Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

January 10, 1908

died

January 16, 1981

place of birth

Brentford, London, England, UK

also known as

Бернард Ли

total credits

50 movies

Biography

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

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Known For

Dr. No

Dr. No

as M

Goldfinger

Goldfinger

as M

Thunderball

Thunderball

as M

From Russia with Love

From Russia with Love

as M

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

as M

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

as M

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Dr. No
7.0

Dr. No

1962as M
Goldfinger
7.4

Goldfinger

1964as M
Thunderball
6.7

Thunderball

1965as M
From Russia with Love
7.1

From Russia with Love

1963as M
You Only Live Twice
6.6

You Only Live Twice

1967as M
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.6

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969as M
Live and Let Die
6.5

Live and Let Die

1973as M
The Man with the Golden Gun
6.5

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974as M
The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977as M
Diamonds Are Forever
6.4

Diamonds Are Forever

1971as M
Moonraker
6.2

Moonraker

1979as M
The Third Man
7.9

The Third Man

1949as Sergeant Paine
The Incredible World of James Bond
7.0

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
7.1

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965as Patmore
Gift Horse
6.6

Gift Horse

1952as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Dunkirk
6.8

Dunkirk

1958as Charles Foreman
The Key
6.1

The Key

1958as Cmdr. Wadlow
Sink the Bismarck!
6.9

Sink the Bismarck!

1960as Firing Officer (uncredited)
Percy's Progress
4.0

Percy's Progress

1974as Barraclough
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
6.5

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
The Purple Plain
6.5

The Purple Plain

1954as Dr. Harris
The Battle of the River Plate
6.4

The Battle of the River Plate

1956as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
6.2

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974as Tarmut
Beat the Devil
6.2

Beat the Devil

1953as Insp. Jack Clayton
The Fallen Idol
7.2

The Fallen Idol

1948as Detective Hart
Last Holiday
7.2

Last Holiday

1950as Inspector Wilton
The L-Shaped Room
6.8

The L-Shaped Room

1962as Charlie
The Blue Lamp
6.6

The Blue Lamp

1950as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
The Raging Moon
6.7

The Raging Moon

1971as Uncle Bob
Father Brown
6.5

Father Brown

1954as Inspector Valentine
James Bond: The First 21 Years
6.7

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983as M (archive footage)
The Angry Silence
7.2

The Angry Silence

1960as Bert Connolly
The Brain
5.8

The Brain

1962as Dr. Frank Shears
Morning Departure
6.9

Morning Departure

1950as Cmdr. Gates
The Ship That Died of Shame
7.3

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955as Customs Officer Brewster
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
5.9

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961as Black John
Whistle Down the Wind
7.2

Whistle Down the Wind

1961as Mr. Bostock
Crossplot
5.5

Crossplot

1969as Chilmore
Across the Bridge
6.8

Across the Bridge

1957as Chief Inspector Hadden
Fire Down Below
5.9

Fire Down Below

1957as Doctor Sam
Ring of Spies
7.0

Ring of Spies

1964as Henry Houghton
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
5.3

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

1947as Colonel Gascoyne
Danger Within
6.3

Danger Within

1959as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
Kidnapped
6.6

Kidnapped

1960as Captain Hoseason
Odette
6.4

Odette

1950as Jack
High Flight
6.2

High Flight

1957as Flight Sergeant Harris
Cone of Silence
6.8

Cone of Silence

1960as Capt. George Gort
The Spanish Gardener
6.3

The Spanish Gardener

1956as Leighton Bailey
Two Left Feet
6.0

Two Left Feet

1963as Mr Crabbe
A Christmas Carol
6.7

A Christmas Carol

1977as Ghost of Christmas Present