- Austin Willis
Austin Willis (
1917 -April 4 ,2004 ) was a Canadianactor and television host.He was born in Halifax,
Nova Scotia . In 2002, he was made a Member of theOrder of Canada . He is best known internationally for his appearance as Simmons, the man whoAuric Goldfinger beats at cards in the opening scenes of theJames Bond film, "Goldfinger". In Canada, he had a varied film and TV career, ranging from the early science fiction series "Space Command ", to hosting "Cross-Canada Hit Parade " for several years in the 1950s. In the 1970s he found new fans as the host of the humorous game show "This is the Law ".Filmography
* "
Guests of Honour " (1945)
* "Bush Pilot " (1947) - Red North
* "Sins of the Fathers " (1948) - Dr. Ben Edwards
* "Space Command " (1953) - Dr. Fleming
* "Cross-Canada Hit Parade " (1955) - Host (1955-1958)
* "The Cage" (1956)
* "Wolf Dog " (1958) - Clem Krivak
* "The Mouse That Roared " (1959) -United States Secretary of Defense
* "Upstairs and Downstairs " (1959) - McGuffey
* "A Dangerous Age " (1959) - Police officer
* "Q.E.D." (1960) - Host
* "Crack in the Mirror " (1960) - Hurtelaut
* "Wernher von Braun " (1960) - John B. Medaris
* "The Barbarians " (1960)
* "Too Young to Love " (1960) - Mr. Collins
* "" (1961) - Sam Tooray, 'The Divorcee'
* "Goldfinger" (1964) - Simmons
* "Seaway" (1964) - Admiral Henry Fox
* "Don't Forget to Wipe the Blood Off " (1966)
* "One Hundred Years Young " (1967) (TV) - Host
* "Eight on the Lam " (1967) - Mr. Pomeroy
* "Hour of the Gun " (1967) - Anson Safford
* "The Boston Strangler " (1968) - Dr. Nagy
* "Flick" (1970) - Cantwell
* "Face-Off " (1971) - Graydon Hunter
* "This is the Law" (1972) - Host
* "C.H.O.M.P.S. " (1979) - Head Engineer
* "The Last Flight of Noah's Ark " (1980) - Slabotsky
* "Firefox (1982 movie)" - Walters
* "The Boy in Blue " (1986) - BainbridgeExternal links
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* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=6029 Order of Canada citation]
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