- Cec Linder
characters in various films and television programmes.
In film, he is probably best remembered for his role as
James Bond 'sCIA counterpartFelix Leiter in "Goldfinger" (1964). Another well-known film in which he appeared was "Lolita" (1962, as Doctor Keegee) .Linder enjoyed an extensive and successful television career on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, probably his most prominent role was as the archeologist Roney in the original
BBC version of "Quatermass and the Pit " (1958-59). In the United States, he was a regular in thesoap opera "The Secret Storm " on theCBS network from 1960 to 1964, playing Peter Ames. In 1974 he replacedWilliam Prince as the character of Ben Travis in anotherCBS (later ABC) soap opera, "The Edge of Night ", and in the 1980s appeared in several of the "Perry Mason" revival TV movies, as District Attorney Jack Welles. During his career he also had guest roles in episodes of a variety of other popular British, American and Canadian television programmes, including: "Doomwatch ", "The Littlest Hobo ", "Alfred Hitchcock Presents ", "Ironside", "The Saint" and "The New Avengers".During his time in Canada, Linder worked as an announcer at CKGB Radio in Timmins, Ontario.
Linder's last work was as Syd Grady in two episodes of the television series "Sweating Bullets" in 1991. He died the following year at home in Canada of complications from
emphysema .External links
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