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Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Actor · Born 1922-05-27 · Westminster, London, England, UK

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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

  1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — Saruman
  2. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — Saruman
  3. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — Saruman the White
  4. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) — Dr. Wonka
  5. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — Saruman the White
  6. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Count Dooku
  7. Alice in Wonderland (2010) — Jabberwocky (voice)
  8. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — Count Dooku
  9. Corpse Bride (2005) — Pastor Galswells (voice)
  10. Hugo (2011) — Monsieur Labisse
  11. Dark Shadows (2012) — Clarney
  12. Sleepy Hollow (1999) — Burgomaster
  13. The Golden Compass (2007) — First High Councilor
  14. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — Doctor Catheter
  15. Season of the Witch (2011) — Cardinal D'Ambroise
  16. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) — Francisco Scaramanga
  17. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) — Count Dooku (voice)
  18. The Wicker Man (1973) — Lord Summerisle
  19. Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994) — Commandant Rakov
  20. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) — Saruman (voice)
  21. The Odyssey (1997) — Tiresias
  22. Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004) — Emerich
  23. Dracula (1958) — Count Dracula
  24. 1941 (1979) — Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
  25. The Resident (2011) — August
  26. The Last Unicorn (1982) — King Haggard (voice)
  27. Burke & Hare (2010) — Old Joseph
  28. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Host
  29. Quo Vadis (1951) — Chariot Driver (uncredited)
  30. Night Train to Lisbon (2013) — Father Bartholomeu
  31. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) — Sir Henry Baskerville
  32. The Three Musketeers (1973) — Rochefort
  33. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) — The Creature
  34. Horror Express (1972) — Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
  35. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) — Mycroft Holmes
  36. Airport '77 (1977) — Martin Wallace
  37. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) — Count Dracula
  38. Hamlet (1948) — Palace Guard (uncredited)
  39. The Mummy (1959) — Kharis, the Mummy
  40. Innocent Blood (1992) — Count Dracula (archive footage)