Austin Willis

Austin Willis

Austin Willis (1917-April 4, 2004) was a Canadian actor and television host.

He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In 2002, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He is best known internationally for his appearance as Simmons, the man who Auric Goldfinger beats at cards in the opening scenes of the James 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) - Bainbridge

External links

*imdb name|id=0932270|name=Austin Willis
* [http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=6029 Order of Canada citation]


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