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Beat the Devil (1953) -- On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen...
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) -- James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads with the help of a KGB agent whose lover he killed.
James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (2005) -- Experience the living world in which James Bond (voiced by Sean Connery) works ... and plays. Featuring environments straight out of the classic 1963 film -- as well as several new, action-intensive sequences -- "From Russia with Love" lets you create and
"The Baron" (1966): :  -- An American living in London gets into danger as a valuable antiques dealer
The Third Man (1949) -- Arriving in Vienna, Holly Martins learns that his friend Harry Lime, who has invited him, recently died in a car accident.

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Date of Death:
16 January 1981, London, England, UK more
Mini Biography:
Best remembered as 'M' in the James Bond films, Bernard Lee was a popular... more
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While making On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), George Lazenby, who portrayed Bond in the film... more
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Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981) (TV) .... Sergeant Ben

  2. Moonraker (1979) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Moonraker (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Moonraker (France)
  3. A Christmas Carol (1977) (TV) .... Ghost of Christmas Present
  4. "The Foundation" .... Eddie Prince (9 episodes, 1977)
        - Separation (1977) TV episode .... Eddie Prince
        - Marriage (1977) TV episode .... Eddie Prince
        - Love (1977) TV episode .... Eddie Prince
        - Intuition (1977) TV episode .... Eddie Prince
        - Inheritance (1977) TV episode .... Eddie Prince
          (4 more)
  5. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) .... M
  6. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Edward Beaumont (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Beauty and the Beast (1976) TV episode .... Edward Beaumont
  7. "Killers" .... Thomas Ley (1 episode, 1976)
        - The Chalkpit Murder (1976) TV episode .... Thomas Ley
  8. "Warship" .... Yachtsman (1 episode, 1976)
        - Knight Errant (1976) TV episode .... Yachtsman
  9. Bons baisers de Hong Kong (1975) .... M
    ... aka From Hong Kong with Love (International: English title)
  10. "Affairs of the Heart" .... Mr. Drury (1 episode, 1975)
        - Kate (1975) TV episode .... Mr. Drury
  11. "BBC Play of the Month" .... Hornblower (2 episodes, 1974-1975)
        - The School for Scandal (1975) TV episode
        - The Skin Game (1974) TV episode .... Hornblower
  12. Against the Crowd: Murrain (1975) (TV) .... Beeley
  13. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Golden Gun (International: English title: informal short title)
  14. "Father Brown" .... John Raggley (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Quick One (1974) TV episode .... John Raggley
  15. Percy's Progress (1974) .... Barraclough
    ... aka It's Not the Size That Counts (USA)
  16. Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974) .... Tarmut
  17. "Vienna 1900" .... Herr Welponer (1 episode, 1973)
        - Mother and Son (1973) TV episode .... Herr Welponer
  18. "Follyfoot" .... Woodman (1 episode, 1973)
        - Walk in the Woods (1973) TV episode .... Woodman
  19. "Once Upon a Time" .... James Cable (1 episode, 1973)
        - Silver (1973) TV episode .... James Cable
  20. "Thirty-Minute Theatre" .... The Man (2 episodes, 1965-1973)
        - The Joke (1973) TV episode
        - The Passenger (1965) TV episode .... The Man
  21. Live and Let Die (1973) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  22. The Man Who Died Twice (1973) (TV) .... Francis Cumberland
    ... aka Spanish Portrait
  23. "The Pathfinders" .... Air Vice Marshal (1 episode, 1972)
        - Codename Gomorrah (1972) TV episode .... Air Vice Marshal
  24. Diamonds Are Forever (1971) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  25. "The Persuaders!" .... Sam Milford (1 episode, 1971)
        - Someone Like Me (1971) TV episode .... Sam Milford
  26. Dulcima (1971) .... Mr. Gaskain
  27. The Raging Moon (1971) .... Uncle Bob
    ... aka Long Ago, Tomorrow (USA)
  28. Danger Point (1971) .... Captain

  29. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
    ... aka O.H.M.S.S. (UK: promotional abbreviation)
  30. Crossplot (1969) .... Chilmore
  31. "Strange Report" .... Arthur Pater (1 episode, 1969)
        - Report 8319: Grenade - What Price Change? (1969) TV episode .... Arthur Pater
  32. "The Expert" .... Harry Kirby (1 episode, 1969)
        - Post-Mortem on Harry Kirby (1969) TV episode .... Harry Kirby
  33. "The Champions" .... Squires (1 episode, 1969)
        - The Body Snatchers (1969) TV episode .... Squires
  34. "Journey to the Unknown" .... Ben Loker (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka Out of the Unknown
        - Poor Butterfly (1969) TV episode .... Ben Loker
  35. "The Wednesday Play" .... Frank Lanton (1 episode, 1968)
        - Nothing Will Be the Same (1968) TV episode .... Frank Lanton
  36. "City 68'" .... Baxter (1 episode, 1968)
        - The System: Them Down There (1968) TV episode .... Baxter
  37. "The Jazz Age" .... Sir James (1 episode, 1968)
        - Post Mortem (1968) TV episode .... Sir James
  38. "Public Eye" .... Detective Sergeant Davidson (1 episode, 1968)
        - Mercury in an Off-White Mac (1968) TV episode .... Detective Sergeant Davidson
  39. Journey to Midnight (1968) .... Ben Loker (episode 'Poor Butterfly')
  40. "The Gamblers" .... Bob Townsend (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Man Beneath (1967) TV episode .... Bob Townsend
  41. "The Troubleshooters" .... Bernard Hart (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Mogul (USA)
        - Mr. Know-How (1967) TV episode .... Bernard Hart
  42. "Man in a Suitcase" .... Kershaw (1 episode, 1967)
        - The Girl Who Never Was (1967) TV episode .... Kershaw
  43. "Half Hour Story" .... Frank Graham (1 episode, 1967)
        - Friends (1967) TV episode .... Frank Graham
  44. You Only Live Twice (1967) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  45. OK Connery (1967) .... Commander Cunningham
    ... aka Operation Double 007
    ... aka Operation Kid Brother (USA)
    ... aka Secret Agent 00
  46. "Court Martial" (1 episode, 1966)
        - Flight of a Tiger (1966) TV episode
  47. "King of the River" .... Joss King (1 episode, 1966)
        - Foreign Invasion (1966) TV episode .... Joss King
  48. "The Baron" .... Morgan Travis (2 episodes, 1966)
        - The Killing (1966) TV episode .... Morgan Travis
        - Masquerade (1966) TV episode .... Morgan Travis
  49. "Armchair Theatre" .... Daniel Whittaker (4 episodes, 1959-1966)
        - The Night Before the Morning After (1966) TV episode .... Daniel Whittaker
        - Nest of Four (1960) TV episode
        - Cold Fury (1960) TV episode
        - Ernie Barger Is 50 (1959) TV episode
  50. "Danger Man" .... Derringham / ... (2 episodes, 1965-1966)
    ... aka Secret Agent (USA)
    ... aka Secret Agent aka Danger Man (USA: video box title)
        - The Man with the Foot (1966) TV episode .... Derringham
        - Whatever Happened to George Foster? (1965) TV episode .... Lord Ammanford
  51. "Disneyland" .... Jeremiah (2 episodes, 1966)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 2 (1966) TV episode .... Jeremiah
        - The Legend of Young Dick Turpin: Part 1 (1966) TV episode .... Jeremiah
  52. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965) .... Patmore
  53. Thunderball (1965) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Thunderball (UK: complete title)
  54. The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) (uncredited) .... Landlord
    ... aka Moll Flanders
  55. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) .... Hopkins (segment "Creeping Vine")
    ... aka The Blood Suckers
  56. "Thursday Theatre" .... Jim Cherry (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Flowering Cherry (1965) TV episode .... Jim Cherry
  57. The Man in a Looking Glass (1965) (TV)
  58. "The Human Jungle" .... Jim Garner (1 episode, 1964)
        - Ring of Hate (1964) TV episode .... Jim Garner
  59. Goldfinger (1964) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Goldfinger (UK: complete title)
  60. "The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre" .... Supt. Meredith / ... (5 episodes, 1960-1964)
    ... aka Edgar Wallace (UK: alternative title)
    ... aka Tales of Edgar Wallace (UK: alternative title)
        - Who Was Maddox? (1964) TV episode .... Superintendant Meredith
        - The Share Out (1962) TV episode .... Supt. Meredith
        - The Clue of the Silver Key (1961) TV episode .... Supt. Meredith
        - Partners in Crime (1961) TV episode .... Inspector Mann
        - The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) TV episode .... Supt. Meredith
  61. Saturday Night Out (1964) .... George Hudson
  62. Ring of Spies (1964) .... Henry Houghton
    ... aka Ring of Treason (USA)
    ... aka Shadow of Treason (USA)
  63. "Espionage" .... John Neary (1 episode, 1964)
        - Snow on Mount Kama (1964) TV episode .... John Neary
  64. From Russia with Love (1963) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's 'From Russia with Love' (UK: complete title)
  65. A Place to Go (1963) .... Matt Flint
  66. "The Third Man" .... Angus Meryick (1 episode, 1963)
        - Portrait of Harry (1963) TV episode .... Angus Meryick
  67. Two Left Feet (1963) .... Mr. Crabbe
  68. The L-Shaped Room (1962) .... Charlie
  69. Dr. No (1962) .... M
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Dr. No (UK: complete title)
  70. The Brain (1962) .... Dr. Frank Shears
    ... aka A Dead Man Seeks His Murderer
    ... aka Ein Toter sucht seinen Mörder (West Germany)
    ... aka Over My Dead Body
  71. Whistle Down the Wind (1961) .... Mr. Bostock
  72. Fury at Smugglers' Bay (1961) .... Black John
  73. The Secret Partner (1961) .... Det. Supt. Frank Hanbury
  74. Cone of Silence (1960) .... Captain George Gort
    ... aka Trouble in the Sky (USA)
  75. The Angry Silence (1960) .... Bert Connolly
  76. Kidnapped (1960) .... Captain Hoseason
    ... aka Robert Louis Stevenson's Kidnapped (UK: complete title)

  77. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" .... Hoederer (1 episode, 1959)
        - Crime Passionnel (1959) TV episode .... Hoederer
  78. Beyond This Place (1959) .... Patrick Mathry
    ... aka Web of Evidence (USA)
  79. "ITV Play of the Week" .... Det. Insp. Lunt (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Play of the Week (UK: short title)
        - Family on Trial (1959) TV episode .... Det. Insp. Lunt
  80. Danger Within (1959) .... Lt. Col. Huxley
    ... aka Breakout (USA)
  81. Nowhere to Go (1958) .... Victor Sloane, alias Lee Henderson
  82. The Man Upstairs (1958) .... Inspector Thompson
  83. "ITV Television Playhouse" .... Cornelius / ... (2 episodes, 1955-1958)
        - Cornelius (1958) TV episode .... Cornelius
        - The Golden Fleece (1955) TV episode .... William Lotless
  84. The Key (1958) .... Commander Wadlow
  85. Dunkirk (1958) .... Charles Foreman (British newspaper reporter)
  86. High Flight (1957) .... Flight Sergeant Harris
  87. Across the Bridge (1957) .... Chief Inspector Hadden
  88. Fire Down Below (1957) .... Dr. Sam Blake
  89. The Spanish Gardener (1956) .... Leighton Bailey
  90. The Battle of the River Plate (1956) .... Captain Dove - M.S. Africa Shell
    ... aka Graf Spee
    ... aka Pursuit of the Graf Spee (USA)
  91. "Lilli Palmer Theatre" .... Candleblow Smith (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Theatre Royal (UK)
        - The Stolen Pearl (1956) TV episode .... Candleblow Smith
  92. "Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents" .... Rudi Lankert (1 episode, 1955)
    ... aka Matinee (UK: informal short title)
    ... aka Rheingold Theatre (USA)
        - A Borderline Case (1955) TV episode .... Rudi Lankert
  93. The Ship That Died of Shame (1955) .... Customs Officer Brewster
    ... aka PT Raiders (USA)
  94. Out of the Clouds (1955) .... Customs Officer
  95. The Purple Plain (1954) .... Dr. Harris
  96. Seagulls Over Sorrento (1954) .... Seaman 'Lofty' Turner
    ... aka Crest of the Wave (USA)
  97. Father Brown (1954) .... Inspector Valentine
    ... aka The Detective (USA)
  98. The Rainbow Jacket (1954) .... Racketeer
  99. Beat the Devil (1953) .... Insp. Jack Clayton
    ... aka Il tesoro dell'Africa (Italy)
  100. Single-Handed (1953) .... Petty Officer 'Stokes' Wheatley
    ... aka C.S. Forester's Sailor of the King (USA: complete title)
    ... aka Sailor of the King (USA)
  101. The Yellow Balloon (1953) .... PC Chapman
  102. Gift Horse (1952) .... A.S. 'Stripey' Wood
    ... aka Glory at Sea (USA)
  103. Mr. Denning Drives North (1952) .... Inspector Dodds
  104. Appointment with Venus (1951) .... Brigadier
    ... aka Island Rescue (USA)
  105. Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) .... Col. Webson
  106. White Corridors (1951) .... Burgess
  107. The Adventurers (1951) .... O'Connell
    ... aka Fortune in Diamonds (USA)
    ... aka South African Story
    ... aka The Great Adventure (USA)
  108. Cage of Gold (1950) .... Inspector Grey
  109. Odette (1950) .... Jack
  110. Last Holiday (1950) .... Inspector Wilton
  111. Morning Departure (1950) .... Cmdr. Gates
    ... aka Operation Disaster (USA)
  112. The Blue Lamp (1950) .... Inspector Cherry

  113. The Third Man (1949) .... Sergeant Paine
    ... aka The 3rd Man (USA: poster title)
  114. Elizabeth of Ladymead (1948) .... John Beresford in 1903
  115. Quartet (1948) .... Prison Visitor (segment "The Kite")
  116. The Fallen Idol (1948) .... Detective Hart
    ... aka The Lost Illusion
  117. Dusty Bates (1947) .... Captain Ford
    ... aka The Adventures of Dusty Bates (USA)
  118. The Courtneys of Curzon Street (1947) .... Colonel Gascoyne
    ... aka Kathy's Love Affair (USA)
    ... aka Katy's Love Affair (USA)
    ... aka The Courtney Affair (USA)
  119. This Man Is Mine (1946) .... James Nicholls
  120. The New Lot (1943) (uncredited) .... Interviewing officer
  121. Once a Crook (1941) .... Duke
  122. Spare a Copper (1941) .... Jake
    ... aka Call a Cop (Australia)
  123. Let George Do It! (1940) .... Oscar
    ... aka To Hell with Hitler (USA)

  124. The Frozen Limits (1939) .... Bill McGrew
  125. Murder in Soho (1939) .... Roy Barnes
    ... aka Murder in the Night (USA)
  126. Love from a Stranger (1938) (TV) .... Bruce Lovell
  127. The Terror (1938) .... Ferdy Fane
    ... aka Edgar Wallace's The Terror (UK: complete title)
  128. The Black Tulip (1937) .... William Of Orange
  129. Rhodes of Africa (1936) .... Cartwright
    ... aka Rhodes (USA)
  130. The River House Mystery (1935) .... Wade Belloc
  131. The Double Event (1934) .... Dennison
Writer:
  1. "Animal Kwackers" (1975) TV series (deviser)
Self:
  1. Escape from Atlantis: Storyboard Sequence (2006) (V) (voice) .... Himself / M
    ... aka Escape from Atlantis (International: English title: informal short title)
    ... aka Escape from Atlantis Storyboard Sequence (International: English title)

  2. Swiss Movement (1969) .... Himself
  3. Dr. No Featurette (1963) .... M
Archive Footage:
  1. Press Day in Portugal (2006) (V) .... Himself
  2. James Bond 007: From Russia with Love (2005) (VG) .... M
  3. Happy Anniversary Mr. Bond (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  4. Best Ever Bond (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  5. Premiere Bond: Die Another Day (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... M
  6. Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000) (V) .... M
  7. Inside 'Moonraker' (2000) (V) .... Himself
  8. Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000) (V) .... Himself
  9. Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (2000) (V) .... Himself
  10. The James Bond Story (1999) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  11. Terence Young: Bond Vivant (1999) (V) .... Himself
  12. Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (1995) (V) .... Himself
  13. Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond (1967) (TV) .... M
  14. The Incredible World of James Bond (1965) (TV) .... Himself
  15. "Disneyland"
        - Kidnapped: Part 2 (1963) TV episode .... Captain Hoseason
        - Kidnapped: Part 1 (1963) TV episode .... Captain Hoseason


Additional Details

Other Works:
(1937) He acted in Noel Scott's play, "And the Music Stopped," at the Streatham Hill Theatre in Streatham Hill, London, England with Phyllis Dare, Edmund Willard, and Ian Fleming in the cast. Bernard Nedell was director. more
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