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, strong 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 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)
Saruman
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(2014)
Saruman
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
Dr. Wonka
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002)
Saruman
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
The Jabberwocky (voice)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(2012)
Saruman
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Pastor Galswells (voice)
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Hugo
(2011)
Monsieur Labisse
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
Count Dooku
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
(2008)
Count Dooku (voice)
The Golden Compass
(2007)
First High Councilor
The Man with the Golden Gun
(1974)
Francisco Scaramanga
Airport '77
(1977)
Martin Wallace
Frankenweenie
(2012)
Movie Dracula (archive footage)
Dark Shadows
(2012)
Clarney
Full Filmography
Acting
Corridor of Mirrors
(1948)
Charles
Penny and the Pownall Case
(1948)
Jonathan Blair
A Song for Tomorrow
(1948)
Auguste
Hamlet
(1948)
Palace Guard (uncredited)
One Night with You
(1948)
Pirelli's Assistant
Scott of the Antarctic
(1948)
Bernard Day
Trottie True
(1949)
Hon. Bongo Icklesham
Prelude to Fame
(1950)
Newsman
They Were Not Divided
(1950)
Chris Lewis
Valley of the Eagles
(1951)
Det. Holt
Captain Horatio Hornblower
(1951)
Spanish Captain
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
The Crimson Pirate
(1952)
Joseph (attache)
Babes in Bagdad
(1952)
Slave Dealer
Top Secret
(1952)
Russian Agent (uncredited)
Paul Temple Returns
(1952)
Sir Felix Raybourne
Moulin Rouge
(1952)
Georges Seurat (uncredited)
Innocents in Paris
(1953)
Lieutenant Whitlock
The Top and the Ball
(1953)
Father
The Mirror and Markheim
(1954)
Visitant
The Awakening
(1954)
Factory proprietor (uncredited)
Alias John Preston
(1955)
John Preston
The Cockleshell Heroes
(1955)
Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
The Dark Avenger
(1955)
French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
That Lady
(1955)
Captain
Cross-Roads
(1955)
Harry Cooper
Storm Over the Nile
(1955)
Karaga Pasha
Police Dog
(1955)
Johnny, a constable
Contraband Spain
(1955)
Narrator (voice)
Port Afrique
(1956)
Franz Vermes
Private's Progress
(1956)
Major Schultz
Beyond Mombasa
(1956)
Gil Rossi
Alexander the Great
(1956)
Nectenabus (voice)
The Battle of the River Plate
(1956)
Manolo
The Curse of Frankenstein
(1957)
The Creature
Bitter Victory
(1957)
Sgt. Barney
Fortune Is a Woman
(1957)
Charles Highbury
The Truth About Women
(1957)
Francois Thiers
Manuela
(1957)
Voice (voice)
The Traitor
(1957)
Doctor Neumann
Ill Met by Moonlight
(1957)
German officer at The Dentist's office
A Tale of Two Cities
(1958)
Marquis St. Evremonde
Corridors of Blood
(1958)
Resurrection Joe
Dracula
(1958)
Count Dracula
Battle of the V-1
(1958)
Brunner
The Hound of the Baskervilles
(1959)
Sir Henry Baskerville
The Man Who Could Cheat Death
(1959)
Dr. Pierre Gerrard
The Mummy
(1959)
Kharis, the Mummy
Uncle Was A Vampire
(1959)
Baron Roderico da Frankurten
The Treasure of San Teresa
(1959)
Jaeger
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
(1960)
Paul Allen
Beat Girl
(1960)
Kenny King
The Hands of Orlac
(1960)
Nero the magician
Too Hot to Handle
(1960)
Novak
The City of the Dead
(1960)
Prof. Alan Driscoll
Hercules in the Haunted World
(1961)
King Lico (Licos)
The Terror of the Tongs
(1961)
Chung King
Taste of Fear
(1961)
Doctor Pierre Gerrard
The Devil's Daffodil
(1961)
Ling Chu
Secret of the Red Orchid
(1962)
Capt. Allerman
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
(1962)
Sherlock Holmes
The Pirates of Blood River
(1962)
Captain LaRoche
The Devil's Agent
(1962)
Baron Ferdi von Staub
The Whip and the Body
(1963)
Kurt Menliff
Horror Castle
(1963)
Erich
Challenge the Devil
(1963)
Mephistoles
The Castle of the Living Dead
(1964)
Count Drago
The Gorgon
(1964)
Prof. Karl Meister
The Devil-Ship Pirates
(1964)
Captain Robeles
Crypt of the Vampire
(1964)
Count Ludwig Karnstein
Horror!!!
(1964)
Self
The Face of Fu Manchu
(1965)
Dr. Fu Man Chu
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
(1965)
Franklyn Marsh
The Skull
(1965)
Sir Matthew Phillips
She
(1965)
Billali
Ten Little Indians
(1965)
Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
The Brides of Fu Manchu
(1966)
Fu Manchu
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
(1966)
Grigori Rasputin
Circus of Fear
(1966)
Gregor
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
(1966)
Count Dracula
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism
(1967)
Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
(1967)
Dr. Fu Manchu
Night of the Big Heat
(1967)
Godfrey Hanson
Five Golden Dragons
(1967)
Dragon #4
Theatre of Death
(1967)
Philippe Darvas
The Blood of Fu Manchu
(1968)
Dr. Fu Man Chu
Curse of the Crimson Altar
(1968)
J.D. Morley
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
(1968)
Dracula
The Devil Rides Out
(1968)
Duc de Richleau
Eve
(1968)
Colonel Stuart
The Movie Orgy
(1968)
Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
The Castle of Fu Manchu
(1969)
Dr. Fu Man Chu
The Oblong Box
(1969)
Dr. J. Neuhartt
The Magic Christian
(1969)
Ship's Vampire
Quelle horreur mon saigneur Dracula
(1969)
Self
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
(1970)
Mycroft Holmes
Count Dracula
(1970)
Dracula
Scars of Dracula
(1970)
Dracula
Taste the Blood of Dracula
(1970)
Dracula
The Bloody Judge
(1970)
Lord George Jeffreys
Julius Caesar
(1970)
Artemidorus
Scream and Scream Again
(1970)
Fremont
Eugenie
(1970)
Dolmance
One More Time
(1970)
Dracula
Hannie Caulder
(1971)
Bailey
The House That Dripped Blood
(1971)
John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
I, Monster
(1971)
Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
First Love
(1971)
Host
Horror Express
(1972)
Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
Dracula A.D. 1972
(1972)
Count Dracula
Vampir Cuadecuc
(1972)
Self
Umbracle
(1972)
The Man
Death Line
(1972)
Stratton-Villiers, MI5
The Three Musketeers
(1973)
Rochefort
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
(1973)
Count Dracula
Nothing But the Night
(1973)
Col. Charles Bingham
The Creeping Flesh
(1973)
James Hildern
The Wicker Man
(1973)
Lord Summerisle
Dark Places
(1973)
Dr. Ian Mandeville
Poor Devil
(1973)
Lucifer
The Man with the Golden Gun
(1974)
Francisco Scaramanga
The Four Musketeers
(1974)
Rochefort
Diagnosis: Murder
(1974)
Dr. Stephen Hayward
In Search of Dracula
(1975)
Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
(1975)
Satanus / Van Krig
Dracula and Son
(1976)
Le prince des Ténèbres
To the Devil a Daughter
(1976)
Father Michael
Killer Force
(1976)
Major Chilton
The Keeper
(1976)
The Keeper
Albino
(1976)
Bill
End of the World
(1977)
Father Pergado / Zindar
Airport '77
(1977)
Martin Wallace
Starship Invasions
(1977)
Captain Rameses
Meatcleaver Massacre
(1977)
On-Screen Narrator
The Occult: Mysteries Of The Supernatural
(1977)
Narrator
Circle of Iron
(1978)
Zetan
Caravans
(1978)
Sardar Khan
Return from Witch Mountain
(1978)
Victor Gannon
The Pirate
(1978)
Samir Al Fay
1941
(1979)
Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
Bear Island
(1979)
Lechinski
The Passage
(1979)
Gypsy
Arabian Adventure
(1979)
Caliph Alquazar
Jaguar Lives!
(1979)
Adam Caine
Captain America II: Death Too Soon
(1979)
Miguel
The Horror Show
(1979)
(archive footage)
Serial
(1980)
Luckman Skull
Once Upon a Spy
(1980)
Marcus Valorium
Desperate Moves
(1980)
Dr. Carl Boxer
An Eye for an Eye
(1981)
Morgan Canfield
Evil Stalks This House
(1981)
Host
The Salamander
(1981)
Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
The Last Unicorn
(1982)
King Haggard (voice)
Safari 3000
(1982)
Count Borgia
Massarati and the Brain
(1982)
Victor Leopold
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
(1982)
Prince Philip
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
(1982)
Self (archive footage)
The Rank Charm School
(1982)
Self
House of the Long Shadows
(1983)
Corrigan
The Return of Captain Invincible
(1983)
Mr. Midnight
New Magic
(1983)
Mr. Kellar
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
(1983)
Narrator
The Rosebud Beach Hotel
(1984)
King
The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers
(1984)
King Vladimir V
The Bengal Lancers!
(1984)
Sir James Hunter
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
(1985)
Stefan Crosscoe
Mask of Murder
(1985)
Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
The Many Faces of Sherlock Holmes
(1985)
Himself - Presenter
Jocks
(1986)
President White
The Disputation
(1986)
King James of Aragon
Un métier de seigneur
(1986)
Fog
Mio in the Land of Faraway
(1987)
Kato
The Girl
(1987)
Peter Storm
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
(1987)
Self
Creepy Classics
(1987)
Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
(1988)
Luis Morel
Olympus Force: The Key
(1988)
The French Revolution
(1989)
Sanson
The Return of the Musketeers
(1989)
Rochefort
Night of the Eagles
(1989)
Walter Strauss
Murder Story
(1989)
Willard Hope
Honeymoon Academy
(1989)
Lazos
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
(1990)
Doctor Catheter
Treasure Island
(1990)
Blind Pew
The Care of Time
(1990)
Karlis Zander
The Miser
(1990)
Cardinale Spinosi
Witchcraft
(1991)
Dr. Pearson
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
(1991)
Sherlock Holmes
Fear in the Dark
(1991)
Narrator
Journey of Honor
(1991)
King Philip
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
(1992)
Sherlock Holmes
Double Vision
(1992)
Mr. Bernard
Cyber Eden
(1992)
Cedric
Beauty and the Beast
(1992)
Monsieur Renard (voice)
Death Train
(1993)
General Konstanin Benin
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
(1994)
Narrator / Himself
The Rainbow Thief
(1994)
Uncle Rudolf
A Feast At Midnight
(1994)
V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
Funny Man
(1994)
Callum Chance
Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
(1994)
Commandant Rakov
The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead
(1994)
Count Dracula
Moses
(1995)
Pharao Ramses
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
(1995)
Self
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
(1995)
Self
The Stupids
(1996)
Evil Sender
The Many Faces of Christopher Lee
(1996)
Welcome to the Discworld
(1996)
Death
A Century of Science Fiction
(1996)
Narrator (voice)
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
(1996)
In Search of Dracula
(1996)
Self
The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry
(1996)
Self
Soul Music
(1997)
Death (voice)
Jinnah
(1998)
Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Tale of the Mummy
(1998)
Sir Richard Turkel
The Mummy
(1998)
Self - Host
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
(1998)
Self
100 Years of Horror
(1998)
Presenter
Masters of Horror
(1998)
Sleepy Hollow
(1999)
Burgomaster
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
(1999)
Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
(2000)
Self
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
(2000)
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
(2000)
Self
The Many Faces of Dracula
(2000)
Narrator
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)
Saruman
Quest for the Ring
(2001)
Self
A Passage to Middle-earth: Making of 'Lord of the Rings'
(2001)
Self
Burnt Offering: The Cult of The Wicker Man
(2001)
Beyond the Movie: The Fellowship of the Ring
(2001)
Self
The Wicker Man Enigma
(2001)
Himself
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
(2001)
Self
The Devil's Island: Journey Into Jungle Alcatraz
(2001)
Narrator
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(2002)
Saruman
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
(2002)
Count Dooku
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
(2002)
Self / Count Dooku
Perversion Stories
(2002)
Self
The Making of The Fellowship of the Ring
(2002)
Self
Bond Girls Are Forever
(2002)
Francisco Scaramanga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Best Ever Bond
(2002)
Self / Scaramanga
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
(2002)
Drácula en la Hammer
(2003)
Christopher Lee
Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick
(2003)
Narrator
Film Collectibles: Capturing Movie Memories
(2003)
Himself
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
(2004)
Emerich
The Story of Star Wars
(2004)
Count Dooku (archive footage)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005)
Dr. Wonka
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(2005)
Count Dooku
Corpse Bride
(2005)
Pastor Galswells (voice)
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
(2005)
The Lord Provost
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
(2006)
Himself
The Golden Compass
(2007)
First High Councilor
Ein Leben wie im Flug
(2007)
Self
Hollywood Chinese
(2007)
Self
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
(2007)
Narrator
Beloved Count
(2007)
Self
Bloody Jess
(2007)
Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
(2007)
Self (archive footage)
Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets
(2007)
Narrator
Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands
(2007)
Self
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
(2008)
Count Dooku (voice)
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
(2008)
Narrator (voice)
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
(2008)
Self
Triage
(2009)
Joaquín Morales
Glorious 39
(2009)
Older Walter Page
Boogie Woogie
(2009)
Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
Alice in Wonderland
(2010)
The Jabberwocky (voice)
The Heavy
(2010)
Mr. Mason
Burke & Hare
(2010)
Old Joseph
Christopher Lee - Gentleman des Grauens
(2010)
Himself
Halloween: The Inside Story
(2010)
(archive footage)
Season of the Witch
(2011)
Cardinal D'Ambroise
Hugo
(2011)
Monsieur Labisse
The Resident
(2011)
August
The Wicker Tree
(2011)
Old Man
Dark Shadows
(2012)
Clarney
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(2012)
Saruman
Everything or Nothing
(2012)
Self
The Fall of the House Of Usher
(2012)
The Narrator
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
(2012)
Narrator
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
(2012)
Self
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
(2012)
Self
Frankenweenie
(2012)
Movie Dracula (archive footage)
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
(2012)
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
(2012)
Dracula (archive footage)
Dracula vs. Vampir
(2012)
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
(2012)
Self
Night Train to Lisbon
(2013)
Father Bartholomeu
The Girl from Nagasaki
(2013)
Old Officer Pinkerton
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
(2013)
Narrator
Extraordinary Tales
(2013)
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
The Trail of Dracula
(2013)
Self
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(2014)
Saruman
Face of Unity
(2014)
Self
Angels in Notting Hill
(2015)
The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
Fifty Shades of Erotica
(2015)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
(2017)
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Drácula Barcelona
(2017)
Himself
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
(2020)
Himself
Dracula Unearthed
(2022)
Count Dracula (Archive Footage)
Faces of Death
(2023)
(archive footage)
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
(2023)
Self / Various (Archive)
Production
Writing