
Christopher Lee
1 FOLLOWER • 55 CREDITS • MAY 27, 1922 - JUN 7, 2015 • 93
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, 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.
Known For

Saturday Night Live

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

Blue Heelers

Top Gear

Faerie Tale Theatre

Charlie's Angels

Space: 1999

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The Movie Orgy

Lolita

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Alice in Wonderland

Sleepy Hollow

Serial

Frankenweenie

The Story of Star Wars

Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend

Around the World in 80 Days

The Golden Compass

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

In the Beginning

Dark Shadows

Corpse Bride

The Odyssey

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Hugo

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

Police Academy: Mission to Moscow

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

1941

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Mio in the Land of Faraway

The Last Unicorn

Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

The Far Pavilions

Season of the Witch

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

The Resident

Captain America II: Death Too Soon

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

Dracula

Poor Devil

Return from Witch Mountain

The Wicker Man

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

The Man with the Golden Gun

Count Dracula
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