Known For
Acting
Born
May 27, 1922
Died
Jun 07, 2015
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Credits
383 titles
Christopher Lee
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Saruman (voice)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage)
Constel·lació Portabella
(archive footage)
Children of the Wicker Man
Self (archive footage)
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self / Various (Archive)
The Wicker Man at 50
Lord Summerisle
Faces of Death
(archive footage)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self (archive footage)
Drácula Barcelona
Himself
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Angels in Notting Hill
The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
Extraordinary Tales
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Saruman the White
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Self
Face of Unity
Self
The Trail of Dracula
Self (Archival Footage)
The Girl from Nagasaki
Old Officer Pinkerton
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Narrator
The Gillian Hills Trilogy
Night Train to Lisbon
Father Bartholomeu
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
Self
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Saruman the White
The Fall of the House Of Usher
The Narrator
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
Self
Dracula vs. Vampir
Everything or Nothing
Self
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
Dark Shadows
Clarney
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
Dracula (archive footage)
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
Narrator
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
Self
Hugo
Monsieur Labisse
The Wicker Tree
Old Man
The Resident
August
Season of the Witch
Cardinal D'Ambroise
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
Self
Burke & Hare
Old Joseph
Boogie Woogie
Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
The Heavy
Mr. Mason
Alice in Wonderland
Jabberwocky (voice)
Glorious 39
Older Walter Page
Triage
Joaquín Morales
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Count Dooku (voice)
The Colour of Magic
Death
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
Self
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
Death (synchro)