Rik Van Nutter

Rik Van Nutter (May 1, 1929 – October 15, 2005), was an American actor who appeared in many minor films and the James Bond picture Thunderball.

Career

He best known for playing the third version of Felix Leiter in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965). He also had a role alongside Peter Ustinov in Romanoff and Juliet (1968), and his later films included Foxbat (1977) with Henry Silva and Vonetta McGee and the Jim Brown WW2 adventure Pacific Inferno (1979).

Personal life

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.

Death

Van Nutter died on October 15, 2005 at the age of 76.

Filmography

• Guardatele ma non toccatele (1959) - Charlie
• Uncle Was a Vampire (1959) - Victor (uncredited)
• Space-Men (1960) - Ray Peterson (IZ41)
• The Passionate Thief (1960)
• Some Like It Cold (1960) - German Officer
• Romanoff and Juliet (1961) - Freddie
• Tharus Son of Attila (1962) - Oto
• The Revenge of Ivanhoe (1965) - Ivanhoe
• Aventuras del Oeste (1965) - Buffalo Bill Cody
• Thunderball (1965) - Felix Leiter
• Un colpo da mille miliardi (1966) - Fraser
• Dynamite Joe (1967) - Agent Joe Ford
• Woo fook (1977) - Crays
• Pacific Inferno (1979) - Dennis (final film role)