David Hedison
David Hedison ( born May 20, 1927 in Providence, Rhode Iceland, actually Albert David Hedison, Jr. ) is an American actor of Armenian descent.
In some publications, he is listed with the birth name " Ara Heditsian ". His Armenian grandfather changed the family name from Heditsian to Hedison, because many people mistakenly uttered the original family name as " Hedison ". Still under the name Al Hedison, he received the Theatre World Award for Most Promising Newcomer in the Shakespeare play " Much Ado About Nothing " ( Much Ado About Nothing). He got a contract with 20th Century Fox and was used in various supporting roles until he starred as Captain Lee B. Crane in the television series The Seaview - got secret mission from 1964 to 1968. In 2004, he appeared in 50 episodes of the series having the Restless.
He was up to Quantum of Solace (2008 ) is the only actor who has the character played Felix Leiter in two James Bond films. With this production, Jeffrey Wright went with him the same. Hedison had the role of die first in 1973 in live and let over to the side of Roger Moore, 1989, he returned to a license to kill, with Timothy Dalton starred as Bond.
His daughter Alexandra Hedison was also an actress.