Three time Felix Leiter Jeffrey Wright was born on 7th December 1965 in Washington DC.
Starting out on stage, Wright’s first major film role was opposite Harrison Ford in Presumed Innocent (1990), leading to many movie appearances. He appeared as Felix Leiter in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.
Jeroen Krabbé, who played General Georgi Koskov in The Living Daylights was born on 5th December 1944 in Amsterdam. He has appeared in many Hollywood films, making his name in the role of villains in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Norman Burton was born on 5th December 1923 in New York City. Although he failed to achieve major recognition, Burton played Felix Leiter in Diamonds Are Forever following Sean Connery’s return to the role of 007.
Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster (shown above on set with Mathieu Amalric, Olga Kurylenko and Daniel Craig) was born on 30 November 1969 in Baveria, Germany.
His breakthrough, in 2001, was with Monster’s Ball with Halle Berry and prior to Quantum of Solace directed The Kite Runner.
The actress who played Rosa Klebb in From Russia With Love died in New York on 27th November 1981.
An Austrian singer, diseuse and actress, Lotte Lenya is remembered in the German-speaking world for her performances of the songs of Kurt Weill, to whom she was married.
She was a long time resident of America and was nominated for an Oscar for her performance in The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone.
Samantha Bond, who played Miss Moneypenny during Pierce Brosnan tenure as 007, was born in London on 27th November 1961.
The third actress to play M’s secretary is known mainly for her appearances on British television, including the hugely popular period drama Downton Abbey.
Bond announced she would retire from the role when Brosnan retired as 007, and the first two Daniel Craig films were without the character of Moneypenny.
Pierce Brosnan’s third James Bond movie, The World Is Not Enough, went on general release in the UK on 26th November 1999.
Goldeneye went on UK general release on November 24th 1995. Pierce Brosnan’s 007 début ended a six year drought of Bond movies after a legal dispute between Cubby Broccoli and MGM/Pathé.