Austin Willis Biography

Fast Facts

• Was made a Member of the Order of Canada in the year 2002
• Began his career in radio, working at a job with CHNS in Halifax, Canada
• After World War II, starred in "Johnny Home," a radio program that explained rehabilitation credits to returning veterans
• Perhaps best known as Simmons, the man whom Goldfinger beat at cards in the opening scene of "Goldfinger․"
• Originally was to have played the role of CIA agent Felix Leiter in "Goldfinger," but ended up playing the role of Simmons