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Christopher Lee

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1922-05-27

Deathday: 2015-06-07 (93 years old)

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

all 377

Movies 322

self 76

TV Shows 55

Narrator 18

Voice 6

Director 1

Self (archive footage)

Christopher Lee

Biography

Filmography

all 377

Movies 322

self 76

TV Shows 55

Narrator 18

Voice 6

Director 1

Children of the Wicker Man (2024)

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024)

Faces of Death (2023)

Dracula Unearthed (2022)

Peter Cushing: In His Own Words (2020)

Dark Arts: Inside 'To the Devil a Daughter' (2018)

Drácula Barcelona (2017)

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)

Angels in Notting Hill (2015)

Fifty Shades of Erotica (2015)

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

Face of Unity (2014)

The Trail of Dracula (2013)

The Girl from Nagasaki (2013)

Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics (2013)

Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

Extraordinary Tales (2013)

Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror (2012)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

The Fall of the House Of Usher (2012)

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars (2012)

Dracula vs. Vampir (2012)

Everything or Nothing (2012)

The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features (2012)

Dark Shadows (2012)

Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness (2012)

Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988 (2012)

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' (2012)

Hugo (2011)

The Wicker Tree (2011)

The Resident (2011)

Season of the Witch (2011)

Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror (2010)

Burke & Hare (2010)

Halloween: The Inside Story (2010)

The Heavy (2010)

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Glorious 39 (2009)

Triage (2009)

Boogie Woogie (2009)

The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem (2008)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

The Colour of Magic (2008)

Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008)

The Golden Compass (2007)

Paul McCartney: The McCartney Years (2007)

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)

100 Years Under the Sea: Shipwrecks of the Caribbean (2007)

The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007)

Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets (2007)

Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands (2007)

Mummies Secrets Of The Pharaohs (2007)

Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman (2007)

Hollywood Chinese (2007)

Ein Leben wie im Flug (2007)

Beloved Count (2007)

Bloody Jess (2007)

On Location with 'The Man with the Golden Gun' (2006)

Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills (2006)

Pope John Paul II (2005)

Pope John Paul II (2005)

Pope John Paul II (2005)

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby (2005)

Corpse Bride (2005)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

Science of Star Wars (2005)

The Story of Star Wars (2004)

Monster Movie Trivia Quiz (2004)

Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse (2004)