
Bernard Lee
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1908-01-10
- Died
- 1981-01-16
- Place of birth
- Brentford, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Бернард Ли
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
TV Shows (25)

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Peter Teazle / Hornblower

The Wednesday Play
1964
as Frank Lanton

The Persuaders!
1971
as Sam Milford

The Champions
1968
as Squires

Danger Man
1960
as Lord Ammanford

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Hoederer

The Expert
1968
as Harry Kirby

Espionage
1963
as John Neary

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Jeremiah

The Human Jungle
1963
as Jim Garner

Man in a Suitcase
1967

Journey to the Unknown
1968
as Ben Loker

Warship
1973

Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
The Jazz Age
1968
as Sir James

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Beaumont

Half Hour Story
1967
as Frank Graham

Father Brown
1974
as John Raggley

Strange Report
1969
as Arthur Pater

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Ernie Barger / Daniel Whittaker
King of the River
1966
as Joss King
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Jim Cherry
The Gamblers
1967
as Bob Townsend

Affairs of the Heart
1974
as Ned Drury
Vienna 1900
1973
Movies (101)

Dr. No
1962
as M

From Russia with Love
1963
as M

Goldfinger
1964
as M

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as M

Thunderball
1965
as M

You Only Live Twice
1967
as M

Moonraker
1979
as M

The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
as M

The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as M

Diamonds Are Forever
1971
as M

Live and Let Die
1973
as M

The Third Man
1949
as Sergeant Paine

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
as Patmore

Sink the Bismarck!
1960
as Firing Officer (uncredited)

Last Holiday
1950
as Inspector Wilton

The Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

Dunkirk
1958
as Charles Foreman

Beat the Devil
1953
as Insp. Jack Clayton

The Raging Moon
1971
as Uncle Bob

James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as M (archive footage)

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

The Fallen Idol
1948
as Detective Hart

Fury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Black John

Kidnapped
1960
as Captain Hoseason

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Tarmut

Father Brown
1954
as Inspector Valentine

Quartet
1948
as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")

Calling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Colonel Webson

The Key
1958
as Cmdr. Wadlow

The Outsider
1939
as Cameraman

Web of Evidence
1959
as Patrick Mathry

Whistle Down the Wind
1961
as Mr. Bostock

Odette
1950
as Jack

High Flight
1957
as Flight Sergeant Harris

The Purple Plain
1954
as Dr. Harris

Crossplot
1969
as Chilmore

The Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)

Percy's Progress
1974
as Barraclough

Cone of Silence
1960
as Capt. George Gort

Danger Within
1959
as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

The Brain
1962
as Dr. Frank Shears

Across the Bridge
1957
as Chief Inspector Hadden

Gift Horse
1952
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

The Blue Lamp
1950
as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

The Angry Silence
1960
as Bert Connolly

Operation Kid Brother
1967
as Commander Cunningham

Mr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Inspector Dodds

Fire Down Below
1957
as Doctor Sam

The L-Shaped Room
1962
as Charlie

Cage of Gold
1950
as Inspector Grey

From Hong Kong with Love
1975
as M

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)

The Spanish Gardener
1956
as Leighton Bailey

Dulcima
1971
as Mr Gaskain

Ring of Spies
1964
as Henry Houghton

Two Left Feet
1963
as Mr Crabbe

The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Customs Officer Brewster

A Place to Go
1963
as Matt Flint

Elizabeth of Ladymead
1948
as John Beresford in 1903

Let George Do It!
1940
as Oscar

White Corridors
1951
as Burgess

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
as Jeremiah

Beauty and the Beast
1976
as Edward Beaumont
Death Becomes Me
1979
as Sam Milford (archive footage)

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Sgt. Ben

Nowhere to Go
1958
as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

A Christmas Carol
1977
as Ghost of Christmas Present

The New Lot
1943
as Interviewing Officer

Morning Departure
1950
as Cmdr. Gates

Seagulls Over Sorrento
1954
as Lofty Turner

Murder in Soho
1939
as Roy Barnes

The Man Upstairs
1958
as Inspector Thompson

The Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947
as Colonel Gascoyne

Clue of the Twisted Candle
1960
as Superintendent Meredith

Saturday Night Out
1964
as George Hudson

Out of the Clouds
1955
as Customs Officer
The Terror
1938
as Ferry Fane

Fortune in Diamonds
1951
as O'Connell

Rhodes of Africa
1936
as Cartwright

The Man Who Died Twice
1973
as Francis Cumberland

The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972
as Morgan Travis

The Black Tulip
1937
as William Of Orange

Appointment with Venus
1951
as Brigadier

Sailor of the King
1953
as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Danger Point
1971

The Frozen Limits
1939
as Bill McGrew

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Captain Ford

The Secret Partner
1961
as D.S. Frank Hanbury

Partners in Crime
1961
as Inspector Mann

Who Was Maddox?
1964
as Superintendent Meredith

Clue of the Silver Key
1961
as Superintendent Meredith

Spare a Copper
1940
as Jake

The Share Out
1962
as Det. Supt. Meredith

Murrain
1975
as Beeley

The Yellow Balloon
1953
as Constable Chapman

This Man Is Mine
1946
as James Nicholls
Once a Crook
1941
as Duke
I Have Been Here Before
1949
as Walter Ormund

Seawrack
1978
as Man

The Night Before The Morning After
1966
as Daniel Whittaker
The River House Mystery
1936
as Wade Belloc
About Bernard Lee
John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films. With 126 credits spanning from 1936 to 2000, Bernard Lee has appeared in 101 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Bernard Lee Movies
- Dr. No (1962) — as M
- From Russia with Love (1963) — as M
- Goldfinger (1964) — as M
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) — as M
- Thunderball (1965) — as M
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