Bernard Lee

Known for: Acting

Born: 1908-01-10 – 1981-01-16 (aged 73)

From: Brentford, London, England, UK

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

Filmography (130)

MOVIE★ 7.0
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.7
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as M (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Sgt. Ben
MOVIE★ 6.2
Moonraker
1979
as M
MOVIE
Death Becomes Me
1979
as Sam Milford (archive footage)
MOVIE
Seawrack
1978
as Man
TV
Sense of Place
1978
as Man
MOVIE★ 6.7
A Christmas Carol
1977
as Ghost of Christmas Present
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as M
MOVIE★ 6.0
Beauty and the Beast
1976
as Edward Beaumont
MOVIE★ 5.1
From Hong Kong with Love
1975
as M
MOVIE★ 7.5
Murrain
1975
as Beeley
TV
Against the Crowd
1975
as Beeley
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
as M
TV★ 7.0
Affairs of the Heart
1974
as Ned Drury
TV★ 6.8
Father Brown
1974
as John Raggley
MOVIE★ 4.0
Percy's Progress
1974
as Barraclough
MOVIE★ 6.2
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Tarmut
TV★ 7.0
Vienna 1900
1973
MOVIE★ 6.5
Live and Let Die
1973
as M
TV★ 6.7
Warship
1973
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Man Who Died Twice
1973
as Francis Cumberland
MOVIE★ 8.5
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972
as Morgan Travis
MOVIE★ 6.4
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as M
MOVIE★ 7.3
Dulcima
1971
as Mr Gaskain
TV★ 7.6
The Persuaders!
1971
as Sam Milford
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Raging Moon
1971
as Uncle Bob
MOVIE★ 6.5
Danger Point
1971
MOVIE★ 6.6
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as M
MOVIE★ 5.5
Crossplot
1969
as Chilmore
TV★ 7.7
Strange Report
1969
as Arthur Pater
TV★ 7.0
Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Ben Loker
TV★ 6.5
The Champions
1968
as Squires
TV
The Jazz Age
1968
as Sir James
TV★ 9.0
The Expert
1968
as Harry Kirby
TV
City '68
1967
as Baxter
TV★ 7.2
Man in a Suitcase
1967
TV★ 10.0
The Gamblers
1967
as Bob Townsend
MOVIE★ 6.6
You Only Live Twice
1967
as M
TV★ 7.5
Half Hour Story
1967
as Frank Graham
MOVIE★ 4.7
Operation Kid Brother
1967
as Commander Cunningham
TV★ 7.0
King of the River
1966
as Joss King
MOVIE
The Night Before The Morning After
1966
as Daniel Whittaker
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
as Patmore
MOVIE★ 6.7
Thunderball
1965
as M
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
TV★ 5.3
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Peter Teazle
TV★ 4.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Man
MOVIE
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
as Jeremiah
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
TV
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Jim Cherry
TV★ 5.2
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Frank Lanton
MOVIE★ 7.4
Goldfinger
1964
as M
MOVIE★ 7.7
Who Was Maddox?
1964
as Superintendent Meredith
MOVIE★ 6.0
Saturday Night Out
1964
as George Hudson
MOVIE★ 7.0
Ring of Spies
1964
as Henry Houghton
MOVIE★ 7.1
From Russia with Love
1963
as M
TV★ 10.0
Espionage
1963
as John Neary
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Place to Go
1963
as Matt Flint
TV★ 8.2
The Human Jungle
1963
as Jim Garner
MOVIE★ 6.0
Two Left Feet
1963
as Mr Crabbe
MOVIE★ 6.8
The L-Shaped Room
1962
as Charlie
MOVIE★ 7.0
Dr. No
1962
as M
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Brain
1962
as Dr. Frank Shears
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Share Out
1962
as Det. Supt. Meredith
MOVIE★ 7.0
Clue of the Silver Key
1961
as Superintendent Meredith
MOVIE★ 7.2
Whistle Down the Wind
1961
as Mr. Bostock
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Secret Partner
1961
as D.S. Frank Hanbury
MOVIE★ 5.9
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Black John
MOVIE★ 5.7
Partners in Crime
1961
as Inspector Mann
TV★ 7.4
Danger Man
1960
as Lord Ammanford
MOVIE★ 7.0
Clue of the Twisted Candle
1960
as Superintendent Meredith
MOVIE★ 6.8
Cone of Silence
1960
as Capt. George Gort
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Angry Silence
1960
as Bert Connolly
MOVIE★ 6.6
Kidnapped
1960
as Captain Hoseason
MOVIE★ 6.9
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Firing Officer (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.7
Web of Evidence
1959
as Patrick Mathry
TV★ 7.5
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
MOVIE★ 6.3
Danger Within
1959
as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
MOVIE★ 6.6
Nowhere to Go
1958
as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Man Upstairs
1958
as Inspector Thompson
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Key
1958
as Cmdr. Wadlow
MOVIE★ 6.8
Dunkirk
1958
as Charles Foreman
MOVIE★ 6.2
High Flight
1957
as Flight Sergeant Harris
MOVIE★ 6.8
Across the Bridge
1957
as Chief Inspector Hadden
MOVIE★ 5.9
Fire Down Below
1957
as Doctor Sam
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Spanish Gardener
1956
as Leighton Bailey
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
TV★ 6.0
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Ernie Barger
MOVIE★ 7.3
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Customs Officer Brewster
MOVIE★ 6.1
Out of the Clouds
1955
as Customs Officer
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Jeremiah
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Purple Plain
1954
as Dr. Harris
MOVIE★ 6.0
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
as Lofty Turner
MOVIE★ 6.5
Father Brown
1954
as Inspector Valentine
MOVIE★ 6.2
Beat the Devil
1953
as Insp. Jack Clayton
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sailor of the King
1953
as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Yellow Balloon
1953
as Constable Chapman
MOVIE★ 6.6
Gift Horse
1952
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
TV★ 8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Beaumont
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Inspector Dodds
MOVIE★ 5.7
Appointment with Venus
1951
as Brigadier
MOVIE★ 6.5
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Colonel Webson
MOVIE★ 7.5
Fortune in Diamonds
1951
as O'Connell
MOVIE★ 6.8
White Corridors
1951
as Burgess
MOVIE★ 6.8
Cage of Gold
1950
as Inspector Grey
MOVIE★ 6.4
Odette
1950
as Jack
MOVIE★ 7.2
Last Holiday
1950
as Inspector Wilton
MOVIE★ 6.9
Morning Departure
1950
as Cmdr. Gates
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Blue Lamp
1950
as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
TV★ 3.5
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Hoederer
MOVIE★ 7.9
The Third Man
1949
as Sergeant Paine
MOVIE
I Have Been Here Before
1949
as Walter Ormund
MOVIE★ 8.0
Elizabeth of Ladymead
1948
as John Beresford in 1903
MOVIE★ 6.3
Quartet
1948
as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Detective Hart
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Captain Ford
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947
as Colonel Gascoyne
MOVIE★ 10.0
This Man Is Mine
1946
as James Nicholls
MOVIE★ 8.0
The New Lot
1943
as Interviewing Officer
MOVIE★ 10.0
Once a Crook
1941
as Duke
MOVIE★ 7.0
Spare a Copper
1940
as Jake
MOVIE★ 6.2
Let George Do It!
1940
as Oscar
MOVIE★ 7.9
The Frozen Limits
1939
as Bill McGrew
MOVIE★ 6.0
Murder in Soho
1939
as Roy Barnes
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Outsider
1939
as Cameraman
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Terror
1938
as Ferry Fane
MOVIE
The Black Tulip
1937
as William Of Orange
MOVIE★ 7.5
Rhodes of Africa
1936
as Cartwright
MOVIE★ 10.0
The River House Mystery
1936
as Wade Belloc