Acting · Brentford, London, England, UK · Born January 10, 1908
John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.
MovieSir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJames Bond: The First 21 Years
1983
as M (archive footage)
MovieDangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Sgt. Ben
MovieMoonraker
1979
as M
Death Becomes Me
1979
as Sam Milford (archive footage)
MovieSeawrack
1978
as Man
Sense of Place
1978
as Man
MovieA Christmas Carol
1977
as Ghost of Christmas Present
The Foundation
1977
as Eddie Prince
MovieThe Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as M
MovieBeauty and the Beast
1976
as Edward Beaumont
MovieFrom Hong Kong with Love
1975
as M
MovieMurrain
1975
as Beeley
Against the Crowd
1975
as Beeley
MovieThe Man with the Golden Gun
1974
as M
TVAffairs of the Heart
1974
as Ned Drury
TVFather Brown
1974
as John Raggley
MoviePercy's Progress
1974
as Barraclough
MovieFrankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974
as Tarmut
Vienna 1900
1973
MovieLive and Let Die
1973
as M
TVWarship
1973
MovieThe Man Who Died Twice
1973
as Francis Cumberland
MovieThe Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass
1972
as Morgan Travis
MovieDiamonds Are Forever
1971
as M
MovieDulcima
1971
as Mr Gaskain
TVThe Persuaders!
1971
as Sam Milford
MovieThe Raging Moon
1971
as Uncle Bob
Danger Point
1971
MovieOn Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as M
MovieCrossplot
1969
as Chilmore
TVStrange Report
1969
as Arthur Pater
TVJourney to the Unknown
1968
as Ben Loker
TVThe Champions
1968
as Squires
The Jazz Age
1968
as Sir James
TVThe Expert
1968
as Harry Kirby
City '68
1967
as Baxter
TVMan in a Suitcase
1967
The Gamblers
1967
as Bob Townsend
MovieYou Only Live Twice
1967
as M
TVHalf Hour Story
1967
as Frank Graham
MovieOperation Kid Brother
1967
as Commander Cunningham
King of the River
1966
as Joss King
MovieThe Night Before The Morning After
1966
as Daniel Whittaker
MovieThe Spy Who Came In from the Cold
1965
as Patmore
MovieThunderball
1965
as M
MovieThe Incredible World of James Bond
1965
as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Sir Peter Teazle
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Man
MovieThe Legend of Young Dick Turpin
1965
as Jeremiah
MovieDr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965
as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Jim Cherry
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Frank Lanton
MovieGoldfinger
1964
as M
MovieWho Was Maddox?
1964
as Superintendent Meredith
MovieSaturday Night Out
1964
as George Hudson
MovieRing of Spies
1964
as Henry Houghton
MovieFrom Russia with Love
1963
as M
TVEspionage
1963
as John Neary
MovieA Place to Go
1963
as Matt Flint
TVThe Human Jungle
1963
as Jim Garner
MovieTwo Left Feet
1963
as Mr Crabbe
MovieThe L-Shaped Room
1962
as Charlie
MovieDr. No
1962
as M
MovieThe Brain
1962
as Dr. Frank Shears
MovieThe Share Out
1962
as Det. Supt. Meredith
MovieClue of the Silver Key
1961
as Superintendent Meredith
MovieWhistle Down the Wind
1961
as Mr. Bostock
MovieThe Secret Partner
1961
as D.S. Frank Hanbury
MovieFury at Smugglers' Bay
1961
as Black John
MoviePartners in Crime
1961
as Inspector Mann
TVDanger Man
1960
as Lord Ammanford
MovieClue of the Twisted Candle
1960
as Superintendent Meredith
MovieCone of Silence
1960
as Capt. George Gort
MovieThe Angry Silence
1960
as Bert Connolly
MovieKidnapped
1960
as Captain Hoseason
MovieSink the Bismarck!
1960
as Firing Officer (uncredited)
MovieWeb of Evidence
1959
as Patrick Mathry
TVEdgar Wallace Mysteries
1959
MovieDanger Within
1959
as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
MovieNowhere to Go
1958
as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
MovieThe Man Upstairs
1958
as Inspector Thompson
MovieThe Key
1958
as Cmdr. Wadlow
MovieDunkirk
1958
as Charles Foreman
MovieHigh Flight
1957
as Flight Sergeant Harris
MovieAcross the Bridge
1957
as Chief Inspector Hadden
MovieFire Down Below
1957
as Doctor Sam
MovieThe Spanish Gardener
1956
as Leighton Bailey
MovieThe Battle of the River Plate
1956
as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Ernie Barger
MovieThe Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Customs Officer Brewster
MovieOut of the Clouds
1955
as Customs Officer
TVThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Jeremiah
MovieThe Purple Plain
1954
as Dr. Harris
MovieSeagulls Over Sorrento
1954
as Lofty Turner
MovieFather Brown
1954
as Inspector Valentine
MovieBeat the Devil
1953
as Insp. Jack Clayton
MovieSailor of the King
1953
as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
MovieThe Yellow Balloon
1953
as Constable Chapman
MovieGift Horse
1952
as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Beaumont
MovieMr. Denning Drives North
1951
as Inspector Dodds
MovieAppointment with Venus
1951
as Brigadier
MovieCalling Bulldog Drummond
1951
as Colonel Webson
MovieFortune in Diamonds
1951
as O'Connell
MovieWhite Corridors
1951
as Burgess
MovieCage of Gold
1950
as Inspector Grey
MovieOdette
1950
as Jack
MovieLast Holiday
1950
as Inspector Wilton
MovieMorning Departure
1950
as Cmdr. Gates
MovieThe Blue Lamp
1950
as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
TVSunday Night Theatre
1950
as Hoederer
MovieThe Third Man
1949
as Sergeant Paine
I Have Been Here Before
1949
as Walter Ormund
MovieElizabeth of Ladymead
1948
as John Beresford in 1903
MovieQuartet
1948
as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
MovieThe Fallen Idol
1948
as Detective Hart
MovieThe Adventures of Dusty Bates
1947
as Captain Ford
MovieThe Courtneys of Curzon Street
1947
as Colonel Gascoyne
MovieThis Man Is Mine
1946
as James Nicholls
MovieThe New Lot
1943
as Interviewing Officer
Once a Crook
1941
as Duke
MovieSpare a Copper
1940
as Jake
MovieLet George Do It!
1940
as Oscar
MovieThe Frozen Limits
1939
as Bill McGrew
MovieMurder in Soho
1939
as Roy Barnes
MovieThe Outsider
1939
as Cameraman
The Terror
1938
as Ferry Fane
MovieThe Black Tulip
1937
as William Of Orange
MovieRhodes of Africa
1936
as Cartwright
The River House Mystery
1936
as Wade Belloc
