Rik Van Nutter

Rik Van Nutter
Autographed photo
Born	Frederick Allen Nutter (1929-05-01)May 1, 1929 Pomona, California, U.S.
Died	October 15, 2005(2005-10-15) (aged 76) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1959–1979
Spouse	Anita Ekberg ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1975)​

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.

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.^[1]

Van Nutter died on October 15, 2005, at the age of 76.

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