Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

123

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-01-10

Day of Death

1981-01-16 (73 years old)

Place of Birth

Brentford, London, England, UK

Also Known As

Бернард Ли

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

Acting

Live and Let Die

1973

Live and Let Die

as

M

The Third Man

1949

The Third Man

as

Sergeant Paine

Dr. No

1962

Dr. No

as

M

From Russia with Love

1963

From Russia with Love

as

M

Goldfinger

1964

Goldfinger

as

M

Thunderball

1965

Thunderball

as

M

You Only Live Twice

1967

You Only Live Twice

as

M

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

as

M

Diamonds Are Forever

1971

Diamonds Are Forever

as

M

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974

The Man with the Golden Gun

as

M

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

The Spy Who Loved Me

as

M

Moonraker

1979

Moonraker

as

M

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as

Self (archive footage)

The Fallen Idol

1948

The Fallen Idol

as

Detective Hart

Beat the Devil

1953

Beat the Devil

as

Insp. Jack Clayton

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as

Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

Whistle Down the Wind

1961

Whistle Down the Wind

as

Mr. Bostock

Saturday Night Out

1964

Saturday Night Out

as

George Hudson

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

as

Patmore

Kidnapped

1960

Kidnapped

as

Captain Hoseason

Sailor of the King

1953

Sailor of the King

as

Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

Mr. Denning Drives North

as

Inspector Dodds

A Christmas Carol

1977

A Christmas Carol

as

Ghost of Christmas Present

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

as

Sgt. Ben

The Battle of the River Plate

1956

The Battle of the River Plate

as

Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

Morning Departure

1950

Morning Departure

as

Cmdr. Gates

Dunkirk

1958

Dunkirk

as

Charles Foreman

Partners in Crime

1961

Partners in Crime

as

Inspector Mann

Odette

1950

Odette

as

Jack

Nowhere to Go

1958

Nowhere to Go

as

Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

The Blue Lamp

1950

The Blue Lamp

as

Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

Across the Bridge

1957

Across the Bridge

as

Chief Inspector Hadden

The Man Who Died Twice

1973

The Man Who Died Twice

as

Francis Cumberland

The Purple Plain

1954

The Purple Plain

as

Dr. Harris

The Angry Silence

1960

The Angry Silence

as

Bert Connolly

The L-Shaped Room

1962

The L-Shaped Room

as

Charlie

Percy's Progress

1974

Percy's Progress

as

Barraclough

The Secret Partner

1961

The Secret Partner

as

D.S. Frank Hanbury

Operation Kid Brother

1967

Operation Kid Brother

as

Commander Cunningham

The Key

1958

The Key

as

Cmdr. Wadlow

Father Brown

1954

Father Brown

as

Inspector Valentine

The Man Upstairs

1958

The Man Upstairs

as

Inspector Thompson

Appointment with Venus

1951

Appointment with Venus

as

Brigadier

The Spanish Gardener

1956

The Spanish Gardener

as

Leighton Bailey

Crossplot

1969

Crossplot

as

Chilmore

Elizabeth of Ladymead

1948

Elizabeth of Ladymead

as

John Beresford in 1903

Web of Evidence

1959

Web of Evidence

as

Patrick Mathry

Cage of Gold

1950

Cage of Gold

as

Inspector Grey

White Corridors

1951

White Corridors

as

Burgess

Murder in Soho

1939

Murder in Soho

as

Roy Barnes

Once a Crook

1941

Once a Crook

as

Duke

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951

Calling Bulldog Drummond

as

Colonel Webson

Let George Do It!

1940

Let George Do It!

as

Oscar

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954

Seagulls Over Sorrento

as

Lofty Turner

The Raging Moon

1971

The Raging Moon

as

Uncle Bob

The Terror

1938

The Terror

as

Ferry Fane

Spare a Copper

1940

Spare a Copper

as

Jake

A Place to Go

1963

A Place to Go

as

Matt Flint

High Flight

1957

High Flight

as

Flight Sergeant Harris

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as

Black John

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

1947

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

as

Captain Ford

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965

The Incredible World of James Bond

as

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

Cone of Silence

1960

Cone of Silence

as

Capt. George Gort

Danger Within

1959

Danger Within

as

Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

The Brain

1962

The Brain

as

Dr. Frank Shears

Beauty and the Beast

1976

Beauty and the Beast

as

Edward Beaumont

Out of the Clouds

1955

Out of the Clouds

as

Customs Officer

The Man in a Looking Glass

1972

The Man in a Looking Glass

as

Morgan Travis

Ring of Spies

1964

Ring of Spies

as

Henry Houghton

Fire Down Below

1957

Fire Down Below

as

Doctor Sam

Clue of the Silver Key

1961

Clue of the Silver Key

as

Superintendent Meredith

Who Was Maddox?

1964

Who Was Maddox?

as

Clue of the Twisted Candle

1960

Clue of the Twisted Candle

as

1962

The Share Out

as

The Yellow Balloon

1953

The Yellow Balloon

as

Constable Chapman

Fortune in Diamonds

1951

Fortune in Diamonds

as

O'Connell

The Frozen Limits

1939

The Frozen Limits

as

Bill McGrew

Best Ever Bond

2002

Best Ever Bond

as

M (archive footage) (uncredited)

This Man Is Mine

1946

This Man Is Mine

as

James Nicholls

The Night Before The Morning After

1966

The Night Before The Morning After

as

Daniel Whittaker

I Have Been Here Before

1949

I Have Been Here Before

as

Walter Ormund

Seawrack

1978

Seawrack

as

Man

The Outsider

1939

The Outsider

as

Cameraman

Last Holiday

1950

Last Holiday

as

Inspector Wilton

Danger Point

1971

Danger Point

as

Rhodes of Africa

1936

Rhodes of Africa

as

Cartwright

Gift Horse

1952

Gift Horse

as

A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

Murrain

1975

Murrain

as

Beeley

Quartet

1948

Quartet

as

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

Dulcima

1971

Dulcima

as

Mr Gaskain

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

Sink the Bismarck!

as

Firing Officer (uncredited)

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

1947

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

as

Colonel Gascoyne

The New Lot

1943

The New Lot

as

Interviewing Officer

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

as

Tarmut

From Hong Kong with Love

1975

From Hong Kong with Love

as

M

Two Left Feet

1963

Two Left Feet

as

Mr Crabbe

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

The Ship That Died of Shame

as

Customs Officer Brewster

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

1965

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

as

Jeremiah

Death Becomes Me

1979

Death Becomes Me

as

Sam Milford

The Black Tulip

The Black Tulip

as

William Of Orange

The River House Mystery

1936

The River House Mystery

as

Wade Belloc

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

as

Sam Milford

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Beaumont

The Champions

The Champions

as

Squires

King of the River

King of the River

as

Joss King

Warship

Warship

as

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

as

The Expert

The Expert

as

Harry Kirby

Vienna 1900

Vienna 1900

as

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Sir Peter Teazle

The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

as

Sir James

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as

Danger Man

Danger Man

as

Lord Ammanford

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

as

Jim Garner

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

as

Ben Loker

Strange Report

Strange Report

as

Arthur Pater

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Jeremiah

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

John Raggley

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Hornblower

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as

Superintendent Meredith

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as

Inspector Mann

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as

Det. Supt. Meredith

The Gamblers

The Gamblers

as

Bob Townsend

Production

Crew

Directing