Background
Leech was born in London and left school at 14.
Leech was born in London and left school at 14.
His first job in movies was performing a stunt involving falling down steps doubling for James Mason in Odd Manitoba Out (1947). He was notable for his contributions to James Bond films from 1962 to 1985 as a stunt performer and in small acting roles (usually as a henchman) including:Doctor Number (1962), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), On Her Majesty"s Secret Service (1969), Foreign Your Eyes Only (1981), and A View to a Kill (1985). He also worked on The Guns of Navarone, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Kelly"s Heroes, The Eagle Has Landed and Revenge of the Pink Panther.
Leech died aged 90 in Cardiff.