Bernard Lee
Known for
Acting
Life
1908 – 1981 (aged 73)
Born in
Brentford, London, England, UK
Credits
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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.
Known For
Dr. No
07 Oct 1962
Goldfinger
20 Sep 1964
From Russia with Love
10 Oct 1963
Thunderball
11 Dec 1965
You Only Live Twice
13 Jun 1967
Diamonds Are Forever
14 Dec 1971
Live and Let Die
27 Jun 1973
The Man with the Golden Gun
04 Dec 1974
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Filmography
1983
- James Bond: The First 21 Yearsas M (archive footage)
1981
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detectiveas Sgt. Ben
1979
- Moonrakeras M
- Death Becomes Meas Sam Milford (archive footage)
1978
- Seawrackas Man
- Sense of Placeas Man1 episode
1977
- A Christmas Carolas Ghost of Christmas Present
- The Foundationas Eddie Prince26 episodes
- The Spy Who Loved Meas M
1976
- Beauty and the Beastas Edward Beaumont
1975
- From Hong Kong with Loveas M
- Murrainas Beeley
- Against the Crowdas Beeley1 episode
1974
- The Man with the Golden Gunas M
- Affairs of the Heartas Ned Drury1 episode
- Father Brownas John Raggley1 episode
- Percy's Progressas Barraclough
- Frankenstein and the Monster from Hellas Tarmut
1973
- Vienna 19006 episodes
- Live and Let Dieas M
- Warship1 episode
- The Man Who Died Twiceas Francis Cumberland
1972
- The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glassas Morgan Travis
1971
- Diamonds Are Foreveras M
- Dulcimaas Mr Gaskain
- The Persuaders!as Sam Milford1 episode
- The Raging Moonas Uncle Bob
- Danger Point
1969
- On Her Majesty's Secret Serviceas M
- Crossplotas Chilmore
- Strange Reportas Arthur Pater1 episode
1968
- Journey to the Unknownas Ben Loker1 episode
- The Championsas Squires1 episode
- The Jazz Ageas Sir James1 episode
- The Expertas Harry Kirby1 episode
1967
- City '68as Baxter1 episode
- Man in a Suitcase1 episode
- The Gamblersas Bob Townsend20 episodes
- You Only Live Twiceas M
- Half Hour Storyas Frank Graham1 episode
- Operation Kid Brotheras Commander Cunningham
1966
- King of the Riveras Joss King17 episodes
- The Night Before The Morning Afteras Daniel Whittaker
1965
- The Spy Who Came In from the Coldas Patmore
- Thunderballas M
- The Incredible World of James Bondas Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
- BBC Play of the Monthas Hornblower1 episode
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas The Man1 episode
- Blackmailas Steve Bradwell1 episode
- The Legend of Young Dick Turpinas Jeremiah
- Dr. Terror's House of Horrorsas Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
1964
- Thursday Theatreas Jim Cherry1 episode
- The Wednesday Playas Frank Lanton1 episode
- Goldfingeras M
- Who Was Maddox?as Superintendent Meredith
- Saturday Night Outas George Hudson
- Ring of Spiesas Henry Houghton
1963
- From Russia with Loveas M
- Espionageas John Neary1 episode
- A Place to Goas Matt Flint
- The Human Jungleas Jim Garner1 episode
- Two Left Feetas Mr Crabbe
1962
- The L-Shaped Roomas Charlie
- Dr. Noas M
- The Brainas Dr. Frank Shears
- The Share Outas Det. Supt. Meredith
1961
- Clue of the Silver Keyas Superintendent Meredith
- Whistle Down the Windas Mr. Bostock
- The Secret Partneras D.S. Frank Hanbury
- Fury at Smugglers' Bayas Black John
- Partners in Crimeas Inspector Mann
1960
- Danger Manas Lord Ammanford1 episode
- Clue of the Twisted Candleas Superintendent Meredith
- Cone of Silenceas Capt. George Gort
- The Angry Silenceas Bert Connolly
- Kidnappedas Captain Hoseason
- Sink the Bismarck!as Firing Officer (uncredited)
1959
- Web of Evidenceas Patrick Mathry
- Edgar Wallace Mysteries41 episodes
- Danger Withinas Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
1958
- Nowhere to Goas Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
- The Man Upstairsas Inspector Thompson
- The Keyas Cmdr. Wadlow
- Dunkirkas Charles Foreman
1957
- High Flightas Flight Sergeant Harris
- Across the Bridgeas Chief Inspector Hadden
- Fire Down Belowas Doctor Sam
1956
- The Spanish Gardeneras Leighton Bailey
- The Battle of the River Plateas Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
- Armchair Theatreas Daniel Whittaker1 episode
1955
- The Ship That Died of Shameas Customs Officer Brewster
- Out of the Cloudsas Customs Officer
1954
- The Wonderful World of Disneyas Jeremiah2 episodes
- The Purple Plainas Dr. Harris
- Seagulls Over Sorrentoas Lofty Turner
- Father Brownas Inspector Valentine
1953
- Beat the Devilas Insp. Jack Clayton
- Sailor of the Kingas Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
- The Yellow Balloonas Constable Chapman
1952
- Gift Horseas A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fameas Beaumont1 episode
- Mr. Denning Drives Northas Inspector Dodds
- Appointment with Venusas Brigadier
- Calling Bulldog Drummondas Colonel Webson
- Fortune in Diamondsas O'Connell
- White Corridorsas Burgess
1950
- Cage of Goldas Inspector Grey
- Odetteas Jack
- Last Holidayas Inspector Wilton
- Morning Departureas Cmdr. Gates
- The Blue Lampas Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
- Sunday Night Theatreas Hoederer1 episode
1949
- The Third Manas Sergeant Paine
- I Have Been Here Beforeas Walter Ormund
1948
- Elizabeth of Ladymeadas John Beresford in 1903
- Quartetas Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
- The Fallen Idolas Detective Hart
1947
- The Adventures of Dusty Batesas Captain Ford
- The Courtneys of Curzon Streetas Colonel Gascoyne
1946
- This Man Is Mineas James Nicholls
1943
- The New Lotas Interviewing Officer
1941
- Once a Crookas Duke
1940
- Spare a Copperas Jake
- Let George Do It!as Oscar
1939
- The Frozen Limitsas Bill McGrew
- Murder in Sohoas Roy Barnes
- The Outsideras Cameraman
1938
- The Terroras Ferry Fane
1937
- The Black Tulipas William Of Orange
1936
- Rhodes of Africaas Cartwright
- The River House Mysteryas Wade Belloc