Frederick Allen Nutter (May 1, 1929 – October 15, 2005), known professionally as Rik Van Nutter, was an American actor who appeared in many minor films and the James Bond picture ''
Thunderball''.
Career
He is best known for playing the third version of
Felix Leiter
Felix Leiter is a fictional character created by Ian Fleming in the ''James Bond'' books, films and other media. The character is an operative for the CIA and Bond's friend. After losing a leg and his hand to a shark attack, Leiter joined the ...
in the
James Bond
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film ''
Thunderball'' (1965). He also had a role alongside
Peter Ustinov in ''
Romanoff and Juliet'' (1961), and his later films included ''
Foxbat
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'' (1977) with
Henry Silva
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and
Vonetta McGee and the
Jim Brown WW2 adventure ''
Pacific Inferno'' (1979).
Personal life
Van Nutter was married to film actress
Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (; 29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini ...
from 1963 until 1975. They lived in
Spain
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, i ...
and
Switzerland and started a shipping business together.
Death
Van Nutter died on October 15, 2005, at the age of 76.
Filmography
References
External links
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1929 births
2005 deaths
American people of Dutch descent
American male film actors
Male actors from California
20th-century American male actors
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