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He died of stomach cancer in 1981, aged 73. Early life. Lee was born on 10 January 1908, [1] the son of Nellie (née Smith) and Edmund James Lee. [2] .
Overview. Born. January 10, 1908 · Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK. Died. January 16, 1981 · Hampstead, London, England, UK (stomach cancer) Birth name. John Bernard Lee. Height. 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m) Mini Bio. Best remembered as 'M' in the James Bond films, Bernard Lee was a popular character player in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
- January 10, 1908
- January 16, 1981
Jan 18, 1981 · Bernard Lee, a British character actor who appeared in more than 100 films and was perhaps best known as the spy chief ''M'' in James Bond movies, died of cancer Friday at a London hospital. He was...
Actor: The Man with the Golden Gun. Best remembered as 'M' in the James Bond films, Bernard Lee was a popular character player in British films throughout the 1950s and 1960s. Born into a theatrical family, he made his stage debut at age six and later attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
- January 1, 1
- Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Hampstead, London, England, UK
Suffering from stomach cancer, Lee died in 1981; [4] in his obituary The Guardian noted that Lee was a "solid and reliable character actor" who displayed "a rugged dependency". [1]
He died of cancer in London, England, at age 73. Actor. Born in London, England, he was best remembered for the role of "M" in the first eleven "James Bond" motion picture.
Jan 17, 1981 · LONDON -- Bernard Lee, the bulky British actor who played the spy chief 'M' in the James Bond films, has died of cancer at age 73. 'He had been ill for some months and his death was not...
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