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 (3)

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

  Leiter provides intelligence, field support, and emergency rescue assistance.

  Bond meets CIA agent Felix Leiter in Nassau, and they find the camouflaged Vulcan together. Leiter later locates Bond through a tracking signal.

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

  They belong to the allied intelligence team pursuing the missing bombs.

  Felix Leiter and Paula Caplan are both identified as agents assisting the investigation in Nassau.

• Felix Leiter — Conflict Opposing Agents — Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi)

  Leiter coordinates the allied response against Largo's operation.

  Leiter helps Bond locate the stolen bomber and later helps alert the United States Coast Guard and Navy against the Disco Volante crew.

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• James Bond (Sean Connery)
• Dominique 'Domino' Derval (Claudine Auger)
• Emilio Largo (Adolfo Celi)
• Count Lippe (Guy Doleman)
• Fiona Volpe (Luciana Paluzzi)
• Paula Caplan (Martine Beswick)
• Patricia Fearing (Molly Peters)
• Miss Moneypenny (Lois Maxwell)
• Q (Desmond Llewelyn)
• M (Bernard Lee)
• Janni (Michael Brennan)
• Madame Boitier (Rose Alba)