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Bernard Lee

Acting

Bernard Lee

EN, FR, IT, CS cinema · 101 credits

Born

10 January 1908

Died

16 January 1981 (aged 73)

Birthplace

Brentford, London, England, UK

Also known as Бернард Ли

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

Known for

Filmography

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories poster

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

EN · 20007.0

as Self (archive footage)

James Bond: The First 21 Years poster

James Bond: The First 21 Years

EN · 19836.7

as M (archive footage)

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective poster

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

EN · 19816.2

as Sgt. Ben

Moonraker poster

Moonraker

EN · 19796.2

as M

Death Becomes Me

1979

Death Becomes Me

EN · 1979Not rated

as Sam Milford (archive footage)

Seawrack poster

Seawrack

EN · 1978Not rated

as Man

The Spy Who Loved Me poster

The Spy Who Loved Me

EN · 19776.8

as M

A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

EN · 19776.7

as Ghost of Christmas Present

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

EN · 19766.0

as Edward Beaumont

Murrain poster

Murrain

EN · 19757.5

as Beeley

From Hong Kong with Love poster

From Hong Kong with Love

FR · 19755.1

as M

The Man with the Golden Gun poster

The Man with the Golden Gun

EN · 19746.5

as M

Percy's Progress poster

Percy's Progress

EN · 19744.0

as Barraclough

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell poster

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

EN · 19746.1

as Tarmut

Live and Let Die poster

Live and Let Die

EN · 19736.5

as M

The Man Who Died Twice poster

The Man Who Died Twice

EN · 19737.0

as Francis Cumberland

The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass poster

The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass

EN · 19728.5

as Morgan Travis

Diamonds Are Forever poster

Diamonds Are Forever

EN · 19716.4

as M

The Raging Moon poster

The Raging Moon

EN · 19716.5

as Uncle Bob

Danger Point

1971

Danger Point

EN · 19716.5

Actor

Dulcima poster

Dulcima

EN · 19717.3

as Mr Gaskain

On Her Majesty's Secret Service poster

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

EN · 19696.6

as M

Crossplot poster

Crossplot

EN · 19695.6

as Chilmore

You Only Live Twice poster

You Only Live Twice

EN · 19676.6

as M

Operation Kid Brother poster

Operation Kid Brother

IT · 19674.5

as Commander Cunningham

The Night Before The Morning After poster

The Night Before The Morning After

EN · 1966Not rated

as Daniel Whittaker

Thunderball poster

Thunderball

EN · 19656.7

as M

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors poster

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

EN · 19656.5

as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold poster

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

EN · 19657.1

as Patmore

The Incredible World of James Bond poster

The Incredible World of James Bond

EN · 19657.0

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

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin poster

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

EN · 1965Not rated

as Jeremiah

Goldfinger poster

Goldfinger

EN · 19647.4

as M

Saturday Night Out poster

Saturday Night Out

EN · 19646.0

as George Hudson

Ring of Spies poster

Ring of Spies

EN · 19647.0

as Henry Houghton

Who Was Maddox? poster

Who Was Maddox?

EN · 19647.7

as Superintendent Meredith

From Russia with Love poster

From Russia with Love

EN · 19637.1

as M

A Place to Go poster

A Place to Go

EN · 19636.4

as Matt Flint

Two Left Feet poster

Two Left Feet

EN · 19636.0

as Mr Crabbe

Dr. No poster

Dr. No

EN · 19627.0

as M

The L-Shaped Room poster

The L-Shaped Room

EN · 19626.8

as Charlie

The Brain poster

The Brain

EN · 19625.8

as Dr. Frank Shears

The Share Out poster

The Share Out

EN · 19624.0

as Det. Supt. Meredith

Whistle Down the Wind poster

Whistle Down the Wind

EN · 19617.2

as Mr. Bostock

Partners in Crime poster

Partners in Crime

EN · 19615.7

as Inspector Mann

The Secret Partner poster

The Secret Partner

EN · 19615.8

as D.S. Frank Hanbury

Fury at Smugglers' Bay poster

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

EN · 19615.9

as Black John

Clue of the Silver Key poster

Clue of the Silver Key

EN · 19617.0

as Superintendent Meredith

Kidnapped poster

Kidnapped

EN · 19606.5

as Captain Hoseason

The Angry Silence poster

The Angry Silence

EN · 19607.2

as Bert Connolly

Cone of Silence poster

Cone of Silence

EN · 19606.8

as Capt. George Gort

Clue of the Twisted Candle poster

Clue of the Twisted Candle

EN · 19607.0

as Superintendent Meredith

Sink the Bismarck! poster

Sink the Bismarck!

EN · 19606.9

as Firing Officer (uncredited)

Web of Evidence poster

Web of Evidence

EN · 19594.7

as Patrick Mathry

Danger Within poster

Danger Within

EN · 19596.3

as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

Dunkirk poster

Dunkirk

EN · 19586.9

as Charles Foreman

Nowhere to Go poster

Nowhere to Go

EN · 19586.7

as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

The Key poster

The Key

CS · 19586.1

as Cmdr. Wadlow

The Man Upstairs poster

The Man Upstairs

EN · 19586.5

as Inspector Thompson

Across the Bridge poster

Across the Bridge

EN · 19576.7

as Chief Inspector Hadden

High Flight poster

High Flight

EN · 19576.2

as Flight Sergeant Harris

Fire Down Below poster

Fire Down Below

EN · 19575.6

as Doctor Sam

The Battle of the River Plate poster

The Battle of the River Plate

EN · 19566.4

as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

The Spanish Gardener poster

The Spanish Gardener

EN · 19566.3

as Leighton Bailey

Out of the Clouds poster

Out of the Clouds

EN · 19556.1

as Customs Officer

The Ship That Died of Shame poster

The Ship That Died of Shame

EN · 19557.3

as Customs Officer Brewster

The Purple Plain poster

The Purple Plain

EN · 19546.5

as Dr. Harris

Father Brown poster

Father Brown

EN · 19546.5

as Inspector Valentine

Seagulls Over Sorrento poster

Seagulls Over Sorrento

EN · 19546.0

as Lofty Turner

Beat the Devil poster

Beat the Devil

EN · 19536.1

as Insp. Jack Clayton

Sailor of the King poster

Sailor of the King

EN · 19537.0

as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley

The Yellow Balloon poster

The Yellow Balloon

EN · 19536.0

as Constable Chapman

Gift Horse poster

Gift Horse

EN · 19526.6

as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

Mr. Denning Drives North poster

Mr. Denning Drives North

EN · 19516.4

as Inspector Dodds

Appointment with Venus poster

Appointment with Venus

EN · 19515.7

as Brigadier

White Corridors poster

White Corridors

EN · 19516.8

as Burgess

Calling Bulldog Drummond poster

Calling Bulldog Drummond

EN · 19516.4

as Colonel Webson

Fortune in Diamonds poster

Fortune in Diamonds

EN · 19517.5

as O'Connell

Morning Departure poster

Morning Departure

EN · 19506.9

as Cmdr. Gates

Odette poster

Odette

EN · 19506.4

as Jack

The Blue Lamp poster

The Blue Lamp

EN · 19506.6

as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

Cage of Gold poster

Cage of Gold

EN · 19506.7

as Inspector Grey

Last Holiday poster

Last Holiday

EN · 19507.1

as Inspector Wilton

The Third Man poster

The Third Man

EN · 19497.9

as Sergeant Paine

I Have Been Here Before

1949

I Have Been Here Before

EN · 1949Not rated

as Walter Ormund

The Fallen Idol poster

The Fallen Idol

EN · 19487.2

as Detective Hart

Elizabeth of Ladymead poster

Elizabeth of Ladymead

EN · 19488.0

as John Beresford in 1903

Quartet poster

Quartet

EN · 19486.3

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

The Adventures of Dusty Bates poster

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

EN · 19475.3

as Captain Ford

The Courtneys of Curzon Street poster

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

EN · 19475.3

as Colonel Gascoyne

This Man Is Mine poster

This Man Is Mine

EN · 194610.0

as James Nicholls

The New Lot poster

The New Lot

EN · 19438.0

as Interviewing Officer

Once a Crook

1941

Once a Crook

EN · 194110.0

as Duke

Let George Do It! poster

Let George Do It!

EN · 19406.2

as Oscar

Spare a Copper poster

Spare a Copper

EN · 19407.0

as Jake

Murder in Soho poster

Murder in Soho

EN · 19396.0

as Roy Barnes

The Frozen Limits poster

The Frozen Limits

EN · 19397.9

as Bill McGrew

The Outsider poster

The Outsider

EN · 19396.0

as Cameraman

The Terror

1938

The Terror

EN · 19386.5

as Ferry Fane

The Black Tulip poster

The Black Tulip

EN · 1937Not rated

as William Of Orange

Rhodes of Africa poster

Rhodes of Africa

EN · 19367.5

as Cartwright

The River House Mystery

1936

The River House Mystery

EN · 193610.0

as Wade Belloc