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
James Bond (literary character)
Commander James Bond is a character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games. Fleming wrote twelve Bond novels and two short story collections. His final two books—The Man with the Golden Gun (1965) and Octopussy and The Living Daylights (1966)—were published posthumously.
Ian Fleming's image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists.
James Bond, ornithologist; the accepted provider of Bond's name
Fleming compared Bond's appearance to Hoagy Carmichael.
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