Christopher Lee
May 27, 1922 - Jun 07, 2015 (93 years old) in Westminster, London, England, UK
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
Charlie's Angels
Dale Woodman
Blue Heelers
Scott James
The Avengers
Professor Stone
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Karl Jorla
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Saruman (voice)
Space: 1999
Captain Zandor
One Step Beyond
Wilhelm Reitlinger
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Saruman the White
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Saruman the White
Credits
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The Wicker Man At 50 FutureLord Summerisle★ NR -
Lord Summerisle★ NR
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Science Fiction Film Awards FutureHimself★ NR -
Saruman (voice)★ 6.7 -
Self (archive footage)★ 8.5 -
Self (archive footage)★ NR -
Self / Various (Archive)★ 7.6 -
Faces of Death 2023(archive footage)★ NR -
Dracula Unearthed 2022Count Dracula (archive footage)★ 7 -
Himself★ 7.5 -
Drácula Barcelona 2017Himself★ 5.8 -
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)★ 6 -
The Boss / Mr. President (voice)★ 5.5 -
★ 7 -
Saruman the White★ 7.3 -
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Face of Unity 2014Self★ NR -
The Trail of Dracula 2013Self★ 10 -
Old Officer Pinkerton★ 5.6 -
Narrator★ 6.9 -
Father Bartholomeu★ 6.5 -
Extraordinary Tales 2013Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')★ 6.4 -
Self★ 7.5 -
Saruman the White★ 7.4 -
The Narrator★ 7.9 -
Self★ 6.2 -
Dracula vs. Vampir 2012★ NR
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Self★ 7.1 -
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Dark Shadows 2012Clarney★ 6.1 -
Dracula (archive footage)★ 8 -
Narrator★ NR
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Self★ 6 -
Hugo 2011Monsieur Labisse★ 7.2 -
The Wicker Tree 2011Old Man★ 4 -
The Resident 2011August★ 5.8 -
Season of the Witch 2011Cardinal D'Ambroise★ 5.5 -
Self★ 10 -
Burke & Hare 2010Old Joseph★ 6.1 -
(archive footage)★ 7.4 -
The Heavy 2010Mr. Mason★ 4.8 -
Alice in Wonderland 2010Jabberwocky (voice)★ 6.6 -
Glorious 39 2009Older Walter Page★ 6 -
Triage 2009Joaquín Morales★ 6 -
Boogie Woogie 2009Mr. Alfred Rhinegold★ 5 -
Narrator (voice)★ 7 -
Count Dooku (voice)★ 6.1 -
The Colour of Magic 2008Death★ 6.7 -
Self★ 7 -
The Golden Compass 2007First High Councilor★ 6.1 -
Narrator (voice)★ 9 -
Narrator★ NR
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Self★ 6.5 -
Self (archive footage)★ 9 -
Hollywood Chinese 2007Self★ NR -
Self★ NR
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Beloved Count 2007Self★ NR -
Bloody Jess 2007Self★ 7
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Semperopernball 2006Self★ NR
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Self★ 8.2
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Pope John Paul II 2005Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński★ 6 -
The Lord Provost★ 5.4 -
Corpse Bride 2005Pastor Galswells (voice)★ 7.6 -
Dr. Wonka★ 7 -
Count Dooku★ 7.4 -
Self★ 6 -
Count Dooku (archive footage)★ 7.1 -
Emerich★ 6.1 -
Self★ 8.1 -
Drácula en la Hammer 2003Christopher Lee★ NR -
★ 8.8 -
Self★ 8.5 -
Narrator★ NR -
Saruman★ 8.4 -
Best Ever Bond 2002Self / Scaramanga★ 5
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Self / Count Dooku★ 6.5 -
Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
Perversion Stories 2002Self★ NR
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★ NR -
Count Dooku★ 6.6 -
Self★ 8.8 -
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Self★ 6.5 -
Saruman★ 8.4 -
Self★ 7.8 -
Quest for the Ring 2001Self★ 5.6 -
Self★ 6.5 -
Himself★ 6.7 -
Narrator★ 6 -
Narrator★ 4.8 -
In the Beginning 2000Rameses I★ 6 -
Self★ 7 -
★ 7.2 -
Gormenghast 2000Flay★ 7 -
Self★ 6.9 -
Narrator★ 3.5 -
Sleepy Hollow 1999Burgomaster★ 7.2 -
Count Ottokar Graf Czernin★ 4.8 -
Ex-S: The Wicker Man 1998Self★ NR -
Jinnah 1998Muhammad Ali Jinnah★ 6.8 -
Self★ NR -
Tale of the Mummy 1998Sir Richard Turkel★ 4.4 -
100 Years of Horror 1998Presenter★ 5 -
The Odyssey 1997Tiresias★ 7.2 -
Wyrd Sisters 1997Death (voice)★ 6.1 -
Soul Music 1997Death (voice)★ 7.1 -
Death★ 6 -
Vem Var Dracula 1996Self★ NR -
The Stupids 1996Evil Sender★ 4.7 -
★ NR -
Moses 1996Pharaoh★ 8 -
Self★ 4.5 -
Azaret★ 6.7 -
★ 8.3 -
Narrator (voice)★ 6.9 -
Self★ 8
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Self★ 3 -
Narrator★ 5 -
A Feast at Midnight 1994V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow★ 6 -
The World of Hammer 1994★ 6.5 -
Narrator (voice) / Self★ 7.2 -
Funny Man 1994Callum Chance★ 4.7 -
Commandant Rakov★ 4.6 -
The Rainbow Thief 1994Uncle Rudolf★ 5.4 -
Blue Heelers 1993Scott James★ 6.6 -
Death Train 1993General Konstanin Benin★ 5 -
Cyber Eden 1992Cedric★ 4.7 -
Double Vision 1992Mr. Bernard★ 4.8 -
Count Ottokar Graf Czerin★ 6.5 -
Sherlock Holmes★ 5.2 -
Beauty and the Beast 1992Monsieur Renard (voice)★ 4.2 -
Sherlock Holmes★ 5.1 -
Fear in the Dark 1991Narrator★ 10 -
Dr. Pearson★ 4.1 -
Journey of Honor 1991King Philip★ 4.9 -
The Care of Time 1990Karlis Zander★ 4 -
Doctor Catheter★ 6.5 -
The Miser 1990Cardinale Spinosi★ 6.3 -
Treasure Island 1990Blind Pew★ 6.6 -
Honeymoon Academy 1989Lazos★ 5.1 -
Murder Story 1989Willard Hope★ 4.9 -
Night of the Eagles 1989Walter Strauss★ 3.2 -
Sanson★ 7.5 -
Stuart★ 6.6 -
Rochefort★ 6.2 -
Luis Morel★ 3.3 -
★ 2.5 -
Seitenblicke 1987self★ NR
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Creepy Classics 1987Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)★ 6.3 -
The Girl 1987Peter Storm★ 4.6 -
Kato★ 6 -
Self★ 6.4 -
The Disputation 1986King James of Aragon★ 1 -
Fog★ NR -
Jocks 1986President White★ 4.4 -
Shaka Zulu 1986Lord Bathurst★ 7 -
Wedden, dat..? 1986Self★ 8
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Mask of Murder 1985Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich★ 2.9 -
Stefan Crosscoe★ 4.9 -
Himself - Presenter★ 7 -
★ NR -
King★ 4.6 -
King Vladimir V★ 6.5 -
The Bengal Lancers! 1984Sir James Hunter★ 1 -
The Far Pavilions 1984Rao-Sahib★ 7.5 -
Corrigan★ 6.3 -
Mr. Midnight★ 5.7 -
New Magic 1983Mr. Kellar★ 6
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Narrator★ NR
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The Last Unicorn 1982King Haggard (voice)★ 7.2 -
Self★ NR -
Prince Philip★ 3.7 -
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982King Vladimir V★ 8.1 -
Victor Leopold★ 3.5 -
Safari 3000 1982Count Borgia★ 5.1 -
Self (archive footage)★ 6 -
Goliath Awaits 1981John McKenzie★ 6.8 -
An Eye for an Eye 1981Morgan Canfield★ 5.2 -
Host★ 3.5 -
The Salamander 1981Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence★ 5.5 -
Once Upon a Spy 1980Marcus Valorium★ 4.8 -
Serial 1980Luckman Skull★ 5.5 -
Desperate Moves 1980Dr. Carl Boxer★ 1
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1941 1979Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt★ 5.8 -
Bear Island 1979Lechinski★ 5.9 -
Miguel★ 3.8 -
Jaguar Lives! 1979Adam Caine★ 4 -
Arabian Adventure 1979Caliph Alquazar★ 5.8 -
The Passage 1979Gypsy★ 6.2 -
The Horror Show 1979(archive footage)★ 4.3 -
The Pirate 1978Samir Al Fay★ 4.6 -
Mickey's 50 1978Self★ NR -
Caravans 1978Sardar Khan★ 5.3 -
Circle of Iron 1978Zetan★ 5.7 -
Victor Gannon★ 5.9 -
Starship Invasions 1977Captain Rameses★ 3 -
Narrator★ NR -
End of the World 1977Father Pergado / Zindar★ 3.6 -
Airport '77 1977Martin Wallace★ 5.6 -
Meatcleaver Massacre 1977On-Screen Narrator★ 4.1 -
How the West Was Won 1977The Grand Duke★ 6.9 -
Auf los geht's los 1977Self★ NR -
Charlie's Angels 1976Dale Woodman★ 6.7 -
Dracula and Son 1976Le prince des Ténèbres★ 6.2 -
Death in the Sun 1976Bill★ 4.1 -
Father Michael★ 5.5 -
Killer Force 1976Major Chilton★ 5.2 -
The Keeper 1976The Keeper★ 4.3 -
Space: 1999 1975Captain Zandor★ 7.1 -
In Search of Dracula 1975Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula★ 7.3 -
Satanus / Van Krig★ 1 -
Francisco Scaramanga★ 6.4 -
The Four Musketeers 1974Rochefort★ 6.4 -
Diagnosis: Murder 1974Dr. Stephen Hayward★ 6.8 -
The Three Musketeers 1973Rochefort★ 6.8 -
The Wicker Man 1973Lord Summerisle★ 7.3 -
Arnaud★ 6.7 -
Dark Places 1973Dr. Ian Mandeville★ 5.5 -
Count Dracula★ 5.6 -
Col. Charles Bingham★ 6.1 -
Poor Devil 1973Lucifer★ 5.4 -
The Creeping Flesh 1973James Hildern★ 5.8 -
Death Line 1972Stratton-Villiers, MI5★ 5.8 -
Horror Express 1972Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton★ 6.3 -
Dracula A.D. 1972 1972Count Dracula★ 5.9 -
Vampir Cuadecuc 1972Self★ 6 -
Umbracle 1972The Man★ 5.7 -
Hannie Caulder 1971Bailey★ 6.2 -
I, Monster 1971Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake★ 5.4 -
Theatre Macabre 1971Self - Host★ 3 -
John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")★ 6.3 -
Scars of Dracula 1970Dracula★ 6 -
Mycroft Holmes★ 6.8 -
Julius Caesar 1970Artemidorus★ 5.7 -
Dracula★ 6.1 -
One More Time 1970Dracula★ 4.3 -
Count Dracula 1970Dracula★ 5.8 -
Eugenie 1970Dolmance★ 4.6 -
The Bloody Judge 1970Lord George Jeffreys★ 4.9 -
Fremont★ 5.3 -
The Magic Christian 1969Ship's Vampire★ 5.7 -
The Oblong Box 1969Dr. J. Neuhartt★ 5.7 -
Dr. Fu Man Chu★ 3.6 -
Self★ NR -
J.D. Morley★ 5.3 -
Dracula★ 6.7 -
Dr. Fu Man Chu★ 4.3 -
The Devil Rides Out 1968Duc de Richleau★ 6.5 -
Eve 1968Colonel Stuart★ 3.3 -
The Movie Orgy 1968Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)★ 6.5 -
Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai★ 6.5 -
Five Golden Dragons 1967Dragon #4★ 5.3 -
Theatre of Death 1967Philippe Darvas★ 6 -
Dr. Fu Manchu★ 6.2 -
Godfrey Hanson★ 5.4 -
Fu Manchu★ 5.7 -
Circus of Fear 1966Gregor★ 5.2 -
Grigori Rasputin★ 5.9 -
Count Dracula★ 6.7 -
The Skull 1965Sir Matthew Phillips★ 6 -
Dr. Fu Man Chu★ 6 -
Ten Little Indians 1965Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)★ 6.3 -
She 1965Billali★ 5.6 -
Franklyn Marsh★ 6.4 -
The Gorgon 1964Prof. Karl Meister★ 6.3 -
Count Drago★ 6.1 -
Captain Robeles★ 5.6 -
Crypt of the Vampire 1964Count Ludwig Karnstein★ 5 -
Horror!!! 1964Self★ 1 -
Kurt Menliff★ 6.5 -
Horror Castle 1963Erich★ 5.7 -
Challenge the Devil 1963Mephistoles★ 2.9 -
Sherlock Holmes★ 5.5 -
Karl Jorla★ 7.8 -
The Devil's Agent 1962Baron Ferdi von Staub★ 6.4 -
Lolita 1962Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 7.3 -
Captain LaRoche★ 6.2 -
Capt. Allerman★ 5.6 -
King Lico (Licos)★ 6.7 -
The Devil's Daffodil 1961Ling Chu★ 5.6 -
Taste of Fear 1961Doctor Pierre Gerrard★ 7.1 -
Chung King★ 5.8 -
The Avengers 1961Professor Stone★ 7.7 -
The Hands of Orlac 1960Nero the magician★ 4.3 -
Too Hot to Handle 1960Novak★ 4.6 -
Paul Allen★ 6.1 -
The City of the Dead 1960Prof. Alan Driscoll★ 6.4 -
Beat Girl 1960Kenny King★ 5.9 -
Uncle Was a Vampire 1959Baron Roderico da Frankurten★ 5.2 -
The Mummy 1959Kharis, the Mummy★ 6.7 -
Jaeger★ 6.2 -
Dr. Pierre Gerrard★ 5.8 -
Sir Henry Baskerville★ 6.8 -
Stars in the Ring 1959Self★ 5.3 -
One Step Beyond 1959Wilhelm Reitlinger★ 5.6 -
Corridors of Blood 1958Resurrection Joe★ 6.1 -
Prince Erik★ 6.3 -
Dracula 1958Count Dracula★ 7.3 -
A Tale of Two Cities 1958Marquis St. Evremonde★ 6.7 -
Ivanhoe 1958Sir Otto from the Rhine★ 6.3 -
Battle of the V-1 1958Brunner★ 4.5 -
Francois Thiers★ 5.9 -
Bitter Victory 1957Sgt. Barney★ 6.2 -
Manuela 1957Voice (voice)★ 5.7 -
Sailor of Fortune 1957Yusif Carnot★ NR -
The Creature★ 6.8 -
Fortune Is a Woman 1957Charles Highbury★ 6.8 -
The Traitor 1957Doctor Neumann★ 7 -
Ill Met by Moonlight 1957German officer at The Dentist's office★ 6.1 -
Manolo★ 6.2 -
Beyond Mombasa 1956Gil Rossi★ 7.1 -
The Visitant★ NR -
Port Afrique 1956Franz Vermes★ 5.3 -
Alexander the Great 1956Nectenabus (voice)★ 5.9 -
Jeanpierre★ 7.3 -
Private's Progress 1956Major Schultz★ 6.6 -
Storm Over the Nile 1955Karaga Pasha★ 6.1 -
Alias John Preston 1955John Preston★ 5.4 -
Submarine Commander Alan Grieves★ 6 -
Louis (uncredited)★ 7.6 -
Moby Dick Rehearsed 1955A Stage Manager /Flask★ NR -
Police Dog 1955Johnny, a constable★ 6 -
The Dark Avenger 1955French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)★ 6 -
Contraband Spain 1955Narrador (voz)★ 5.7 -
That Lady 1955Capitán★ 6 -
Cross-Roads 1955Harry Cooper★ 7 -
The Awakening 1954Factory proprietor (uncredited)★ 6 -
Visitant★ NR
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Innocents in Paris 1953Lieutenant Whitlock★ 5.1 -
The Top and the Ball 1953Father★ 5
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Moulin Rouge 1952Georges Seurat (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
Babes in Bagdad 1952Slave Dealer★ 5 -
Paul Temple Returns 1952Sir Felix Raybourne★ 5.6 -
Top Secret 1952Russian Agent (uncredited)★ 6 -
The Crimson Pirate 1952Joseph (attache)★ 7 -
Quo Vadis 1951Chariot Driver (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Valley of the Eagles 1951Det. Holt★ 6 -
Spanish Captain★ 6.9 -
Prelude to Fame 1950Newsman★ 6.2 -
Chris Lewis★ 6 -
Trottie True 1949Hon. Bongo Icklesham★ 7 -
Hamlet 1948Palace Guard (uncredited)★ 7.4 -
Bernard Day★ 7.1 -
Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel★ 6.3 -
Jonathan Blair★ 5.7 -
A Song for Tomorrow 1948Auguste★ 6 -
One Night with You 1948Pirelli's Assistant★ 6.5 -
Corridor of Mirrors 1948Charles★ 5.7
