Bernard Lee

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Known Credits 100

Gender Male

Birthday 1908-01-10

Day of Death 1981-01-16 (73 years old)

Place of Birth Brentford, London, England, UK

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Bernard Lee

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John Bernard "Bernard" Lee (10 January 1908 – 16 January 1981) was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.

Known For

Acting

2000

as Self (archive footage)

1981

as Sgt. Ben

1979		Moonraker as M
1979		Beauty and the Beast as Edward Beaumont

1977		A Christmas Carol as Ghost of Christmas Present
1977		The Spy Who Loved Me as M

1975		From Hong Kong with Love as M
1975		Murrain as Beeley

1974		The Man with the Golden Gun as M
1974		Father Brown (1 episode)
1974		Percy's Progress as Barraclough
1974		Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell as Tarmut

1973		Vienna 1900 (6 episodes)
1973		Live and Let Die as M
1973		Warship (1 episode)

1971		Diamonds Are Forever as M
1971		Dulcima as Mr Gaskain
1971		The Persuaders! (1 episode)
1971		The Raging Moon as Uncle Bob
1971		Danger Point

1969		On Her Majesty's Secret Service as M
1969		Crossplot as Chilmore

1968		Journey to the Unknown (1 episode) as Ben Loker
1968		The Champions (1 episode) as Squires
1968		The Jazz Age (1 episode)
1968		The Expert (1 episode) as Harry Kirby

1967		Man in a Suitcase (1 episode)
1967		You Only Live Twice as M
1967		Operation Kid Brother as Commander Cunningham

1966

(17 episodes)

1965		The Spy Who Came in from the Cold as Patmore
1965		Thunderball as M
1965		Play of the Month (1 episode) as Sir Peter Teazle
1965		Two Left Feet as Mr Crabbe
1965		Dr. Terror's House of Horrors as Hopkins (segment "Creeping Vine")

1964		Goldfinger as M
1964		Who Was Maddox
1964		Saturday Night Out as George Hudson
1964		Ring of Spies as Henry Houghton

1963		From Russia with Love as M
1963		A Place to Go as Matt Flint

1962		The L-Shaped Room as Charlie
1962		Dr. No as M
1962		The Brain as Dr. Frank Shears
1962		The Share Out

1961		Clue of the Silver Key
1961		Whistle Down the Wind as Mr. Bostock
1961		The Secret Partner as D.S. Frank Hanbury
1961		Fury at Smugglers' Bay as Black John

1960		Danger Man (1 episode)
1960		Clue of the Twisted Candle
1960		Cone of Silence as Capt. George Gort
1960		The Angry Silence as Bert Connolly
1960		Sink the Bismarck! as Firing Officer (uncredited)
1960		Kidnapped as Captain Hoseason

1959		Web of Evidence as Patrick Mathry
1959		Edgar Wallace Mysteries (48 episodes)
1959		Danger Within as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

1958		Nowhere to Go as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
1958		The Man Upstairs as Inspector Thompson
1958		The Key as Cmdr. Wadlow
1958		Dunkirk as Charles Foreman

1957		High Flight as Flight Sergeant Harris
1957		Across the Bridge as Chief Inspector Hadden
1957		Fire Down Below as Doctor Sam

1956		The Spanish Gardener as Leighton Bailey
1956		The Battle of the River Plate as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

1955

as Customs Officer Brewster

1954		The Purple Plain as Dr. Harris
1954		Seagulls Over Sorrento as Lofty Turner
1954		Father Brown as Inspector Valentine

1953		Beat the Devil as Insp. Jack Clayton
1953		Sailor of the King as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
1953		The Yellow Balloon as Constable Chapman

1952

as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

1951		Hallmark Hall of Fame (1 episode) as Beaumont
1951		Mr. Denning Drives North as Inspector Dodds
1951		Appointment with Venus as Brigadier
1951		Calling Bulldog Drummond as Colonel Webson
1951		Fortune in Diamonds as O'Connell
1951		White Corridors as Burgess

1950		Odette as Jack
1950		Cage of Gold as Inspector Grey
1950		Last Holiday as Inspector Wilton
1950		Morning Departure as Cmdr. Gates
1950		The Blue Lamp as Inspector Cherry

1949

as Sergeant Paine

1948		Elizabeth of Ladymead as John Beresford in 1903
1948		Quartet as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor
1948		The Fallen Idol as Detective Hart

1947		The Adventures of Dusty Bates as Captain Ford
1947		The Courtneys of Curzon Street as Colonel Gascoyne

1943

as Interviewing Officer

1941

as Duke

1940		Spare a Copper as Jake
1940		Let George Do It! as Oscar

1939		The Frozen Limits as Bill McGrew
1939		Murder in Soho as Roy Barnes

1938

as Ferry Fane

1936

as Cartwright

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