Christopher Lee
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 (383 titles)
8.2MovieStrange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self (archive footage) · 2025
6.5MovieThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Saruman (voice) · 2024
8.2MovieHammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Self (archive footage) · 2024
MovieConstel·lació Portabella
(archive footage) · 2024
MovieChildren of the Wicker Man
Self (archive footage) · 2024
7.5MovieThe Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Self / Various (Archive) · 2024
MovieThe Wicker Man at 50
Lord Summerisle · 2023
MovieFaces of Death
(archive footage) · 2023
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Lord Summerisle · 2023
5.8MovieThe Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
Self (archive footage) · 2022
7.5MoviePeter Cushing: In His Own Words
Himself · 2020
ShowLa gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
Self (archive footage) · 2019
5.8MovieDrácula Barcelona
Himself · 2017
6.0MovieDark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage) · 2017
5.5MovieAngels in Notting Hill
The Boss / Mr. President (voice) · 2015
6.5MovieExtraordinary Tales
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher') · 2015
7.0MovieFifty Shades of Erotica
(archive footage) · 2015
7.3MovieThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Saruman the White · 2014
7.2MovieElectric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2014
MovieHow to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
Self · 2014
MovieFace of Unity
Self · 2014
10.0MovieThe Trail of Dracula
Self (Archival Footage) · 2013
5.6MovieThe Girl from Nagasaki
Old Officer Pinkerton · 2013
6.8MovieNecessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
Narrator · 2013