Bernard Lee
Acting1908Brentford, London, England, UK
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 History
2000
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as Self (archive footage)
1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as M (archive footage)
1981
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Sgt. Ben
1979
Moonraker
as M
Death Becomes Me
as Sam Milford (archive footage)
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
Percy's Progress
as Barraclough
Father Brown
TVas John Raggley• 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
TVas Hornblower• 1 eps
1973
1972
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
as Morgan Travis
1971
1969
Crossplot
as Chilmore
The Champions
TVas Squires• 1 eps
The Expert
TVas Harry Kirby• 1 eps
Strange Report
TVas Arthur Pater
1968
Journey to the Unknown
TVas Ben Loker
The Jazz Age
TVas Sir James
1967
1966
The Night Before The Morning After
as Daniel Whittaker
King of the River
TVas Joss King
1965
Dr Terror's House of Horrors
as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
as Patmore
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
as Jeremiah
The Incredible World of James Bond
as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
Thunderball
as M
Danger Man
TVas Lord Ammanford• 1 eps
1964
Saturday Night Out
as George Hudson
Ring of Spies
as Henry Houghton
Goldfinger
as M
Who Was Maddox?
as Superintendent Meredith
1963
1962
The Share Out
as Det. Supt. Meredith
Dr. No
as M
The Brain
as Dr. Frank Shears
The L-Shaped Room
as Charlie
1961
Whistle Down the Wind
as Mr. Bostock
Partners in Crime
as Inspector Mann
The Secret Partner
as D.S. Frank Hanbury
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
as Black John
Clue of the Silver Key
as Superintendent Meredith
1960
Sink the Bismarck!
as Firing Officer (uncredited)
Kidnapped
as Captain Hoseason
The Angry Silence
as Bert Connolly
Clue of the Twisted Candle
as Superintendent Meredith
Cone of Silence
as Capt. George Gort
1959
1958
The Man Upstairs
as Inspector Thompson
Nowhere to Go
as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
The Key
as Cmdr. Wadlow
Dunkirk
as Charles Foreman
1957
High Flight
as Flight Sergeant Harris
Fire Down Below
as Doctor Sam
Across the Bridge
as Chief Inspector Hadden
1956
The Battle of the River Plate
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
The Spanish Gardener
as Leighton Bailey
1955
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Customs Officer Brewster
Out of the Clouds
as Customs Officer
1954
The Purple Plain
as Dr. Harris
Seagulls Over Sorrento
as Lofty Turner
Father Brown
as Inspector Valentine
The Wonderful World of Disney
TVas Jeremiah
1953
Beat the Devil
as Insp. Jack Clayton
The Yellow Balloon
as Constable Chapman
Sailor of the King
as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
1952
Gift Horse
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
1951
White Corridors
as Burgess
Fortune in Diamonds
as O'Connell
Appointment with Venus
as Brigadier
Calling Bulldog Drummond
as Colonel Webson
Mr. Denning Drives North
as Inspector Dodds
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TVas Beaumont
1950
Morning Departure
as Cmdr. Gates
Odette
as Jack
Last Holiday
as Inspector Wilton
Cage of Gold
as Inspector Grey
The Blue Lamp
as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
1949
I Have Been Here Before
as Walter Ormund
The Third Man
as Sergeant Paine
1948
Quartet
as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
The Fallen Idol
as Detective Hart
Elizabeth of Ladymead
as John Beresford in 1903
1947
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
as Colonel Gascoyne
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
as Captain Ford
1946
This Man Is Mine
as James Nicholls
1943
The New Lot
as Interviewing Officer
1941
Once a Crook
as Duke
1940
Let George Do It!
as Oscar
Spare a Copper
as Jake
1939
1938
The Terror
as Ferry Fane
1937
The Black Tulip
as William Of Orange
1936
Rhodes of Africa
as Cartwright
The River House Mystery
as Wade Belloc