Image: Wikimedia CommonsBernard Lee
British actor (1908–1981)
- Born January 10, 1908
- 14 movies
Bernard Lee was an English actor best known as M in the first 11 Eon-produced James Bond films. His film career ran from 1934 to 1979, though he had appeared on stage from the age of six. In more than 100 films he was known for authority figures, often military men or policemen, in pictures such as The Third Man, The Blue Lamp and The Battle of the River Plate.
Bernard Lee appears in 14 films in The Rerun, from 1948 to 1979. Most of that work is in spy, action and adventure. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Lois Maxwell (8), Desmond Llewelyn (6), Sean Connery (5), Guy Hamilton (4), Lewis Gilbert (3).
Known for
- Dr. No (1962), M. The first of his 11 Eon Bond films as M.
- Goldfinger (1964), M. Another of his appearances as the head of MI6.
- The Third Man. One of the authority-figure roles he was known for.
- The Battle of the River Plate (1956). A military role of the kind he often played.
Movies
Quick answers
- What movies and TV shows has Bernard Lee been in?
- Bernard Lee appears in Moonraker (1979), Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Live and Let Die (1973), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), You Only Live Twice (1967), Thunderball (1965), The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965), Goldfinger (1964), Dr. No (1962), The Battle of the River Plate (1956) and The Purple Plain (1954) on The Remote.
- When was Bernard Lee born?
- Bernard Lee was born on 10 January 1908.
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