Christopher Lee
Acting
Born: May 27, 1922 — Died: Jun 07, 2015
From: Westminster, London, England, UK
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season of the Witch | Cardinal D'Ambroise | 2011 | 5.525 |
| The Golden Compass | First High Councilor | 2007 | 6.084 |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Dr. Wonka | 2005 | 7.0 |
| Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Count Dooku | 2005 | 7.463 |
| Corpse Bride | Pastor Galswells (voice) | 2005 | 7.584 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Saruman | 2002 | 8.415 |
| Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Count Dooku | 2002 | 6.592 |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Saruman | 2001 | 8.432 |
| Sleepy Hollow | Burgomaster | 1999 | 7.189 |
| Death Train | General Konstanin Benin | 1993 | 5.042 |
| Gremlins 2: The New Batch | Doctor Catheter | 1990 | 6.5 |
| The French Revolution | Sanson | 1989 | 7.508 |
| The Last Unicorn | King Haggard (voice) | 1982 | 7.273 |
| 1941 | Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt | 1979 | 5.78 |
| End of the World | Father Pergado / Zindar | 1977 | 4.0 |
| The Man with the Golden Gun | Francisco Scaramanga | 1974 | 6.456 |
| The Three Musketeers | Rochefort | 1973 | 6.763 |
| Count Dracula | Dracula | 1970 | 5.855 |
| The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes | Mycroft Holmes | 1970 | 6.804 |
| The Castle of Fu Manchu | Dr. Fu Man Chu | 1969 | 3.736 |
| The Blood of Fu Manchu | Dr. Fu Man Chu | 1968 | 4.417 |
| The Movie Orgy | Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage) | 1968 | 6.647 |
| The Brides of Fu Manchu | Fu Manchu | 1966 | 5.854 |
| The Face of Fu Manchu | Dr. Fu Man Chu | 1965 | 6.173 |
| Corridors of Blood | Resurrection Joe | 1963 | 6.192 |
| Secret of the Red Orchid | Capt. Allerman | 1962 | 5.762 |
| The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll | Paul Allen | 1960 | 6.134 |
| A Tale of Two Cities | Marquis St. Evremonde | 1958 | 6.85 |
| The Curse of Frankenstein | The Creature | 1957 | 6.799 |
| Alias John Preston | John Preston | 1955 | 5.789 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1922 |
| From | Westminster, London, England, … |