Biography
Robert James Brown (23 July 1921 β 11 November 2003) 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.Brown made his first appearance as M in Octopussy in 1983.Brown was born in Swanage, Dorset and later died there on November 11, 2003, aged 82. Before appearing in the Bond films, he had a long career as a bit-part actor in films and television. He had a starring role in the 1950s television series Ivanhoe where he played Gurth, the faithful companion of Ivanhoe, played by Roger Moore. He had previously made an uncredited appearance as a castle guard in the unrelated 1952 film Ivanhoe. He had an uncredited appearance as the galley-master in Ben-Hur (1959) and as factory worker Bert Harker in the BBC's 1960s soap opera The Newcomers. In One Million Years B.C. (1966), he played grunting caveman Akhoba, brutal head of the barbaric "Rock tribe".Brown first started in the James Bond franchise in the film The Spy Who Loved Me as Admiral Hargreaves, appearing alongside Lee. After Lee's death in January 1981, Broccoli and the other producers, decided to leave M out of For Your Eyes Only out of respect for Lee and assigned his lines to M's Chief of Staff Bill Tanner. In 1983, Brown was hired to portray M on the recommendation of Bond actor Roger Moore, his Ivanhoe co-star and the father of Brown's goddaughter Deborah. It was never clearly established if Brown was the same M as Lee's character, or a different M, perhaps a promoted Hargreaves. In 1995, Brown was succeeded as M by Judi Dench in GoldenEye. Brown died from cancer in November 2003.
Filmography
all 75
Movies 50
TV Shows 25
Licence to Kill (1989)
Hannay (1988)
The Hidden (1987)
The Living Daylights (1987)
A View to a Kill (1985)
The Life and Death of King John (1984)
Octopussy (1983)
Pilgrim, Farewell (1982)
Lion of the Desert (1981)
Henry IV Part 1 (1979)
The Passage (1979)
Danger UXB (1979)
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
Red Shift (1978)
All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
The Age of Uncertainty (1977)
The Message (1976)
Angels (1975)
Fall of Eagles (1974)
Demons of the Mind (1972)
The Protectors (1972)
Fun and Games (1971)
Private Road (1971)
Play for Today (1970)
One Million Years B.C. (1966)
King of the River (1966)
Softly, Softly (1966)
Operation Crossbow (1965)
Gideon's Way (1965)
Clash by Night (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Macbeth (1964)
All in Good Time (1964)
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
The Double (1963)
Billy Budd (1962)
The Saint (1962)
The 300 Spartans (1962)
A Story of David (1960)
The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1960)
The Challenge (1960)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Ben-Hur (1959)
No Hiding Place (1959)
Interpol Calling (1959)
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Passport to Shame (1958)
The Invisible Man (1958)
The Steel Bayonet (1958)
Ivanhoe (1958)
Campbell's Kingdom (1957)
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
A Hill in Korea (1956)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1956)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
Lost (1956)
Helen of Troy (1956)
Dixon of Dock Green (1955)
The Dark Avenger (1955)
Passage Home (1955)
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
Wuthering Heights (1953)
The Large Rope (1953)
Noose for a Lady (1953)
Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)
Derby Day (1952)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Sunday Night Theatre (1950)
The Third Man (1949)
The Double (1916)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1921-07-23
Deathday2003-11-11 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceSwanage, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsRobert James Brown, Bob Brown
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