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Bernard Lee

Actor | * 01/10/1908 († 73, 01/16/1981) | Brentford, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
John Bernard Lee (10 January 1908 – 16 January 1981) was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven Eon-produced James Bond films. Lee's film career spanned the years 1934 to 1979, though he had appeared on stage from the age of six. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Lee appeared in over one hundred films, as well as on stage and in television dramatisations. He was known for his roles as authority figures, often playing military characters or policemen in films such as The Third Man, The Blue Lamp, The Battle of the River Plate, and Whistle Down the Wind. He died of stomach cancer in 1981, aged 73. ()
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John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

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Movies with Bernard Lee as Actor(90)

as M (archive footage) (uncredited)2002 Best Ever Bond
as Self (archive footage)2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as M1979 Moonraker
as Ghost of Christmas Present1977 A Christmas Carol
as Edward Beaumont1976 Beauty and the Beast
as Beeley1975 Murrain
as Barraclough1974 Percy's Progress
as Morgan Travis1972 The Man in a Looking Glass
as Uncle Bob1971 The Raging Moon
as Mr Gaskain1971 Dulcima
as Chilmore1969 Crossplot
as Commander Cunningham1967 Operation Kid Brother
as Mr Crabbe1965 Two Left Feet
as M1965 Thunderball
as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")1965 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as George Hudson1964 Saturday Night Out
as Henry Houghton1964 Ring of Spies
as M1964 Goldfinger
as Matt Flint1963 A Place to Go
as M1962 Dr. No
as Charlie1962 The L-Shaped Room
as Dr. Frank Shears1962 The Brain
as D.S. Frank Hanbury1961 The Secret Partner
as Black John1961 Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Mr. Bostock1961 Whistle Down the Wind
as Bert Connolly1960 The Angry Silence
as Capt. George Gort1960 Cone of Silence
as Firing Officer (uncredited)1960 Sink the Bismarck!
as Captain Hoseason1959 Kidnapped
as Patrick Mathry1959 Web of Evidence
as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley1959 Danger Within
as Inspector Thompson1958 The Man Upstairs
as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson1958 Nowhere to Go
as Cmdr. Wadlow1958 The Key
as Charles Foreman1958 Dunkirk
as Chief Inspector Hadden1957 Across the Bridge
as Flight Sergeant Harris1957 High Flight
as Doctor Sam1957 Fire Down Below
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell1956 The Battle of the River Plate
as Leighton Bailey1956 The Spanish Gardener
as Customs Officer Brewster1955 The Ship That Died of Shame
as Customs Officer1955 Out of the Clouds
as Inspector Valentine1954 Father Brown
as Lofty Turner1954 Seagulls Over Sorrento
as Dr. Harris1954 The Purple Plain
as Insp. Jack Clayton1953 Beat the Devil
as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley1953 Sailor of the King
as Constable Chapman1953 The Yellow Balloon
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood1952 Gift Horse
as Burgess1951 White Corridors
as O'Connell1951 Fortune in Diamonds
as Inspector Dodds1951 Mr. Denning Drives North
as Colonel Webson1951 Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Brigadier1951 Appointment with Venus
as Inspector Cherry1950 The Blue Lamp
as Cmdr. Gates1950 Morning Departure
as Inspector Grey1950 Cage of Gold
as Inspector Wilton1950 Last Holiday
as Jack1950 Odette
as Sergeant Paine1949 The Third Man
as John Beresford in 19031948 Elizabeth of Ladymead
as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor1948 Quartet
as Detective Hart1948 The Fallen Idol
as Colonel Gascoyne1947 The Courtneys of Curzon Street
as Captain Ford1947 The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as James Nicholls1946 This Man Is Mine
as Interviewing Officer1943 The New Lot
as Duke1941 Once a Crook
as Jake1940 Spare a Copper
as Oscar1940 Let George Do It!
as Bill McGrew1939 The Frozen Limits
as Roy Barnes1939 Murder in Soho
as Ferry Fane1938 The Terror
as Cartwright1936 Rhodes of Africa

TV Shows/Series with Bernard Lee as Actor(13)

1973 Warship
as Harry Kirby1968 The Expert
as Ben Loker1968 Journey to the Unknown
as Squires1968 The Champions
as Sir Peter Teazle1965 Play of the Month
as Beaumont1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame

Full Name: Bernard Lee
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 01/10 1908 (January) in Brentford, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 01/16 1981 (January) in London (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Spouses (current/former): Gladys Emily Merredew
Children: Anne Gladys Lee
Father: Edmund James Lee
Mother: Nellie Smith
Other names for Bernard Lee (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Бернард Ли"
Bernard Lee frequently works together with these people:
Albert R. Broccoli (17x, Crew)
Lois Maxwell (14x, Actress)
John Barry (14x, Crew)
Harry Saltzman (12x, Crew)
Ian Fleming (11x, Crew)
Julie Harris (11x, Actress)
Geoffrey Keen (11x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Basil Dearden (11x, Crew)
Desmond Llewelyn (10x, Actor)
Bryan Forbes (10x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:6969, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024