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Christopher Lee
Actor, Producer
Died June 7, 2015 (93 years)
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, CBE, CStJ (born May 27, 1922, died 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, strong 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
| 2015 | Angels in Notting Hill · as The Boss / Mr. President (voice) |
| 2015 | Fifty Shades of Erotica · as Unknown |
| 2014 | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies · as Saruman |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Night Train to Lisbon · as Father Bartholomeu |
| 2013 | Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics · as Narrator |
| 2013 | The Girl from Nagasaki · as Old Officer Pinkerton |
| 2013 | Extraordinary Tales · as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher') |
| 2012 | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey · as Saruman |
| 2012 | Frankenweenie · as Movie Dracula (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Dark Shadows · as Clarney |
| 2012 | Mansome · as Fu Manchu |
| 2012 | Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness · as Dracula (archive footage) |
| 2012 | Frankenstein Reborn: The Making of a Hammer Classic · as The Creature |
| 2011 | Season of the Witch · as Cardinal D'Ambroise |
| 2011 | Hugo · as Monsieur Labisse |
| 2011 | The Resident · as August |
| 2011 | The Wicker Tree · as Old Man |
| 2010 | Burke and Hare · as Old Joseph |
| 2010 | Alice in Wonderland · as The Jabberwocky (voice) |
| 2010 | Halloween: The Inside Story · as (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Triage · as Joaquín Morales |
| 2009 | The Heavy · as Mr. Mason |
| 2009 | Glorious 39 · as Older Walter Page |
| 2009 | Boogie Woogie · as Alfred Rhinegold |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars · as Count Dooku (voice) |
| 2008 | The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem · as Unknown |
| 2008 | The Colour of Magic (TV Series) · as Death |
| 2007 | The Golden Compass · as First High Councilor |
| 2007 | Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs · as Narrator |
| 2007 | Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets · as Narrator |
| 2007 | |
| 2005 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory · as Dr. Wonka |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith · as Count Dooku |
| 2005 | Corpse Bride · as Pastor Galswells (voice) |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby · as The Lord Provost |
| 2005 | Pope John Paul II (TV Series) · as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński |
| 2005 | The Science of Star Wars (TV Series) · as actor |
| 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) |
| 2002 | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers · as Saruman |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones · as Count Dooku |
| 2002 | The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster · as The Monster |
| 2002 | Bond Girls Are Forever · as Francisco Scaramanga |
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring · as Saruman |
| 2001 | Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man · as Unknown |
| 2000 | Gormenghast (TV Series) · as Flay |
| 2000 | In the Beginning (TV Series) · as Rameses I |
| 2000 | Ghost Stories for Christmas (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow · as Burgomaster |
| 1998 | Jinnah · as Mohammed Ali Jinnah |
| 1998 | Tale of the Mummy · as Sir Richard Turkel |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe · as Lucas de Beaumanoir |
| 1997 | The Odyssey (1997) (TV Series) · as Tiresias |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe (TV Series) · as Lucas de Beaumanoir |
| 1997 | Terry Pratchett's Soul Music (TV Series) · as Death (voice) |
| 1996 | Alisea and the Dream Prince · as Azaret |
| 1996 | A Century of Science Fiction · as Narrator |
| 1996 | Alisea and the Dream Prince (TV Series) · as Azaret |
| 1996 | The Stupids · as Evil Sender |
| 1995 | Moses · as Pharao Ramses |
| 1995 | Street Gear (TV Series) · as Nick Dupont |
| 1995 | Moses (TV Series) · as Ramses |
| 1994 | Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror · as Narrator / Himself |
| 1994 | A Feast at Midnight · as V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow |
| 1994 | Funny Man · as Callum Chance |
| 1994 | Blue Heelers (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1994 | Police Academy: Mission to Moscow · as Commandant Rakov |
| 1993 | Detonator · as General Konstanin Benin |
| 1992 | Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1992 | Double Vision · as Mr. Bernard |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (TV Series) · as Count Ottokar Graf Czerin |
| 1992 | The Tomorrow People (1992) (TV Series) · as Sam Rees |
| 1991 | Journey of Honor · as King Philip |
| 1991 | Panga · as Doctor Pearson |
| 1991 | Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch · as Doctor Catheter |
| 1990 | The Rainbow Thief · as Uncle Rudolf |
| 1990 | L'avaro · as Cardinale Spinosi |
| 1990 | Treasure Island · as Blind Pew |
| 1989 | The French Revolution · as Sanson |
| 1989 | Night of the Eagles · as Walter Strauss |
| 1989 | The Return of the Musketeers · as Rochefort |
| 1989 | Honeymoon Academy · as Lazos |
| 1989 | Murder Story · as Willard Hope |
| 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 |
| 1986 | Jocks · as President White |
| 1986 | Shaka Zulu (TV Series) · as Lord Bathurst |
| 1985 | Fright Night · as Dracula (archive footage) |
| 1985 | Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf · as Stefan Crosscoe |
| 1985 | Don't Scream: It's Only a Movie! · as Narrator |
| 1985 | Explorer (TV Series) · as Saruman the White |
| 1984 | The Rosebud Beach Hotel · as Mr. Clifford King |
| 1984 | The Far Pavilions (TV Series) · as Rao-Sahib |
| 1983 | House of the Long Shadows · as Corrigan |
| 1983 | The Return of Captain Invincible · as Mr. Midnight |
| 1983 | Sadat (TV Series) · as The Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi |
| 1983 | New Magic · as Mr. Kellar |
| 1982 | Safari 3000 · as Count Borgia |
| 1982 | Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) · as King Vladimir V |
| 1982 | The Last Unicorn · as King Haggard (voice) |
| 1981 | The Salamander · as Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence |
| 1981 | An Eye for an Eye · as Morgan Canfield |
| 1980 | Fade to Black · as Count Dracula |
| 1980 | Serial · as Luckman Skull |
| 1980 | Once Upon a Spy · as Marcus Valorium |
| 1980 | Steigler and Steigler · as Dr. Carl Boxer |
| 1979 | 1941 · as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt |
| 1979 | Bear Island · as Lechinski |
| 1979 | The Passage · as Gypsy |
| 1979 | Arabian Adventure · as Caliph Alquazar |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! · as Adam Caine |
| 1979 | Nutcracker Fantasy · as Uncle Drosselmeyer |
| 1979 | Captain America II: Death Too Soon · as Miguel |
| 1979 | The Horror Show · as actor |
| 1978 | Return from Witch Mountain · as Victor Gannon |
| 1978 | Circle of Iron · as Zetan |
| 1978 | Caravans · as Sardar Khan |
| 1977 | End of the World · as Father Pergado / Zindar |
| 1977 | Airport '77 · as Martin Wallace |
| 1977 | Starship Invasions · as Captain Rameses |
| 1977 | Meatcleaver Massacre · as On-Screen Narrator |
| 1976 | To the Devil a Daughter · as Father Michael |
| 1976 | Killer Force · as Major Chilton |
| 1976 | The Night of the Askari · as Bill |
| 1976 | Dracula and Son · as Le prince des Ténèbres |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as The Grand Duke |
| 1976 | Charlie's Angels (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Space: 1999 (TV Series) · as Captain Zandor |
| 1974 | The Man with the Golden Gun · as Francisco Scaramanga |
| 1974 | The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge · as Rochefort |
| 1974 | Dark Places · as Dr. Ian Mandeville |
| 1974 | Diagnosis: Murder · as Dr. Stephen Hayward |
| 1973 | Nothing But the Night · as Col. Charles Bingham |
| 1973 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula · as Count Dracula |
| 1973 | The Creeping Flesh · as James Hildern |
| 1973 | The Three Musketeers · as Rochefort |
| 1973 | Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) · as Arnaud |
| 1973 | The Wicker Man · as Lord Summerisle |
| 1972 | Horror Express · as Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton |
| 1972 | Dracula A.D. 1972 · as Count Dracula |
| 1972 | Umbracle · as The Man |
| 1972 | Death Line · as Stratton-Villiers, MI5 |
| 1971 | Hannie Caulder · as Bailey |
| 1971 | The House That Dripped Blood · as John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet") |
| 1971 | I, Monster · as Dr. Charles Marlowe |
| 1970 | The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes · as Mycroft Holmes |
| 1970 | One More Time · as Dracula |
| 1970 | Scars of Dracula · as Dracula |
| 1970 | Scream and Scream Again · as Fremont |
| 1970 | The Bloody Judge · as Lord George Jeffreys |
| 1970 | Count Dracula · as Dracula |
| 1970 | Eugenie · as Dolmance |
| 1970 | Julius Caesar · as Artemidorus |
| 1970 | Taste the Blood of Dracula · as Dracula |
| 1969 | The Castle of Fu Manchu · as Dr. Fu Man Chu |
| 1969 | The Magic Christian · as Ship's Vampire |
| 1969 | The Oblong Box · as Dr. J. Neuhartt |
| 1968 | The Blood 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 Devil Rides Out · as Duc de Richleau |
| 1968 | Eve · as Colonel Stuart |
| 1967 | The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism · as Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai |
| 1967 | The Vengeance of Fu Manchu · as Dr. Fu Manchu |
| 1967 | Night of the Big Heat · as Godfrey Hanson |
| 1967 | Five Golden Dragons · as Dragon #4 |
| 1966 | Dracula: Prince of Darkness · as Count Dracula |
| 1966 | Rasputin: The Mad Monk · as Grigori Rasputin |
| 1966 | The Brides of Fu Manchu · as Fu Manchu |
| 1966 | Psycho-Circus · as Gregor |
| 1965 | The Face of Fu Manchu · as Dr. Fu Man Chu |
| 1965 | Dr. Terror's House of Horrors · as Franklyn Marsh (segment "Disembodied Hand") |
| 1965 | Ten Little Indians · as Mr. U.N. Owen (voice) |
| 1965 | The Skull · as Sir Matthew Phillips |
| 1964 | The Devil-Ship Pirates · as Captain Robeles |
| 1964 | The Castle of the Living Dead · as Count Drago |
| 1964 | Crypt of the Vampire · as Count Ludwig Karnstein |
| 1964 | The Gorgon · as Prof. Karl Meister |
| 1963 | Horror Castle · as Erich |
| 1963 | Challenge the Devil · as Mephistoles |
| 1963 | The Whip and the Body · as Kurt Menliff |
| 1962 | Lolita · as Frankenstein's Creature |
| 1962 | Secret of the Red Orchid · as Capt. Allerman |
| 1962 | Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 1962 | The Pirates of Blood River · as Captain LaRoche |
| 1962 | The Devil's Agent · as Baron Ferdi von Staub |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV Series) · as Karl Jorla |
| 1961 | Hercules in the Haunted World · as King Lico (Licos) |
| 1961 | The Terror of the Tongs · as Chung King |
| 1961 | Scream of Fear · as Doctor Pierre Gerrard |
| 1961 | The Devil's Daffodil · as Ling Chu |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Professor Stone |
| 1960 | The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll · as Paul Allen |
| 1960 | The City of the Dead · as Prof. Alan Driscoll |
| 1960 | Wild for Kicks · as Kenny King |
| 1960 | Playgirl After Dark · as Novak |
| 1960 | The Hands of Orlac · as Nero the magician |
| 1959 | The Hound of the Baskervilles · as Sir Henry Baskerville |
| 1959 | Uncle Was a Vampire · as Baron Roderico da Frankurten |
| 1959 | Hot Money Girl · as Jaeger |
| 1959 | One Step Beyond (TV Series) · as Wilhelm Reitlinger |
| 1959 | The Mummy · as Kharis, the Mummy |
| 1959 | The Man Who Could Cheat Death · as Dr. Pierre Gerrard |
| 1958 | A Tale of Two Cities · as Marquis St. Evremonde |
| 1958 | Horror of Dracula · as Count Dracula |
| 1958 | Corridors of Blood · as Resurrection Joe |
| 1958 | Missiles from Hell · as Brunner |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | The Curse of Frankenstein · as The Creature |
| 1957 | Night Ambush · as German officer at The Dentist's office |
| 1957 | Bitter Victory · as Sgt. Barney |
| 1957 | The Accursed · as Doctor Neumann |
| 1957 | Stowaway Girl · as Voice (voice) |
| 1956 | Beyond Mombasa · as Gil Rossi |
| 1956 | Private's Progress · as Major Schultz |
| 1956 | Pursuit of the Graf Spee · as Manolo |
| 1956 | Alexander the Great · as Nectenabus (voice) |
| 1956 | The Errol Flynn Theatre (TV Series) · as Compte de Merret |
| 1955 | Alias John Preston · as John Preston |
| 1955 | The Cockleshell Heroes · as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves |
| 1955 | The Warriors · as French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Storm Over the Nile · as Karaga Pasha |
| 1955 | Police Dog · as Johnny, a constable |
| 1955 | Cross-Roads · as Harry Cooper |
| 1955 | Contraband Spain · as Narrator (voice) |
| 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as Louis (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Destination Milan · as Svenson |
| 1954 | Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Jeanpierre |
| 1954 | The Vise (TV Series) · as Edgar Brookes |
| 1953 | Innocents in Paris · as Lieutenant Whitlock |
| 1952 | Moulin Rouge · as Georges Seurat |
| 1952 | The Crimson Pirate · as Joseph (attache) |
| 1952 | Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow · as Russian Agent (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Bombay Waterfront · as Sir Felix Raybourne |
| 1951 | Captain Horatio Hornblower · as Spanish Captain |
| 1950 | They Were Not Divided · as Chris Lewis |
| 1948 | Hamlet · as Spear Carrier |
| 1948 | Corridor of Mirrors · as Charles |
| 1948 | Scott of the Antarctic · as Bernard Day |
| 1948 | Saraband · as Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel (rehearsed only) |
| 1948 | Penny and the Pownall Case · as Jonathan Blair |