Person

Bernard Lee

Acting · 1908–1981 · 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.

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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 Wednesday Play

  Frank Lanton

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  The Champions

  Squires

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  Danger Man

  Lord Ammanford

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  Thirty-Minute Theatre

  The Man

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  Espionage

  John Neary

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  Goldfinger

  M

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  From Russia with Love

  M

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  The Expert

  Harry Kirby

• 2000Sir John Mills' Moving MemoriesSelf (archive footage)
• 1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsM (archive footage)
• 1981Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveSgt. Ben
• 1979MoonrakerM
• 1979Death Becomes MeSam Milford (archive footage)
• 1978SeawrackMan
• 1977A Christmas CarolGhost of Christmas Present
• 1977The Spy Who Loved MeM
• 1976Beauty and the BeastEdward Beaumont
• 1975From Hong Kong with LoveM
• 1975MurrainBeeley
• 1975Against the CrowdBeeley
• 1974The Man with the Golden GunM
• 1974Affairs of the HeartNed Drury
• 1974Father BrownJohn Raggley
• 1974Percy's ProgressBarraclough
• 1974Frankenstein and the Monster from HellTarmut
• 1973Vienna 1900
• 1973Live and Let DieM
• 1973Warship
• 1973The Man Who Died TwiceFrancis Cumberland
• 1972The Baron: The Man in a Looking GlassMorgan Travis
• 1971Diamonds Are ForeverM
• 1971DulcimaMr Gaskain
• 1971The Persuaders!Sam Milford
• 1971The Raging MoonUncle Bob
• 1971Danger Point
• 1969On Her Majesty's Secret ServiceM
• 1969CrossplotChilmore
• 1969Strange ReportArthur Pater
• 1968Journey to the UnknownBen Loker
• 1968The ChampionsSquires
• 1968The Jazz AgeSir James
• 1968The ExpertHarry Kirby
• 1967City '68Baxter
• 1967Man in a Suitcase
• 1967The GamblersBob Townsend
• 1967You Only Live TwiceM
• 1967Half Hour StoryFrank Graham
• 1967Operation Kid BrotherCommander Cunningham
• 1966King of the RiverJoss King
• 1966The Night Before The Morning AfterDaniel Whittaker
• 1965The Spy Who Came In from the ColdPatmore
• 1965ThunderballM
• 1965The Incredible World of James BondBernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
• 1965BBC Play of the MonthSir Peter Teazle
• 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreThe Man
• 1965The Legend of Young Dick TurpinJeremiah
• 1965Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsHopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
• 1964Thursday TheatreJim Cherry
• 1964The Wednesday PlayFrank Lanton
• 1964GoldfingerM
• 1964Who Was Maddox?Superintendent Meredith
• 1964Saturday Night OutGeorge Hudson
• 1964Ring of SpiesHenry Houghton
• 1963From Russia with LoveM
• 1963EspionageJohn Neary
• 1963A Place to GoMatt Flint
• 1963The Human JungleJim Garner
• 1963Two Left FeetMr Crabbe
• 1962The L-Shaped RoomCharlie
• 1962Dr. NoM
• 1962The BrainDr. Frank Shears
• 1962The Share OutDet. Supt. Meredith
• 1961Clue of the Silver KeySuperintendent Meredith
• 1961Whistle Down the WindMr. Bostock
• 1961The Secret PartnerD.S. Frank Hanbury
• 1961Fury at Smugglers' BayBlack John
• 1961Partners in CrimeInspector Mann
• 1960Danger ManLord Ammanford
• 1960Clue of the Twisted CandleSuperintendent Meredith
• 1960Cone of SilenceCapt. George Gort
• 1960The Angry SilenceBert Connolly
• 1960KidnappedCaptain Hoseason
• 1960Sink the Bismarck!Firing Officer (uncredited)
• 1959Web of EvidencePatrick Mathry
• 1959Edgar Wallace Mysteries
• 1959Danger WithinLieutenant Colonel Huxley
• 1958Nowhere to GoVictor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
• 1958The Man UpstairsInspector Thompson
• 1958The KeyCmdr. Wadlow
• 1958DunkirkCharles Foreman
• 1957High FlightFlight Sergeant Harris
• 1957Across the BridgeChief Inspector Hadden
• 1957Fire Down BelowDoctor Sam
• 1956The Spanish GardenerLeighton Bailey
• 1956The Battle of the River PlateCaptain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
• 1956Armchair TheatreErnie Barger
• 1955The Ship That Died of ShameCustoms Officer Brewster
• 1955Out of the CloudsCustoms Officer
• 1954The Wonderful World of DisneyJeremiah
• 1954The Purple PlainDr. Harris
• 1954Seagulls Over SorrentoLofty Turner
• 1954Father BrownInspector Valentine
• 1953Beat the DevilInsp. Jack Clayton
• 1953Sailor of the KingPetty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
• 1953The Yellow BalloonConstable Chapman
• 1952Gift HorseA.S. 'Stripey' Wood
• 1951Hallmark Hall of FameBeaumont
• 1951Mr. Denning Drives NorthInspector Dodds
• 1951Appointment with VenusBrigadier
• 1951Calling Bulldog DrummondColonel Webson
• 1951Fortune in DiamondsO'Connell
• 1951White CorridorsBurgess
• 1950Cage of GoldInspector Grey
• 1950OdetteJack
• 1950Last HolidayInspector Wilton
• 1950Morning DepartureCmdr. Gates
• 1950The Blue LampDivisional Detective Inspector Cherry
• 1950Sunday Night TheatreHoederer
• 1949The Third ManSergeant Paine
• 1949I Have Been Here BeforeWalter Ormund
• 1948Elizabeth of LadymeadJohn Beresford in 1903
• 1948QuartetNed Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
• 1948The Fallen IdolDetective Hart
• 1947The Adventures of Dusty BatesCaptain Ford
• 1947The Courtneys of Curzon StreetColonel Gascoyne
• 1946This Man Is MineJames Nicholls
• 1943The New LotInterviewing Officer
• 1941Once a CrookDuke
• 1940Spare a CopperJake
• 1940Let George Do It!Oscar
• 1939The Frozen LimitsBill McGrew
• 1939Murder in SohoRoy Barnes
• 1939The OutsiderCameraman
• 1938The TerrorFerry Fane
• 1937The Black TulipWilliam Of Orange
• 1936Rhodes of AfricaCartwright
• 1936The River House MysteryWade Belloc