Nutter

Appears in

Thunderball (1965)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (2)

• Felix Leiter — Alliance Trusted Ally — James Bond (Sean Connery)

  Leiter serves as Bond's primary CIA liaison and operational partner throughout the Bahamas mission.

• Felix Leiter — Professional Colleague — Paula Caplan (Martine Beswick)

  Leiter and Caplan coordinate intelligence efforts as fellow CIA agents on the same assignment.

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• Count Lippe (Guy Doleman)
• Paula Caplan (Martine Beswick)
• M (Bernard Lee)
• Miss Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell)
• Q (Desmond Llewelyn)
• Patricia Fearing (Molly Peters)
• Pinder (Earl Cameron)
• Foreign Secretary (Roland Culver)