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Bernard Lee

Date of birth: 1908-01-10

Place of birth: Brentford, London, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as: Бернард Ли

Bernard Lee

Biography

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

Movie Credits

Live and Let Die
3.3

Live and Let Die

1973-06-27

James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he find

The Third Man
4

The Third Man

1949-08-31

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest o

Dr. No
3.5

Dr. No

1962-10-07

Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program.

From Russia with Love
3.5

From Russia with Love

1963-10-10

Agent 007 is back in the second installment of the James Bond series, this time battling a secret cr

Goldfinger
3.7

Goldfinger

1964-09-20

Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he

Thunderball
3.3

Thunderball

1965-12-11

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom

You Only Live Twice
3.3

You Only Live Twice

1967-06-13

A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3.3

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969-12-18

James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where h

Diamonds Are Forever
3.2

Diamonds Are Forever

1971-12-14

Diamonds are stolen only to be sold again in the international market. James Bond infiltrates a smug

The Man with the Golden Gun
3.2

The Man with the Golden Gun

1974-12-04

Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat in

The Spy Who Loved Me
3.4

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977-07-07

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace

Moonraker
3.1

Moonraker

1979-06-26

After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to i

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
0

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

2000-08-01

A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britai

The Fallen Idol
3.6

The Fallen Idol

1948-09-30

Phillipe, the son of an ambassador in London, idolizes Baines, his father's butler, a kind of hero i

Beat the Devil
3.1

Beat the Devil

1953-11-26

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
3.2

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1965-02-23

Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their

Whistle Down the Wind
3.6

Whistle Down the Wind

1961-07-25

When an injured wife-murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the farmer’s three children

Saturday Night Out
2.9

Saturday Night Out

1964-04-01

Five seamen and a passenger are intent on making the most of the 14 hours they will spend in London.

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold
3.5

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold

1965-12-16

British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face an

Kidnapped
3.2

Kidnapped

1960-02-24

Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventure

Sailor of the King
3.4

Sailor of the King

1953-06-11

A British naval officer has a brief affair with a woman in England and never knows that she bears hi

Mr. Denning Drives North
3

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951-12-18

When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter's current boyfriend is a nasty character

A Christmas Carol
3.2

A Christmas Carol

1977-12-24

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable e

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
3

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981-01-04

When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorio

The Battle of the River Plate
3.1

The Battle of the River Plate

1956-10-30

In the early years of the World War II, the Royal Navy is fighting a desperate battle to keep the At

Morning Departure
3.4

Morning Departure

1950-02-21

The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before th

Dunkirk
3.4

Dunkirk

1958-03-20

A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer i

Partners in Crime
2.9

Partners in Crime

1961-02-01

British crime film directed by Peter Duffell and starring Bernard Lee, Moira Redmond and John Van Ey

Odette
3.1

Odette

1950-10-02

The film is based on the true story of Special Operations Executive French-born agent Odette Sansom,

Nowhere to Go
3.4

Nowhere to Go

1958-12-02

A professional thief is sprung from prison with the assistance of a new partner who wants to know wh

The Blue Lamp
3.3

The Blue Lamp

1950-01-19

P.C. George Dixon is a long-serving traditional copper who is due to retire shortly. He takes a new

Across the Bridge
3.4

Across the Bridge

1957-08-20

In Mexico, a financier on the run poses as a man he just murdered, only to find out that the man was

The Man Who Died Twice
0

The Man Who Died Twice

1973-04-13

A painter who surfaces after having disappeared for seven years finds himself contending with art fo

The Purple Plain
3.3

The Purple Plain

1954-09-14

An RAF airfield in Burma in 1945, during World War II. Canadian bomber pilot Bill Forrester is a bit

The Angry Silence
3.6

The Angry Silence

1960-03-10

When the union in his factory walks out on strike, a family man refuses to participate, risking the

The L-Shaped Room
3.5

The L-Shaped Room

1962-11-20

Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling w

Percy's Progress
1.8

Percy's Progress

1974-08-01

Percy, the man with the world's first penis transplant, discovers that there is a chemical in the wo

The Secret Partner
2.9

The Secret Partner

1961-05-01

A shipping tycoon with a record becomes a suspect when money goes missing from the company vault.

Operation Kid Brother
2.2

Operation Kid Brother

1967-04-20

The evil crime syndicate Thanatos is bent on taking over the world, using a magnetic wave generator

The Key
3

The Key

1958-05-28

In wartime England, circa 1941, poorly-armed tugs are sent into "U-Boat Alley" to rescue damaged All

Father Brown
3.2

Father Brown

1954-06-08

Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two

The Man Upstairs
3

The Man Upstairs

1958-09-30

The mental breakdown of a guilt-ridden man provides the drama in this fascinating psychological prof

Appointment with Venus
2.5

Appointment with Venus

1951-10-08

At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands.

The Spanish Gardener
3.1

The Spanish Gardener

1956-12-25

Harrington Brande, a British diplomat who recently broke up with his wife, is stationed in a small c

Crossplot
2.8

Crossplot

1969-11-25

A successful London ad-exec hires a beautiful Hungarian girl to pose for some modeling shots, little

Elizabeth of Ladymead
3

Elizabeth of Ladymead

1948-12-22

Four generations of a British family live through their experiences in the Crimean War, Boer War, WW

Web of Evidence
2.4

Web of Evidence

1959-04-28

A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murd

Cage of Gold
3.3

Cage of Gold

1950-10-23

The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falt

White Corridors
3.3

White Corridors

1951-01-12

White Corridors was based on Yeoman Hospital, a novel by Helen Ashton. Told episodically, the story

Murder in Soho
2.5

Murder in Soho

1939-02-01

A London nightclub hostess pretends to fall for the mobster who killed her husband.

Once a Crook
0

Once a Crook

1941-08-23

Once a Crook is a 1941 British crime film directed by Herbert Mason and featuring Gordon Harker, Syd

Calling Bulldog Drummond
2.9

Calling Bulldog Drummond

1951-07-02

Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar.

Let George Do It!
2.9

Let George Do It!

1940-07-12

Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds hi

Seagulls Over Sorrento
2.7

Seagulls Over Sorrento

1954-07-13

A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their sci

The Raging Moon
3.3

The Raging Moon

1971-01-21

Bruce Pritchard is paralysed in a soccer game and is confined to a wheelchair in a convalescence hom

The Terror
3.1

The Terror

1938-05-02

For ten years, The Terror has laughed at both police and public. And for ten years, two of his erstw

Spare a Copper
3.4

Spare a Copper

1940-12-02

George is an inept reserve policeman working in wartime Liverpool, who is chosen by a gang of Nazi s

A Place to Go
3.1

A Place to Go

1963-07-01

Set in contemporary Bethnal Green in east London, A Place to Go charts the dramatic changes that wer

High Flight
2.9

High Flight

1957-09-17

The Commanding Officer of an RAF Training School must deal with a difficult cadet, but the cadet rem

Fury at Smugglers' Bay
2.5

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961-01-01

It is the end of the 18th century and smuggling is considered to be a legitimate spare-time occupati

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
2

The Adventures of Dusty Bates

1947-09-01

Dusty Bates observes some smuggled jewels hidden in a crate aboard a ship; he is pursued by low-life

The Incredible World of James Bond
3

The Incredible World of James Bond

1965-11-26

This promotional film was aired on American television on 26 November 1965, one month before the rel

Cone of Silence
3.4

Cone of Silence

1960-05-10

A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash wit

Danger Within
3.1

Danger Within

1959-02-17

Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers f

The Brain
2.8

The Brain

1962-09-05

A millionaire businessman's brain is kept alive after a fatal accident, and communicates clues to a

Beauty and the Beast
2.9

Beauty and the Beast

1976-12-03

A beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save h

Out of the Clouds
2.9

Out of the Clouds

1955-02-15

A day following workers at an airport

The Man in a Looking Glass
3.5

The Man in a Looking Glass

1972-10-20

A robbery is prevented by an undercover art dealer pretending to be a criminal. Edited from TV serie

Ring of Spies
3.5

Ring of Spies

1964-03-23

The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy

Fire Down Below
2.9

Fire Down Below

1957-05-30

Tony and Felix own a tramp boat, and sail around the Caribbean doing odd jobs and drinking a lot. Th

Clue of the Silver Key
3.5

Clue of the Silver Key

1961-08-01

The police investigate the murder of a wealthy old man.

Who Was Maddox?
3.8

Who Was Maddox?

1964-06-01

A publisher is nearly framed for murder, but he appears to have been goaded by the blackmailer who h

Clue of the Twisted Candle
3.5

Clue of the Twisted Candle

1960-09-01

A man is murdered in a room with no windows and a steel lined door which locks only from the inside.

The Share Out
2

The Share Out

1962-02-01

A gang of high class corporate thieves use blackmail to induce their victims to sell property at kno

The Yellow Balloon
2.8

The Yellow Balloon

1953-02-10

A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.

Fortune in Diamonds
3.8

Fortune in Diamonds

1951-03-07

As the Boer War ends a South African soldier hides a cache of diamonds he finds on a body. He return

The Frozen Limits
3.8

The Frozen Limits

1939-11-01

The Crazy Gang join the 1898 gold rush. Unfortunately it's now 1939 and they're a bit late.

This Man Is Mine
0

This Man Is Mine

1946-09-12

One wartime Christmas the well-to-do Ferguson family extends a festive welcome to various strays, wi

The Night Before The Morning After
0

The Night Before The Morning After

1966-04-02

Susan and Neville begin to have doubts the evening before their wedding.

I Have Been Here Before
0

I Have Been Here Before

1949-05-29

Guests at an hotel become irrationally convinced that they have been there before - perhaps in a dif

Seawrack
0

Seawrack

1978-05-12

On the shoreline of Lancashire's Lune Estuary, an old tramp is befriended by a young lad who volunte

The Outsider
2.5

The Outsider

1939-01-30

A controversial osteopath sets out to cure the daughter of a famous surgeon - and falls in love with

Last Holiday
3.5

Last Holiday

1950-05-15

George Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On hi

Danger Point
3

Danger Point

1971-01-02

Three irresponsible teenagers borrow a yacht belonging to the local Sea Scouts and run out of fuel.

Rhodes of Africa
3

Rhodes of Africa

1936-06-30

Rhodes of Africa is a 1936 British biographical film charting the life of Cecil Rhodes. It was direc

Gift Horse
3.3

Gift Horse

1952-06-01

Compton Bennett's war drama The Gift Horse follows the fortunes of ageing destroyer The Ballantrae a

Murrain
3.4

Murrain

1975-07-27

When a mystery illness infects the pigs of a village farmer and a local boy is also taken ill, the v

Quartet
3.1

Quartet

1948-10-26

Somerset Maugham introduces four of his tales in this anthology film: "The Facts of Life," "The Alie

Dulcima
3.6

Dulcima

1971-12-01

Dulcima, treated as a drudge by her family, becomes a housekeeper to Parker, a curmudgeonly widower

Sink the Bismarck!
3.4

Sink the Bismarck!

1960-02-11

The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz E

The Courtneys of Curzon Street
2.5

The Courtneys of Curzon Street

1947-04-11

On New Years Eve, 1899, baronet's son Edward Courtney becomes engaged to Kate, his mother's maid, mu

The New Lot
0

The New Lot

1943-01-01

A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is sh

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell
3.1

Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell

1974-05-02

Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director

From Hong Kong with Love
2.4

From Hong Kong with Love

1975-12-17

Bons baisers de Hong Kong (From Hong Kong with Love) is a 1975 French film directed by Yvan Chiffre.

Two Left Feet
2.5

Two Left Feet

1963-03-16

Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a

The Ship That Died of Shame
3.5

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955-04-19

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into bus

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin
0

The Legend of Young Dick Turpin

1965-03-01

When a rapacious new landlord threatens to evict him, seize his horse, and leave him penniless, the

Death Becomes Me
0

Death Becomes Me

1979-01-01

Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair (Ro

The Black Tulip
0

The Black Tulip

In the Dutch Republic in 1672, a wealthy man named Cornelius Van Baerle devotes his life to growing

The River House Mystery
0

The River House Mystery

1936-01-27

James Bond: The First 21 Years
2.5

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983-05-27

A look back at the first 21 years of Britain's most successful film series.