Christopher Lee1922 - 2015
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Actor
Popularity
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Famous
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.
Credits
2013
Animation • Horror • Mystery
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
1995
Documentary • History • Horror • TV Movie
as Self
2024
Action • Adventure • Animation • Fantasy
as Saruman (voice)
2017
Documentary • History • TV Movie
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2008
Animation • Family • Fantasy
as Narrator (voice)
2007
Crime • Documentary • History • TV Movie
as Narrator (voice)
1999
Action • Adventure • Drama • TV Movie
as Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
1992
Adventure • Crime • Drama • TV Movie
as Sherlock Holmes
1984
Family • Fantasy • Horror • TV Movie
as King Vladimir V
1970
Adventure • Comedy • Crime • History • Mystery
as Mycroft Holmes
1955
Action • Adventure • Drama • History • Romance • War
as French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
