Bernard Lee

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

BBC Play of the Month

Thirty-Minute Theatre

The Persuaders!

The Champions

The Wednesday Play

Danger Man

Dr. No

All Movies (101)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories2000 · as Self (archive footage)
James Bond: The First 21 Years1983 · as M (archive footage)
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective1981 · as Sgt. Ben
Moonraker1979 · as M
Death Becomes Me1979 · as Sam Milford (archive footage)
Seawrack1978 · as Man
A Christmas Carol1977 · as Ghost of Christmas Present
The Spy Who Loved Me1977 · as M
Beauty and the Beast1976 · as Edward Beaumont
From Hong Kong with Love1975 · as M
Murrain1975 · as Beeley
The Man with the Golden Gun1974 · as M
Percy's Progress1974 · as Barraclough
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell1974 · as Tarmut
Live and Let Die1973 · as M
The Man Who Died Twice1973 · as Francis Cumberland
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass1972 · as Morgan Travis
Diamonds Are Forever1971 · as M
Dulcima1971 · as Mr Gaskain
The Raging Moon1971 · as Uncle Bob
Danger Point1971
On Her Majesty's Secret Service1969 · as M
Crossplot1969 · as Chilmore
You Only Live Twice1967 · as M
Operation Kid Brother1967 · as Commander Cunningham
The Night Before The Morning After1966 · as Daniel Whittaker
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold1965 · as Patmore
Thunderball1965 · as M
The Incredible World of James Bond1965 · as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin1965 · as Jeremiah
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors1965 · as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
Goldfinger1964 · as M
Who Was Maddox?1964 · as Superintendent Meredith
Saturday Night Out1964 · as George Hudson
Ring of Spies1964 · as Henry Houghton
From Russia with Love1963 · as M
A Place to Go1963 · as Matt Flint
Two Left Feet1963 · as Mr Crabbe
The L-Shaped Room1962 · as Charlie
Dr. No1962 · as M
The Brain1962 · as Dr. Frank Shears
The Share Out1962 · as Det. Supt. Meredith
Clue of the Silver Key1961 · as Superintendent Meredith
Whistle Down the Wind1961 · as Mr. Bostock
The Secret Partner1961 · as D.S. Frank Hanbury
Fury at Smugglers' Bay1961 · as Black John
Partners in Crime1961 · as Inspector Mann
Clue of the Twisted Candle1960 · as Superintendent Meredith
Cone of Silence1960 · as Capt. George Gort
The Angry Silence1960 · as Bert Connolly
Kidnapped1960 · as Captain Hoseason
Sink the Bismarck!1960 · as Firing Officer (uncredited)
Web of Evidence1959 · as Patrick Mathry
Danger Within1959 · as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
Nowhere to Go1958 · as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
The Man Upstairs1958 · as Inspector Thompson
The Key1958 · as Cmdr. Wadlow
Dunkirk1958 · as Charles Foreman
High Flight1957 · as Flight Sergeant Harris
Across the Bridge1957 · as Chief Inspector Hadden
Fire Down Below1957 · as Doctor Sam
The Spanish Gardener1956 · as Leighton Bailey
The Battle of the River Plate1956 · as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
The Ship That Died of Shame1955 · as Customs Officer Brewster
Out of the Clouds1955 · as Customs Officer
The Purple Plain1954 · as Dr. Harris
Seagulls Over Sorrento1954 · as Lofty Turner
Father Brown1954 · as Inspector Valentine
Beat the Devil1953 · as Insp. Jack Clayton
Sailor of the King1953 · as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
The Yellow Balloon1953 · as Constable Chapman
Gift Horse1952 · as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Mr. Denning Drives North1951 · as Inspector Dodds
Appointment with Venus1951 · as Brigadier
Calling Bulldog Drummond1951 · as Colonel Webson
Fortune in Diamonds1951 · as O'Connell
White Corridors1951 · as Burgess
Cage of Gold1950 · as Inspector Grey
Odette1950 · as Jack
Last Holiday1950 · as Inspector Wilton
Morning Departure1950 · as Cmdr. Gates
The Blue Lamp1950 · as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
The Third Man1949 · as Sergeant Paine
I Have Been Here Before1949 · as Walter Ormund
Elizabeth of Ladymead1948 · as John Beresford in 1903
Quartet1948 · as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
The Fallen Idol1948 · as Detective Hart
The Adventures of Dusty Bates1947 · as Captain Ford
The Courtneys of Curzon Street1947 · as Colonel Gascoyne
This Man Is Mine1946 · as James Nicholls
The New Lot1943 · as Interviewing Officer
Once a Crook1941 · as Duke
Spare a Copper1940 · as Jake
Let George Do It!1940 · as Oscar
The Frozen Limits1939 · as Bill McGrew
Murder in Soho1939 · as Roy Barnes
The Outsider1939 · as Cameraman
The Terror1938 · as Ferry Fane
The Black Tulip1937 · as William Of Orange
Rhodes of Africa1936 · as Cartwright
The River House Mystery1936 · as Wade Belloc

All TV Shows (29)

Against the Crowd1975 · as Beeley
Affairs of the Heart1974 · as Ned Drury
Father Brown1974 · as John Raggley
Vienna 19001973
Warship1973
The Persuaders!1971 · as Sam Milford
Strange Report1969 · as Arthur Pater
Journey to the Unknown1968 · as Ben Loker
The Champions1968 · as Squires
The Jazz Age1968 · as Sir James
The Expert1968 · as Harry Kirby
Man in a Suitcase1967
The Gamblers1967 · as Bob Townsend
Half Hour Story1967 · as Frank Graham
King of the River1966 · as Joss King
BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Sir Peter Teazle
BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Hornblower
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as The Man
Thursday Theatre1964 · as Jim Cherry
The Wednesday Play1964 · as Frank Lanton
Espionage1963 · as John Neary
The Human Jungle1963 · as Jim Garner
Danger Man1960 · as Lord Ammanford
Edgar Wallace Mysteries1959
Armchair Theatre1956 · as Ernie Barger
Armchair Theatre1956 · as Daniel Whittaker
The Wonderful World of Disney1954 · as Jeremiah
Hallmark Hall of Fame1951 · as Beaumont
Sunday Night Theatre1950 · as Hoederer