Cec Linder
| Cec Linder | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 10, 1921 Galicia, Poland |
| Died |
April 10, 1992 (aged 71) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Cecil Linder |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–92 |
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 was Lolita (1962), as Doctor Keegee.
Early life
He was born in Galicia, Poland.citation needed His family moved to Canada when Linder was very young, and he became a naturalised Canadian citizen.
Career
Linder enjoyed an extensive and successful television career on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, probably his most prominent role was as the palaeontologist Roney in the original BBC version of Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59). In the United States, he was a regular in the CBS soap operas The Secret Storm and The Edge of Night and in the 1980s appeared in several of the Perry Mason revival TV films as District Attorney Jack Welles. Linder was also a regular on the popular 1980s Canadian crime series Seeing Things, playing Crown Attorney Spenser.
During his career, he also had guest roles in episodes of a variety of other popular British, American and Canadian television programmes, including: The Forest Rangers, Doomwatch, The Littlest Hobo, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Ironside, The Saint, Danger Bay and The New Avengers.
During his time in Canada, Linder worked as an announcer at CKGB in Timmins, Ontario.
Linder's last work was as Syd Grady in two episodes of the television series Sweating Bullets (1991). He died the following year at home in Toronto, Ontario, of complications from emphysema.
Selected filmography
- Flaming Frontier (1958)
- Subway in the Sky (1959)
- Jet Storm (1959)
- SOS Pacific (1959)
- Too Young to Love (1959)
- Crack in the Mirror (1960)
- Lolita (1962)
- Goldfinger (1964) - Felix Leiter
- Quentin Durgens, M.P. (1965-1969)
- Innocent Bystanders (1972)
- A Touch of Class (1973)
- Super Bitch (1973)
- The Clown Murders (1976)
- Tomorrow Never Comes (1978)
- I Miss You, Hugs and Kisses (1978)
- City on Fire (1979)
- Lost and Found (1979)
- Something's Rotten (1979)
- Virus (1980)
- Atlantic City (1980)
- Deadly Eyes (1982)
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| Preceded by Jack Lord |
Felix Leiter actor 1964 |
Succeeded by Rik Van Nutter |
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