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Bernard Lee

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 10, 1908 (118 years old)

Place of Birth

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.

Known For

Acting
2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsM (archive footage)
1981Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveSgt. Ben
1979MoonrakerM
1979Death Becomes MeSam Milford (archive footage)
1978SeawrackMan
1977The Spy Who Loved MeM
1977A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Present
1976Beauty and the BeastEdward Beaumont
1975MurrainBeeley
1975From Hong Kong with LoveM
1974The Man with the Golden GunM
1974Percy's ProgressBarraclough
1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellTarmut
1974Father BrownJohn Raggley
1973Live and Let DieM
1973The Man Who Died TwiceFrancis Cumberland
1973Warship
1973Vienna 1900
1972The Baron: The Man in a Looking GlassMorgan Travis
1971Diamonds Are ForeverM
1971The Raging MoonUncle Bob
1971Danger Point
1971DulcimaMr Gaskain
1971The Persuaders!Sam Milford
1969On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceM
1969CrossplotChilmore
1969Strange ReportArthur Pater
1968The ChampionsSquires
1968The ExpertHarry Kirby
1968The Jazz AgeSir James
1968Journey to the UnknownBen Loker
1967You Only Live TwiceM
1967Operation Kid BrotherCommander Cunningham
1967Man in a Suitcase
1967The GamblersBob Townsend
1966The Night Before The Morning AfterDaniel Whittaker
1966King of the RiverJoss King
1965ThunderballM
1965Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsHopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdPatmore
1965The Incredible World of James BondBernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
1965The Legend of Young Dick TurpinJeremiah
1965BBC Play of the MonthSir Peter Teazle
1965BBC Play of the MonthHornblower
1964GoldfingerM
1964Saturday Night OutGeorge Hudson
1964Ring of SpiesHenry Houghton
1964Who Was Maddox?Superintendent Meredith
1963From Russia with LoveM
1963A Place to GoMatt Flint
1963Two Left FeetMr Crabbe
1963The Human JungleJim Garner
1962Dr. NoM
1962The L-Shaped RoomCharlie
1962The BrainDr. Frank Shears
1962The Share OutDet. Supt. Meredith
1961Whistle Down the WindMr. Bostock
1961Partners in CrimeInspector Mann
1961The Secret PartnerD.S. Frank Hanbury
1961Fury at Smugglers' BayBlack John
1961Clue of the Silver KeySuperintendent Meredith
1960KidnappedCaptain Hoseason
1960The Angry SilenceBert Connolly
1960Cone of SilenceCapt. George Gort
1960Clue of the Twisted CandleSuperintendent Meredith
1960Sink the Bismarck!Firing Officer (uncredited)
1960Danger ManLord Ammanford
1959Web of EvidencePatrick Mathry
1959Danger WithinLieutenant Colonel Huxley
1959Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1958DunkirkCharles Foreman
1958Nowhere to GoVictor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
1958The KeyCmdr. Wadlow
1958The Man UpstairsInspector Thompson
1957Across the BridgeChief Inspector Hadden
1957High FlightFlight Sergeant Harris
1957Fire Down BelowDoctor Sam
1956The Battle of the River PlateCaptain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
1956The Spanish GardenerLeighton Bailey
1956Armchair TheatreErnie Barger
1956Armchair TheatreDaniel Whittaker
1955Out of the CloudsCustoms Officer
1955The Ship That Died of ShameCustoms Officer Brewster
1954The Purple PlainDr. Harris
1954Father BrownInspector Valentine
1954Seagulls Over SorrentoLofty Turner
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyJeremiah
1953Beat the DevilInsp. Jack Clayton
1953Sailor of the KingPetty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
1953The Yellow BalloonConstable Chapman
1952Gift HorseA.S. 'Stripey' Wood
1951Mr. Denning Drives NorthInspector Dodds
1951Appointment with VenusBrigadier
1951White CorridorsBurgess
1951Calling Bulldog DrummondColonel Webson
1951Fortune in DiamondsO'Connell
1951Hallmark Hall of FameBeaumont
1950Morning DepartureCmdr. Gates
1950OdetteJack
1950The Blue LampDivisional Detective Inspector Cherry
1950Cage of GoldInspector Grey
1950Last HolidayInspector Wilton
1950Sunday Night TheatreHoederer
1949The Third ManSergeant Paine
1949I Have Been Here BeforeWalter Ormund
1948The Fallen IdolDetective Hart
1948Elizabeth of LadymeadJohn Beresford in 1903
1948QuartetNed Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
1947The Adventures of Dusty BatesCaptain Ford
1947The Courtneys of Curzon StreetColonel Gascoyne
1946This Man Is MineJames Nicholls
1943The New LotInterviewing Officer
1941Once a CrookDuke
1940Let George Do It!Oscar
1940Spare a CopperJake
1939Murder in SohoRoy Barnes
1939The Frozen LimitsBill McGrew
1939The OutsiderCameraman
1938The TerrorFerry Fane
1937The Black TulipWilliam Of Orange
1936Rhodes of AfricaCartwright
1936The River House MysteryWade Belloc