Christopher Lee
ActingAlso Known As
Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, Sir Christopher Frank Carandini 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.
Movies
(318 total)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Saruman the White
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Dr. Wonka
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Saruman the White
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Count Dooku
Alice in Wonderland
as Jabberwocky (voice)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Count Dooku
Corpse Bride
as Pastor Galswells (voice)
Hugo
as Monsieur Labisse
Dark Shadows
as Clarney
Sleepy Hollow
as Burgomaster
The Golden Compass
as First High Councilor
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Doctor Catheter
Season of the Witch
as Cardinal D'Ambroise
The Man with the Golden Gun
as Francisco Scaramanga
Lolita
as Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Count Dooku (voice)
The Wicker Man
as Lord Summerisle
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
as Commandant Rakov
TV Shows
(58 total)
The Odyssey
as Tiresias
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Charlie's Angels
as Dale Woodman
The Colour of Magic
as Death
Space: 1999
as Captain Zandor
The Avengers
as Professor Stone
The Avengers
as Colonel Mannering
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
Shaka Zulu
as Lord Bathurst
Around the World in 80 Days
as Stuart
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Karl Jorla
Gormenghast
as Flay
How the West Was Won
as The Grand Duke
Faerie Tale Theatre
as King Vladimir V
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Wyrd Sisters
as Death (voice)
Blue Heelers
as Scott James
One Step Beyond
as Wilhelm Reitlinger
Goliath Awaits
as John McKenzie
Pope John Paul II
as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński