Bernard Lee

Acting

January 10, 1908 – January 16, 1981 (died at 73)

Brentford, London, England, UK

Male

101 Movies

28 TV Shows

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

From Russia with Love

1963 7.1

as M

Age 55 (now 73)

Goldfinger

1964 7.4

as M

Age 56 (now 73)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969 6.6

as M

Age 61 (now 73)

Moonraker

1979 6.2

as M

Age 71 (now 73)

Dr. No

1962 7.0

as M

Age 54 (now 73)

You Only Live Twice

1967 6.6

as M

Age 59 (now 73)

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977 6.8

as M

Age 69 (now 73)

Thunderball

1965 6.7

as M

Age 57 (now 73)

The Third Man

1949 7.9

as Sergeant Paine

Age 41 (now 73)

Live and Let Die

1973 6.5

as M

Age 65 (now 73)

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974 6.5

as M

Age 66 (now 73)

Diamonds Are Forever

1971 6.4

as M

Age 63 (now 73)

Whistle Down the Wind

1961 7.2

as Mr. Bostock

Age 53 (now 73)

Dunkirk

1958 6.8

as Charles Foreman

Age 50 (now 73)

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965 6.5

as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

Age 57 (now 73)

The Purple Plain

1954 6.5

as Dr. Harris

Age 46 (now 73)

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000 7.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 92 (now 73)

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983 6.7

as M (archive footage)

Age 75 (now 73)

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981 6.2

as Sgt. Ben

Age 72 (now 73)

Moonraker

1979 6.2

as M

Age 71 (now 73)

Death Becomes Me

1979

as Sam Milford (archive footage)

Age 70 (now 73)

Seawrack

1978

as Man

Age 70 (now 73)

A Christmas Carol

1977 6.7

as Ghost of Christmas Present

Age 69 (now 73)

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977 6.8

as M

Age 69 (now 73)

Beauty and the Beast

1976 6.0

as Edward Beaumont

Age 68 (now 73)

From Hong Kong with Love

1975 5.1

as M

Age 67 (now 73)

Murrain

1975 7.5

as Beeley

Age 67 (now 73)

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974 6.5

as M

Age 66 (now 73)

Percy's Progress

1974 4.0

as Barraclough

Age 66 (now 73)

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974 6.2

as Tarmut

Age 66 (now 73)

Live and Let Die

1973 6.5

as M

Age 65 (now 73)

The Man Who Died Twice

1973 7.0

as Francis Cumberland

Age 65 (now 73)

The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass

1972 8.5

as Morgan Travis

Age 64 (now 73)

Diamonds Are Forever

1971 6.4

as M

Age 63 (now 73)

Dulcima

1971 7.3

as Mr Gaskain

Age 63 (now 73)

The Raging Moon

1971 6.7

as Uncle Bob

Age 63 (now 73)

Danger Point

1971 6.5

Age 62 (now 73)

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969 6.6

as M

Age 61 (now 73)

Crossplot

1969 5.5

as Chilmore

Age 61 (now 73)

You Only Live Twice

1967 6.6

as M

Age 59 (now 73)

Operation Kid Brother

1967 4.7

as Commander Cunningham

Age 59 (now 73)

The Night Before The Morning After

1966

as Daniel Whittaker

Age 58 (now 73)

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965 7.1

as Patmore

Age 57 (now 73)

Thunderball

1965 6.7

as M

Age 57 (now 73)

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965 7.0

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

Age 57 (now 73)

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

1965

as Jeremiah

Age 57 (now 73)

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965 6.5

as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")

Age 57 (now 73)

Goldfinger

1964 7.4

as M

Age 56 (now 73)

Who Was Maddox?

1964 7.7

as Superintendent Meredith

Age 56 (now 73)

Saturday Night Out

1964 6.0

as George Hudson

Age 56 (now 73)

Ring of Spies

1964 7.0

as Henry Houghton

Age 56 (now 73)

From Russia with Love

1963 7.1

as M

Age 55 (now 73)

A Place to Go

1963 6.4

as Matt Flint

Age 55 (now 73)

Two Left Feet

1963 6.0

as Mr Crabbe

Age 55 (now 73)

The L-Shaped Room

1962 6.8

as Charlie

Age 54 (now 73)

Dr. No

1962 7.0

as M

Age 54 (now 73)

The Brain

1962 5.8

as Dr. Frank Shears

Age 54 (now 73)

The Share Out

1962 4.0

as Det. Supt. Meredith

Age 54 (now 73)

Clue of the Silver Key

1961 7.0

as Superintendent Meredith

Age 53 (now 73)

Whistle Down the Wind

1961 7.2

as Mr. Bostock

Age 53 (now 73)

The Secret Partner

1961 5.8

as D.S. Frank Hanbury

Age 53 (now 73)

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961 5.9

as Black John

Age 53 (now 73)

Partners in Crime

1961 5.7

as Inspector Mann

Age 53 (now 73)

Clue of the Twisted Candle

1960 7.0

as Superintendent Meredith

Age 52 (now 73)

Cone of Silence

1960 6.8

as Capt. George Gort

Age 52 (now 73)

The Angry Silence

1960 7.2

as Bert Connolly

Age 52 (now 73)

Kidnapped

1960 6.6

as Captain Hoseason

Age 52 (now 73)

Sink the Bismarck!

1960 6.9

as Firing Officer (uncredited)

Age 52 (now 73)

Web of Evidence

1959 4.7

as Patrick Mathry

Age 51 (now 73)

Danger Within

1959 6.3

as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley

Age 51 (now 73)

Nowhere to Go

1958 6.6

as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson

Age 50 (now 73)

The Man Upstairs

1958 6.5

as Inspector Thompson

Age 50 (now 73)

The Key

1958 6.1

as Cmdr. Wadlow

Age 50 (now 73)

Dunkirk

1958 6.8

as Charles Foreman

Age 50 (now 73)

High Flight

1957 6.2

as Flight Sergeant Harris

Age 49 (now 73)

Across the Bridge

1957 6.8

as Chief Inspector Hadden

Age 49 (now 73)

Fire Down Below

1957 5.9

as Doctor Sam

Age 49 (now 73)

The Spanish Gardener

1956 6.3

as Leighton Bailey

Age 48 (now 73)

The Battle of the River Plate

1956 6.4

as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell

Age 48 (now 73)

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955 7.3

as Customs Officer Brewster

Age 47 (now 73)

Out of the Clouds

1955 6.1

as Customs Officer

Age 47 (now 73)

The Purple Plain

1954 6.5

as Dr. Harris

Age 46 (now 73)

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954 6.0

as Lofty Turner

Age 46 (now 73)

Father Brown

1954 6.5

as Inspector Valentine

Age 46 (now 73)

Beat the Devil

1953 6.2

as Insp. Jack Clayton

Age 45 (now 73)

Sailor of the King

1953 7.0

as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley

Age 45 (now 73)

The Yellow Balloon

1953 6.0

as Constable Chapman

Age 45 (now 73)

Gift Horse

1952 6.6

as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood

Age 44 (now 73)

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951 6.4

as Inspector Dodds

Age 43 (now 73)

Appointment with Venus

1951 5.7

as Brigadier

Age 43 (now 73)

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951 6.5

as Colonel Webson

Age 43 (now 73)

Fortune in Diamonds

1951 7.5

as O'Connell

Age 43 (now 73)

White Corridors

1951 6.8

as Burgess

Age 43 (now 73)

Cage of Gold

1950 6.8

as Inspector Grey

Age 42 (now 73)

Odette

1950 6.4

as Jack

Age 42 (now 73)

Last Holiday

1950 7.2

as Inspector Wilton

Age 42 (now 73)

Morning Departure

1950 6.9

as Cmdr. Gates

Age 42 (now 73)

The Blue Lamp

1950 6.6

as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry

Age 42 (now 73)

The Third Man

1949 7.9

as Sergeant Paine

Age 41 (now 73)

I Have Been Here Before

1949

as Walter Ormund

Age 41 (now 73)

Elizabeth of Ladymead

1948 8.0

as John Beresford in 1903

Age 40 (now 73)

Quartet

1948 6.3

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

Age 40 (now 73)

The Fallen Idol

1948 7.2

as Detective Hart

Age 40 (now 73)

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

1947 5.3

as Captain Ford

Age 39 (now 73)

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

1947 5.3

as Colonel Gascoyne

Age 39 (now 73)

This Man Is Mine

1946 10.0

as James Nicholls

Age 38 (now 73)

The New Lot

1943 8.0

as Interviewing Officer

Age 34 (now 73)

Once a Crook

1941 10.0

as Duke

Age 33 (now 73)

Spare a Copper

1940 7.0

as Jake

Age 32 (now 73)

Let George Do It!

1940 6.2

as Oscar

Age 32 (now 73)

The Frozen Limits

1939 7.9

as Bill McGrew

Age 31 (now 73)

Murder in Soho

1939 6.0

as Roy Barnes

Age 31 (now 73)

The Outsider

1939 6.0

as Cameraman

Age 31 (now 73)

The Terror

1938 6.5

as Ferry Fane

Age 30 (now 73)

The Black Tulip

1937

as William Of Orange

Age 29 (now 73)

Rhodes of Africa

1936 7.5

as Cartwright

Age 28 (now 73)

The River House Mystery

1936 10.0

as Wade Belloc

Age 28 (now 73)