Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Known for
Acting
Born
January 10, 1908
Died
January 16, 1981 (aged 73)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories poster

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years poster

James Bond: The First 21 Years

Movie · as M (archive footage)

1981
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective poster

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

Movie · as Sgt. Ben

1979
Moonraker poster

Moonraker

Movie · as M

1979
Death Becomes Me

Death Becomes Me

Movie · as Sam Milford (archive footage)

1978
Seawrack poster

Seawrack

Movie · as Man

1978
Sense of Place

Sense of Place

TV · as Man · 1 ep

1977
The Spy Who Loved Me poster

The Spy Who Loved Me

Movie · as M

1977
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

Movie · as Ghost of Christmas Present

1977
The Foundation

The Foundation

TV · as Eddie Prince · 26 eps

1976
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

Movie · as Edward Beaumont

1975
Murrain poster

Murrain

Movie · as Beeley

1975
From Hong Kong with Love poster

From Hong Kong with Love

Movie · as M

1975
Against the Crowd

Against the Crowd

TV · as Beeley · 1 ep

1975
Comedy Premiere

Comedy Premiere

TV · as Wally Warner · 1 ep

1974
The Man with the Golden Gun poster

The Man with the Golden Gun

Movie · as M

1974
Percy's Progress poster

Percy's Progress

Movie · as Barraclough

1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell poster

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

Movie · as Tarmut

1974
Affairs of the Heart poster

Affairs of the Heart

TV · as Ned Drury · 1 ep

1974
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

TV · as John Raggley · 1 ep

1973
Live and Let Die poster

Live and Let Die

Movie · as M

1973
The Man Who Died Twice poster

The Man Who Died Twice

Movie · as Francis Cumberland

1973
Warship poster

Warship

TV · 1 ep

1973
Vienna 1900

Vienna 1900

TV · 6 eps

1972
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass poster

The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass

Movie · as Morgan Travis

1971
Diamonds Are Forever poster

Diamonds Are Forever

Movie · as M

1971
The Raging Moon poster

The Raging Moon

Movie · as Uncle Bob

1971
Danger Point

Danger Point

Movie

1971
Dulcima poster

Dulcima

Movie · as Mr Gaskain

1971
The Persuaders! poster

The Persuaders!

TV · as Sam Milford · 1 ep

1969
On Her Majesty's Secret Service poster

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Movie · as M

1969
Crossplot poster

Crossplot

Movie · as Chilmore

1969
Strange Report poster

Strange Report

TV · as Arthur Pater · 1 ep

1968
The Champions poster

The Champions

TV · as Squires · 1 ep

1968
The Expert poster

The Expert

TV · as Harry Kirby · 1 ep

1968
The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

TV · as Sir James · 1 ep

1968
Journey to the Unknown poster

Journey to the Unknown

TV · as Ben Loker · 1 ep

1967
You Only Live Twice poster

You Only Live Twice

Movie · as M

1967
Operation Kid Brother poster

Operation Kid Brother

Movie · as Commander Cunningham

1967
Man in a Suitcase poster

Man in a Suitcase

TV · 1 ep

1967
The Gamblers

The Gamblers

TV · as Bob Townsend · 20 eps

1967
Half Hour Story poster

Half Hour Story

TV · as Frank Graham · 1 ep

1967
City '68

City '68

TV · as Baxter · 1 ep

1966
The Night Before The Morning After poster

The Night Before The Morning After

Movie · as Daniel Whittaker

1966
King of the River

King of the River

TV · as Joss King · 17 eps

1965
Thunderball poster

Thunderball

Movie · as M

1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors poster

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

Movie · as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold poster

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

Movie · as Patmore

1965
The Incredible World of James Bond poster

The Incredible World of James Bond

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

1965
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin poster

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

Movie · as Jeremiah

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Sir Peter Teazle, Hornblower · 1 ep

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as The Man · 1 ep

1965
Blackmail

Blackmail

TV · as Steve Bradwell · 1 ep

1965
The Troubleshooters poster

The Troubleshooters

TV · as Bernard Hart · 1 ep

1964
Goldfinger poster

Goldfinger

Movie · as M

1964
Saturday Night Out poster

Saturday Night Out

Movie · as George Hudson

1964
Ring of Spies poster

Ring of Spies

Movie · as Henry Houghton

1964
Who Was Maddox? poster

Who Was Maddox?

Movie · as Superintendent Meredith

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Frank Lanton · 1 ep

1964
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

TV · as Jim Cherry · 1 ep

1963
From Russia with Love poster

From Russia with Love

Movie · as M

1963
A Place to Go poster

A Place to Go

Movie · as Matt Flint

1963
Two Left Feet poster

Two Left Feet

Movie · as Mr Crabbe

1963
The Human Jungle poster

The Human Jungle

TV · as Jim Garner · 1 ep

1963
Espionage poster

Espionage

TV · as John Neary · 1 ep

1962
Dr. No poster

Dr. No

Movie · as M

1962
The L-Shaped Room poster

The L-Shaped Room

Movie · as Charlie

1962
The Brain poster

The Brain

Movie · as Dr. Frank Shears

1962
The Share Out poster

The Share Out

Movie · as Det. Supt. Meredith

1961
Whistle Down the Wind poster

Whistle Down the Wind

Movie · as Mr. Bostock

1961
Partners in Crime poster

Partners in Crime

Movie · as Inspector Mann

1961
The Secret Partner poster

The Secret Partner

Movie · as D.S. Frank Hanbury

1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay poster

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

Movie · as Black John

1961
Clue of the Silver Key poster

Clue of the Silver Key

Movie · as Superintendent Meredith

1960
Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped

Movie · as Captain Hoseason

1960
The Angry Silence poster

The Angry Silence

Movie · as Bert Connolly

1960
Cone of Silence poster

Cone of Silence

Movie · as Capt. George Gort

1960
Clue of the Twisted Candle poster

Clue of the Twisted Candle

Movie · as Superintendent Meredith

1960
Sink the Bismarck! poster

Sink the Bismarck!

Movie · as Firing Officer (uncredited)

1960
Danger Man poster

Danger Man

TV · as Lord Ammanford · 1 ep

1959
Web of Evidence poster

Web of Evidence

Movie · as Patrick Mathry

1959
Danger Within poster

Danger Within

Movie · as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

1959
Edgar Wallace Mysteries poster

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

TV · 41 eps

1958
Dunkirk poster

Dunkirk

Movie · as Charles Foreman

1958
Nowhere to Go poster

Nowhere to Go

Movie · as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

1958
The Key poster

The Key

Movie · as Cmdr. Wadlow

1958
The Man Upstairs poster

The Man Upstairs

Movie · as Inspector Thompson

1957
Across the Bridge poster

Across the Bridge

Movie · as Chief Inspector Hadden

1957
High Flight poster

High Flight

Movie · as Flight Sergeant Harris

1957
Fire Down Below poster

Fire Down Below

Movie · as Doctor Sam

1956
The Battle of the River Plate poster

The Battle of the River Plate

Movie · as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

1956
The Spanish Gardener poster

The Spanish Gardener

Movie · as Leighton Bailey

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Ernie Barger, Daniel Whittaker · 1 ep

1955
Out of the Clouds poster

Out of the Clouds

Movie · as Customs Officer

1955
The Ship That Died of Shame poster

The Ship That Died of Shame

Movie · as Customs Officer Brewster

1954
The Purple Plain poster

The Purple Plain

Movie · as Dr. Harris

1954
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

Movie · as Inspector Valentine

1954
Seagulls Over Sorrento poster

Seagulls Over Sorrento

Movie · as Lofty Turner

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · as Jeremiah · 2 eps

1953
Beat the Devil poster

Beat the Devil

Movie · as Insp. Jack Clayton

1953
Sailor of the King poster

Sailor of the King

Movie · as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley

1953
The Yellow Balloon poster

The Yellow Balloon

Movie · as Constable Chapman

1952
Gift Horse poster

Gift Horse

Movie · as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

1951
Mr. Denning Drives North poster

Mr. Denning Drives North

Movie · as Inspector Dodds

1951
Appointment with Venus poster

Appointment with Venus

Movie · as Brigadier

1951
White Corridors poster

White Corridors

Movie · as Burgess

1951
Calling Bulldog Drummond poster

Calling Bulldog Drummond

Movie · as Colonel Webson

1951
Fortune in Diamonds poster

Fortune in Diamonds

Movie · as O'Connell

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV · as Beaumont · 1 ep

1950
Morning Departure poster

Morning Departure

Movie · as Cmdr. Gates

1950
Odette poster

Odette

Movie · as Jack

1950
The Blue Lamp poster

The Blue Lamp

Movie · as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

1950
Cage of Gold poster

Cage of Gold

Movie · as Inspector Grey

1950
Last Holiday poster

Last Holiday

Movie · as Inspector Wilton

1950
Sunday Night Theatre poster

Sunday Night Theatre

TV · as Hoederer · 1 ep

1949
The Third Man poster

The Third Man

Movie · as Sergeant Paine

1949
I Have Been Here Before

I Have Been Here Before

Movie · as Walter Ormund

1948
The Fallen Idol poster

The Fallen Idol

Movie · as Detective Hart

1948
Elizabeth of Ladymead poster

Elizabeth of Ladymead

Movie · as John Beresford in 1903

1948
Quartet poster

Quartet

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

1947
The Adventures of Dusty Bates poster

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

Movie · as Captain Ford

1947
The Courtneys of Curzon Street poster

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

Movie · as Colonel Gascoyne

1946
This Man Is Mine poster

This Man Is Mine

Movie · as James Nicholls

1943
The New Lot poster

The New Lot

Movie · as Interviewing Officer

1941
Once a Crook

Once a Crook

Movie · as Duke

1940
Let George Do It! poster

Let George Do It!

Movie · as Oscar

1940
Spare a Copper poster

Spare a Copper

Movie · as Jake

1939
Murder in Soho poster

Murder in Soho

Movie · as Roy Barnes

1939
The Frozen Limits poster

The Frozen Limits

Movie · as Bill McGrew

1939
The Outsider poster

The Outsider

Movie · as Cameraman

1938
The Terror

The Terror

Movie · as Ferry Fane

1937
The Black Tulip poster

The Black Tulip

Movie · as William Of Orange

1936
Rhodes of Africa poster

Rhodes of Africa

Movie · as Cartwright

1936
The River House Mystery

The River House Mystery

Movie · as Wade Belloc