Bill Tanner
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William Tanner is a fictional character in the James Bond film and novel series. Tanner is an employee of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) who acts as M's chief of staff.
Bill Tanner, played by Michael Kitchen in GoldenEye.
M (James Bond)
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M is a codename held by a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond book and film series; the character is the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service for the agency known as MI6. Fleming based the character on a number of people he knew who commanded sections of British intelligence. M has appeared in the novels by Fleming and seven continuation authors, as well as appearing in twenty-four films. In the Eon Productions series of films, M has been portrayed by four actors: Bernard Lee, Robert Brown, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes, the incumbent; in the two independent productions, M was played by John Huston, David Niven and Edward Fox.
Rear Admiral John Henry Godfrey, Fleming's superior at the Naval Intelligence Division and a basis for M.
Bernard Lee, who played M from 1962 to 1979
Robert Brown, who played M from 1983 to 1989
Judi Dench, who played M from 1995 to 2015