Christopher Lee
Acting
Born: 1922-05-27 in Westminster, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Avengers
Professor Stone
The Avengers
Colonel Mannering
The Mike Douglas Show
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Charlie's Angels
Dale Woodman
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Saruman
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Karl Jorla
One Step Beyond
Wilhelm Reitlinger
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Saruman
Blue Heelers
Scott James
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Saruman the White
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Saruman the White
Corpse Bride
Pastor Galswells (voice)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dr. Wonka
Brisant
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Alice in Wonderland
Jabberwocky (voice)
Champs-Elysées
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Stern TV
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Space: 1999
Captain Zandor
Mark Saber
Larry Spence
Sleepy Hollow
Burgomaster
The Odyssey
Tiresias
Wetten, dass..?
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Count Dooku
Faerie Tale Theatre
King Vladimir V
Dark Shadows
Clarney
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Count Dooku
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Louis the Executioner (uncredited)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Count Ottokar Graf Czerin
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Saruman (voice)
Shaka Zulu
Lord Bathurst
Hugo
Monsieur Labisse
The Golden Compass
First High Councilor
The Man with the Golden Gun
Francisco Scaramanga
The Wicker Man
Lord Summerisle
Season of the Witch
Cardinal D'Ambroise