Christopher Lee
- Acting
- May 27, 1922 · Westminster, London, England, UK
- June 7, 2015
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
- Tim Burton: Life in the Line · Self
- Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror · Self
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim · Saruman (Voice)
- Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters · Self
- Constel·lació Portabella · (archive footage)
- Children of the Wicker Man · Self
- The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee · Self / Various (Archive)
- The Wicker Man at 50 · Lord Summerisle
- Faces of Death · (archive footage)
- Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending · Lord Summerisle
- The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall · Self
- Peter Cushing: In His Own Words · Self
- La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català · Self
- Drácula Barcelona · Self
- Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions · Self
- 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
- 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 1 · Death (synchro)
- The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2 · Death (synchro)
- The Golden Compass · First High Councilor
- Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn · Narrator (Voice)
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show · Self
- Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets · Narrator
- Rhapsody of Fire - Visions from the Enchanted Lands · Self
- Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman · Self
- Hollywood Chinese · Self
- Ein Leben wie im Flug · Self
- Beloved Count · Self
- Bloody Jess · Self
- The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' · Self
- The Making of 'The Two Towers' · Self
- Semperopernball · Self
- Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills · Self
- Pope John Paul II · Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
- The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby · The Lord Provost
- Corpse Bride · Pastor Galswells (Voice)
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · Dr. Wonka
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith · Count Dooku
- A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King' · Self
- The Story of Star Wars · Count Dooku (archive footage)
- Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse · Emerich
- Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel · Self
- Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King · Self