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| “ | Sorry, should have introduced myself, seeing as we're related. Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley. | „ |
| ~ Leiter introducing himself to James Bond. |
| “ | It's a good life, isn't it? | „ |
| ~ Leiter's final words as he dies in Bond's arms |
Felix Leiter is a major character in the James Bond films Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and No Time to Die, as well as a mentioned character in Spectre.
He was portrayed by Jeffrey Wright, who also portrayed Jim Gordon in The Batman.
Film biography[]
Casino Royale[]
At the Casino Royale in Montenegro, Leiter plays in the high-stakes poker game against MI-6 agent James Bond and terrorist financier Le Chiffre. Unable to beat Le Chiffre, Leiter backs Bond, who had lost all his money to Le Chiffre, with a $5 million buy-in. He makes a deal with Bond that, in return for the money, the CIA will be the ones to arrest Le Chiffre after the game.
Quantum of Solace[]
After Le Chiffre's death, Felix and his corrupt superior, Gregg Beam, work with exiled Bolivian dictator General Medrano's regime to ensure the United States gets oil rights in Bolivia when Medrano takes over the country. Leiter is disgusted to see Beam promise Dominic Greene, a high-ranking agent of the terrorist organization Quantum and the power behind Medrano, that the CIA will kill Bond for him, but is powerless to do anything about it.
Leiter informs Bond of these dealings at a bar in La Paz, and then tells him that they have 30 seconds before Greene's men try to kill him. Bond escapes at the last minute, and eventually goes on to defeat Medrano and Greene. M later informs Bond that Beam has been fired, and replaced by Leiter.
Spectre[]
Bond mentions Leiter briefly, telling Lucia Sciarra to contact him for protection against the criminal organization SPECTRE.
No Time to Die[]
Leiter and fellow CIA agent Logan Ash meet with Bond, who has been retired for five years, and try unsuccessfully to convince him to help them find rogue MI-6 scientist Valdo Obruchev, who has apparently been kidnapped by agents of SPECTRE.
Bond eventually comes out of retirement to find Obruchev, who had created a bioweapon that Bond fears will fall into the hands of his archenemy, SPECTRE leader Ernst Stavro Blofeld. After Bond and CIA agent Paloma detain Obruchev, Bond brings the corrupt scientist to Leiter and Ash onboard a boat owned by the CIA. As Leiter is about to take Obruchev into custody, however, Ash reveals his true colors as a double agent working for terrorist mastermind Lyutsifer Safin. He shoots Leiter in the stomach, sabotages the boat so that it floods with water and begins to sink, and escapes.
Though mortally wounded, Leiter faces death with a smile, joking with Bond that he has a "gut feeling" that he should not have trusted Ash. As Bond desperately tries to keep them both above water, Leiter quietly bids his old friend goodbye, and dies in his arms. With no other choice, Bond lets Leiter sink along with the boat in order to escape. Bond later avenges Leiter by killing Ash and refers to his late friend as his "brother".
Trivia[]
- This is the first incarnation of Felix Leiter to die.
External links[]
- Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright) on the James Bond Wiki
