Bernard Lee

Acting

1908-01-10

Brentford, London, England, UK

Died: 1981-01-16

Biography

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

Appears In

⭐ 5.0

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Sir Peter Teazle

⭐ 5.0

BBC Play of the Month

1965

as Hornblower

⭐ 7.6

The Persuaders!

1971

as Sam Milford

⭐ 7.1

From Russia with Love

1963

as M

⭐ 10.0

The Expert

1968

as Harry Kirby

⭐ 7.0

Dr. No

1962

as M

⭐ 7.4

Goldfinger

1964

as M

⭐ 6.7

Thunderball

1965

as M

⭐ 6.6

You Only Live Twice

1967

as M

⭐ 6.2

The Champions

1968

as Squires

⭐ 6.4

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

as M

⭐ 6.2

Moonraker

1979

as M

⭐ 7.3

Danger Man

1960

as Lord Ammanford

⭐ 6.3

The Terror

1938

as Ferry Fane

⭐ 6.6

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

as M

⭐ 6.5

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

as M

⭐ 6.0

The Key

1958

as Cmdr. Wadlow

⭐ 5.6

The Yellow Balloon

1953

as Constable Chapman

⭐ 6.8

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

as M

⭐ 5.7

Partners in Crime

1961

as Inspector Mann

⭐ 6.5

Live and Let Die

1973

as M

⭐ 6.6

Gift Horse

1952

as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

⭐ 3.5

Percy's Progress

1974

as Barraclough

⭐ 7.9

The Third Man

1949

as Sergeant Paine

⭐ 7.0

Man in a Suitcase

1967

⭐ 6.8

The L-Shaped Room

1962

as Charlie

⭐ 5.8

Beauty and the Beast

1976

as Edward Beaumont

⭐ 5.7

Saturday Night Out

1964

as George Hudson

⭐ 7.1

Last Holiday

1950

as Inspector Wilton

⭐ 5.5

Warship

1973

⭐ 6.3

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

⭐ 6.3

Journey to the Unknown

1968

as Ben Loker

⭐ 7.5

Fortune in Diamonds

1951

as O'Connell

⭐ 5.9

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981

as Sgt. Ben

⭐ 5.8

High Flight

1957

as Flight Sergeant Harris

⭐ 6.0

Elizabeth of Ladymead

1948

as John Beresford in 1903

⭐ 8.2

The Human Jungle

1963

as Jim Garner

⭐ 6.8

Dunkirk

1958

as Charles Foreman

⭐ 5.6

The Brain

1962

as Dr. Frank Shears

⭐ 7.0

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

1959

⭐ 7.8

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

as Jeremiah

⭐ 5.0

The Outsider

1939

as Cameraman

⭐ 6.8

Morning Departure

1950

as Cmdr. Gates

⭐ 6.2

Let George Do It!

1940

as Oscar

⭐ 4.0

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

1947

as Captain Ford

⭐ 6.6

White Corridors

1951

as Burgess

⭐ 6.2

Quartet

1948

as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")

⭐ 6.6

Father Brown

1974

as John Raggley

⭐ 6.2

The Spanish Gardener

1956

as Leighton Bailey

⭐ 6.7

Cage of Gold

1950

as Inspector Grey

⭐ 5.8

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951

as Colonel Webson

⭐ 6.2

Odette

1950

as Jack

⭐ 8.6

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Beaumont

⭐ 5.0

Two Left Feet

1963

as Mr Crabbe

⭐ 6.5

Strange Report

1969

as Arthur Pater

⭐ 6.6

Kidnapped

1960

as Captain Hoseason

⭐ 5.6

The Secret Partner

1961

as D.S. Frank Hanbury

⭐ 5.8

Out of the Clouds

1955

as Customs Officer

⭐ 6.4

Father Brown

1954

as Inspector Valentine

⭐ 6.1

The Man Upstairs

1958

as Inspector Thompson

⭐ 7.2

The Fallen Idol

1948

as Detective Hart

⭐ 6.4

Dr Terror's House of Horrors

1965

as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

⭐ 6.9

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

as Firing Officer (uncredited)

⭐ 7.1

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

as Patmore

⭐ 6.8

Spare a Copper

1940

as Jake

⭐ 0.0

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

1959

as Superintendent Meredith

⭐ 0.0

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

1959

as Inspector Mann

⭐ 0.0

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

1959

as Det. Supt. Meredith

⭐ 6.2

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974

as Tarmut

⭐ 6.1

Beat the Devil

1953

as Insp. Jack Clayton

⭐ 0.0

The Black Tulip

1937

as William Of Orange

⭐ 6.6

Nowhere to Go

1958

as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

⭐ 6.6

The Blue Lamp

1950

as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

⭐ 6.5

The Purple Plain

1954

as Dr. Harris

⭐ 5.4

Crossplot

1969

as Chilmore

⭐ 6.8

Sailor of the King

1953

as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley

⭐ 5.0

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

as M (archive footage)

⭐ 4.4

Operation Kid Brother

1967

as Commander Cunningham

⭐ 6.6

A Christmas Carol

1977

as Ghost of Christmas Present

⭐ 0.0

Seawrack

1978

as Man

⭐ 0.0

This Man Is Mine

1946

as James Nicholls

⭐ 6.9

Ring of Spies

1964

as Henry Houghton

⭐ 0.0

The New Lot

1943

as Interviewing Officer

⭐ 4.0

Web of Evidence

1959

as Patrick Mathry

⭐ 7.2

The Angry Silence

1960

as Bert Connolly

⭐ 7.0

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

as Customs Officer Brewster

⭐ 6.0

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)

⭐ 5.7

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961

as Black John

⭐ 6.7

Across the Bridge

1957

as Chief Inspector Hadden

⭐ 5.8

Fire Down Below

1957

as Doctor Sam

⭐ 5.1

Appointment with Venus

1951

as Brigadier

⭐ 6.6

The Raging Moon

1971

as Uncle Bob

⭐ 0.0

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

as Self (archive footage)

⭐ 7.2

Whistle Down the Wind

1961

as Mr. Bostock

⭐ 6.0

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

as Inspector Dodds

⭐ 6.2

A Place to Go

1963

as Matt Flint

⭐ 7.0

Clue of the Twisted Candle

1960

as Superintendent Meredith

⭐ 6.0

Rhodes of Africa

1936

as Cartwright

⭐ 4.7

From Hong Kong with Love

1975

as M

⭐ 5.4

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954

as Lofty Turner

⭐ 4.9

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

1947

as Colonel Gascoyne

⭐ 6.2

Danger Within

1959

as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

⭐ 0.0

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

1965

as Jeremiah

⭐ 7.3

Dulcima

1971

as Mr Gaskain

⭐ 5.0

Murder in Soho

1939

as Roy Barnes

⭐ 7.7

Who Was Maddox?

1964

as Superintendent Meredith

⭐ 6.7

Cone of Silence

1960

as Capt. George Gort

⭐ 0.0

The Night Before The Morning After

1966

as Daniel Whittaker

⭐ 6.7

Murrain

1975

as Beeley

⭐ 7.0

Clue of the Silver Key

1961

as Superintendent Meredith

⭐ 7.5

The Frozen Limits

1939

as Bill McGrew

⭐ 0.0

Death Becomes Me

1979

as Sam Milford

⭐ 0.0

The Man Who Died Twice

1973

as Francis Cumberland

⭐ 4.0

The Share Out

1962

as Det. Supt. Meredith