David `Felix Leiter` Hedison interview online

10-May-2005 • Actor News

Character actor David Hedison who has appeared in two James Bond films and a plethora of TV programmes over the years met fans and signed autographs in Swindon recently.

The latest in Swindon movie memorabilia store Infinitely Better's star signing events brought popular actor David Hedison to the town on Thursday 5th May.

David, 78, is a familiar face on our screens having appeared in numerous films and television series during his career. He first came to prominence in 1958 monster movie The Fly and went on to star in four seasons of 60s submarine-in-peril TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

1973 saw him star alongside Roger Moore in the James Bond film Live and Let Die. David played Bond's CIA associate Felix Leiter - a role he returned to 16 years later for License to Kill, Timothy Dalton's second and final outing as 007.

Throughout the 70s and 80s David popped up in seemingly every US TV drama going including The A-Team, The Fall Guy, Dynasty, The Colbys, Murder She Wrote and The Love Boat.

During his visit to Swindon, David kindly took time out to chat to BBC Wiltshire's Daniel Garrett about his long and successful career.

Click here to listen online.

Thanks to `BBC Wiltshire` for the alert.