Cec Linder

Cec Linder
Linder as paleontologist Doctor Matthew Roney in the BBC Television serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59)
Born	Cecil Yekuthial Linder (1921-03-10)March 10, 1921 Radziechowy, Galicia, Poland
Died	April 10, 1992(1992-04-10) (aged 71) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1955–92

Cecil Yekuthial Linder (March 10, 1921 – April 10, 1992) was a Polish-born Canadian film and television actor. He was Jewish and managed to escape Poland before the Holocaust. In the 1950s and 1960s, he worked extensively in the United Kingdom, often playing Canadian and American characters in various films and television programmes.

In television, he is best remembered for playing Dr. Matthew Roney in the BBC serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59). In film, he is best remembered for his role as James Bond's friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter, in Goldfinger (1964). Another well-known film in which he appeared was Lolita (1962), as Doctor Keegee.