Bernard Lee
John Bernard Lee (10 January 1908 – 16 January 1981), better known as Bernard Lee, was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first eleven James Bond films. Lee's career spanned 1934 to 1979, beginning on stage at the age of six. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Although best remembered for the Bond series, he appeared in over one hundred films, as well as on stage and television dramatisations. Lee was known for his roles as authority figures, often playing military characters or policemen and highlights in his career included The Third Man, The Blue Lamp, The Battle of the River Plate and Whistle Down the Wind. He died on 17 January 1981, at age 73 after suffering from stomach cancer. Lee was born on 10 January 1908, the son of Nellie (née Smith) and Edmund James Lee. He was born in either Cork in what is now the Republic of Ireland, or Brentford, London. Lee's father was also an actor and Bernard's first appearance on stage in 1914, at the age of six, was with his father in a sketch called "The Double Event" at the Oxford Music Hall in London. Lee attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, working as a fruit porter to pay his fees.
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A Place to Go
Set in and around Bethnal Green, this classic example of "kitchen sink" drama plays out against the background of the slum clearances in London. A PLACE TO GO portrays a family struggling to keep their heads above the water when the man of the house (Bernard Lee) leaves his docker's job to take...Watch Movie -
Cone of Silence
Veteran pilot George Gort faces a Court of Inquiry as the result of the crash of a Phoenix jet airliner. He is severly cross-examined by Sir Arnold Hobbes Q.C. and found guilty of a pilot error. The pressure mounts on Gort when Captain Judd accuses him of bringing the aircraft in too low at...Watch Movie -
Saturday Night Out
As their ship comes into port, five sailors and a passenger embark on an overnight shore leave in 'Swinging London'. Passenger and businessman, George Hudson, is the victim of a 'honey trap' when he is enticed by the voluptous Wanda, while the four sailors hit the town looking...Watch Movie

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