According to some reports, Jack Lord was deemed "too cool" to play against Sir Sean Connery's 007. In order to avoid any focus being pulled from Connery, Lord was replaced in Agente 007 - Missione Goldfinger (1964) (and subsequently every future Leiter appearance) with a shorter, more conventional looking American actor in order to keep Bond in the spotlight. Also, Lord wanted more money, a bigger part, and equal billing with Connery. After the release of this movie, Lord did the same thing a few years later with Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry after Jeffrey Hunter did not receive a callback to appear in the second pilot when the role of Captain James T. Kirk was being cast. Lord did not want a large sum of money, but to co-produce the series, but the executives from Desilu Studios (now part of CBS Television Studios) and Roddenberry declined the offer which led to William Shatner cast in the iconic role. It wasn't until the middle of 1968 when he read for the part eventually landing a lead role as Steve McGarrett on the classic Hawaii Five-O (1968), which ran until 1980. (During its fifth season, Lord did share a scene with Shatner when he was a guest star). As part of Hawaii Five-0 (2010), there are references and homages to the official James Bond film franchise, where actors who appeared in a Bond movie have guest-starred. The lead role of Steve McGarrett on Hawaii Five-0 (2010) (Alex O'Loughlin) was a candidate to become a future James Bond after Pierce Brosnan left the series prior to the casting of Daniel Craig.

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