caption children years_active birth_place other_namess name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
hedison october 17 , 2009 . at the big apple convention in manhattan , alexandra hedison serena hedison 1949 -- 2014 providence , rhode island , u.s. al hedison david hedison 20 may 1927 bridget hedison -lrb- 1968 -- present -rrb- 10.17.09davidhedisonbyluiginovi.jpg david hedison
 albert david hedison , jr. actor
david hedison

albert david hedison , jr. -lrb- born may 20 , 1927 -rrb- is an american film , television , and stage actor .
he was billed as al hedison in his early film work .
in 1959 , when he was cast in the role of victor sebastian in the short-lived espionage television series `` five fingers '' , nbc insisted that he change his name .
he proposed that he use his middle name and he has been known as david hedison ever since .
he is known for his role as captain lee crane in irwin allen 's tv series `` voyage to the bottom of the sea '' and as cia agent felix leiter in two james bond films , live and let die and licence to kill .
