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Christopher Lee
Actor, Producer
Born May 27, 1922Died June 7, 2015 (93 years)
Christopher Lee 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.
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Filmography
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim · as Saruman (voice) |
| 2018 | Kingdom Hearts Timeline (TV Series) · as Ansem The Wise |
| 2016 | Angels in Notting Hill · as The Boss / Mr. President (voice) |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · as Saruman The White |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | The Girl from Nagasaki · as Old Officer Pinkerton |
| 2013 | Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics · as Narrator |
| 2013 | Night Train to Lisbon · as Father Bartholomeu |
| 2013 | Extraordinary Tales · as Narrator (voice) (segment 'the Fall Of The House Of Usher') |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Saruman The White |
| 2012 | Mansome · as Fu Manchu |
| 2012 | Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic · as The Creature |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie · as Movie Dracula |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows · as Clarney |
| 2012 | Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness · as Dracula (archive Footage) |
| 2011 | Hugo · as Monsieur Labisse |
| 2011 | The Wicker Tree · as Old Man |
| 2011 | The Resident · as August |
| 2011 | Season of the Witch · as Cardinal D'ambroise |
| 2010 | Burke and Hare · as Old Joseph |
| 2010 | Halloween: The Inside Story · as (archive Footage) |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland · as Jabberwocky (voice) |
| 2009 | The Heavy · as Mr. Mason |
| 2009 | Glorious 39 · as Older Walter Page |
| 2009 | Triage · as Joaquín Morales |
| 2009 | Boogie Woogie · as Mr. Alfred Rhinegold |
| 2008 | The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars · as Count Dooku (voice) |
| 2008 | Terry Pratchett's The Colour of Magic (TV Series) · as Death |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass · as First High Councilor |
| 2007 | Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2007 | Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood · as Cast |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II (TV Series) · as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby · as The Lord Provost |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride · as Pastor Galswells (voice) |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Dracula |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · as Dr. Wonka |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith · as Count Dooku |
| 2005 | The Science of Star Wars (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | The Story of Star Wars · as Count Dooku (archive Footage) |
| 2004 | Monster Movie Trivia Quiz · as Cast |
| 2004 | Crimson Rivers 2: Angels of the Apocalypse · as Emerich |
| 2003 | The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King · as Saruman (extended Edition) |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick · as Narrator |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · as Saruman |
| 2002 | Bond Girls Are Forever · as Francisco Scaramanga (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 2002 | The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster · as The Monster |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones · as Count Dooku |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · as Saruman |
| 2000 | Ghost Stories for Christmas (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 2000 | In the Beginning (TV Series) · as Rameses I |
| 2000 | Gormenghast (TV Series) · as Flay |
| 2000 | The Many Faces of Dracula · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow · as Burgomaster |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service · as Count Ottokar Graf Czernin |
| 1998 | Jinnah · as Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| 1998 | Tale of the Mummy · as Sir Richard Turkel |
| 1997 | Terry Pratchett's Soul Music (TV Series) · as Death (voice) |
| 1997 | The Odyssey (1997) (TV Series) · as Tiresias |
| 1997 | Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters (TV Series) · as Death (voice) |
| 1997 | Soul Music · as Death (voice) |
| 1997 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood (TV Series) · as Olwyn |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe (1997) (TV Series) · as Lucas De Beaumanoir |
| 1996 | The Stupids · as Evil Sender |
| 1996 | Alisea and the Dream Prince (TV Series) · as Azaret |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | A Century of Science Fiction · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Moses (TV Series) · as Ramses |
| 1995 | Tales of Mystery & Imagination (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1995 | Street Gear (TV Series) · as Nick Dupont |
| 1994 | A Feast at Midnight · as V. E. 'raptor' Longfellow |
| 1994 | Funny Man · as Callum Chance |
| 1994 | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror · as Narrator (voice) / Self |
| 1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow · as Commandant Rakov |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers (TV Series) · as Scott James |
| 1993 | Detonator · as General Konstanin Benin |
| 1992 | Cyber Eden · as Cedric |
| 1992 | Double Vision · as Mr. Bernard |
| 1992 | The Tomorrow People (1992) (TV Series) · as Sam Rees |
| 1992 | Innocent Blood · as Count Dracula (archive Footage) |
| 1992 | Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as Count Ottokar Graf Czerin |
| 1992 | Beauty and the Beast · as Monsieur Renard (voice) |
| 1991 | Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1991 | Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady (TV Series) · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1991 | Fear in the Dark · as Narrator |
| 1991 | Curse III: Blood Sacrifice · as Dr. Pearson |
| 1991 | Journey of Honor · as King Philip |
| 1990 | The World of Hammer (TV Series) |
| 1990 | The Rainbow Thief · as Uncle Rudolf |
| 1990 | The Care of Time · as Karlis Zander |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch · as Doctor Catheter |
| 1990 | L'avaro · as Cardinale Spinosi |
| 1990 | Treasure Island · as Blind Pew |
| 1989 | For Better or for Worse · as Lazos |
| 1989 | Murder Story · as Willard Hope |
| 1989 | Night of the Eagles · as Walter Strauss |
| 1989 | The French Revolution · as Sanson |
| 1989 | The Return of the Musketeers · as Rochefort |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Days (TV Series) · as Stuart |
| 1988 | Dark Mission: Evil Flowers · as Luis Morel |
| 1988 | Mask of Murder · as Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich |
| 1987 | Mio in the Land of Faraway · as Kato |
| 1987 | The Girl · as Peter Storm |
| 1987 | Casanova · as Branicki |
| 1986 | The Disputation · as King James Of Aragon |
| 1986 | Jocks · as President White |
| 1986 | Scream Greats, Vol. 2: Satanism and Witchcraft · as Lord Summerisle |
| 1986 | Shaka Zulu (TV Series) · as Lord Bathurst |
| 1985 | Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf · as Stefan Crosscoe |
| 1985 | Fright Night · as Dracula |
| 1985 | Explorer (TV Series) · as Saruman The White |
| 1985 | Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie! · as Narrator |
| 1984 | The Rosebud Beach Hotel · as King |
| 1984 | The Far Pavilions (TV Series) · as Rao-Sahib |
| 1983 | Sadat (TV Series) · as The Shah Of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| 1983 | House of the Long Shadows · as Corrigan |
| 1983 | The Return of Captain Invincible · as Mr. Midnight |
| 1983 | New Magic · as Mr. Kellar |
| 1982 | The Last Unicorn · as King Haggard (voice) |
| 1982 | Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story · as Prince Philip |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as King Vladimir V |
| 1982 | Massarati and the Brain · as Victor Leopold |
| 1982 | Safari 3000 · as Count Borgia |
| 1981 | Goliath Awaits (TV Series) · as John Mckenzie |
| 1981 | An Eye for an Eye · as Morgan Canfield |
| 1981 | Tales of the Haunted · as Host |
| 1981 | The Salamander · as Prince Baldasar, The Director Of Counterintelligence |
| 1980 | Once Upon a Spy · as Marcus Valorium |
| 1980 | Serial · as Luckman Skull |
| 1980 | Steigler and Steigler · as Dr. Carl Boxer |
| 1979 | 1941 · as Capt. Wolfgang Von Kleinschmidt |
| 1979 | Captain America II: Death Too Soon · as Miguel |
| 1979 | Bear Island · as Lechinski |
| 1979 | Arabian Adventure · as Caliph Alquazar |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! · as Adam Caine |
| 1979 | Nutcracker Fantasy · as Uncle Drosselmeyer |
| 1979 | The Passage · as Gypsy |
| 1979 | The Horror Show · as (archive Footage) |
| 1978 | The Pirate · as Samir Al Fay |
| 1978 | Caravans · as Sardar Khan |
| 1978 | Circle of Iron · as Zetan |
| 1978 | Return from Witch Mountain · as Victor Gannon |
| 1977 | Starship Invasions · as Captain Rameses |
| 1977 | End of the World · as Father Pergado / Zindar |
| 1977 | Airport '77 · as Martin Wallace |
| 1976 | Meatcleaver Massacre · as On-Screen Narrator |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Dale Woodman |
| 1976 | Dracula and Son · as Le Prince Des Ténèbres |
| 1976 | |
| 1976 | To the Devil a Daughter · as Father Michael |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as The Grand Duke |
| 1976 | Killer Force · as Major Chilton |
| 1976 | The Keeper · as The Keeper |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 (TV Series) · as Captain Zandor |
| 1975 | The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan · as Satanus / Van Krig |
| 1974 | The Four Musketeers · as Rochefort |
| 1974 | The Man with the Golden Gun · as Francisco Scaramanga |
| 1974 | Dark Places · as Dr. Ian Mandeville |
| 1974 | Diagnosis: Murder · as Dr. Stephen Hayward |
| 1973 | The Three Musketeers · as Rochefort |
| 1973 | The Wicker Man · as Lord Summerisle |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) · as Arnaud |
| 1973 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula · as Count Dracula |
| 1973 | Poor Devil · as Lucifer |
| 1973 | The Creeping Flesh · as James Hildern |
| 1973 | Nothing But the Night · as Col. Charles Bingham |
| 1972 | Death Line · as Stratton-Villiers, Mi5 |
| 1972 | Horror Express · as Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton |
| 1972 | Dracula A.D. 1972 · as Count Dracula |
| 1972 | Umbracle · as The Man |
| 1971 | Hannie Caulder · as Bailey |
| 1971 | I, Monster · as Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake |
| 1971 | The House That Dripped Blood · as John Reid (segment 3 "sweets To The Sweet") |
| 1970 | Scars of Dracula · as Dracula |
| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes · as Mycroft Holmes |
| 1970 | Taste the Blood of Dracula · as Dracula |
| 1970 | One More Time · as Dracula |
| 1970 | Count Dracula · as Dracula |
| 1970 | Eugenie... the Story of Her Journey Into Perversion · as Dolmance |
| 1970 | Julius Caesar · as Artemidorus |
| 1970 | Night of the Blood Monster · as Lord George Jeffreys |
| 1970 | Scream and Scream Again · as Fremont |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian · as Ship's Vampire |
| 1969 | The Oblong Box · as Dr. J. Neuhartt |
| 1969 | The Castle of Fu Manchu · as Dr. Fu Man Chu |
| 1968 | The Crimson Cult · as J.d. Morley |
| 1968 | Dracula Has Risen from the Grave · as Dracula |
| 1968 | The Blood of Fu Manchu · as Dr. Fu Man Chu |
| 1968 | Eve · as Colonel Stuart |
| 1968 | The Devil Rides Out · as Duc De Richleau |
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy · as Fu Manchu/dracula (archive Footage) |
| 1967 | The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism · as Count Frederic Regula / Graf Von Andomai |
| 1967 | Five Golden Dragons · as Dragon #4 |
| 1967 | Theatre of Death · as Philippe Darvas |
| 1967 | The Vengeance of Fu Manchu · as Dr. Fu Manchu |
| 1967 | Night of the Big Heat · as Godfrey Hanson |
| 1966 | The Brides of Fu Manchu · as Fu Manchu |
| 1966 | Psycho-Circus · as Gregor |
| 1966 | Rasputin: The Mad Monk · as Grigori Rasputin |
| 1966 | Dracula: Prince of Darkness · as Count Dracula |
| 1965 | The Face of Fu Manchu · as Dr. Fu Man Chu |
| 1965 | The Skull · as Sir Matthew Phillips |
| 1965 | Ten Little Indians · as Mr. U.n. Owen (voice) |
| 1965 | She · as Billali |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors · as Franklyn Marsh |
| 1964 | The Gorgon · as Prof. Karl Meister |
| 1964 | The Castle of the Living Dead · as Count Drago |
| 1964 | The Devil-Ship Pirates · as Captain Robeles |
| 1964 | Crypt of the Vampire · as Count Ludwig Karnstein |
| 1963 | The Whip and the Body · as Kurt Menliff |
| 1963 | Horror Castle · as Erich |
| 1963 | Challenge the Devil · as Mephistoles |
| 1962 | Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1962 | Lolita · as Kharis, The Mummy (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Karl Jorla |
| 1962 | The Devil's Agent · as Baron Ferdi Von Staub |
| 1962 | The Pirates of Blood River · as Captain Laroche |
| 1962 | Secret of the Red Orchid · as Capt. Allerman |
| 1961 | Hercules in the Haunted World · as King Lico (licos) |
| 1961 | The Devil's Daffodil · as Ling Chu |
| 1961 | Scream of Fear · as Doctor Pierre Gerrard |
| 1961 | The Terror of the Tongs · as Chung King |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Colonel Mannering |
| 1960 | The Hands of Orlac · as Nero The Magician |
| 1960 | The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll · as Paul Allen |
| 1960 | The City of the Dead · as Prof. Alan Driscoll |
| 1960 | Playgirl After Dark · as Novak |
| 1960 | |
| 1959 | The Man Who Could Cheat Death · as Dr. Pierre Gerrard |
| 1959 | Uncle Was a Vampire · as Baron Roderico Da Frankurten |
| 1959 | Tales of the Vikings (TV Series) · as Lord Roderick |
| 1959 | Hot Money Girl · as Jaeger |
| 1959 | The Mummy · as Kharis, The Mummy |
| 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles · as Sir Henry Baskerville |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Wilhelm Reitlinger |
| 1958 | Corridors of Blood · as Resurrection Joe |
| 1958 | Missiles from Hell · as Brunner |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell (TV Series) · as Prince Erik |
| 1958 | Horror of Dracula · as Count Dracula |
| 1958 | A Tale of Two Cities · as Marquis St. Evremonde |
| 1958 | Ivanhoe (TV Series) · as Sir Otto From The Rhine |
| 1957 | Bitter Victory · as Sgt. Barney |
| 1957 | Stowaway Girl · as Voice (voice) |
| 1957 | The Truth About Women · as Francois Thiers |
| 1957 | The Curse of Frankenstein · as The Creature |
| 1957 | Night Ambush · as German Officer At The Dentist's Office |
| 1957 | She Played with Fire · as Charles Highbury |
| 1957 | The Accursed · as Doctor Neumann |
| 1956 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee · as Manolo |
| 1956 | Beyond Mombasa · as Gil Rossi |
| 1956 | The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV Series) · as The Visitant |
| 1956 | Port Afrique · as Franz Vermes |
| 1956 | Alexander the Great · as Nectenabus (voice) |
| 1956 | Private's Progress · as Major Schultz |
| 1955 | Storm Over the Nile · as Karaga Pasha |
| 1955 | Alias John Preston · as John Preston |
| 1955 | The Cockleshell Heroes · as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves |
| 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as Louis (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Warriors · as French Patrol Captain At Tavern (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Moby Dick Rehearsed · as A Stage Manager /flask |
| 1955 | Police Dog · as Johnny, A Constable |
| 1955 | That Lady · as Capitán |
| 1955 | Contraband Spain · as Narrador (voz) |
| 1955 | Cross-Roads · as Harry Cooper |
| 1954 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Jeanpierre |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Edgar Brookes |
| 1954 | Destination Milan · as Svenson |
| 1953 | Innocents in Paris · as Lieutenant Whitlock |
| 1953 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents (TV Series) · as Antonio |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge · as Georges Seurat (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Babes in Bagdad · as Slave Dealer |
| 1952 | Bombay Waterfront · as Sir Felix Raybourne |
| 1952 | Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow · as Russian Agent (uncredited) |
| 1952 | The Crimson Pirate · as Joseph (attache) |
| 1951 | Quo Vadis · as Chariot Driver (uncredited) |
| 1951 | Valley of the Eagles · as Det. Holt |
| 1951 | Captain Horatio Hornblower · as Spanish Captain |
| 1950 | Prelude to Fame · as Newsman |
| 1950 | They Were Not Divided · as Chris Lewis |
| 1949 | The Gay Lady · as Hon. Bongo Icklesham |
| 1948 | Scott of the Antarctic · as Bernard Day |
| 1948 | Saraband · as Herzog Anthony Von Wolfenbüttel |
| 1948 | My Brother's Keeper · as Constable In Patrol Car At Garage (rehearsed Only) |
| 1948 | Penny and the Pownall Case · as Jonathan Blair |
| 1948 | One Night with You · as Pirelli's Assistant |
| 1948 | |
| 1948 | A Song for Tomorrow · as Auguste |
| 1948 | Corridor of Mirrors · as Charles |