Christopher Lee

Born: 1922-05-27, 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.

Filmography

• The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
• Corpse Bride (2005)
• Alice in Wonderland (2010)
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992)
• Sleepy Hollow (1999)
• Gormenghast (2000)
• Dark Shadows (2012)
• Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
• The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
• Ivanhoe (1997)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Hugo (2011)
• The Golden Compass (2007)
• The Colour of Magic (2008)
• The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (1955)
• How the West Was Won (1977)
• The Wicker Man (1973)
• Season of the Witch (2011)
• The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
• Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (1973)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
• 1941 (1979)
• Treasure Island (1990)