Portrait of Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee

Acting

Biography

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

Born: January 10, 1908

Place of Birth: Brentford, London, England, UK

Filmography

2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

as Self (archive footage)

1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years

as M (archive footage)

1979
1979
Death Becomes Me

as Sam Milford

1978
Seawrack

as Man

1977
A Christmas Carol

as Ghost of Christmas Present

1976
Beauty and the Beast

as Edward Beaumont

1975
Murrain

as Beeley

1974
Father Brown

as John Raggley

1974
Percy's Progress

as Barraclough

1973
The Man Who Died Twice

as Francis Cumberland

1971
Dulcima

as Mr Gaskain

1971
The Persuaders!

as Sam Milford

1971
The Raging Moon

as Uncle Bob

1969
Crossplot

as Chilmore

1969
Strange Report

as Arthur Pater

1968
1968
The Champions

as Squires

1968
The Expert

as Harry Kirby

1967
Operation Kid Brother

as Commander Cunningham

1966
1965
1965
The Incredible World of James Bond

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

1965
BBC Play of the Month

as Sir Peter Teazle

1965
1965
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

1964
1964
Who Was Maddox?

as Superintendent Meredith

1964
Saturday Night Out

as George Hudson

1964
Ring of Spies

as Henry Houghton

1963
A Place to Go

as Matt Flint

1963
The Human Jungle

as Jim Garner

1963
Two Left Feet

as Mr Crabbe

1962
1962
Dr. No

as M

1962
The Brain

as Dr. Frank Shears

1962
The Share Out

as Det. Supt. Meredith

1961
Clue of the Silver Key

as Superintendent Meredith

1961
Whistle Down the Wind

as Mr. Bostock

1961
The Secret Partner

as D.S. Frank Hanbury

1961
Partners in Crime

as Inspector Mann

1961
1960
Danger Man

as Lord Ammanford

1960
Clue of the Twisted Candle

as Superintendent Meredith

1960
Cone of Silence

as Capt. George Gort

1960
The Angry Silence

as Bert Connolly

1960
Kidnapped

as Captain Hoseason

1960
Sink the Bismarck!

as Firing Officer (uncredited)

1959
The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as Superintendent Meredith

1959
1959
The Edgar Wallace Mysteries

as Det. Supt. Meredith

1959
Web of Evidence

as Patrick Mathry

1959
Danger Within

as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

1958
Nowhere to Go

as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

1958
The Man Upstairs

as Inspector Thompson

1958
The Key

as Cmdr. Wadlow

1958
Dunkirk

as Charles Foreman

1957
High Flight

as Flight Sergeant Harris

1957
Across the Bridge

as Chief Inspector Hadden

1957
Fire Down Below

as Doctor Sam

1956
The Spanish Gardener

as Leighton Bailey

1956
The Battle of the River Plate

as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

1955
The Ship That Died of Shame

as Customs Officer Brewster

1955
Out of the Clouds

as Customs Officer

1954
The Purple Plain

as Dr. Harris

1954
Seagulls Over Sorrento

as Lofty Turner

1954
Father Brown

as Inspector Valentine

1953
Beat the Devil

as Insp. Jack Clayton

1953
Sailor of the King

as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley

1953
The Yellow Balloon

as Constable Chapman

1952
Gift Horse

as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

1951
1951
Mr. Denning Drives North

as Inspector Dodds

1951
1951
Calling Bulldog Drummond

as Colonel Webson

1951
1951
White Corridors

as Burgess

1950
Cage of Gold

as Inspector Grey

1950
Odette

as Jack

1950
Last Holiday

as Inspector Wilton

1950
Morning Departure

as Cmdr. Gates

1950
The Blue Lamp

as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

1949
The Third Man

as Sergeant Paine

1948
Elizabeth of Ladymead

as John Beresford in 1903

1948
Quartet

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

1948
The Fallen Idol

as Detective Hart

1947
1946
This Man Is Mine

as James Nicholls

1943
The New Lot

as Interviewing Officer

1940
1940
1939
The Frozen Limits

as Bill McGrew

1939
Murder in Soho

as Roy Barnes

1939
The Outsider

as Cameraman

1938
The Terror

as Ferry Fane

1937
The Black Tulip

as William Of Orange

1936
Rhodes of Africa

as Cartwright