Frederick Allen Nutter (May 1, 1929 – October 15, 2005), known professionally as Rik Van Nutter and occasionally as Clyde Rogers, was an American actor who mostly appeared in Italian-produced films. He is also remembered for playing

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in the James Bond picture '' Thunderball''.

Biography

Van Nutter is best known for playing the third version of

in the

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film '' Thunderball'' (1965). He also had a role alongside

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in '' Romanoff and Juliet'' (1961), and his later films included '' Foxbat'' (1977) with

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and

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and the

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World War II adventure ''Pacific Inferno'' (1979). Van Nutter was married to film actress Anita Ekberg from 1963 until 1975. They lived in Spain and Switzerland and started a shipping business together. Van Nutter died on October 15, 2005, at the age of 76.

Filmography

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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 {{US-film-actor-1920s-stub