Ed Killifer is a DEA official in the film Licence to Kill, played by Everett McGill.

Everett McGill as Ed Killifer in ‘Licence to Kill’.

Killifer is in charge of watching over Franz Sanchez while the drug kingpin is being transported from the Bahamas to Quantico. Killifer turns traitor, helping Sanchez escape from the authorities in exchange for $2 million in cash. As a result, Killifer is indirectly responsible for the maiming of his “friend” Felix Leiter, and the death of Della Leiter.

Killifer later corners James Bond at Milton Krest’s marine biology facility, holding him at gunpoint and planning to feed him to the very same shark that mauls Leiter.

Fortunately for Bond, his friend Sharkey arrives at a crucial moment, allowing 007 to gain the upper hand. After a brief tussle, Killifer ends up dangling over the pool where the shark is kept. He attempts to bargain for his life with Bond, telling them of the $2 million, which is in a briefcase nearby. Not in the mood to bargain, Bond gets the briefcase and throww it at Killifer, causing him to drop into the pool. He is quickly set upon by the shark and devoured.

See also:

• Bond henchmen