Acting

Christopher Lee

Born 1922-05-27 · Westminster, London, England, UK

Died 2015-06-07

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.

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Tim Burton: Life in the Line
as Self (footage)
2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self (archive footage)
2025
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
as Saruman (voice)
2024
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Constel·lació Portabella
as (archive footage)
2024
Children of the Wicker Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
as Self / Various (Archive)
2024
The Wicker Man at 50
as Lord Summerisle
2023
Faces of Death
as (archive footage)
2023
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
as Lord Summerisle
2023
The Sound of 007: Live from the Royal Albert Hall
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
as Himself
2020
La gran il·lusió, relat intermitent del cinema català
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Drácula Barcelona
as Himself
2017
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2017
Angels in Notting Hill
as The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
2015
Extraordinary Tales
as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
2015
Fifty Shades of Erotica
as (archive footage)
2015
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
as Saruman the White
2014
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
as Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
as Self
2014
Face of Unity
as Self
2014
The Trail of Dracula
as Self (Archival Footage)
2013
The Girl from Nagasaki
as Old Officer Pinkerton
2013
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
as Narrator
2013
The Gillian Hills Trilogy
2013
Night Train to Lisbon
as Father Bartholomeu
2013
Christopher Lee: A Legacy of Horror and Terror
as Self
2012
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
as Saruman the White
2012
The Fall of the House Of Usher
as The Narrator
2012
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
as Self
2012
Dracula vs. Vampir
2012
Everything or Nothing
as Self
2012
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
Dark Shadows
as Clarney
2012
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
as Dracula (archive footage)
2012
Enzo Ferrari 1898 - 1988
as Narrator
2012
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
as Self
2012
Hugo
as Monsieur Labisse
2011
The Wicker Tree
as Old Man
2011
The Resident
as August
2011
Season of the Witch
as Cardinal D'Ambroise
2011
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
as Self
2010
Burke & Hare
as Old Joseph
2010
Boogie Woogie
as Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
2010
The Heavy
as Mr. Mason
2010
Alice in Wonderland
as Jabberwocky (voice)
2010
Glorious 39
as Older Walter Page
2009
Triage
as Joaquín Morales
2009
The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Original Poem
as Narrator (voice)
2008
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Count Dooku (voice)
2008
The Colour of Magic
as Death
2008
Fanex Files: Hammer Films
as Self
2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
as Death (synchro)
2008
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
as Death (synchro)
2008
The Golden Compass
as First High Councilor
2007
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
as Narrator (voice)
2007
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
as Self
2007
Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets
as Narrator
2007
Rhapsody of Fire - Visions from the Enchanted Lands
as Self
2007
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Hollywood Chinese
as Self
2007
Ein Leben wie im Flug
as Self
2007
Beloved Count
as Self
2007
Bloody Jess
as Self
2007
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
as Self
2006
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
as Self
2006
Semperopernball
as Self
2006
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
as Self
2006
Pope John Paul II
as Kardinal Stefan Wyszyński
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Different Faces, Different Flavors
2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
as The Lord Provost
2005
Corpse Bride
as Pastor Galswells (voice)
2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
as Dr. Wonka
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
as Count Dooku
2005
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
as Self
2004
The Story of Star Wars
as Count Dooku (archive footage)
2004
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
as Emerich
2004
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
as Self
2004
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
as Self
2003