Austin Willis(1917-2004)

Actor

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Austin Willis

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Goldfinger (1964)

Austin Willis was born on 30 September 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was an actor, known for Goldfinger (1964), Firefox : L'Arme absolue (1982) and L'Étrangleur de Boston (1968). He was married to Gwen Laforty and Kate Reid. He died on 4 April 2004 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Known for

Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, and Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger (1964)

7.7

Simmons

1964

Clint Eastwood in Firefox : L'Arme absolue (1982)

Firefox : L'Arme absolue

5.9

Walters

1982

L'Étrangleur de Boston (1968)

L'Étrangleur de Boston

7.0

Dr. Nagy

1968

La souris qui rugissait (1959)

La souris qui rugissait

6.9

United States Secretary of Defense

1959

Credits

Actor

Seeing Things
7.8
TV Series
- Dr. Fowler
- 1986
La race des champions
5.3
- Bainbridge
- 1986
Le pouvoir et la gloire
7.8
TV Mini Series
- Senator Willis
- 1985
Firefox : L'Arme absolue
5.9
- Walters
- 1982
Vegas
6.9
TV Series
- Warren Michaels
- Jesse
- 1980–1981
Casino
6.0
TV Movie
- Packard
- 1980
Le dernier vol de l'arche de Noé
5.7
- Slabotsky
- 1980
C.H.O.M.P.S.
4.9
- Head Engineer
- 1979
Quincy
7.3
TV Series
- Grube
- 1979
Cannon
6.8
TV Series
- Lionel Evers
- 1975
Sur la piste du crime
7.4
TV Series
- Stuart
- Warden James
- 1966–1972
Face-Off
5.5
- Graydon Hunter
- 1971
La nouvelle équipe
7.0
TV Series
- Joseph Bellen
- 1971
Death Takes a Holiday
7.2
TV Movie
- Martin Herndon
- 1971
The Sheriff
6.5
TV Movie
- Judge
- 1971

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Goldfinger

Personal details

Born
- September 30, 1917
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
- April 4, 2004
- Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada(undisclosed)
Spouses
Other works
He acted in Terrence Rattigan's play, "Man and Boy," at the Queen's Theatre in London, England with Charles Boyer, Jane Downs, and Geoffrey Keen in the cast. Michael Benthall was director.

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Trivia
Originally to have played the role of CIA agent Felix Leiter in Goldfinger (1964), but at the last minute he was given the smaller role of Simmons.

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