Austin Willis
Birth Name:
Austin Willis
Birth Place:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profession
Actor
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