<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Head of MI6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> British </Td> </Tr> <P> M is a fictional character in Ian Fleming's James Bond books and films; the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service--also known as MI6--and Bond's superior . 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 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 . </P> <P> Fleming based much of M's character on Rear Admiral John Godfrey, who was Fleming's superior at the Naval Intelligence Division during the Second World War . After Fleming's death, Godfrey complained "He turned me into that unsavoury character, M ." </P>

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