Cec Linder
Cecil Yekuthial Linder (March 10, 1921 – April 10, 1992) was a Polish-born Canadian film and television actor. He was Jewish and managed to escape Poland before the Holocaust. In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked extensively in the United Kingdom, often playing Canadian and American characters in various films and television programmes.
Cec Linder | |
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Linder as paleontologist Doctor Matthew Roney in the BBC Television serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59) | |
| Born | Cecil Yekuthial Linder March 10, 1921 Radziechowy, Galicia, Poland |
| Died | April 10, 1992 (aged 71) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1955–92 |
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.
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