Born Albert Hedison, our hero was made to change his name while doing the publicity rounds for his breakthrough TV show, 1959’s Five Fingers. Choosing “David”, which was his middle name, Hedison went on to have a near-60-year career on the big and small screen, with supporting roles in both The Fly and The Greatest Story Ever Told. He was most famous, however, for playing 007’s close friend Felix Leiter in two James Bond movies – making him the first person to reprise that role – and as Captain Lee Crane, the focal point of TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Hid daughter, Alexandra, went on to be the person who finally made an honest woman out of Jodie Foster and got her to marry.
David Hedison
May 20, 1927 – July 18, 2019
Died aged 92 (unique hit)