Christopher Lee
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1922-05-27 – 2015-06-07
Place of birth: Westminster, London, England, UK
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
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005Dr. Wonka
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002Saruman
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001Saruman
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990Doctor Catheter
The Last Unicorn
1982King Haggard (voice)
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974Francisco Scaramanga
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
1960Paul Allen
End of the World
1977Father Pergado / Zindar
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957The Creature
The Golden Compass
2007First High Councilor
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002Count Dooku
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005Count Dooku
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968Dr. Fu Man Chu
The Face of Fu Manchu
1965Dr. Fu Man Chu
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969Dr. Fu Man Chu
Secret of the Red Orchid
1962Capt. Allerman
Sleepy Hollow
1999Burgomaster
Corpse Bride
2005Pastor Galswells (voice)
The Movie Orgy
1968Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)