Christopher Lee
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-05-27 in Westminster, London, England, UK
Died
2015-06-07
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.
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Charlie's Angels
as Dale Woodman
The Avengers
as Professor Stone
The Avengers
as Colonel Mannering
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
as Saruman
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
as Karl Jorla
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Saruman
Space: 1999
as Captain Zandor
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Saruman the White
Blue Heelers
as Scott James
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Saruman the White
Champs-Elysées
as Self
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Dr. Wonka
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
Alice in Wonderland
as Jabberwocky (voice)
The Odyssey
as Tiresias
Aeschbacher
as Self
One Step Beyond
as Wilhelm Reitlinger