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Bernard Lee

1908 - 1981

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John Bernard Lee (10 January 1908 – 16 January 1981) was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven Eon-produced James Bond films. Lee's film career spanned the years 1934 to 1979, though he had appeared on stage from the age of six. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bernard Lee has received more than 1,972,984 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Bernard Lee is the 700th most popular actor (up from 730th in 2019), the 866th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 50th in 2019) and the 104th most popular British Actor.

Bernard Lee was a British actor who played M in the James Bond films.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Bernard Lee ranks 700 out of 9,996. Before him are Shelley Duvall, Dean Reed, Lale Andersen, Bernard Hill, Mistinguett, and Kelly McGillis. After him are Death of Marilyn Monroe, François Cluzet, Cornel Wilde, Graham Chapman, Max Wright, and Tom Wilkinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Bernard Lee ranks 53. Before him are Victor Ambartsumian, Martha Gellhorn, Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Rex Harrison, Robert Merle, and Mercè Rodoreda. After him are Stéphane Grappelli, Henri, Count of Paris, Chivu Stoica, Lita Grey, Valentin Glushko, and Willard Van Orman Quine. Among people deceased in 1981, Bernard Lee ranks 39. Before him are David Wechsler, Zarah Leander, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, Harry Harlow, Will Durant, and Bill Haley. After him are Lobsang Rampa, Leo Kanner, Omar Torrijos, Lotte Lenya, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, and Duško Popov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bernard Lee ranks 866 out of 7,765. Before him are Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Duncan I of Scotland (1001), Bernard Hill (1944), Charles George Gordon (1833), Rosamunde Pilcher (1924), and Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884). After him are Gladwyn Jebb (1900), Patrick White (1912), Graham Chapman (1941), Allan Pinkerton (1819), Andrew Lloyd Webber (1948), and Ken Hensley (1945).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Bernard Lee ranks 104. Before him are John Gielgud (1904), Wentworth Miller (1972), David McCallum (1933), Rex Harrison (1908), Peter Finch (1916), and Bernard Hill (1944). After him are Graham Chapman (1941), Tom Wilkinson (1948), Terry Jones (1942), Peter Cushing (1913), Andy Serkis (1964), and Mark Strong (1963).

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