Bernard Lee
Known for Acting · 131 credits
- Born
- 1908-01-10
- Died
- 1981-01-16
- Place of birth
- Brentford, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Бернард Ли
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
TV Shows (30)
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Frank Lanton
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Peter Teazle / Hornblower
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Man
The Persuaders!
1971
as Sam Milford
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Hoederer
The Champions
1968
as Squires
Danger Man
1960
as Lord Ammanford
The Expert
1968
as Harry Kirby
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Jeremiah
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Human Jungle
1963
as Jim Garner
Espionage
1963
as John Neary
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Jim Cherry
Father Brown
1974
as John Raggley
Warship
1973
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Beaumont
King of the River
1966
as Joss King
Half Hour Story
1967
as Frank Graham
The Jazz Age
1968
as Sir James
The Gamblers
1967
as Bob Townsend
City '68
1967
as Baxter
Strange Report
1969
as Arthur Pater
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Ernie Barger / Daniel Whittaker
Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Ben Loker
Affairs of the Heart
1974
as Ned Drury
Sense of Place
1978
as Man
The Foundation
1977
as Eddie Prince
Against the Crowd
1975
as Beeley
Vienna 1900
1973
Movies (101)
Dr. No
1962
as M
Live and Let Die
1973
as M
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as M
From Russia with Love
1963
as M
You Only Live Twice
1967
as M
Goldfinger
1964
as M
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
as M
Thunderball
1965
as M
Moonraker
1979
as M
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as M
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as M
The Third Man
1949
as Sergeant Paine
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
as Patmore
Web of Evidence
1959
as Patrick Mathry
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Firing Officer (uncredited)
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Detective Hart
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Tarmut
Beat the Devil
1953
as Insp. Jack Clayton
Last Holiday
1950
as Inspector Wilton
The L-Shaped Room
1962
as Charlie
The Secret Partner
1961
as D.S. Frank Hanbury
Seawrack
1978
as Man
Crossplot
1969
as Chilmore
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
Danger Within
1959
as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
Operation Kid Brother
1967
as Commander Cunningham
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
The Purple Plain
1954
as Dr. Harris
Kidnapped
1960
as Captain Hoseason
Dunkirk
1958
as Charles Foreman
Fire Down Below
1957
as Doctor Sam
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Odette
1950
as Jack
The Key
1958
as Cmdr. Wadlow
Whistle Down the Wind
1961
as Mr. Bostock
From Hong Kong with Love
1975
as M
The River House Mystery
1936
as Wade Belloc
Nowhere to Go
1958
as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
The Spanish Gardener
1956
as Leighton Bailey
Two Left Feet
1963
as Mr Crabbe
Across the Bridge
1957
as Chief Inspector Hadden
The Angry Silence
1960
as Bert Connolly
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972
as Morgan Travis
The Blue Lamp
1950
as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
A Christmas Carol
1977
as Ghost of Christmas Present
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as M (archive footage)
Gift Horse
1952
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Colonel Webson
Cone of Silence
1960
as Capt. George Gort
The Man Upstairs
1958
as Inspector Thompson
Sailor of the King
1953
as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
The Black Tulip
1937
as William Of Orange
Out of the Clouds
1955
as Customs Officer
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Captain Ford
Morning Departure
1950
as Cmdr. Gates
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Black John
A Place to Go
1963
as Matt Flint
The Man Who Died Twice
1973
as Francis Cumberland
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Sgt. Ben
Father Brown
1954
as Inspector Valentine
Quartet
1948
as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
The Brain
1962
as Dr. Frank Shears
Percy's Progress
1974
as Barraclough
Fortune in Diamonds
1951
as O'Connell
The Raging Moon
1971
as Uncle Bob
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Ring of Spies
1964
as Henry Houghton
Beauty and the Beast
1976
as Edward Beaumont
Elizabeth of Ladymead
1948
as John Beresford in 1903
Dulcima
1971
as Mr Gaskain
Appointment with Venus
1951
as Brigadier
Rhodes of Africa
1936
as Cartwright
Partners in Crime
1961
as Inspector Mann
High Flight
1957
as Flight Sergeant Harris
Cage of Gold
1950
as Inspector Grey
This Man Is Mine
1946
as James Nicholls
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Inspector Dodds
Saturday Night Out
1964
as George Hudson
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Customs Officer Brewster
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
as Lofty Turner
Murder in Soho
1939
as Roy Barnes
Danger Point
1971
The Outsider
1939
as Cameraman
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947
as Colonel Gascoyne
The Night Before The Morning After
1966
as Daniel Whittaker
White Corridors
1951
as Burgess
I Have Been Here Before
1949
as Walter Ormund
The Yellow Balloon
1953
as Constable Chapman
Clue of the Silver Key
1961
as Superintendent Meredith
Spare a Copper
1940
as Jake
The Frozen Limits
1939
as Bill McGrew
Let George Do It!
1940
as Oscar
The Terror
1938
as Ferry Fane
The New Lot
1943
as Interviewing Officer
Murrain
1975
as Beeley
Once a Crook
1941
as Duke
The Share Out
1962
as Det. Supt. Meredith
Death Becomes Me
1979
as Sam Milford (archive footage)
Who Was Maddox?
1964
as Superintendent Meredith
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
as Jeremiah
Clue of the Twisted Candle
1960
as Superintendent Meredith
About Bernard Lee
John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films. With 131 credits spanning from 1936 to 2000, Bernard Lee has appeared in 101 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bernard Lee Movies
- Dr. No (1962) — as M
- Live and Let Die (1973) — as M
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) — as M
- From Russia with Love (1963) — as M
- You Only Live Twice (1967) — as M
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