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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Character: Saruman (voice)
MOVIE • 2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
Children of the Wicker Man
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Character: Self / Various (Archive)
MOVIE • 2024
Faces of Death
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2023
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2020
Drácula Barcelona
Character: Himself
MOVIE • 2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Character: Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2017
Angels in Notting Hill
Character: The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
MOVIE • 2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Character: Saruman the White
MOVIE • 2014
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
Face of Unity
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2014
The Trail of Dracula
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2013
The Girl from Nagasaki
Character: Old Officer Pinkerton
MOVIE • 2013
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Character: Narrator
MOVIE • 2013
Night Train to Lisbon
Character: Father Bartholomeu
MOVIE • 2013
Extraordinary Tales
Character: Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
MOVIE • 2013
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Character: Saruman the White
MOVIE • 2012
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