Bernard Lee
Acting
Born: January 10, 1908 · Brentford, London, England, UK
Died: January 16, 1981 (aged 73)
Highest Rated
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
1962
Goldfinger
1964
From Russia with Love
1963
Thunderball
1965
You Only Live Twice
1967
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
Live and Let Die
1973
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
Moonraker
1979
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
The Third Man
1949
Photos (3)
Movies (94)
The Spy Who Loved Me
M
You Only Live Twice
M
Thunderball
M
Moonraker
M
From Russia with Love
M
The Man with the Golden Gun
M
Goldfinger
M
Dr. No
M
Live and Let Die
M
The Third Man
Sergeant Paine
Diamonds Are Forever
M
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
M
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Patmore
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Tarmut
The Purple Plain
Dr. Harris
Sink the Bismarck!
Firing Officer (uncredited)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
The Fallen Idol
Detective Hart
Beat the Devil
Insp. Jack Clayton
The Raging Moon
Uncle Bob
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Operation Kid Brother
Commander Cunningham
Crossplot
Chilmore
From Hong Kong with Love
M
Cage of Gold
Inspector Grey
The Brain
Dr. Frank Shears
Whistle Down the Wind
Mr. Bostock
Fire Down Below
Doctor Sam
Nowhere to Go
Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
Dunkirk
Charles Foreman
Last Holiday
Inspector Wilton
Let George Do It!
Oscar
The Ship That Died of Shame
Customs Officer Brewster
The L-Shaped Room
Charlie
Across the Bridge
Chief Inspector Hadden
The Secret Partner
D.S. Frank Hanbury
The Angry Silence
Bert Connolly
Sailor of the King
Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Gift Horse
A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Colonel Webson
The Blue Lamp
Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Kidnapped
Captain Hoseason
The Key
Cmdr. Wadlow
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
Colonel Gascoyne
James Bond: The First 21 Years
M (archive footage)
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Black John
The Incredible World of James Bond
Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
Mr. Denning Drives North
Inspector Dodds
Odette
Jack
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Captain Ford
The New Lot
Interviewing Officer
Beauty and the Beast
Edward Beaumont
Out of the Clouds
Customs Officer
High Flight
Flight Sergeant Harris
Danger Within
Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
Morning Departure
Cmdr. Gates
Cone of Silence
Capt. George Gort
Murrain
Beeley
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
Jeremiah
Two Left Feet
Mr Crabbe
Quartet
Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
Seawrack
Man
Ring of Spies
Henry Houghton
Dulcima
Mr Gaskain
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
Morgan Travis
Percy's Progress
Barraclough
A Place to Go
Matt Flint
Web of Evidence
Patrick Mathry
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Present
The Man Who Died Twice
Francis Cumberland
Saturday Night Out
George Hudson
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Sgt. Ben
The Yellow Balloon
Constable Chapman
The Share Out
Det. Supt. Meredith
Father Brown
Inspector Valentine
The Man Upstairs
Inspector Thompson
The Spanish Gardener
Leighton Bailey
This Man Is Mine
James Nicholls
Clue of the Silver Key
Superintendent Meredith
Fortune in Diamonds
O'Connell
Rhodes of Africa
Cartwright
White Corridors
Burgess
Murder in Soho
Roy Barnes
The Night Before The Morning After
Daniel Whittaker
Clue of the Twisted Candle
Superintendent Meredith
Who Was Maddox?
Superintendent Meredith
Appointment with Venus
Brigadier
Partners in Crime
Inspector Mann
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Lofty Turner
The Outsider
Cameraman
The Black Tulip
William Of Orange
Spare a Copper
Jake
The Frozen Limits
Bill McGrew
Elizabeth of Ladymead
John Beresford in 1903
TV Shows (23)
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Peter Teazle · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Hornblower · 1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Frank Lanton · 1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Man · 1 eps
Sunday Night Theatre
Hoederer · 1 eps
The Champions
Squires · 1 eps
The Persuaders!
Sam Milford · 1 eps
Danger Man
Lord Ammanford · 1 eps
The Expert
Harry Kirby · 1 eps
Espionage
John Neary · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jeremiah · 2 eps
Man in a Suitcase
1 eps
The Human Jungle
Jim Garner · 1 eps
Journey to the Unknown
Ben Loker · 1 eps
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
41 eps
Warship
1 eps
Father Brown
John Raggley · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Beaumont · 1 eps
Affairs of the Heart
Ned Drury · 1 eps
Half Hour Story
Frank Graham · 1 eps
Strange Report
Arthur Pater · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Ernie Barger · 1 eps
Armchair Theatre
Daniel Whittaker · 1 eps
