David Hedison in ‘Live and Let Die’.

Albert David Hedison, Jr (born May 20, 1927) is an American actor who has made more than 150 appearances in film, television, and theatre. From 1950-1959, he is credited as Al Hedison. When he was cast in the TV series Five Fingers, NBC insisted that he change his name, so he suggested using his middle name and has been David Hedison ever since.

After his role in A Month in the Country, Hedison signed a film contract with 20th Century-Fox. His first film with them was the classic war film The Enemy Below, which also starred Robert Mitchum. He followed that up with the 1958 horror classic The Fly. The film was selected as one of “The Sci-Fi 100” in Entertainment Weekly as being one of the all-time greatest works of science fiction.

His other films include The Son of Robin Hood; Marines, Let’s Go!; The Lost World with producer Irwin Allen; The Greatest Story Ever Told; and Spectres. He was also notable as the only actor to have played James Bond’s ally Felix Leiter in more than one film (Live and Let Die and Licence to Kill), till Jeffrey Wright came along.