Person
Bernard Lee
Born 10 January 1908 Died 16 January 1981, aged 73 Brentford, London, England, UK TMDB ↗
John Bernard "Bernard" Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films.
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The numbers
41age in their first credit on record (1949)
32years on screen and counting
2credits in 1974, their busiest year
29dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 72 Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981as Sgt. Ben
Age: 71 Moonraker
1979as M
Age: 69 The Spy Who Loved Me
1977as M
Age: 66 The Man with the Golden Gun
1974as M
Age: 66 Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
1974as Tarmut
Age: 65 Live and Let Die
1973as M
Age: 63 Diamonds Are Forever
1971as M
Age: 61 On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969as M
Age: 59 You Only Live Twice
1967as M
Age: 57 Thunderball
1965as M
Age: 57 Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
1965as Hopkins (segment 2 "Creeping Vine")
Age: 56 Goldfinger
1964as M
Age: 55 From Russia with Love
1963as M
Age: 54 Dr. No
1962as M
Age: 52 Cone of Silence
1960as Capt. George Gort
Age: 47 The Ship That Died of Shame
1955as Customs Officer Brewster
Age: 46 The Purple Plain
1954as Dr. Harris
Age: 45 Sailor of the King
1953as Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
Age: 44 Gift Horse
1952as A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
Age: 42 Last Holiday
1950as Inspector Wilton
Age: 41 The Third Man
1949as Sergeant Paine
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TV credits
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Age: 70 Sense of Place
1978as Man
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Age: 67 Against the Crowd
1975as Beeley
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Age: 65 Vienna 1900
1973
Age: 61 Strange Report
1969as Arthur Pater
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Age: 60 The Jazz Age
1968as Sir James
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Age: 59 The Gamblers
1967as Bob Townsend
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Age: 58 King of the River
1966as Joss King
Age: 51