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