Actor

Bernard Lee

Birthday: January 10, 1908

Born in: Brentford, London, England, UK

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

Movie Credits

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) as Self (archive footage)
Age: 92
James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) as M (archive footage)
Age: 75
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) as Sgt. Ben
Age: 72
Moonraker (1979) as M
Age: 71
Death Becomes Me (1979) as Sam Milford
Age: 70
Seawrack (1978) as Man
Age: 70
A Christmas Carol (1977) as Ghost of Christmas Present
Age: 69
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as M
Age: 69
Beauty and the Beast (1976) as Edward Beaumont
Age: 68
From Hong Kong with Love (1975) as M
Age: 67
Murrain (1975) as Beeley
Age: 67
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) as M
Age: 66
Percy's Progress (1974) as Barraclough
Age: 66
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) as Tarmut
Age: 66
Live and Let Die (1973) as M
Age: 65
The Man Who Died Twice (1973) as Francis Cumberland
Age: 65
The Man in a Looking Glass (1972) as Morgan Travis
Age: 64
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) as M
Age: 63
Dulcima (1971) as Mr Gaskain
Age: 63
The Raging Moon (1971) as Uncle Bob
Age: 63
Danger Point (1971)
Age: 62
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) as M
Age: 61
Crossplot (1969) as Chilmore
Age: 61
You Only Live Twice (1967) as M
Age: 59
Operation Kid Brother (1967) as Commander Cunningham
Age: 59
The Night Before The Morning After (1966) as Daniel Whittaker
Age: 58
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965) as Patmore
Age: 57
Thunderball (1965) as M
Age: 57
The Incredible World of James Bond (1965) as Bernard Lee: M (Vice Admiral Sir Miles Messervy KCMG)
Age: 57
The Legend of Young Dick Turpin (1965) as Jeremiah
Age: 57
Dr Terror's House of Horrors (1965) as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
Age: 57
Goldfinger (1964) as M
Age: 56
Who Was Maddox? (1964) as Superintendent Meredith
Age: 56
Saturday Night Out (1964) as George Hudson
Age: 56
Ring of Spies (1964) as Henry Houghton
Age: 56
From Russia with Love (1963) as M
Age: 55
A Place to Go (1963) as Matt Flint
Age: 55
Two Left Feet (1963) as Mr Crabbe
Age: 55
The L-Shaped Room (1962) as Charlie
Age: 54
Dr. No (1962) as M
Age: 54
The Brain (1962) as Dr. Frank Shears
Age: 54
The Share Out (1962) as Det. Supt. Meredith
Age: 54
Clue of the Silver Key (1961) as Superintendent Meredith
Age: 53
Whistle Down the Wind (1961) as Mr. Bostock
Age: 53
The Secret Partner (1961) as D.S. Frank Hanbury
Age: 53
Partners in Crime (1961) as Inspector Mann
Age: 53
Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961) as Black John
Age: 52
Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) as Superintendent Meredith
Age: 52
Cone of Silence (1960) as Capt. George Gort
Age: 52
The Angry Silence (1960) as Bert Connolly
Age: 52
Kidnapped (1960) as Captain Hoseason
Age: 52
Sink the Bismarck! (1960) as Firing Officer (uncredited)
Age: 52
Web of Evidence (1959) as Patrick Mathry
Age: 51
Danger Within (1959) as Lieutenant Colonel Huxley
Age: 51
Nowhere to Go (1958) as Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
Age: 50
The Man Upstairs (1958) as Inspector Thompson
Age: 50
The Key (1958) as Cmdr. Wadlow
Age: 50
Dunkirk (1958) as Charles Foreman
Age: 50
High Flight (1957) as Flight Sergeant Harris
Age: 49
Across the Bridge (1957) as Chief Inspector Hadden
Age: 49
Fire Down Below (1957) as Doctor Sam
Age: 49
The Spanish Gardener (1956) as Leighton Bailey
Age: 48
The Battle of the River Plate (1956) as Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
Age: 48
The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) as Customs Officer Brewster
Age: 47
Out of the Clouds (1955) as Customs Officer
Age: 47
The Purple Plain (1954) as Dr. Harris
Age: 46
Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) as Lofty Turner
Age: 46
Father Brown (1954) as Inspector Valentine
Age: 46
Beat the Devil (1953) as Insp. Jack Clayton
Age: 45
Sailor of the King (1953) as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Age: 45
The Yellow Balloon (1953) as Constable Chapman
Age: 45
Gift Horse (1952) as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Age: 44
Mr. Denning Drives North (1951) as Inspector Dodds
Age: 43
Appointment with Venus (1951) as Brigadier
Age: 43
Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) as Colonel Webson
Age: 43
Fortune in Diamonds (1951) as O'Connell
Age: 43
White Corridors (1951) as Burgess
Age: 43
Cage of Gold (1950) as Inspector Grey
Age: 42
Odette (1950) as Jack
Age: 42
Last Holiday (1950) as Inspector Wilton
Age: 42
Morning Departure (1950) as Cmdr. Gates
Age: 42
The Blue Lamp (1950) as Divisional Detective Inspector Cherry
Age: 42
The Third Man (1949) as Sergeant Paine
Age: 41
I Have Been Here Before (1949) as Walter Ormund
Age: 41
Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948) as John Beresford in 1903
Age: 40
Quartet (1948) as Ned Preston, a Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
Age: 40
The Fallen Idol (1948) as Detective Hart
Age: 40
The Adventures of Dusty Bates (1947) as Captain Ford
Age: 39
The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947) as Colonel Gascoyne
Age: 39
This Man Is Mine (1946) as James Nicholls
Age: 38
The New Lot (1943) as Interviewing Officer
Age: 34
Once a Crook (1941) as Duke
Age: 33
Spare a Copper (1940) as Jake
Age: 32
Let George Do It! (1940) as Oscar
Age: 32
The Frozen Limits (1939) as Bill McGrew
Age: 31
Murder in Soho (1939) as Roy Barnes
Age: 31
The Outsider (1939) as Cameraman
Age: 31
The Terror (1938) as Ferry Fane
Age: 30
The Black Tulip (1937) as William Of Orange
Age: 29
Rhodes of Africa (1936) as Cartwright
Age: 28
The River House Mystery (1936) as Wade Belloc
Age: 28