Austin Willis

Austin Willis (September 30, 1917 – April 4, 2004) was a Canadian actor. He played the head engineer in C.H.O.M.P.S.
== Biography ==
Austin Willis was born in 1917 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was an actor, known for Goldfinger (1964), Seaway (1965) and Firefox (1982). He was married to Kate Reid from 1953 to 1962, and then to Gwen Laforty from 1984 until his death in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
== Trivia ==
* Willis was originally to have played the role of CIA operative Felix Leiter in Goldfinger (1964), but at the last minute he was given the smaller role of Simmons.
* He was the brother of the Canadian newscaster J. Frank Willis.
* He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on 1 May 2002 for his services to performing arts in Canada.
== External Links ==
* Austin Willis (I) at the Internet Movie Database
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