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.
Biography Van 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.
Van Nutter died on October 15, 2005, at the age of 76.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1959 Guardatele ma non toccatele Charlie 1959 Uncle Was a Vampire Victor Uncredited1960 Assignment: Outer Space 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 Rogers1965 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)
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