Christopher Lee
Acting·May 27, 1922·† June 7, 2015 — 93 years old·Westminster, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001·8.4
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002·8.4
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012·7.4
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005·7.0
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014·7.3
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005·7.5
Alice in Wonderland
2010·6.6
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002·6.6
Corpse Bride
2005·7.6
Hugo
2011·7.2
Dark Shadows
2012·6.1
Sleepy Hollow
1999·7.2
Filmography · 383
—Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost EndingLord Summerisle—Science Fiction Film AwardsTVHimself2024The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimSaruman (voice)2024Hammer: Heroes, Legends and MonstersSelf (archive footage)2024Constel·lació Portabella(archive footage)2024Children of the Wicker ManSelf (archive footage)2024The Life and Deaths of Christopher LeeSelf / Various (Archive)2023The Wicker Man at 50Lord Summerisle2023Faces of Death(archive footage)2020Peter Cushing: In His Own WordsHimself2019La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema catalàTVSelf (archive footage)2017Drácula BarcelonaHimself2017Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer ProductionsSelf - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)2015Angels in Notting HillThe Boss / Mr. President (voice)2015Extraordinary TalesNarrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')2015Fifty Shades of Erotica(archive footage)2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesSaruman the White2014Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon FilmsCorrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)2014How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master DetectiveSelf2014Face of UnitySelf2013The Trail of DraculaSelf (Archival Footage)2013The Girl from NagasakiOld Officer Pinkerton2013Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC ComicsNarrator2013The Gillian Hills Trilogy2013Night Train to LisbonFather Bartholomeu2012Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and TerrorSelf2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneySaruman the White2012The Fall of the House Of UsherThe Narrator2012Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond CarsSelf2012Dracula vs. Vampir2012Everything or NothingSelf2012The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features2012Dark ShadowsClarney2012Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of DarknessDracula (archive footage)2012Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988Narrator2012Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'Self2011HugoMonsieur Labisse2011The Wicker TreeOld Man2011The ResidentAugust2011Season of the WitchCardinal D'Ambroise2010Christopher Lee: Gentleman of HorrorSelf2010Burke & HareOld Joseph2010Boogie WoogieMr. Alfred Rhinegold2010The HeavyMr. Mason2010Alice in WonderlandJabberwocky (voice)2009Glorious 39Older Walter Page2009TriageJoaquín Morales2008The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original PoemNarrator (voice)2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsCount Dooku (voice)2008The Colour of MagicTVDeath2008Fanex Files: Hammer FilmsSelf2008The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1Death (synchro)2008The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2Death (synchro)2007The Golden CompassFirst High Councilor2007Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol FlynnNarrator (voice)2007The Alan Titchmarsh ShowTVSelf2007Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing SecretsNarrator2007Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted LandsSelf2007Famous Monster: Forrest J AckermanSelf (archive footage)2007Hollywood ChineseSelf2007Ein Leben wie im FlugSelf2007Beloved CountSelf2007Bloody JessSelf2006SemperopernballTVSelf2006Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of ChillsSelf2005Pope John Paul II2005Pope John Paul IITVKardinal Stefan Wyszyński2005The Adventures of Greyfriars BobbyThe Lord Provost2005Corpse BridePastor Galswells (voice)2005Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryDr. Wonka2005Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the SithCount Dooku2004A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'Self2004The Story of Star WarsCount Dooku (archive footage)2004Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the ApocalypseEmerich2004Willkommen bei Carmen NebelTVSelf2003Beyond the Movie: The Return of the KingSelf2003J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-EarthSelf2003Drácula en la HammerChristopher Lee2003The Making of 'The Two Towers'2003Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby DickSelf - Narrator (voice)2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersSaruman2002Best Ever BondSelf / Scaramanga2002From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'Self / Count Dooku2002The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to ScriptSelf2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume DesignSelf2002The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the CastSelf2002The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earthSelf2002Perversion StoriesSelf2002To the Devil... The Death of Hammer2002Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the ClonesCount Dooku2002The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'Self2001Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man2001Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the RingSelf2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingSaruman2001Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings'Self2001Quest for the RingSelf2001R2-D2: Beneath the DomeSelf2001The Wicker Man EnigmaHimself2001The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle AlcatrazNarrator2001AeschbacherTVSelf2000Ghost Stories for ChristmasTVNarrator2000In the BeginningTVRameses I2000Sleepy Hollow: Behind the LegendSelf2000Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'2000GormenghastTVFlay2000Ian Fleming: 007's CreatorSelf2000The Many Faces of DraculaNarrator1999Sleepy HollowBurgomaster1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceCount Ottokar Graf Czernin1998Ex-S: The Wicker ManSelf1998JinnahMuhammad Ali Jinnah1998Dare To Dream: The Making of JinnahSelf1998Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the MummySir Richard Turkel1998100 Years of HorrorPresenter1998The MummySelf - Host1997Soul MusicTVDeath (voice)1997The OdysseyTVTiresias1997Wyrd SistersTVDeath (voice)1997Soul MusicDeath (voice)1997IvanhoeTVLucas de Beaumanoir1996Welcome to the DiscworldDeath1996100 Years of HorrorTVSelf - Host1996Vem Var DraculaSelf1996The StupidsEvil Sender1996In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes1996MosesTVPharaoh1996The Man Who Ruined the British Film IndustrySelf1996Alisea and the Dream PrinceTVAzaret1996The Many Faces of Christopher Lee1996A Century of Science FictionNarrator (voice)1995A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. JamesSelf1995In Search of James Bond with Jonathan RossSelf1995Tales of Mystery and ImaginationTVNarrator1994A Feast at MidnightV. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow1994The World of HammerTVSelf (archive footage)1994Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of HorrorNarrator (voice) / Self1994Funny ManCallum Chance1994Police Academy: Mission to MoscowCommandant Rakov1994The Rainbow ThiefUncle Rudolf1994BrisantTVSelf1993Blue HeelersTVScott James1993Death TrainGeneral Konstanin Benin1992Cyber EdenCedric1992Double VisionMr. Bernard1992Innocent BloodCount Dracula (archive footage)1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesTVCount Ottokar Graf Czerin1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsSherlock Holmes1992Beauty and the BeastMonsieur Renard (voice)1992Dracula in the Movies(archive footage)1991Sherlock Holmes and the Leading LadySherlock Holmes1991Fear in the DarkNarrator1991Halloween Monster BashProfessor Alexander Saxton (archive footage)1991Curse III: Blood SacrificeDr. Pearson1991Journey of HonorKing Philip1991Ghosts: A Journey Into the ParanormalSelf - Narrator1990The Care of TimeKarlis Zander1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchDoctor Catheter1990Treasure IslandBlind Pew1990The MiserCardinale Spinosi1990Stern TVTVSelf1989For Better or for WorseLazos1989The French RevolutionTVSanson (« Les Années terribles »)1989Murder StoryWillard Hope1989Night of the EaglesWalter Strauss1989The French RevolutionSanson1989Around the World in 80 DaysTVStuart1989The Return of the MusketeersRochefort1988Dark Mission: Flowers of EvilLuis Morel1988Olympus Force: The KeyFilly1987SeitenblickeTVself1987Creepy ClassicsFranklyn Marsh - (archive footage)1987Mio in the Land of FarawayKato1987The GirlPeter Storm1987Hammer: The Studio That Dripped BloodSelf1987CasanovaBranicki1986The DisputationKing James of Aragon1986Un métier de seigneurFog1986JocksPresident White1986Shaka ZuluTVLord Bathurst1986Wedden, dat..?TVSelf1985Mask of MurderChief Supt. Jonathan Rich1985Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf BitchStefan Crosscoe1985The Many Faces of Sherlock HolmesHimself - Presenter1985The Best of All Time Horror Classics1984The Rosebud Beach HotelKing1984The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the ShiversKing Vladimir V1984The Bengal Lancers!Sir James Hunter1984The Far PavilionsTVRao-Sahib1983House of the Long ShadowsCorrigan1983The Return of Captain InvincibleMr. Midnight1983New MagicMr. Kellar1983Errol Flynn: Portrait of a SwashbucklerNarrator1982The Last UnicornKing Haggard (voice)1982The Rank Charm SchoolSelf1982Charles & Diana: A Royal Love StoryPrince Philip1982Faerie Tale TheatreTVKing Vladimir V1982Massarati and the BrainVictor Leopold1982Safari 3000Count Borgia1982Champs-ElyséesTVSelf1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!Self (archive footage)1981Goliath AwaitsTVJohn McKenzie1981An Eye for an EyeMorgan Canfield1981Evil Stalks This HouseHost1981The SalamanderPrince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence1981Wetten, dass..?TVSelf1980Once Upon a SpyMarcus Valorium1980SerialLuckman Skull1980Desperate MovesDr. Carl Boxer19791941Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt1979Bear IslandLechinski1979Captain America II: Death Too SoonMiguel1979Jaguar Lives!Adam Caine1979Arabian AdventureCaliph Alquazar1979The PassageGypsy1979The Horror Show(archive footage)1978The PirateSamir Al Fay1978Mickey's 50Self1978CaravansSardar Khan1978Circle of IronZetan1978Return from Witch MountainVictor Gannon1977The PirateTVSamir Al Fay1977Starship InvasionsCaptain Rameses1977The Occult: Mysteries Of The SupernaturalNarrator1977Playboy's Playmate Party1977End of the WorldFather Pergado / Zindar1977Airport '77Martin Wallace1977Meatcleaver MassacreOn-Screen Narrator1977How the West Was WonTVThe Grand Duke1977Auf los geht's losTVSelf1976Charlie's AngelsTVDale Woodman1976Dracula and SonLe prince des Ténèbres1976AlbinoBill1976To the Devil a DaughterFather Michael1976Killer ForceMajor Chilton1976The KeeperThe Keeper1975Saturday Night LiveTVSelf - Host1975Space: 1999TVCaptain Zandor1975In Search of DraculaSelf – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula1975The Butcher, the Star and the OrphanSatanus / Van Krig1974The Man with the Golden GunFrancisco Scaramanga1974The Four MusketeersRochefort1974Diagnosis: MurderDr. Stephen Hayward1973The Three MusketeersRochefort1973The Wicker ManLord Summerisle1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesTVArnaud1973Dark PlacesDr. Ian Mandeville1973The Satanic Rites of DraculaCount Dracula1973Nothing But the NightCol. Charles Bingham · Producer1973Poor DevilLucifer1973The Creeping FleshJames Hildern1972Death LineStratton-Villiers, MI51972Horror ExpressProf. Sir Alexander Saxton1972Dracula A.D. 1972Count Dracula1972Vampir CuadecucSelf1972UmbracleThe Man1971Film '72TVSelf1971Hannie CaulderBailey1971I, MonsterDr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake1971Theatre MacabreTVSelf – Host1971The House That Dripped BloodJohn Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")1970Scars of DraculaDracula1970The Private Life of Sherlock HolmesMycroft Holmes1970Julius CaesarArtemidorus1970One More TimeDracula1970TreffpunkteTVSelf1970Taste the Blood of DraculaDracula1970Count DraculaDracula1970EugenieDolmance1970The Bloody JudgeLord George Jeffreys1970Scream and Scream AgainFremont1969The Magic ChristianShip's Vampire1969The Oblong BoxDr. J. Neuhartt1969The Castle of Fu ManchuDr. Fu Man Chu1969Quelle horreur mon saigneur DraculaSelf1968Curse of the Crimson AltarJ.D. Morley1968Dracula Has Risen from the GraveDracula1968The Blood of Fu ManchuDr. Fu Man Chu1968The Devil Rides OutDuc de Richleau1968The Face of EveColonel Stuart1968The Movie OrgyFu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)1967The Torture Chamber of Dr. SadismCount Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai1967Five Golden DragonsDragon #41967Theatre of DeathPhilippe Darvas1967The Vengeance of Fu ManchuDr. Fu Manchu1967Night of the Big HeatGodfrey Hanson1966The Brides of Fu ManchuFu Manchu1966Circus of FearGregor1966Rasputin: The Mad MonkGrigori Rasputin1966Dracula: Prince of DarknessCount Dracula1965The SkullSir Matthew Phillips1965The Face of Fu ManchuDr. Fu Man Chu1965Ten Little IndiansMr. U.N. Owen (voice)1965SheBillali1965Dr. Terror's House of HorrorsFranklyn Marsh1964The GorgonProf. Karl Meister1964The Castle of the Living DeadCount Drago1964The Devil-Ship PiratesCaptain Robeles1964Crypt of the VampireCount Ludwig Karnstein1964Horror!!!Self1963The Whip and the BodyKurt Menliff1963Horror CastleErich1963Challenge the DevilMephistoles1962Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly NecklaceSherlock Holmes1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTVSelf1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourTVKarl Jorla1962The Devil's AgentBaron Ferdi von Staub1962The Pirates of Blood RiverCaptain LaRoche1962The Secret of the Red OrchidCapt. Allerman1961The Mike Douglas ShowTVSelf1961Hercules in the Haunted WorldKing Lico (Licos)1961The Devil's DaffodilLing Chu1961Taste of FearDoctor Pierre Gerrard1961The Terror of the TongsChung King1961The AvengersTVProfessor Stone · Colonel Mannering1960The Hands of OrlacNero the magician1960Too Hot to HandleNovak1960The Two Faces of Dr. JekyllPaul Allen1960The City of the DeadProf. Alan Driscoll1960Beat GirlKenny King1959Uncle Was a VampireBaron Roderico da Frankurten1959The MummyKharis, the Mummy1959The Treasure of San TeresaJaeger1959The Man Who Could Cheat DeathDr. Pierre Gerrard1959The Hound of the BaskervillesSir Henry Baskerville1959Stars in the RingTVSelf1959Whicker's WorldTV1959One Step BeyondTVWilhelm Reitlinger1958Corridors of BloodResurrection Joe1958The Adventures of William TellTVPrince Erik1958DraculaCount Dracula1958A Tale of Two CitiesMarquis St. Evremonde1958IvanhoeTVSir Otto from the Rhine1958Battle of the V-1Brunner1957The Truth About WomenFrancois Thiers1957Bitter VictorySgt. Barney1957ManuelaVoice (voice)1957Sailor of FortuneTVYusif Carnot1957The Curse of FrankensteinThe Creature1957Fortune Is a WomanCharles Highbury1957The TraitorDoctor Neumann1957Ill Met by MoonlightGerman officer at The Dentist's office1956The Battle of the River PlateManolo1956Beyond MombasaGil Rossi1956The Errol Flynn TheatreTVThe Visitant · Compte de Merret · Maurice Gabet · General Hamelin1956Port AfriqueFranz Vermes1956Alexander the GreatNectenabus (voice)1956Colonel March of Scotland YardTVJeanpierre1956Private's ProgressMajor Schultz1955Storm Over the NileKaraga Pasha1955Alias John PrestonJohn Preston1955The Cockleshell HeroesSubmarine Commander Alan Grieves1955The Adventures of the Scarlet PimpernelTVLouis (uncredited)1955Moby Dick—RehearsedA Stage Manager /Flask1955Police DogJohnny, a constable1955The Dark AvengerFrench Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)1955Contraband SpainNarrador (voz)1955That LadyCapitán1955Cross-RoadsHarry Cooper1955Final Column1954Mark SaberTVLarry Spence1954The AwakeningFactory proprietor (uncredited)1954The Mirror and MarkheimVisitant1953Innocents in ParisLieutenant Whitlock1953The Top and the BallFather1952Babes in BagdadSlave Dealer1952Paul Temple ReturnsSir Felix Raybourne1952Top SecretRussian Agent (uncredited)1952Moulin RougeGeorges Seurat (uncredited)1952The Crimson PirateJoseph (attache)1951Quo VadisChariot Driver (uncredited)1951Valley of the EaglesDet. Holt1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.Spanish Captain1950Prelude to FameNewsman1950They Were Not DividedChris Lewis1949Trottie TrueHon. Bongo Icklesham1948HamletPalace Guard (uncredited)1948Scott of the AntarcticBernard Day1948Saraband for Dead LoversHerzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel1948Penny and the Pownall CaseJonathan Blair1948A Song for TomorrowAuguste1948One Night with YouPirelli's Assistant1948Corridor of MirrorsCharles1939Eugen Weidmann Execution FilmHimself