MajorDSmythe said:
Why all the JT hate people? He may not be the best, but he's not as bad as Cec Linder and Norman Burton.
MajorDSmythe said:5. Rik Van Nutter (Felix Leiter, TB) - 4 pts
6. David Hedison (Felix Leiter, LALD and LTK) - 3 pts
SJK91 said:1. John Terry (Felix Leiter) - 10
I jest.
1. Pedro Armadariz (Kerim Bay) - 10
2. Topol (Columbo) - 8
3. Giancarlo Gianni (Mathis) - 7
4. Jeffery Wright (Leiter) - 5
5. Patrick Macnee (Tibbet) - 4
6. John Kitzmiller (Quarrel) - 3
7. Shane Rimmer (Carter) - 2
8. Jack Lord (Leiter) - 1
Kerim said:
Tough choices here.
Right you are. There are so many good ones, I also feel bad for leaving some off.
Because I put Quarrel on my list, I realized you were missing Quarrel Jr, @St_George. Not that it really matters of course... ;)
0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 said:
Kerim said:No one should be surprised at my #1.
1. (GOLD) Pedro Armadariz (MEX) - 10
2. (SILVER) David Hedison (USA) - 8
3. (BRONZE) Topol (ISR) - 7
4. Tetsuro Tamba (JPN) - 5
5. Jack Lord (USA) - 4
6. Giancarlo Gianni (ITA) - 3
7. John Rhys-Davies (WAL) - 2
8. Gabrielle Ferzetti (ITA) - 1
Tough choices here. Really hated to leave Rimmer, Vijay, McNee, Wright, Quarrel and Raoul off.
Marvelous taste @Kerim. Your namesake is truly one of a kind.
I like Lord too, but Eon made the decision to move away from the Fleming Leiter, to ensure there was no doubt as to who the alpha of the friendship was. Linder was great as the new-type Leiter in GF. Burton continued in the same mold. I salute their service. They were smart foils for Sean's uber alpha-Bond.slyfox said:^ Wow, I regard Cesc Linder and Norman Burton as the worst Leiter's of the series. After the brilliant Jack Lord in DN, Linder seemed too old next to Bond. I'd struggle to imagine them being such close friends.
Fleming wrote that Leiter was tall, thin, athletic and in his mid-30's. Likewise, I found Burton in DAF extremely badly cast. For me, his often exasperated traits and 'comedy effect', maybe ok for another character, seemed wrong for Felix Leiter.
slyfox said:^ Wow, I regard Cesc Linder and Norman Burton as the worst Leiter's of the series. After the brilliant Jack Lord in DN, Linder seemed too old next to Bond. I'd struggle to imagine them being such close friends.
Fleming wrote that Leiter was tall, thin, athletic and in his mid-30's. Likewise, I found Burton in DAF extremely badly cast. For me, his often exasperated traits and 'comedy effect', maybe ok for another character, seemed wrong for Felix Leiter.




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