Bernard Lee

Jan 10, 1908 - Jan 16, 1981 (73 years old) in Brentford, London, England, UK

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

Known For

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BBC Play of the Month

Sir Peter Teazle

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The Persuaders!

Sam Milford

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The Champions

Squires

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Man in a Suitcase

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The Expert

Harry Kirby

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Thunderball

M

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Dr. No

M

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Danger Man

Lord Ammanford

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From Russia with Love

M

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Goldfinger

M

Credits

The Black Tulip Future

William Of Orange

★ NR
Best Ever Bond 2002

M (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 5
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories 2000

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
James Bond: The First 21 Years 1983

M (archive footage)

★ 5
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective 1981

Sgt. Ben

★ 5.9
Moonraker 1979

M

★ 6.2
Death Becomes Me 1979

Sam Milford

★ NR
Seawrack 1978

Man

★ NR
A Christmas Carol 1977

Ghost of Christmas Present

★ 6.6
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977

M

★ 6.8
Beauty and the Beast 1976

Edward Beaumont

★ 5.8
From Hong Kong with Love 1975

M

★ 4.7
Murrain 1975

Beeley

★ 6.7
The Man with the Golden Gun 1974

M

★ 6.5
Percy's Progress 1974

Barraclough

★ 3.6
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell 1974

Tarmut

★ 6.2
Vienna 1900 1973

★ 5
Live and Let Die 1973

M

★ 6.5
Warship 1973

★ 5.5
The Man Who Died Twice 1973

Francis Cumberland

★ NR
The Man in a Looking Glass 1972

Morgan Travis

★ 7
Diamonds Are Forever 1971

M

★ 6.4
Dulcima 1971

Mr Gaskain

★ 7.3
The Persuaders! 1971

Sam Milford

★ 7.6
The Raging Moon 1971

Uncle Bob

★ 6.5
Danger Point 1971

★ 6
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969

M

★ 6.6
Crossplot 1969

Chilmore

★ 5.5
Strange Report 1969

Arthur Pater

★ 6.5
Journey to the Unknown 1968

Ben Loker

★ 6.3
The Champions 1968

Squires

★ 6.1
The Jazz Age 1968

Sir James

★ NR
The Expert 1968

Harry Kirby

★ 10
Man in a Suitcase 1967

★ 7
The Gamblers 1967

Bob Townsend

★ NR
You Only Live Twice 1967

M

★ 6.6
Operation Kid Brother 1967

Commander Cunningham

★ 4.4
King of the River 1966

Joss King

★ NR
The Night Before The Morning After 1966

Daniel Whittaker

★ NR
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold 1965

Patmore

★ 7.1
Thunderball 1965

M

★ 6.7
The Incredible World of James Bond 1965

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

★ 6
BBC Play of the Month 1965

Sir Peter Teazle

★ 5
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin 1965

Jeremiah

★ NR
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 1965

Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

★ 6.4
Goldfinger 1964

M

★ 7.4
Who Was Maddox? 1964

★ 8.5
Saturday Night Out 1964

George Hudson

★ 5.7
Ring of Spies 1964

Henry Houghton

★ 6.9
From Russia with Love 1963

M

★ 7.1
A Place to Go 1963

Matt Flint

★ 6.2
The Human Jungle 1963

Jim Garner

★ 8.2
Two Left Feet 1963

Mr Crabbe

★ 5
The L-Shaped Room 1962

Charlie

★ 6.9
Dr. No 1962

M

★ 7
The Brain 1962

Dr. Frank Shears

★ 5.6
The Share Out 1962

★ 4
Clue of the Silver Key 1961

Superintendent Meredith

★ 7
Whistle Down the Wind 1961

Mr. Bostock

★ 7.1
The Secret Partner 1961

D.S. Frank Hanbury

★ 5.8
Partners in Crime 1961

Inspector Mann

★ 5.7
Fury at Smugglers' Bay 1961

Black John

★ 5
Danger Man 1960

Lord Ammanford

★ 7.2
Clue of the Twisted Candle 1960

Superintendent Meredith

★ 7
Cone of Silence 1960

Capt. George Gort

★ 6.7
The Angry Silence 1960

Bert Connolly

★ 7.1
Kidnapped 1960

Captain Hoseason

★ 6.4
Sink the Bismarck! 1960

Firing Officer (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Edgar Wallace Mysteries 1959

Superintendent Meredith

★ NR
Web of Evidence 1959

Patrick Mathry

★ 4.8
Edgar Wallace Mysteries 1959

★ 7
Danger Within 1959

Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

★ 6.2
Nowhere to Go 1958

Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

★ 6.7
The Man Upstairs 1958

Inspector Thompson

★ 6.1
The Key 1958

Cmdr. Wadlow

★ 6
Dunkirk 1958

Charles Foreman

★ 6.8
High Flight 1957

Flight Sergeant Harris

★ 5.8
Across the Bridge 1957

Chief Inspector Hadden

★ 6.8
Fire Down Below 1957

Doctor Sam

★ 5.8
The Spanish Gardener 1956

Leighton Bailey

★ 6.2
The Battle of the River Plate 1956

Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

★ 6.2
The Ship That Died of Shame 1955

Customs Officer Brewster

★ 6.9
Out of the Clouds 1955

Customs Officer

★ 6.7
The Wonderful World of Disney 1954

Jeremiah

★ 7.8
The Purple Plain 1954

Dr. Harris

★ 6.5
Seagulls Over Sorrento 1954

Lofty Turner

★ 5.4
Father Brown 1954

Inspector Valentine

★ 6.4
Beat the Devil 1953

Insp. Jack Clayton

★ 6.2
Sailor of the King 1953

Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley

★ 6.8
The Yellow Balloon 1953

Constable Chapman

★ 5.6
Gift Horse 1952

A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

★ 6.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame 1951

Beaumont

★ 8.6
Mr. Denning Drives North 1951

Inspector Dodds

★ 6
Appointment with Venus 1951

Brigadier

★ 5.1
Calling Bulldog Drummond 1951

Colonel Webson

★ 5.8
Fortune in Diamonds 1951

O'Connell

★ 7.5
White Corridors 1951

Burgess

★ 6.6
Cage of Gold 1950

Inspector Grey

★ 6.6
Odette 1950

Jack

★ 6.2
Last Holiday 1950

Inspector Wilton

★ 7.1
Morning Departure 1950

Cmdr. Gates

★ 6.6
The Blue Lamp 1950

Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

★ 6.6
The Third Man 1949

Sergeant Paine

★ 7.9
I Have Been Here Before 1949

Walter Ormund

★ NR
Elizabeth of Ladymead 1948

John Beresford in 1903

★ 6
Quartet 1948

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

★ 6.2
The Fallen Idol 1948

Detective Hart

★ 7.2
The Adventures of Dusty Bates 1947

Captain Ford

★ 4
The Courtneys of Curzon Street 1947

Colonel Gascoyne

★ 4.9
This Man Is Mine 1946

James Nicholls

★ NR
The New Lot 1943

Interviewing Officer

★ NR
Once a Crook 1941

Duke

★ NR
Spare a Copper 1940

Jake

★ 6.8
Let George Do It! 1940

Oscar

★ 5.8
The Frozen Limits 1939

Bill McGrew

★ 7.5
Murder in Soho 1939

Roy Barnes

★ 5
The Outsider 1939

Cameraman

★ 5
The Terror 1938

Ferry Fane

★ 6.3
Rhodes of Africa 1936

Cartwright

★ 6
The River House Mystery 1936

Wade Belloc

★ NR

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