Bernard Lee
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John Bernard Lee was an English actor, best known for his role as M in the first 11 Eon-produced James Bond films. His film career spanned the years 1934 to 1979, though he had appeared on stage from
Lee in Beat the Devil (1953)
Lee as M in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
Robert Brown (British actor)
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Robert James Brown was an English actor, best known for his portrayal of M in the James Bond films from 1983 to 1989, succeeding Bernard Lee, who died in 1981.
Bernard Lee
…and spy chiefs. Mostly shows the honest, hard-working face of officialdom, with only very occasional lapses." Lee was replaced in the role of M by Robert Brown, who acted with Lee in The Spy Who Loved Me. From 1962 to 1979 Lee featured in eleven James Bond films as the character M, Bond's superior…
Brown circa 1954