Christopher 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Dr. Wonka
2005
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Saruman
2001
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Saruman
2002
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Doctor Catheter
1990
The Last Unicorn
as King Haggard (voice)
1982
The Man with the Golden Gun
as Francisco Scaramanga
1974
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
as Paul Allen
1960
End of the World
as Father Pergado / Zindar
1977
The Curse of Frankenstein
as The Creature
1957
The Golden Compass
as First High Councilor
2007
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Count Dooku
2002
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Count Dooku
2005
The Face of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Man Chu
1965
The Castle of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Man Chu
1969
The Blood of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Man Chu
1968
Secret of the Red Orchid
as Capt. Allerman
1962
Sleepy Hollow
as Burgomaster
1999
Corpse Bride
as Pastor Galswells (voice)
2005
The Movie Orgy
as Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
1968
The French Revolution
as Sanson
1989
TV Appearances
Blue Heelers
as Scott James
1993
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
1992
Charlie's Angels
as Dale Woodman
1976
The Colour of Magic
as Death
2008
Ivanhoe
as Sir Otto from the Rhine
1958
Shaka Zulu
as Lord Bathurst
1986
One Step Beyond
as Wilhelm Reitlinger
1959
Theatre Macabre
as Self - Host
1971
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
2007
Alisea and the Dream Prince
as Azaret
1996
Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Arnaud
1973
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as Louis (uncredited)
1955