Christopher Lee
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-05-27
Day of Death
2015-06-07 (93 years old)
Place of Birth
Westminster, London, England, UK
Christopher Lee
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
Acting
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
as Lord Summerisle
The Wicker Man At 50
as Lord Summerisle
(2024)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Saruman (voice)
(2024)
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
as Self / Various (Archive)
(2024)
Children of the Wicker Man
as Self (archive footage)
(2024)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
(2023)
Faces of Death
as (archive footage)
(2022)
Dracula Unearthed
as Count Dracula (archive footage)
(2020)
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as Himself
(2017)
Drácula Barcelona
as Himself
(2017)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
(2015)
(2015)
Angels in Notting Hill
as The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
(2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Saruman the White
(2014)
Face of Unity
as Self
(2014)
(2013)
Night Train to Lisbon
as Father Bartholomeu
(2013)
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
as Narrator
(2013)
Extraordinary Tales
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
(2013)
The Girl from Nagasaki
as Old Officer Pinkerton
(2013)
The Trail of Dracula
as Self
(2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Saruman the White
(2012)
Dark Shadows
as Clarney
(2012)
Everything or Nothing
as Self
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
as Dracula (archive footage)
(2012)
The Fall of the House Of Usher
as The Narrator
(2012)
(2012)
(2012)
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
as Narrator
(2011)
Hugo
as Monsieur Labisse
(2011)
Season of the Witch
as Cardinal D'Ambroise
(2011)
The Resident
as August
(2011)
The Wicker Tree
as Old Man
(2010)
Alice in Wonderland
as Jabberwocky (voice)
(2010)
Burke & Hare
as Old Joseph
(2010)
The Heavy
as Mr. Mason
(2010)
Halloween: The Inside Story
as (archive footage)
(2010)
(2009)
Triage
as Joaquín Morales
(2009)
Glorious 39
as Older Walter Page
(2009)
Boogie Woogie
as Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
(2008)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Count Dooku (voice)
(2008)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
as Self
(2008)
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
as Narrator (voice)
(2007)
The Golden Compass
as First High Councilor
(2007)
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
(2007)
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
as Narrator (voice)
(2007)
Ein Leben wie im Flug
as Self
(2007)
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
(2007)
(2007)
Beloved Count
as Self
(2007)
Bloody Jess
as Self
(2007)
Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets
as Narrator
(2006)
(2005)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Count Dooku
(2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Dr. Wonka
(2005)
Corpse Bride
as Pastor Galswells (voice)
(2005)
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
as The Lord Provost
(2004)
(2004)
(2004)
The Story of Star Wars
as Count Dooku (archive footage)
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
(2003)
Drácula en la Hammer
as Christopher Lee
(2003)
Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick
as Narrator
(2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
as Saruman
(2002)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
as Count Dooku
(2002)
Bond Girls Are Forever
as Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2002)
Best Ever Bond
as Self / Scaramanga
(2002)
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
as Self / Count Dooku
(2002)
(2002)
Perversion Stories
as Self
(2002)
(2001)
(2001)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
(2001)
(2001)
Quest for the Ring
as Self
(2001)
(2001)
(2001)
The Wicker Man Enigma
as Himself
(2001)
(2000)
(2000)
The Many Faces of Dracula
as Narrator
(2000)
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
as Self
(2000)
(1999)
Sleepy Hollow
as Burgomaster
(1999)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
as Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
(1998)
Tale of the Mummy
as Sir Richard Turkel
(1998)
Jinnah
as Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(1998)
The Mummy
as Self - Host
(1998)
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
as Self
(1998)
100 Years of Horror
as Presenter
(1998)
(1997)
Soul Music
as Death (voice)
(1996)
The Stupids
as Evil Sender
(1996)
A Century of Science Fiction
as Narrator (voice)
(1996)
Vem Var Dracula
as Self
(1996)
Welcome to the Discworld
as Death
(1996)
(1996)
(1996)
(1995)
Moses
as Pharaoh
(1995)
(1995)
(1994)
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
as Commandant Rakov
(1994)
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Narrator (voice) / Self
(1994)
Funny Man
as Callum Chance
(1994)
The Rainbow Thief
as Uncle Rudolf
(1994)
A Feast at Midnight
as V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
(1993)
Death Train
as General Konstanin Benin
(1992)
Cyber Eden
as Cedric
(1992)
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
as Sherlock Holmes
(1992)
Double Vision
as Mr. Bernard
(1992)
Beauty and the Beast
as Monsieur Renard (voice)
(1991)
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
as Sherlock Holmes
(1991)
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
as Dr. Pearson
(1991)
Journey of Honor
as King Philip
(1991)
Fear in the Dark
as Narrator
(1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Doctor Catheter
(1990)
Treasure Island
as Blind Pew
(1990)
The Miser
as Cardinale Spinosi
(1990)
The Care of Time
as Karlis Zander
(1989)
The French Revolution
as Sanson
(1989)
The Return of the Musketeers
as Rochefort
(1989)
Night of the Eagles
as Walter Strauss
(1989)
Murder Story
as Willard Hope
(1989)
Honeymoon Academy
as Lazos
(1988)
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
as Luis Morel
(1988)
(1987)
Mio in the Land of Faraway
as Kato
(1987)
The Girl
as Peter Storm
(1987)
Creepy Classics
as Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
(1987)
(1986)
Jocks
as President White
(1986)
Un métier de seigneur
as Fog
(1986)
The Disputation
as King James of Aragon
(1985)
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
as Stefan Crosscoe
(1985)
Mask of Murder
as Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
(1985)
(1985)
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
as Himself - Presenter
(1984)
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
as King
(1984)
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
as King Vladimir V
(1984)
The Bengal Lancers!
as Sir James Hunter
(1983)
House of the Long Shadows
as Corrigan
(1983)
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Mr. Midnight
(1983)
New Magic
as Mr. Kellar
(1983)
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
as Narrator
(1982)
The Last Unicorn
as King Haggard (voice)
(1982)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
as Self (archive footage)
(1982)
Safari 3000
as Count Borgia
(1982)
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
as Prince Philip
(1982)
Massarati and the Brain
as Victor Leopold
(1982)
The Rank Charm School
as Self
(1981)
An Eye for an Eye
as Morgan Canfield
(1981)
The Salamander
as Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
(1981)
Evil Stalks This House
as Host
(1980)
Serial
as Luckman Skull
(1980)
Once Upon a Spy
as Marcus Valorium
(1980)
Desperate Moves
as Dr. Carl Boxer
(1979)
1941
as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
(1979)
The Passage
as Gypsy
(1979)
Bear Island
as Lechinski
(1979)
Arabian Adventure
as Caliph Alquazar
(1979)
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
as Miguel
(1979)
Jaguar Lives!
as Adam Caine
(1979)
The Horror Show
as (archive footage)
(1978)
Return from Witch Mountain
as Victor Gannon
(1978)
Mickey's 50
as Self
(1978)
Circle of Iron
as Zetan
(1978)
Caravans
as Sardar Khan
(1978)
The Pirate
as Samir Al Fay
(1977)
Airport '77
as Martin Wallace
(1977)
Starship Invasions
as Captain Rameses
(1977)
End of the World
as Father Pergado / Zindar
(1977)
Meatcleaver Massacre
as On-Screen Narrator
(1977)
The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural
as Narrator
(1976)
Death in the Sun
as Bill
(1976)
To the Devil a Daughter
as Father Michael
(1976)
Killer Force
as Major Chilton
(1976)
Dracula and Son
as Le prince des Ténèbres
(1976)
The Keeper
as The Keeper
(1975)
In Search of Dracula
as Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
(1975)
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
as Satanus / Van Krig
(1974)
The Man with the Golden Gun
as Francisco Scaramanga
(1974)
The Four Musketeers
as Rochefort
(1974)
Diagnosis: Murder
as Dr. Stephen Hayward
(1973)
The Wicker Man
as Lord Summerisle
(1973)
The Three Musketeers
as Rochefort
(1973)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Count Dracula
(1973)
The Creeping Flesh
as James Hildern
(1973)
Nothing But the Night
as Col. Charles Bingham
(1973)
Dark Places
as Dr. Ian Mandeville
(1973)
Poor Devil
as Lucifer
(1972)
Horror Express
as Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
(1972)
Dracula A.D. 1972
as Count Dracula
(1972)
Death Line
as Stratton-Villiers, MI5
(1972)
Vampir Cuadecuc
as Self
(1972)
Umbracle
as The Man
(1971)
Hannie Caulder
as Bailey
(1971)
The House That Dripped Blood
as John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
(1971)
I, Monster
as Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
(1970)
Scars of Dracula
as Dracula
(1970)
Eugenie
as Dolmance
(1970)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
as Mycroft Holmes
(1970)
Taste the Blood of Dracula
as Dracula
(1970)
Julius Caesar
as Artemidorus
(1970)
The Bloody Judge
as Lord George Jeffreys
(1970)
Count Dracula
as Dracula
(1970)
Scream and Scream Again
as Fremont
(1970)
One More Time
as Dracula
(1969)
The Magic Christian
as Ship's Vampire
(1969)
The Oblong Box
as Dr. J. Neuhartt
(1969)
The Castle of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Man Chu
(1969)
(1968)
The Devil Rides Out
as Duc de Richleau
(1968)
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
as Dracula
(1968)
Curse of the Crimson Altar
as J.D. Morley
(1968)
The Blood of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Man Chu
(1968)
The Movie Orgy
as Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
(1968)
Eve
as Colonel Stuart
(1967)
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
as Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
(1967)
Theatre of Death
as Philippe Darvas
(1967)
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Manchu
(1967)
Night of the Big Heat
as Godfrey Hanson
(1967)
Five Golden Dragons
as Dragon #4
(1966)
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
as Count Dracula
(1966)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
as Grigori Rasputin
(1966)
Circus of Fear
as Gregor
(1966)
The Brides of Fu Manchu
as Fu Manchu
(1965)
She
as Billali
(1965)
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
as Franklyn Marsh
(1965)
The Face of Fu Manchu
as Dr. Fu Man Chu
(1965)
Ten Little Indians
as Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
(1965)
The Skull
as Sir Matthew Phillips
(1964)
The Gorgon
as Prof. Karl Meister
(1964)
Crypt of the Vampire
as Count Ludwig Karnstein
(1964)
The Devil-Ship Pirates
as Captain Robeles
(1964)
The Castle of the Living Dead
as Count Drago
(1964)
Horror!!!
as Self
(1963)
The Whip and the Body
as Kurt Menliff
(1963)
Horror Castle
as Erich
(1963)
Challenge the Devil
as Mephistoles
(1962)
Lolita
as Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1962)
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
as Sherlock Holmes
(1962)
Secret of the Red Orchid
as Capt. Allerman
(1962)
The Pirates of Blood River
as Captain LaRoche
(1962)
The Devil's Agent
as Baron Ferdi von Staub
(1961)
Taste of Fear
as Doctor Pierre Gerrard
(1961)
Hercules in the Haunted World
as King Lico (Licos)
(1961)
The Terror of the Tongs
as Chung King
(1961)
The Devil's Daffodil
as Ling Chu
(1960)
The City of the Dead
as Prof. Alan Driscoll
(1960)
Beat Girl
as Kenny King
(1960)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
as Paul Allen
(1960)
Too Hot to Handle
as Novak
(1960)
The Hands of Orlac
as Nero the magician
(1959)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sir Henry Baskerville
(1959)
The Mummy
as Kharis, the Mummy
(1959)
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
as Dr. Pierre Gerrard
(1959)
Uncle Was a Vampire
as Baron Roderico da Frankurten
(1959)
The Treasure of San Teresa
as Jaeger
(1958)
Dracula
as Count Dracula
(1958)
A Tale of Two Cities
as Marquis St. Evremonde
(1958)
Corridors of Blood
as Resurrection Joe
(1958)
Battle of the V-1
as Brunner
(1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein
as The Creature
(1957)
Bitter Victory
as Sgt. Barney
(1957)
Ill Met by Moonlight
as German officer at The Dentist's office
(1957)
The Traitor
as Doctor Neumann
(1957)
Fortune Is a Woman
as Charles Highbury
(1957)
The Truth About Women
as Francois Thiers
(1957)
Manuela
as Voice (voice)
(1956)
The Battle of the River Plate
as Manolo
(1956)
Alexander the Great
as Nectenabus (voice)
(1956)
Beyond Mombasa
as Gil Rossi
(1956)
Private's Progress
as Major Schultz
(1956)
Port Afrique
as Franz Vermes
(1955)
The Cockleshell Heroes
as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
(1955)
The Dark Avenger
as French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
(1955)
That Lady
as Capitán
(1955)
Storm Over the Nile
as Karaga Pasha
(1955)
Contraband Spain
as Narrador (voz)
(1955)
Police Dog
as Johnny, a constable
(1955)
Alias John Preston
as John Preston
(1955)
Cross-Roads
as Harry Cooper
(1954)
The Awakening
as Factory proprietor (uncredited)
(1954)
The Mirror and Markheim
as Visitant
(1953)
Innocents in Paris
as Lieutenant Whitlock
(1953)
The Top and the Ball
as Father
(1952)
Moulin Rouge
as Georges Seurat (uncredited)
(1952)
The Crimson Pirate
as Joseph (attache)
(1952)
Top Secret
as Russian Agent (uncredited)
(1952)
Babes in Bagdad
as Slave Dealer
(1952)
Paul Temple Returns
as Sir Felix Raybourne
(1951)
Quo Vadis
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
(1951)
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
as Spanish Captain
(1951)
Valley of the Eagles
as Det. Holt
(1950)
Prelude to Fame
as Newsman
(1950)
They Were Not Divided
as Chris Lewis
(1949)
Trottie True
as Hon. Bongo Icklesham
(1948)
Hamlet
as Palace Guard (uncredited)
(1948)
Scott of the Antarctic
as Bernard Day
(1948)
Corridor of Mirrors
as Charles
(1948)
Saraband for Dead Lovers
as Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
(1948)
Penny and the Pownall Case
as Jonathan Blair
(1948)
One Night with You
as Pirelli's Assistant
(1948)
A Song for Tomorrow
as Auguste
Crew
(1973)
Nothing But the Night
Producer