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Bernard Lee

Bernard Lee
Bernard Lee
Born: Jan 10, 1908 in London, England, UK
Died: Jan 16, 1981 in London, England, UK
Occupation: Actor
Active: '40s-'70s
Major Genres: Drama, Crime
Career Highlights: Goldfinger, The Third Man, Ring of Treason
First Major Screen Credit: The Terror (1939)
15 Videos for Bernard Lee
Moonraker (1979) On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) Dr. No (1962)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) You Only Live Twice (1967) Whistle Down the Wind (1962)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) Thunderball (1965) The Ship That Died of Shame (1955)
Live and Let Die (1973) Goldfinger (1964) The Gift Horse (1952)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) From Russia With Love (1963) The Third Man (1949)
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Biography:

Born into a theatrical family, British actor Bernard Lee first trod the boards at age six. Supporting himself as a fruit salesman, Lee attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, making his West End stage bow in 1928. In films from 1934, Lee showed up in dozens of bits and minor roles, his screen time increasing throughout the 1950s.

He showed up prominently as the resident police inspector in several of the Edgar Wallace B-picture series of the early 1960s. In 1962, Lee was cast as M, the immediate superior to Secret Agent 007 James Bond, in Dr. No. Bernard Lee continued to portray M in all subsequent Bond endeavors, up to and including 1979's Moonraker; he also essayed the role in the 1967 Bond spin-off, Operation Kid Brother, which starred Sean Connery's younger brother Neil.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide.