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Bernard Lee

Acting · Born 1908-01-10 · Brentford, London, England, UK

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

Credits · 126

Film
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000 · Self (archive footage)
Film
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983 · M (archive footage)
Film
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981 · Sgt. Ben
Film
Moonraker
1979 · M
Sense of Place
Sense of Place
1978 · Man
Film
A Christmas Carol
1977 · Ghost of Christmas Present
The Foundation
The Foundation
1977 · Eddie Prince
Film
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977 · M
Film
Beauty and the Beast
1976 · Edward Beaumont
Film
From Hong Kong with Love
1975 · M
Film
Murrain
1975 · Beeley
Against the Crowd
Against the Crowd
1975 · Beeley
Film
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974 · M
Affairs of the Heart
1974 · Ned Drury
Father Brown
1974 · John Raggley
Film
Percy's Progress
1974 · Barraclough
Film
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974 · Tarmut
Vienna 1900
Vienna 1900
1973
Film
Live and Let Die
1973 · M
Warship
1973
Film
The Man Who Died Twice
1973 · Francis Cumberland
Film
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972 · Morgan Travis
Film
Diamonds Are Forever
1971 · M
Film
Dulcima
1971 · Mr Gaskain
The Persuaders!
1971 · Sam Milford
Film
The Raging Moon
1971 · Uncle Bob
Danger Point
Film
Danger Point
1971
Film
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969 · M
Film
Crossplot
1969 · Chilmore
Strange Report
1969 · Arthur Pater
Journey to the Unknown
1968 · Ben Loker
The Champions
1968 · Squires
The Jazz Age
The Jazz Age
1968 · Sir James
The Expert
1968 · Harry Kirby
City '68
City '68
1967 · Baxter
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Gamblers
The Gamblers
1967 · Bob Townsend
Film
You Only Live Twice
1967 · M
Half Hour Story
1967 · Frank Graham
Film
Operation Kid Brother
1967 · Commander Cunningham
King of the River
King of the River
1966 · Joss King
Film
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965 · Patmore
Film
Thunderball
1965 · M
Film
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965 · Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Sir Peter Teazle
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · The Man
Blackmail
Blackmail
1965 · Steve Bradwell
Film
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965 · Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
Thursday Theatre
Thursday Theatre
1964 · Jim Cherry
The Wednesday Play
1964 · Frank Lanton
Film
Goldfinger
1964 · M
Film
Who Was Maddox?
1964 · Superintendent Meredith
Film
Saturday Night Out
1964 · George Hudson
Film
Ring of Spies
1964 · Henry Houghton
Film
From Russia with Love
1963 · M
Espionage
1963 · John Neary
Film
A Place to Go
1963 · Matt Flint
The Human Jungle
1963 · Jim Garner
Film
Two Left Feet
1963 · Mr Crabbe
Film
The L-Shaped Room
1962 · Charlie
Film
Dr. No
1962 · M
Film
The Brain
1962 · Dr. Frank Shears
Film
The Share Out
1962 · Det. Supt. Meredith
Film
Clue of the Silver Key
1961 · Superintendent Meredith
Film
Whistle Down the Wind
1961 · Mr. Bostock
Film
The Secret Partner
1961 · D.S. Frank Hanbury
Film
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961 · Black John
Film
Partners in Crime
1961 · Inspector Mann
Danger Man
1960 · Lord Ammanford
Film
Clue of the Twisted Candle
1960 · Superintendent Meredith
Film
Cone of Silence
1960 · Capt. George Gort
Film
The Angry Silence
1960 · Bert Connolly
Film
Kidnapped
1960 · Captain Hoseason
Film
Sink the Bismarck!
1960 · Firing Officer (uncredited)
Film
Web of Evidence
1959 · Patrick Mathry
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
Film
Danger Within
1959 · Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
Film
Nowhere to Go
1958 · Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
Film
The Man Upstairs
1958 · Inspector Thompson
Film
The Key
1958 · Cmdr. Wadlow
Film
Dunkirk
1958 · Charles Foreman
Film
High Flight
1957 · Flight Sergeant Harris
Film
Across the Bridge
1957 · Chief Inspector Hadden
Film
Fire Down Below
1957 · Doctor Sam
Film
The Spanish Gardener
1956 · Leighton Bailey
Film
The Battle of the River Plate
1956 · Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Ernie Barger
Film
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955 · Customs Officer Brewster
Film
Out of the Clouds
1955 · Customs Officer
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Jeremiah
Film
The Purple Plain
1954 · Dr. Harris
Film
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954 · Lofty Turner
Film
Father Brown
1954 · Inspector Valentine
Film
Beat the Devil
1953 · Insp. Jack Clayton
Film
Sailor of the King
1953 · Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Film
The Yellow Balloon
1953 · Constable Chapman
Film
Gift Horse
1952 · A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Beaumont
Film
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951 · Inspector Dodds
Film
Appointment with Venus
1951 · Brigadier
Film
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951 · Colonel Webson
Film
Fortune in Diamonds
1951 · O'Connell
Film
White Corridors
1951 · Burgess
Film
Cage of Gold
1950 · Inspector Grey
Film
Odette
1950 · Jack
Film
Last Holiday
1950 · Inspector Wilton
Film
Morning Departure
1950 · Cmdr. Gates
Film
The Blue Lamp
1950 · Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Hoederer
Film
The Third Man
1949 · Sergeant Paine
Film
Elizabeth of Ladymead
1948 · John Beresford in 1903
Film
Quartet
1948 · Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
Film
The Fallen Idol
1948 · Detective Hart
Film
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947 · Captain Ford
Film
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947 · Colonel Gascoyne
Film
This Man Is Mine
1946 · James Nicholls
Film
The New Lot
1943 · Interviewing Officer
Once a Crook
Film
Once a Crook
1941 · Duke
Film
Spare a Copper
1940 · Jake
Film
Let George Do It!
1940 · Oscar
Film
The Frozen Limits
1939 · Bill McGrew
Film
Murder in Soho
1939 · Roy Barnes
Film
The Outsider
1939 · Cameraman
The Terror
Film
The Terror
1938 · Ferry Fane
Film
Rhodes of Africa
1936 · Cartwright
The River House Mystery
Film
The River House Mystery
1936 · Wade Belloc
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