Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

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

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Known For

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965 • as Sir Peter Teazle

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954 • as Jeremiah

The Third Man

The Third Man

1949 • as Sergeant Paine

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

1959

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

1971 • as Sam Milford

Goldfinger

Goldfinger

1964 • as M

Filmography

2002

Movie
Best Ever Bond
as M (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/22/2002

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/1/2000

1981

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Sgt. Ben
Movie - Released: 1/4/1981

1979

Moonraker
Moonraker
as M
Movie - Released: 6/26/1979
Death Becomes Me
Death Becomes Me
as Sam Milford
Movie - Released: 1/1/1979

1978

Seawrack
Seawrack
as Man
Movie - Released: 5/12/1978

1977

The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me
as M
Movie - Released: 7/7/1977
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
Movie - Released: 12/24/1977

1976

Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
as Edward Beaumont
Movie - Released: 12/3/1976

1975

Murrain
Murrain
as Beeley
Movie - Released: 7/27/1975
From Hong Kong with Love
From Hong Kong with Love
as M
Movie - Released: 12/17/1975

1974

The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun
as M
Movie - Released: 12/14/1974
Percy's Progress
Percy's Progress
as Barraclough
Movie - Released: 8/1/1974
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Tarmut
Movie - Released: 5/2/1974
Father Brown
Father Brown
as John Raggley
TV - Released: 9/26/1974

1973

Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die
as M
Movie - Released: 6/27/1973
The Man Who Died Twice
The Man Who Died Twice
as Francis Cumberland
Movie - Released: 4/13/1973
Warship
Warship
TV - Released: 6/7/1973
TV
Vienna 1900
TV - Released: 12/8/1973

1972

Movie
The Man in a Looking Glass
as Morgan Travis
Movie - Released: 10/20/1972

1971

Diamonds Are Forever
Diamonds Are Forever
as M
Movie - Released: 12/14/1971
The Raging Moon
The Raging Moon
as Uncle Bob
Movie - Released: 1/21/1971
Movie
Danger Point
Movie - Released: 1/2/1971
Dulcima
Dulcima
as Mr Gaskain
Movie - Released: 12/1/1971
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders!
as Sam Milford
TV - Released: 9/17/1971

1969

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as M
Movie - Released: 12/18/1969
Crossplot
Crossplot
as Chilmore
Movie - Released: 11/25/1969
Strange Report
Strange Report
as Arthur Pater
TV - Released: 9/21/1969

1968

The Champions
The Champions
as Squires
TV - Released: 9/25/1968
The Expert
The Expert
as Harry Kirby
TV - Released: 7/5/1968
TV
The Jazz Age
TV - Released: 9/10/1968
Journey to the Unknown
Journey to the Unknown
as Ben Loker
TV - Released: 9/26/1968

1967

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
as M
Movie - Released: 6/13/1967
Operation Kid Brother
Operation Kid Brother
as Commander Cunningham
Movie - Released: 4/20/1967
Man in a Suitcase
Man in a Suitcase
TV - Released: 9/27/1967

1966

The Night Before The Morning After
The Night Before The Morning After
as Daniel Whittaker
Movie - Released: 4/2/1966
TV
King of the River
TV - Released: 7/6/1966

1965

Thunderball
Thunderball
as M
Movie - Released: 12/11/1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
Movie - Released: 2/23/1965
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Patmore
Movie - Released: 12/16/1965
The Incredible World of James Bond
The Incredible World of James Bond
as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
Movie - Released: 11/26/1965
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
as Jeremiah
Movie - Released: 3/1/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Peter Teazle
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1964

Goldfinger
Goldfinger
as M
Movie - Released: 9/20/1964
Saturday Night Out
Saturday Night Out
as George Hudson
Movie - Released: 4/1/1964
Ring of Spies
Ring of Spies
as Henry Houghton
Movie - Released: 3/23/1964
Who Was Maddox?
Who Was Maddox?
Movie - Released: 6/1/1964

1963

From Russia with Love
From Russia with Love
as M
Movie - Released: 10/10/1963
A Place to Go
A Place to Go
as Matt Flint
Movie - Released: 7/1/1963
Two Left Feet
Two Left Feet
as Mr Crabbe
Movie - Released: 3/16/1963
The Human Jungle
The Human Jungle
as Jim Garner
TV - Released: 3/30/1963

1962

Dr. No
Dr. No
as M
Movie - Released: 10/7/1962
The L-Shaped Room
The L-Shaped Room
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 11/20/1962
The Brain
The Brain
as Dr. Frank Shears
Movie - Released: 9/5/1962
The Share Out
The Share Out
Movie - Released: 2/1/1962

1961

Whistle Down the Wind
Whistle Down the Wind
as Mr. Bostock
Movie - Released: 7/25/1961
Partners in Crime
Partners in Crime
as Inspector Mann
Movie - Released: 2/1/1961
The Secret Partner
The Secret Partner
as D.S. Frank Hanbury
Movie - Released: 5/1/1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Black John
Movie - Released: 1/1/1961
Clue of the Silver Key
Clue of the Silver Key
as Superintendent Meredith
Movie - Released: 8/1/1961

1960

Kidnapped
Kidnapped
as Captain Hoseason
Movie - Released: 2/24/1960
The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence
as Bert Connolly
Movie - Released: 3/10/1960
Cone of Silence
Cone of Silence
as Capt. George Gort
Movie - Released: 5/10/1960
Clue of the Twisted Candle
Clue of the Twisted Candle
Movie - Released: 9/1/1960
Sink the Bismarck!
Sink the Bismarck!
as Firing Officer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/11/1960
Danger Man
Danger Man
as Lord Ammanford
TV - Released: 9/11/1960

1959

Web of Evidence
Web of Evidence
as Patrick Mathry
Movie - Released: 4/28/1959
Danger Within
Danger Within
as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
Movie - Released: 2/17/1959
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
TV - Released: 3/1/1959

1958

Dunkirk
Dunkirk
as Charles Foreman
Movie - Released: 3/20/1958
Nowhere to Go
Nowhere to Go
as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
Movie - Released: 12/2/1958
The Key
The Key
as Cmdr. Wadlow
Movie - Released: 5/28/1958
The Man Upstairs
The Man Upstairs
as Inspector Thompson
Movie - Released: 9/30/1958

1957

Across the Bridge
Across the Bridge
as Chief Inspector Hadden
Movie - Released: 8/20/1957
High Flight
High Flight
as Flight Sergeant Harris
Movie - Released: 9/17/1957
Fire Down Below
Fire Down Below
as Doctor Sam
Movie - Released: 5/30/1957

1956

The Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Movie - Released: 10/30/1956
The Spanish Gardener
The Spanish Gardener
as Leighton Bailey
Movie - Released: 12/25/1956

1955

Out of the Clouds
Out of the Clouds
as Customs Officer
Movie - Released: 2/15/1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Customs Officer Brewster
Movie - Released: 4/19/1955

1954

The Purple Plain
The Purple Plain
as Dr. Harris
Movie - Released: 9/14/1954
Father Brown
Father Brown
as Inspector Valentine
Movie - Released: 6/8/1954
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Seagulls Over Sorrento
as Lofty Turner
Movie - Released: 7/13/1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Jeremiah
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil
as Insp. Jack Clayton
Movie - Released: 11/26/1953
Sailor of the King
Sailor of the King
as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Movie - Released: 6/11/1953
The Yellow Balloon
The Yellow Balloon
as Constable Chapman
Movie - Released: 2/10/1953

1952

Gift Horse
Gift Horse
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Movie - Released: 6/1/1952

1951

Mr. Denning Drives North
Mr. Denning Drives North
as Inspector Dodds
Movie - Released: 12/18/1951
Appointment with Venus
Appointment with Venus
as Brigadier
Movie - Released: 10/8/1951
White Corridors
White Corridors
as Burgess
Movie - Released: 1/12/1951
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Colonel Webson
Movie - Released: 7/2/1951
Fortune in Diamonds
Fortune in Diamonds
as O'Connell
Movie - Released: 3/7/1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Beaumont
TV - Released: 12/24/1951

1950

Morning Departure
Morning Departure
as Cmdr. Gates
Movie - Released: 2/21/1950
Odette
Odette
as Jack
Movie - Released: 10/2/1950
The Blue Lamp
The Blue Lamp
as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Movie - Released: 1/19/1950
Cage of Gold
Cage of Gold
as Inspector Grey
Movie - Released: 10/23/1950
Last Holiday
Last Holiday
as Inspector Wilton
Movie - Released: 5/15/1950

1949

The Third Man
The Third Man
as Sergeant Paine
Movie - Released: 8/31/1949
Movie
I Have Been Here Before
as Walter Ormund
Movie - Released: 5/29/1949

1948

The Fallen Idol
The Fallen Idol
as Detective Hart
Movie - Released: 9/30/1948
Elizabeth of Ladymead
Elizabeth of Ladymead
as John Beresford in 1903
Movie - Released: 12/22/1948
Quartet
Quartet
as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
Movie - Released: 10/26/1948

1947

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Captain Ford
Movie - Released: 9/1/1947
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
as Colonel Gascoyne
Movie - Released: 4/11/1947

1946

Movie
This Man Is Mine
as James Nicholls
Movie - Released: 9/12/1946

1943

The New Lot
The New Lot
as Interviewing Officer
Movie - Released: 1/1/1943

1941

Movie
Once a Crook
as Duke
Movie - Released: 8/23/1941

1940

Let George Do It!
Let George Do It!
as Oscar
Movie - Released: 7/12/1940
Spare a Copper
Spare a Copper
as Jake
Movie - Released: 12/2/1940

1939

Murder in Soho
Murder in Soho
as Roy Barnes
Movie - Released: 2/1/1939
The Frozen Limits
The Frozen Limits
as Bill McGrew
Movie - Released: 11/1/1939
The Outsider
The Outsider
as Cameraman
Movie - Released: 1/30/1939

1938

The Terror
The Terror
as Ferry Fane
Movie - Released: 5/2/1938

1936

Rhodes of Africa
Rhodes of Africa
as Cartwright
Movie - Released: 6/30/1936

Unknown

The Black Tulip
The Black Tulip
as William Of Orange
Movie