Bernard Lee

Бернард Ли

About the person

Career:

Acting

Date of birth:

1908-01-10

Place of birth:

Brentford, London, England, UK

Gender:

Male

Popularity:

Date of death

1981-01-16

Biography

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

Filmography

Rating by year

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
2000-08-01
7.01
James Bond: The First 21 Years
M (archive footage)
1983-05-27
6.73
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Sgt. Ben
1981-01-04
6.210
Moonraker
M
1979-06-26
6.22,234
Death Becomes Me
Sam Milford (archive footage)
1979-01-01
0.00
A Christmas Carol
Ghost of Christmas Present
1977-12-24
6.723
The Spy Who Loved Me
M
1977-07-07
6.82,252
Beauty and the Beast
Edward Beaumont
1976-12-03
6.05
From Hong Kong with Love
M
1975-12-17
5.120
Murrain
Beeley
1975-07-27
7.54
Against the Crowd
Beeley
1975-07-13
0.00
The Man with the Golden Gun
M
1974-12-04
6.52,291
Affairs of the Heart
Ned Drury
1974-09-29
7.01
Father Brown
John Raggley
1974-09-26
6.810
Percy's Progress
Barraclough
1974-08-01
4.013
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
Tarmut
1974-05-02
6.2115
Live and Let Die
M
1973-06-27
6.52,303
Warship
1973-06-07
6.73
The Man Who Died Twice
Francis Cumberland
1973-04-13
7.01
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
Morgan Travis
1972-10-20
8.52
Diamonds Are Forever
M
1971-12-14
6.42,386
Dulcima
Mr Gaskain
1971-12-01
7.315
The Persuaders!
Sam Milford
1971-09-17
7.6131
The Raging Moon
Uncle Bob
1971-01-21
6.719
Danger Point
1971-01-02
6.52
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
M
1969-12-18
6.62,158
Crossplot
Chilmore
1969-11-25
5.528
Strange Report
Arthur Pater
1969-09-21
7.73
Journey to the Unknown
Ben Loker
1968-09-26
7.04
The Champions
Squires
1968-09-25
6.524
The Jazz Age
Sir James
1968-09-10
0.00
The Expert
Harry Kirby
1968-07-05
9.02
Man in a Suitcase
1967-09-27
7.29
You Only Live Twice
M
1967-06-13
6.62,501
Half Hour Story
Frank Graham
1967-05-16
7.52
Operation Kid Brother
Commander Cunningham
1967-04-20
4.730
King of the River
Joss King
1966-07-06
7.01
The Night Before The Morning After
Daniel Whittaker
1966-04-02
0.00
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
Patmore
1965-12-16
7.1332
Thunderball
M
1965-12-11
6.72,657
The Incredible World of James Bond
Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
1965-11-26
7.02
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Peter Teazle
1965-10-19
5.38
BBC Play of the Month
Hornblower
1965-10-19
5.38
Thirty-Minute Theatre
The Man
1965-10-07
4.28
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
Jeremiah
1965-03-01
0.00
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
1965-02-23
6.5194
The Wednesday Play
Frank Lanton
1964-09-30
5.25
Goldfinger
M
1964-09-20
7.44,000
Who Was Maddox?
Superintendent Meredith
1964-06-01
7.73
Saturday Night Out
George Hudson
1964-04-01
6.04
Ring of Spies
Henry Houghton
1964-03-23
7.015
From Russia with Love
M
1963-10-10
7.13,392
Espionage
John Neary
1963-10-02
10.01
A Place to Go
Matt Flint
1963-07-01
6.49
Two Left Feet
Mr Crabbe
1963-03-16
6.02
The L-Shaped Room
Charlie
1962-11-20
6.841
Dr. No
M
1962-10-07
7.04,083
The Brain
Dr. Frank Shears
1962-09-05
5.816
The Share Out
Det. Supt. Meredith
1962-02-01
4.01
Clue of the Silver Key
Superintendent Meredith
1961-08-01
7.01
Whistle Down the Wind
Mr. Bostock
1961-07-25
7.258
The Secret Partner
D.S. Frank Hanbury
1961-05-01
5.816
Fury at Smugglers' Bay
Black John
1961-03-01
5.99
Partners in Crime
Inspector Mann
1961-02-01
5.73
Danger Man
Lord Ammanford
1960-09-11
7.424
Clue of the Twisted Candle
Superintendent Meredith
1960-09-01
7.02
Cone of Silence
Capt. George Gort
1960-05-10
6.812
The Angry Silence
Bert Connolly
1960-03-10
7.235
Kidnapped
Captain Hoseason
1960-02-24
6.631
Sink the Bismarck!
Firing Officer (uncredited)
1960-02-11
6.9121
Web of Evidence
Patrick Mathry
1959-04-28
4.76
Edgar Wallace Mysteries
1959-03-01
7.52
Danger Within
Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
1959-02-17
6.318
Nowhere to Go
Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
1958-12-02
6.631
The Man Upstairs
Inspector Thompson
1958-09-30
6.510
The Key
Cmdr. Wadlow
1958-05-28
6.132
Dunkirk
Charles Foreman
1958-03-20
6.870
High Flight
Flight Sergeant Harris
1957-09-17
6.25
Across the Bridge
Chief Inspector Hadden
1957-08-20
6.825
Fire Down Below
Doctor Sam
1957-05-30
5.934
The Spanish Gardener
Leighton Bailey
1956-12-25
6.320
The Battle of the River Plate
Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
1956-10-30
6.470
Armchair Theatre
Ernie Barger
1956-07-08
6.06
Armchair Theatre
Daniel Whittaker
1956-07-08
6.06
The Ship That Died of Shame
Customs Officer Brewster
1955-04-19
7.312
Out of the Clouds
Customs Officer
1955-02-15
6.17
The Wonderful World of Disney
Jeremiah
1954-10-27
7.935
The Purple Plain
Dr. Harris
1954-09-14
6.567
Seagulls Over Sorrento
Lofty Turner
1954-07-13
6.010
Father Brown
Inspector Valentine
1954-06-08
6.531
Beat the Devil
Insp. Jack Clayton
1953-11-24
6.2170
Sailor of the King
Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
1953-06-11
7.08
The Yellow Balloon
Constable Chapman
1953-02-10
6.010
Gift Horse
A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
1952-06-01
6.623
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Beaumont
1951-12-24
8.88
Mr. Denning Drives North
Inspector Dodds
1951-12-18
6.49
Appointment with Venus
Brigadier
1951-10-08
5.79
Calling Bulldog Drummond
Colonel Webson
1951-07-02
6.56
Fortune in Diamonds
O'Connell
1951-03-07
7.54
White Corridors
Burgess
1951-01-12
6.86
Cage of Gold
Inspector Grey
1950-10-23
6.812
Odette
Jack
1950-10-02
6.427
Last Holiday
Inspector Wilton
1950-05-15
7.256
Morning Departure
Cmdr. Gates
1950-02-21
6.920
The Blue Lamp
Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
1950-01-19
6.663
Sunday Night Theatre
Hoederer
1950-01-01
3.52
The Third Man
Sergeant Paine
1949-08-31
7.92,117
I Have Been Here Before
Walter Ormund
1949-05-29
0.00
Elizabeth of Ladymead
John Beresford in 1903
1948-12-22
8.02
Quartet
Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
1948-10-26
6.316
The Fallen Idol
Detective Hart
1948-09-30
7.2196
The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Captain Ford
1947-09-01
5.33
The Courtneys of Curzon Street
Colonel Gascoyne
1947-04-11
5.35
This Man Is Mine
James Nicholls
1946-09-12
10.01
The New Lot
Interviewing Officer
1943-01-01
8.01
Once a Crook
Duke
1941-08-23
10.01
Spare a Copper
Jake
1940-12-02
7.06
Let George Do It!
Oscar
1940-07-12
6.215
The Frozen Limits
Bill McGrew
1939-11-01
7.97
Murder in Soho
Roy Barnes
1939-02-01
6.02
The Outsider
Cameraman
1939-01-30
6.03
The Terror
Ferry Fane
1938-05-02
6.58
The Black Tulip
William Of Orange
1937-02-04
0.00
Rhodes of Africa
Cartwright
1936-06-30
7.52
The River House Mystery
Wade Belloc
1936-01-27
10.01