Biography
Christopher Lee (May 5, 1922 – June 7, 2015) was an English actor and musician. Lee initially portrayed villains and became famous for his role as Count Dracula in a string of Hammer Horror films. Other notable roles include Lord Summerisle in The Wicker Man (1973), Francisco Scaramanga in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974), Count Dooku in Star Wars episodes II and III (2002, 2005) and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001–2003). Lee considers his most important role to have been his portrayal of Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic Jinnah (1998). He is well known for his deep, commanding voice. Lee has performed roles in 266 films since 1948 making him the Guinness book world record holder for most film acting roles ever. He was knighted in 2009 and received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011.
Movies & TV Shows
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Saruman
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — Saruman
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — Saruman the White
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) — Dr. Wonka
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — Saruman the White
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Count Dooku
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Alice in Wonderland (2010) — Jabberwocky (voice)
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — Count Dooku
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Corpse Bride (2005) — Pastor Galswells (voice)
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Hugo (2011) — Monsieur Labisse
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Dark Shadows (2012) — Clarney
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Sleepy Hollow (1999) — Burgomaster
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The Golden Compass (2007) — First High Councilor
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — Doctor Catheter
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Season of the Witch (2011) — Cardinal D'Ambroise
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The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) — Francisco Scaramanga
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) — Count Dooku (voice)
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The Wicker Man (1973) — Lord Summerisle
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Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) — Commandant Rakov
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) — Saruman (voice)
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The Odyssey (1997) — Tiresias
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Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) — Emerich
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Dracula (1958) — Count Dracula
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1941 (1979) — Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
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The Resident (2011) — August
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The Last Unicorn (1982) — King Haggard (voice)
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Burke & Hare (2010) — Old Joseph
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Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
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Quo Vadis (1951) — Chariot Driver (uncredited)
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Night Train to Lisbon (2013) — Father Bartholomeu
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) — Sir Henry Baskerville
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The Three Musketeers (1973) — Rochefort
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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) — The Creature
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Horror Express (1972) — Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
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The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) — Mycroft Holmes
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Airport '77 (1977) — Martin Wallace
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Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) — Count Dracula
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Hamlet (1948) — Palace Guard (uncredited)
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The Mummy (1959) — Kharis, the Mummy
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Innocent Blood (1992) — Count Dracula (archive footage)