Bernard Lee

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Bernard Lee

ACTING

1908-01-10

1981-01-16

Brentford, London, England, UK

Biography

John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.

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Biography

John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Rhodes of Africa poster

Rhodes of Africa(1936)

Cartwright

The Black Tulip poster

The Black Tulip(1937)

William Of Orange

Murder in Soho poster

Murder in Soho(1939)

Roy Barnes

The Frozen Limits poster

The Frozen Limits(1939)

Bill McGrew

The Outsider poster

The Outsider(1939)

Cameraman

Let George Do It! poster

Let George Do It!(1940)

Oscar

Spare a Copper poster

Spare a Copper(1940)

Jake

The New Lot poster

The New Lot(1943)

Interviewing Officer

This Man Is Mine poster

This Man Is Mine(1946)

James Nicholls

The Courtneys of Curzon Street poster

The Courtneys of Curzon Street(1947)

Colonel Gascoyne

The Adventures of Dusty Bates poster

The Adventures of Dusty Bates(1947)

Captain Ford

The Fallen Idol poster

The Fallen Idol(1948)

Detective Hart

Quartet poster

Quartet(1948)

Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")

Elizabeth of Ladymead poster

Elizabeth of Ladymead(1948)

John Beresford in 1903

The Third Man poster

The Third Man(1949)

Sergeant Paine

Last Holiday poster

Last Holiday(1950)

Inspector Wilton

Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre(1950)

Hoederer

Morning Departure poster

Morning Departure(1950)

Cmdr. Gates

The Blue Lamp poster

The Blue Lamp(1950)

Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

Odette poster

Odette(1950)

Jack

Cage of Gold poster

Cage of Gold(1950)

Inspector Grey

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame(1951)

Beaumont

Mr. Denning Drives North poster

Mr. Denning Drives North(1951)

Inspector Dodds

Appointment with Venus poster

Appointment with Venus(1951)

Brigadier

Calling Bulldog Drummond poster

Calling Bulldog Drummond(1951)

Colonel Webson

White Corridors poster

White Corridors(1951)

Burgess

Fortune in Diamonds poster

Fortune in Diamonds(1951)

O'Connell

Gift Horse poster

Gift Horse(1952)

A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

Beat the Devil poster

Beat the Devil(1953)

Insp. Jack Clayton

Sailor of the King poster

Sailor of the King(1953)

Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley

The Yellow Balloon poster

The Yellow Balloon(1953)

Constable Chapman

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney(1954)

Jeremiah

The Purple Plain poster

The Purple Plain(1954)

Dr. Harris

Father Brown poster

Father Brown(1954)

Inspector Valentine

Seagulls Over Sorrento poster

Seagulls Over Sorrento(1954)

Lofty Turner

The Ship That Died of Shame poster

The Ship That Died of Shame(1955)

Customs Officer Brewster

Out of the Clouds poster

Out of the Clouds(1955)

Customs Officer

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre(1956)

Ernie Barger, Daniel Whittaker

The Battle of the River Plate poster

The Battle of the River Plate(1956)

Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

The Spanish Gardener poster

The Spanish Gardener(1956)

Leighton Bailey

Fire Down Below poster

Fire Down Below(1957)

Doctor Sam

Across the Bridge poster

Across the Bridge(1957)

Chief Inspector Hadden

High Flight poster

High Flight(1957)

Flight Sergeant Harris

Dunkirk poster

Dunkirk(1958)

Charles Foreman

Nowhere to Go poster

Nowhere to Go(1958)

Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

The Key poster

The Key(1958)

Cmdr. Wadlow

The Man Upstairs poster

The Man Upstairs(1958)

Inspector Thompson

Web of Evidence poster

Web of Evidence(1959)

Patrick Mathry

Danger Within poster

Danger Within(1959)

Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

Danger Man poster

Danger Man(1960)

Lord Ammanford

Sink the Bismarck! poster

Sink the Bismarck!(1960)

Firing Officer (uncredited)

Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped(1960)

Captain Hoseason

The Angry Silence poster

The Angry Silence(1960)

Bert Connolly

Cone of Silence poster

Cone of Silence(1960)

Capt. George Gort

Clue of the Twisted Candle poster

Clue of the Twisted Candle(1960)

Superintendent Meredith

Whistle Down the Wind poster

Whistle Down the Wind(1961)

Mr. Bostock

The Secret Partner poster

The Secret Partner(1961)

D.S. Frank Hanbury

Fury at Smugglers' Bay poster

Fury at Smugglers' Bay(1961)

Black John

Clue of the Silver Key poster

Clue of the Silver Key(1961)

Superintendent Meredith

Partners in Crime poster

Partners in Crime(1961)

Inspector Mann

Dr. No poster

Dr. No(1962)

M

The L-Shaped Room poster

The L-Shaped Room(1962)

Charlie

The Brain poster

The Brain(1962)

Dr. Frank Shears

The Share Out poster

The Share Out(1962)

Det. Supt. Meredith

From Russia with Love poster

From Russia with Love(1963)

M

Espionage poster

Espionage(1963)

John Neary

The Human Jungle poster

The Human Jungle(1963)

Jim Garner

A Place to Go poster

A Place to Go(1963)

Matt Flint

Two Left Feet poster

Two Left Feet(1963)

Mr Crabbe

Goldfinger poster

Goldfinger(1964)

M

Saturday Night Out poster

Saturday Night Out(1964)

George Hudson

Ring of Spies poster

Ring of Spies(1964)

Henry Houghton

Who Was Maddox? poster

Who Was Maddox?(1964)

Superintendent Meredith

Thunderball poster

Thunderball(1965)

M

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold poster

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold(1965)

Patmore

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month(1965)

Sir Peter Teazle, Hornblower

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors poster

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors(1965)

Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin poster

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin(1965)

Jeremiah

The Incredible World of James Bond poster

The Incredible World of James Bond(1965)

Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)

The Night Before The Morning After poster

The Night Before The Morning After(1966)

Daniel Whittaker

You Only Live Twice poster

You Only Live Twice(1967)

M

Operation Kid Brother poster

Operation Kid Brother(1967)

Commander Cunningham

The Champions poster

The Champions(1968)

Squires

The Expert poster

The Expert(1968)

Harry Kirby

Journey to the Unknown poster

Journey to the Unknown(1968)

Ben Loker

On Her Majesty's Secret Service poster

On Her Majesty's Secret Service(1969)

M

Strange Report poster

Strange Report(1969)

Arthur Pater

Crossplot(1969)

Chilmore

Diamonds Are Forever poster

Diamonds Are Forever(1971)

M

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!(1971)

Sam Milford

Dulcima poster

Dulcima(1971)

Mr Gaskain

The Raging Moon poster

The Raging Moon(1971)

Uncle Bob

The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass poster

The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass(1972)

Morgan Travis

Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die(1973)

M

The Man Who Died Twice poster

The Man Who Died Twice(1973)

Francis Cumberland

The Man with the Golden Gun

The Man with the Golden Gun(1974)

M

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell poster

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell(1974)

Tarmut

Father Brown poster

Father Brown(1974)

John Raggley

Percy's Progress poster

Percy's Progress(1974)

Barraclough

From Hong Kong with Love poster

From Hong Kong with Love(1975)

M

Murrain poster

Murrain(1975)

Beeley

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast(1976)

Edward Beaumont

The Spy Who Loved Me poster

The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)

M

A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol(1977)

Ghost of Christmas Present

Seawrack poster

Seawrack(1978)

Man

Moonraker poster

Moonraker(1979)

M

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective poster

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective(1981)

Sgt. Ben

James Bond: The First 21 Years poster

James Bond: The First 21 Years(1983)

M (archive footage)