Acting · Born 1908-01-10 (Brentford, London, England, UK) · Died 1981-01-16
John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.
The Persuaders!
as Sam Milford
The Champions
as Squires
The Expert
as Harry Kirby
You Only Live Twice
as M
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Peter Teazle
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as The Man
The Wednesday Play
as Frank Lanton
From Russia with Love
Danger Man
as Lord Ammanford
Sunday Night Theatre
as Hoederer
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as M (archive footage)
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Sgt. Ben
Moonraker
Seawrack
as Man
A Christmas Carol
as Ghost of Christmas Present
The Foundation
as Eddie Prince
The Spy Who Loved Me
Beauty and the Beast
as Edward Beaumont
Bons baisers de Hong Kong
Murrain
as Beeley
Affairs of the Heart
as Ned Drury
Father Brown
as John Raggley
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
as Tarmut
Percy's Progress
as Barraclough
The Man with the Golden Gun
Live and Let Die
The Man Who Died Twice
as Francis Cumberland
Vienna 1900
Warship
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
as Morgan Travis
Danger Point
Diamonds Are Forever
Dulcima
as Mr Gaskain
The Raging Moon
as Uncle Bob
Crossplot
as Chilmore
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Strange Report
as Arthur Pater
Journey to the Unknown
as Ben Loker
Half Hour Story
as Frank Graham
Man in a Suitcase
O.K. Connery
as Commander Cunningham
The Gamblers
as Bob Townsend
King of the River
as Joss King
The Night Before The Morning After
as Daniel Whittaker
Blackmail
as Steve Bradwell
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
The Incredible World of James Bond
as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
as Jeremiah
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Patmore
Thunderball
Goldfinger
Ring of Spies
as Henry Houghton
Saturday Night Out
as George Hudson
Who Was Maddox?
as Superintendent Meredith
A Place to Go
as Matt Flint
Espionage
as John Neary
The Human Jungle
as Jim Garner
Two Left Feet
as Mr Crabbe
Dr. No
The Brain
as Dr. Frank Shears
The L-Shaped Room
as Charlie
The Share Out
as Det. Supt. Meredith
Clue of the Silver Key
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Black John
Partners in Crime
as Inspector Mann
The Secret Partner
as D.S. Frank Hanbury
Whistle Down the Wind
as Mr. Bostock
Clue of the Twisted Candle
Cone of Silence
as Capt. George Gort
Kidnapped
as Captain Hoseason
Sink the Bismarck!
as Firing Officer (uncredited)
The Angry Silence
as Bert Connolly
Beyond This Place
as Patrick Mathry
Danger Within
as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
Dunkirk
as Charles Foreman
Nowhere to Go
as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
The Key
as Cmdr. Wadlow
The Man Upstairs
as Inspector Thompson
Across the Bridge
as Chief Inspector Hadden
Fire Down Below
as Doctor Sam
High Flight
as Flight Sergeant Harris
Armchair Theatre
as Ernie Barger
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
The Spanish Gardener
as Leighton Bailey
Out of the Clouds
as Customs Officer
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Customs Officer Brewster
as Inspector Valentine
Seagulls Over Sorrento
as Lofty Turner
The Purple Plain
as Dr. Harris
The Wonderful World of Disney
Beat the Devil
as Insp. Jack Clayton
Sailor of the King
as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
The Yellow Balloon
as Constable Chapman
Gift Horse
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Appointment with Venus
as Brigadier
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Colonel Webson
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Beaumont
Mr. Denning Drives North
as Inspector Dodds
The Adventurers
as O'Connell
White Corridors
as Burgess
Cage of Gold
as Inspector Grey
Last Holiday
as Inspector Wilton
Morning Departure
as Cmdr. Gates
Odette
as Jack
The Blue Lamp
as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
The Third Man
as Sergeant Paine
Elizabeth of Ladymead
as John Beresford in 1903
Quartet
as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
The Fallen Idol
as Detective Hart
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Captain Ford
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
as Colonel Gascoyne
This Man Is Mine
as James Nicholls
The New Lot
as Interviewing Officer
Once a Crook
as Duke
Let George Do It!
as Oscar
Spare a Copper
as Jake
Murder in Soho
as Roy Barnes
The Frozen Limits
as Bill McGrew
The Outsider
as Cameraman
The Terror
as Ferry Fane
The Black Tulip
as William Of Orange
Rhodes of Africa
as Cartwright
The River House Mystery
as Wade Belloc