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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 10, 1908
Place of Birth:
Brentford, London, England, UK
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Bernard Lee
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | Self (archive footage) |
| 1983 | James Bond: The First 21 Years | M (archive footage) |
| 1981 | Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective | Sgt. Ben |
| 1979 | Moonraker | M |
| 1979 | Death Becomes Me | Sam Milford |
| 1978 | Seawrack | Man |
| 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me | M |
| 1977 | A Christmas Carol | Ghost of Christmas Present |
| 1976 | Beauty and the Beast | Edward Beaumont |
| 1975 | Murrain | Beeley |
| 1975 | From Hong Kong with Love | M |
| 1974 | The Man with the Golden Gun | M |
| 1974 | Percy's Progress | Barraclough |
| 1974 | Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell | Tarmut |
| 1973 | Live and Let Die | M |
| 1973 | The Man Who Died Twice | Francis Cumberland |
| 1972 | The Man in a Looking Glass | Morgan Travis |
| 1971 | Diamonds Are Forever | M |
| 1971 | The Raging Moon | Uncle Bob |
| 1971 | Danger Point | |
| 1971 | Dulcima | Mr Gaskain |
| 1969 | On Her Majesty's Secret Service | M |
| 1969 | Crossplot | Chilmore |
| 1967 | You Only Live Twice | M |
| 1967 | Operation Kid Brother | Commander Cunningham |
| 1966 | The Night Before The Morning After | Daniel Whittaker |
| 1965 | Thunderball | M |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors | Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine") |
| 1965 | The Spy Who Came In from the Cold | Patmore |
| 1965 | The Incredible World of James Bond | Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG) |
| 1965 | The Legend of Young Dick Turpin | Jeremiah |
| 1964 | Goldfinger | M |
| 1964 | Saturday Night Out | George Hudson |
| 1964 | Ring of Spies | Henry Houghton |
| 1964 | Who Was Maddox? | Superintendent Meredith |
| 1963 | From Russia with Love | M |
| 1963 | A Place to Go | Matt Flint |
| 1963 | Two Left Feet | Mr Crabbe |
| 1962 | Dr. No | M |
| 1962 | The L-Shaped Room | Charlie |
| 1962 | The Brain | Dr. Frank Shears |
| 1962 | The Share Out | Det. Supt. Meredith |
| 1961 | Whistle Down the Wind | Mr. Bostock |
| 1961 | Partners in Crime | Inspector Mann |
| 1961 | The Secret Partner | D.S. Frank Hanbury |
| 1961 | Fury at Smugglers' Bay | Black John |
| 1961 | Clue of the Silver Key | Superintendent Meredith |
| 1960 | Kidnapped | Captain Hoseason |
| 1960 | The Angry Silence | Bert Connolly |
| 1960 | Cone of Silence | Capt. George Gort |
| 1960 | Clue of the Twisted Candle | Superintendent Meredith |
| 1960 | Sink the Bismarck! | Firing Officer (uncredited) |
| 1959 | Web of Evidence | Patrick Mathry |
| 1959 | Danger Within | Lieutenant Colonel Huxley |
| 1958 | Dunkirk | Charles Foreman |
| 1958 | Nowhere to Go | Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson |
| 1958 | The Key | Cmdr. Wadlow |
| 1958 | The Man Upstairs | Inspector Thompson |
| 1957 | Across the Bridge | Chief Inspector Hadden |
| 1957 | High Flight | Flight Sergeant Harris |
| 1957 | Fire Down Below | Doctor Sam |
| 1956 | The Battle of the River Plate | Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell |
| 1956 | The Spanish Gardener | Leighton Bailey |
| 1955 | Out of the Clouds | Customs Officer |
| 1955 | The Ship That Died of Shame | Customs Officer Brewster |
| 1954 | The Purple Plain | Dr. Harris |
| 1954 | Father Brown | Inspector Valentine |
| 1954 | Seagulls Over Sorrento | Lofty Turner |
| 1953 | Beat the Devil | Insp. Jack Clayton |
| 1953 | Sailor of the King | Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley |
| 1953 | The Yellow Balloon | Constable Chapman |
| 1952 | Gift Horse | A.S. 'Stripey' Wood |
| 1951 | Mr. Denning Drives North | Inspector Dodds |
| 1951 | Appointment with Venus | Brigadier |
| 1951 | White Corridors | Burgess |
| 1951 | Calling Bulldog Drummond | Colonel Webson |
| 1951 | Fortune in Diamonds | O'Connell |
| 1950 | Morning Departure | Cmdr. Gates |
| 1950 | Odette | Jack |
| 1950 | The Blue Lamp | Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry |
| 1950 | Cage of Gold | Inspector Grey |
| 1950 | Last Holiday | Inspector Wilton |
| 1949 | The Third Man | Sergeant Paine |
| 1949 | I Have Been Here Before | Walter Ormund |
| 1948 | The Fallen Idol | Detective Hart |
| 1948 | Elizabeth of Ladymead | John Beresford in 1903 |
| 1948 | Quartet | Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite") |
| 1947 | The Adventures of Dusty Bates | Captain Ford |
| 1947 | The Courtneys of Curzon Street | Colonel Gascoyne |
| 1946 | This Man Is Mine | James Nicholls |
| 1943 | The New Lot | Interviewing Officer |
| 1941 | Once a Crook | Duke |
| 1940 | Let George Do It! | Oscar |
| 1940 | Spare a Copper | Jake |
| 1939 | Murder in Soho | Roy Barnes |
| 1939 | The Frozen Limits | Bill McGrew |
| 1939 | The Outsider | Cameraman |
| 1938 | The Terror | Ferry Fane |
| 1937 | The Black Tulip | William Of Orange |
| 1936 | Rhodes of Africa | Cartwright |
| 1936 | The River House Mystery | Wade Belloc |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Father Brown | John Raggley |
| 1973 | Warship | |
| 1973 | Vienna 1900 | |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Sam Milford |
| 1969 | Strange Report | Arthur Pater |
| 1968 | The Champions | Squires |
| 1968 | The Expert | Harry Kirby |
| 1968 | The Jazz Age | Sir James |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown | Ben Loker |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase | |
| 1967 | The Gamblers | Bob Townsend |
| 1966 | King of the River | Joss King |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Sir Peter Teazle |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Hornblower |
| 1963 | The Human Jungle | Jim Garner |
| 1960 | Danger Man | Lord Ammanford |
| 1959 | Edgar Wallace Mysteries | |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries | Superintendent Meredith |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries | Inspector Mann |
| 1959 | The Edgar Wallace Mysteries | Det. Supt. Meredith |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Jeremiah |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Beaumont |