John Terry
(Felix Leiter) images

John Terry playing Felix Leiter

Starred In The Living Daylights (1987)

film information

Felix Leiter played by John Terry is the fourth ally of The Living Daylights. After escaping from ‘killing’ General Leonid Pushkin, Bond looks to disappear in the crowd. He finds his solution when two women pull up alongside him in their car and ask if he wants to accompany them to a party.

Shortly afterwards Bond is held at gunpoint and told to merely enjoy the ride. He is taken aboard a boat where he meets Felix Leiter in the basement. Leiter tells Bond about the connection between Brad Whitaker and General Georgi Koskov and Bond informs him that Pushkin is not actually dead. At the end of the film Leiter provides information to Bond over his radio relating to Whitaker’s guards as he infiltrates his residence to kill him.

character information

The portrayal of Felix Leiter by John Terry is the worst of the series. Featuring in only one short scene, Leiter never leaves the basement of his boat. Terry’s Leiter appears to have no chemistry with Bond, and while Timothy Dalton does his best to convince the audience he knows Leiter, they could equally be strangers. Sadly Felix Leiter’s return after 14 years is a disappointing one with Terry’s performance a far cry from that of Jack Lord and David Hedison. §