Born Albert David Hedison, Jr. on the 20th May 1927, in Providence, Rhode Island USA, heis a retired actor probably best known to the world as Felix Leiter in the “Live and Let Die” (1973), and “License to Kill” (1989), “James Bond” films, and as Captain Lee Crane in the TV sci-fi series “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” (1964-1968). His career started in the late ’40s and ended in the early 2000s.
Have you ever wondered how rich David Hedison is, as of mid- 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Hedison’s net worth is as high as $1 million, an amount earned through his long and successful career as an actor. Apart from appearing in television and film, David also worked on stage, appearing in such productions as “A Month in the Country”, “Come into My Parlour”, and “Love Letters”, among many others, which also improved his wealth.
David Hedison Net Worth $1 Million
David fell in love with acting in the early ‘40s, once he saw the drama “Blood and Sand”, and its star Tyrone Power. David enrolled at Brown University after matriculating, and there studied acting at Sock and Buskin Players. In order to polish his talents, David moved to New York and studied acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse, with the legendary Sanford Meisner and Martha Graham, and at the Actors Studio taking lessons from Lee Strasberg.
With the war coming to the USA, David became a part of the United States Navy in 1945, however, World War 2 was done before he even finished his basic training, and he returned home. He then started pursuing an acting career, and made several theater appearances, winning the Theater World Award for “A Month in the Country”. He stayed in theater throughout his acting career, and made his last appearance on stage in “The Marriage Play”, directed by Edward Albee in the late 2000s.
Just after his breakout role in “A Month in the Country”, David signed a contract with 20th Century Fox and made his film debut in the role of Lt. Ware in the action adventure “The Enemy Below” (1957), starring Robert Mitchum, and Curt Jürgens. The following year he starred in the fantasy horror “The Fly”, with Patricia Owens and Vincent Price, then continued with leads in the early ’60, featuring in the sci-fi adventure “The Lost World” (1960), war drama “Marines, Let’s Go” (1961), and then in 1964 was selected for the role of Captain Lee Crane in the TV sci-fi series “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” (1964-1968), appearing in 110 episodes of the series, which increased his net worth to a large degree. This has remained one of his most prominent roles in his entire career.
Then in 1973 he was selected for the role of James Bond’s ally Felix Leiter in the film “Live and Let Die”, with Bond being recently deceased actor Roger Moore; he repeated the role in 1989, in the film “License to Kill” next to Timothy Dalton. Throughout the ‘70s he appeared in made-for-television films such as “For the Use of the Hall” (1975), “The Art of Crime” (1975) a nd “Murder in Peyton Place” (1977), which certainly added to his net worth.
However, since that high point, his career on screen was in constant decline, appearing in minor roles in secondary films and although he made more than 90 appearances, only a few are worth mentioning, such is that of Arthur Hendricks in the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” in 2004. After that, he retired from screen roles, and remained focused on theater for several more years, before retiring completely from acting.
Regarding his personal life, David was married to Bridget from 1968 until her death in 2016. The couple had two children, including actress Alexandra Hedison.
