Bernard Lee

Born in London in 1908 into a theatrical family, Lee attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He made his West End stage debut in 1928 and his film debut film in 1934, but did not hit his stride as an actor till after the war. Among Lee's more memorable roles were that of Sergeant Paine, the pestering fan of pulp writer Holly Martins in The Third Man (1949), the bullying Bert Connelly in The Angry Silence (1960), and the troubled father in Bryan Forbes' Whistle… (more)