Bernard Lee
Born in Brentford, London, England, UK — Jan 10 1908• Died Jan 16 1981
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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.
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Bernard Lee's Credits
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BBC Play of the Month
Sir Peter Teazle
The Champions
Squires
The Persuaders!
Sam Milford
The Expert
Harry Kirby
Danger Man
Lord Ammanford
Thunderball
M
Warship
Dr. No
M
Man in a Suitcase
Goldfinger
M
The Human Jungle
Jim Garner
The Jazz Age
Sir James
You Only Live Twice
M
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jeremiah
Moonraker
M
Father Brown
John Raggley
The Man with the Golden Gun
M
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
M
From Russia with Love
M
Journey to the Unknown
Ben Loker
Strange Report
Arthur Pater
King of the River
Joss King
Diamonds Are Forever
M
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Beaumont
The Spy Who Loved Me
M
Live and Let Die
M
The Third Man
Sergeant Paine
The Gamblers
Bob Townsend
The Fallen Idol
Detective Hart
Operation Kid Brother
Commander Cunningham
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Patmore
Sink the Bismarck!
Firing Officer (uncredited)
Vienna 1900
Armchair Theatre
Ernie Barger
Dunkirk
Charles Foreman
James Bond: The First 21 Years
M (archive footage)
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Danger Within
Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
The Key
Cmdr. Wadlow
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Tarmut
Beat the Devil
Insp. Jack Clayton
Percy's Progress
Barraclough
Last Holiday
Inspector Wilton
Nowhere to Go
Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
Dulcima
Mr Gaskain
High Flight
Flight Sergeant Harris
Quartet
Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
Whistle Down the Wind
Mr. Bostock
Crossplot
Chilmore
The Ship That Died of Shame
Customs Officer Brewster
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
The Purple Plain
Dr. Harris
Gift Horse
A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Ring of Spies
Henry Houghton
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
The L-Shaped Room
Charlie
The Angry Silence
Bert Connolly
Appointment with Venus
Brigadier
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Lofty Turner
Cage of Gold
Inspector Grey
Father Brown
Inspector Valentine
Kidnapped
Captain Hoseason
Saturday Night Out
George Hudson
The Incredible World of James Bond
Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
Fire Down Below
Doctor Sam
Sailor of the King
Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Cone of Silence
Capt. George Gort
The Blue Lamp
Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Across the Bridge
Chief Inspector Hadden
Web of Evidence
Patrick Mathry
Two Left Feet
Mr Crabbe
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Black John
Let George Do It!
Oscar
The Terror
Ferry Fane
The Raging Moon
Uncle Bob
White Corridors
Burgess
Rhodes of Africa
Cartwright
From Hong Kong with Love
M
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Colonel Webson
The Brain
Dr. Frank Shears
Mr. Denning Drives North
Inspector Dodds
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Present
Spare a Copper
Jake
Out of the Clouds
Customs Officer
The Man Upstairs
Inspector Thompson
Morning Departure
Cmdr. Gates
Beauty and the Beast
Edward Beaumont
A Place to Go
Matt Flint
The Outsider
Cameraman
Clue of the Twisted Candle
Superintendent Meredith
The Share Out
Det. Supt. Meredith
The Spanish Gardener
Leighton Bailey
Who Was Maddox?
Superintendent Meredith
This Man Is Mine
James Nicholls
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
Morgan Travis
Odette
Jack
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Sgt. Ben
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Captain Ford
Seawrack
Man
The Yellow Balloon
Constable Chapman
Fortune in Diamonds
O'Connell
Death Becomes Me
Sam Milford (archive footage)
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
Jeremiah
Murder in Soho
Roy Barnes
The Black Tulip
William Of Orange
The Secret Partner
D.S. Frank Hanbury
Danger Point
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
Colonel Gascoyne
Murrain
Beeley
The New Lot
Interviewing Officer
Clue of the Silver Key
Superintendent Meredith
Once a Crook
Duke
Elizabeth of Ladymead
John Beresford in 1903
Partners in Crime
Inspector Mann
The Man Who Died Twice
Francis Cumberland
The Frozen Limits
Bill McGrew
The River House Mystery
Wade Belloc
The Night Before The Morning After
Daniel Whittaker
I Have Been Here Before
Walter Ormund