Bernard Lee
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.
Known For
Filmography
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as M (archive footage)
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Sgt. Ben
Moonraker
1979
as M
Death Becomes Me
1979
as Sam Milford (archive footage)
Seawrack
1978
as Man
Sense of Place
1978
as Man
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as M
A Christmas Carol
1977
as Ghost of Christmas Present
The Foundation
1977
as Eddie Prince
Beauty and the Beast
1976
as Edward Beaumont
Murrain
1975
as Beeley
From Hong Kong with Love
1975
as M
Against the Crowd
1975
as Beeley
Comedy Premiere
1975
as Wally Warner
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
as M
Percy's Progress
1974
as Barraclough
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Tarmut
Affairs of the Heart
1974
as Ned Drury
Father Brown
1974
as John Raggley
Live and Let Die
1973
as M
The Man Who Died Twice
1973
as Francis Cumberland
Warship
1973
Vienna 1900
1973
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972
as Morgan Travis
Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as M
The Raging Moon
1971
as Uncle Bob
Danger Point
1971
Dulcima
1971
as Mr Gaskain
The Persuaders!
1971
as Sam Milford
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as M
Crossplot
1969
as Chilmore
Strange Report
1969
as Arthur Pater
The Champions
1968
as Squires
The Expert
1968
as Harry Kirby
The Jazz Age
1968
as Sir James
Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Ben Loker
You Only Live Twice
1967
as M
Operation Kid Brother
1967
as Commander Cunningham
Man in a Suitcase
1967
The Gamblers
1967
as Bob Townsend
Half Hour Story
1967
as Frank Graham
City '68
1967
as Baxter
The Night Before The Morning After
1966
as Daniel Whittaker
King of the River
1966
as Joss King
Thunderball
1965
as M
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
as Patmore
The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
as Jeremiah
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Peter Teazle
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Hornblower
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Man
Blackmail
1965
as Steve Bradwell
Goldfinger
1964
as M
Saturday Night Out
1964
as George Hudson
Ring of Spies
1964
as Henry Houghton
Who Was Maddox?
1964
as Superintendent Meredith
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Frank Lanton
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Jim Cherry
From Russia with Love
1963
as M
A Place to Go
1963
as Matt Flint
Two Left Feet
1963
as Mr Crabbe
The Human Jungle
1963
as Jim Garner
Espionage
1963
as John Neary
Dr. No
1962
as M
The L-Shaped Room
1962
as Charlie
The Brain
1962
as Dr. Frank Shears
The Share Out
1962
as Det. Supt. Meredith
Whistle Down the Wind
1961
as Mr. Bostock
Partners in Crime
1961
as Inspector Mann
The Secret Partner
1961
as D.S. Frank Hanbury
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Black John
Clue of the Silver Key
1961
as Superintendent Meredith
Kidnapped
1960
as Captain Hoseason
The Angry Silence
1960
as Bert Connolly
Cone of Silence
1960
as Capt. George Gort
Clue of the Twisted Candle
1960
as Superintendent Meredith
Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Firing Officer (uncredited)
Danger Man
1960
as Lord Ammanford
Web of Evidence
1959
as Patrick Mathry
Danger Within
1959
as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
Dunkirk
1958
as Charles Foreman
Nowhere to Go
1958
as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
The Key
1958
as Cmdr. Wadlow
The Man Upstairs
1958
as Inspector Thompson
Across the Bridge
1957
as Chief Inspector Hadden
High Flight
1957
as Flight Sergeant Harris
Fire Down Below
1957
as Doctor Sam
The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
The Spanish Gardener
1956
as Leighton Bailey
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Ernie Barger
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Daniel Whittaker
Out of the Clouds
1955
as Customs Officer
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Customs Officer Brewster
The Purple Plain
1954
as Dr. Harris
Father Brown
1954
as Inspector Valentine
Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
as Lofty Turner
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Jeremiah
Beat the Devil
1953
as Insp. Jack Clayton
Sailor of the King
1953
as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
The Yellow Balloon
1953
as Constable Chapman
Gift Horse
1952
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Inspector Dodds
Appointment with Venus
1951
as Brigadier
White Corridors
1951
as Burgess
Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Colonel Webson
Fortune in Diamonds
1951
as O'Connell
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Beaumont
Morning Departure
1950
as Cmdr. Gates
Odette
1950
as Jack
The Blue Lamp
1950
as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Cage of Gold
1950
as Inspector Grey
Last Holiday
1950
as Inspector Wilton
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Hoederer
The Third Man
1949
as Sergeant Paine
I Have Been Here Before
1949
as Walter Ormund
The Fallen Idol
1948
as Detective Hart
Elizabeth of Ladymead
1948
as John Beresford in 1903
Quartet
1948
as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Captain Ford
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947
as Colonel Gascoyne
This Man Is Mine
1946
as James Nicholls
The New Lot
1943
as Interviewing Officer
Once a Crook
1941
as Duke
Let George Do It!
1940
as Oscar
Spare a Copper
1940
as Jake
Murder in Soho
1939
as Roy Barnes
The Frozen Limits
1939
as Bill McGrew
The Outsider
1939
as Cameraman
The Terror
1938
as Ferry Fane
The Black Tulip
1937
as William Of Orange
Rhodes of Africa
1936
as Cartwright
The River House Mystery
1936
as Wade Belloc