Frederick Allen Nutter (May 1, 1929 – October 15, 2005), known professionally as Rik Van Nutter and occasionally as Clyde Rogers, was an American actor who mostly appeared in Italian-produced films. He is also remembered for playing Felix Leiter in the James Bond picture Thunderball.
Rik Van Nutter | |
|---|---|
 Autographed photo | |
| Born | Frederick Allen Nutter May 1, 1929 Pomona, California, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 2005 (aged 76) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–1979 |
| Spouse | |
Biography
editVan Nutter is 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 (1961), and his later films included Foxbat (1977) with Henry Silva and Vonetta McGee and the Jim Brown World War II adventure Pacific Inferno (1979).
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.[1]
Van Nutter died on October 15, 2005, at the age of 76.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Guardatele ma non toccatele | Charlie | |
| 1959 | Uncle Was a Vampire | Victor | Uncredited |
| 1960 | Space-Men | Ray Peterson (IZ41) | |
| 1960 | The Passionate Thief | ||
| 1960 | Some Like It Cold | German Officer | |
| 1961 | Romanoff and Juliet | Freddie | |
| 1962 | Tharus Son of Attila | Oto | |
| 1965 | The Revenge of Ivanhoe | Ivanhoe | Credited as Clyde Rogers |
| 1965 | Seven Hours of Gunfire | Buffalo Bill Cody | Credited as Clyde Rogers |
| 1965 | Thunderball | Felix Leiter | |
| 1966 | A Stroke of 1000 Millions | Fraser | |
| 1967 | Dynamite Joe | Agent Joe Ford | |
| 1977 | Foxbat | Crays | |
| 1979 | Pacific Inferno | Dennis | (final film role) |
References
edit- ^ "Anita Ekberg – obituary". telegraph.co.uk. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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