Austin Willis(1917-2004)

Actor

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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 (1982) and The Boston Strangler (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

Goldfinger

7.7

Simmons

1964

Firefox

5.9

Walters

1982

The Boston Strangler

7.0

Dr. Nagy

1968

The Mouse That Roared

6.9

United States Secretary of Defense

1959

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Actor

Seeing Things
7.9
TV Series
- Dr. Fowler
- 1986
The Boy in Blue
5.3
- Bainbridge
- 1986
Kane & Abel
7.8
TV Mini Series
- Senator Willis
- 1985
Firefox
5.9
- Walters
- 1982
Vega$
6.9
TV Series
- Warren Michaels
- Jesse
- 1980–1981
Casino
6.2
TV Movie
- Packard
- 1980
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
5.7
- Slabotsky
- 1980
C.H.O.M.P.S.
4.9
- Head Engineer
- 1979
Quincy, M.E.
7.3
TV Series
- Grube
- 1979
Cannon
6.8
TV Series
- Lionel Evers
- 1975
The F.B.I.
7.4
TV Series
- Stuart
- Warden James
- 1966–1972
Winter Comes Early
5.5
- Graydon Hunter
- 1971
Mod Squad
7.0
TV Series
- Joseph Bellen
- 1971
Death Takes a Holiday
7.2
TV Movie
- Martin Herndon
- 1971
The Sheriff
6.6
TV Movie
- Judge
- 1971

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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.