Person
Christopher Lee
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.
Acted
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024 · Self (archive footage)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Saruman the White
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Saruman the White
Everything or Nothing
2012 · Self
Dark Shadows
2012 · Clarney
Hugo
2011 · Monsieur Labisse
The Resident
2011 · August
Season of the Witch
2011 · Cardinal D'Ambroise
Alice in Wonderland
2010 · Jabberwocky (voice)
The Colour of Magic
2008 · Death
The Golden Compass
2007 · First High Councilor
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005 · The Lord Provost
Corpse Bride
2005 · Pastor Galswells (voice)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 · Dr. Wonka
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005 · Count Dooku
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · Saruman
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Count Dooku
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Saruman
Sleepy Hollow
1999 · Burgomaster
The Odyssey
1997 · Tiresias
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Doctor Catheter
1941
1979 · Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
Airport '77
1977 · Martin Wallace
The Four Musketeers
1974 · Rochefort
The Three Musketeers
1973 · Rochefort
The Wicker Man
1973 · Lord Summerisle
Horror Express
1972 · Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972 · Count Dracula
The House That Dripped Blood
1971 · John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
The Devil Rides Out
1968 · Duc de Richleau
Ten Little Indians
1965 · Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
The Gorgon
1964 · Prof. Karl Meister
Hercules in the Haunted World
1961 · King Lico (Licos)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960 · Paul Allen
The City of the Dead
1960 · Prof. Alan Driscoll
Uncle Was a Vampire
1959 · Baron Roderico da Frankurten
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959 · Sir Henry Baskerville
Dracula
1958 · Count Dracula
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957 · The Creature
Alexander the Great
1956 · Nectenabus (voice)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951 · Spanish Captain
Scott of the Antarctic
1948 · Bernard Day
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