Christopher Lee
Actor · ProducerChristopher 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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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR325
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
2024
Self / Various (Archive)
Children of the Wicker Man
2024
Self (archive footage)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
Saruman (voice)
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
2024
Self (archive footage)
Constel·lació Portabella
2024
(archive footage)
Faces of Death
2023
(archive footage)
The Wicker Man at 50
2023
Lord Summerisle
Peter Cushing: In His Own Words
2020
Himself
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions
2017
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Drácula Barcelona
2017
Himself
Extraordinary Tales
2015
Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
Angels in Notting Hill
2015
The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
Fifty Shades of Erotica
2015
(archive footage)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Saruman the White
Face of Unity
2014
Self
How to Be Sherlock Holmes: The Many Faces of a Master Detective
2014
Self
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
2014
Corrigan (archive footage) (uncredited)
Night Train to Lisbon
2013
Father Bartholomeu
The Girl from Nagasaki
2013
Old Officer Pinkerton
Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics
2013
Narrator
The Trail of Dracula
2013
Self (Archival Footage)
- The Gillian Hills Trilogy
The Gillian Hills Trilogy
2013
Dark Shadows
2012
Clarney
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Saruman the White
Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness
2012
Dracula (archive footage)
Everything or Nothing
2012
Self
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'
2012
Self
The Fall of the House Of Usher
2012
The Narrator
- Dracula vs. Vampir
Dracula vs. Vampir
2012
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
The Complete Bob Wilkins Creature Features
2012
Season of the Witch
2011
Cardinal D'Ambroise
Hugo
2011
Monsieur Labisse
The Resident
2011
August
The Wicker Tree
2011
Old Man
Alice in Wonderland
2010
Jabberwocky (voice)
The Heavy
2010
Mr. Mason
Boogie Woogie
2010
Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
Burke & Hare
2010
Old Joseph
Christopher Lee: Gentleman of Horror
2010
Self
Triage
2009
Joaquín Morales
Glorious 39
2009
Older Walter Page
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
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 1
2008
Death (synchro)
The Color of Magic - Die Reise des Zauberers Teil 2
2008
Death (synchro)
The Golden Compass
2007
First High Councilor
- Ein Leben wie im Flug
Ein Leben wie im Flug
2007
Self
Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands
2007
Self
Hollywood Chinese
2007
Self
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007
Narrator (voice)
- Bloody Jess
Bloody Jess
2007
Self
Beloved Count
2007
Self
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007
Self (archive footage)
- Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets
Amazon Trek: In Search of Vanishing Secrets
2007
Narrator
- Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006
Self
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
Pope John Paul II
2005
Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse
2004
Emerich
A Filmmaker's Journey: Making 'The Return of the King'
2004
Self
The Story of Star Wars
2004
Count Dooku (archive footage)
Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King
2003
Self
Drácula en la Hammer
2003
Christopher Lee
Whales of Atlantis: In Search of Moby Dick
2003
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Making of 'The Two Towers'
2003
J.R.R. Tolkien: Origins of Middle-Earth
2003
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002
Saruman
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Count Dooku
To the Devil... The Death of Hammer
2002
- Best Ever Bond
Best Ever Bond
2002
Self / Scaramanga
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
2002
Self / Count Dooku
- Perversion Stories
Perversion Stories
2002
Self
The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
2002
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: From Book to Script
2002
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Designing and Building Middle-earth + Weta Workshop + Costume Design
2002
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: The Fellowship of the Cast
2002
Self
The Fellowship of the Ring: Cameras in Middle-earth
2002
Self
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001
Saruman
Quest for the Ring
2001
Self
Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The 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
Ian Fleming: 007's Creator
2000
Self
The Many Faces of Dracula
2000
Narrator
Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend
2000
Self
Inside 'The Man with the Golden Gun'
2000
Sleepy Hollow
1999
Burgomaster
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
Count Ottokar Graf Czernin
Jinnah
1998
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Russell Mulcahy’s Tale of the Mummy
1998
Sir Richard Turkel
Ex-S: The Wicker Man
1998
Self
100 Years of Horror
1998
Presenter
Dare To Dream: The Making of Jinnah
1998
Self
The Mummy
1998
Self - Host
Soul Music
1997
Death (voice)
The Stupids
1996
Evil Sender
The Many Faces of Christopher Lee
1996
Welcome to the Discworld
1996
Death
Vem Var Dracula
1996
Self
The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry
1996
Self
A Century of Science Fiction
1996
Narrator (voice)
In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes
1996
In Search of James Bond with Jonathan Ross
1995
Self
- A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
A Pleasant Terror: The Life and Ghosts of M.R. James
1995
Self
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
1994
Narrator (voice) / Self
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
Death Train
1993
General Konstanin Benin
Beauty and the Beast
1992
Monsieur Renard (voice)
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992
Sherlock Holmes
Cyber Eden
1992
Cedric
Double Vision
1992
Mr. Bernard
Innocent Blood
1992
Count Dracula (archive footage)
Dracula in the Movies
1992
(archive footage)
Curse III: Blood Sacrifice
1991
Dr. Pearson
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991
Sherlock Holmes
Journey of Honor
1991
King Philip
Fear in the Dark
1991
Narrator
Ghosts: A Journey Into the Paranormal
1991
Self - Narrator
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Professor Alexander Saxton (archive footage)
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
The French Revolution
1989
Sanson
Night of the Eagles
1989
Walter Strauss
The Return of the Musketeers
1989
Rochefort
Murder Story
1989
Willard Hope
For Better or for Worse
1989
Lazos
Dark Mission: Flowers of Evil
1988
Luis Morel
Olympus Force: The Key
1988
Filly
Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987
Kato
Creepy Classics
1987
Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
The Girl
1987
Peter Storm
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood
1987
Self
Casanova
1987
Branicki
Jocks
1986
President White
The Disputation
1986
King James of Aragon
Un métier de seigneur
1986
Fog
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
The Best of All Time Horror Classics
1985
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
House of the Long Shadows
1983
Corrigan
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983
Mr. Midnight
- New Magic
New Magic
1983
Mr. Kellar
Errol Flynn: Portrait of a Swashbuckler
1983
Narrator
The Last Unicorn
1982
King Haggard (voice)
Safari 3000
1982
Count Borgia
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982
Self (archive footage)
The Rank Charm School
1982
Self
Massarati and the Brain
1982
Victor Leopold
Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story
1982
Prince Philip
An Eye for an Eye
1981
Morgan Canfield
Evil Stalks This House
1981
Host
The Salamander
1981
Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
Serial
1980
Luckman Skull
Once Upon a Spy
1980
Marcus Valorium
Desperate Moves
1980
Dr. Carl Boxer
1941
1979
Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
The Horror Show
1979
(archive footage)
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
Circle of Iron
1978
Zetan
Caravans
1978
Sardar Khan
Return from Witch Mountain
1978
Victor Gannon
The Pirate
1978
Samir Al Fay
Mickey's 50
1978
Self
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
Playboy's Playmate Party
1977
Dracula and Son
1976
Le prince des Ténèbres
To the Devil a Daughter
1976
Father Michael
Killer Force
1976
Major Chilton
Albino
1976
Bill
The Keeper
1976
The Keeper
The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan
1975
Satanus / Van Krig
In Search of Dracula
1975
Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
Francisco Scaramanga
The Four Musketeers
1974
Rochefort
Diagnosis: Murder
1974
Dr. Stephen Hayward
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
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
Count Dracula
Horror Express
1972
Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
Vampir Cuadecuc
1972
Self
Umbracle
1972
The Man
Death Line
1972
Stratton-Villiers, MI5
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
Count Dracula
1970
Dracula
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
1970
Mycroft Holmes
Scars of Dracula
1970
Dracula
Taste the Blood of Dracula
1970
Dracula
Scream and Scream Again
1970
Fremont
Julius Caesar
1970
Artemidorus
The Bloody Judge
1970
Lord George Jeffreys
Eugenie
1970
Dolmance
One More Time
1970
Dracula
The Castle of Fu Manchu
1969
Dr. Fu Man Chu
Quelle horreur mon saigneur Dracula
1969
Self
The Oblong Box
1969
Dr. J. Neuhartt
The Magic Christian
1969
Ship's Vampire
The Blood of Fu Manchu
1968
Dr. Fu Man Chu
The Movie Orgy
1968
Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
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
The Face of Eve
1968
Colonel Stuart
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 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 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 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 Whip and the Body
1963
Kurt Menliff
Horror Castle
1963
Erich
Challenge the Devil
1963
Mephistoles
The 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
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
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
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
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 Curse of Frankenstein
1957
The Creature
Bitter Victory
1957
Sgt. Barney
Fortune Is a Woman
1957
Charles Highbury
Manuela
1957
Voice (voice)
The Traitor
1957
Doctor Neumann
Ill Met by Moonlight
1957
German officer at The Dentist's office
The Truth About Women
1957
Francois Thiers
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
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
Capitán
Cross-Roads
1955
Harry Cooper
Storm Over the Nile
1955
Karaga Pasha
Police Dog
1955
Johnny, a constable
Contraband Spain
1955
Narrador (voz)
Moby Dick—Rehearsed
1955
A Stage Manager /Flask
- Final Column
Final Column
1955
The Awakening
1954
Factory proprietor (uncredited)
The Mirror and Markheim
1954
Visitant
Innocents in Paris
1953
Lieutenant Whitlock
- The Top and the Ball
The Top and the Ball
1953
Father
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)
Quo Vadis
1951
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Valley of the Eagles
1951
Det. Holt
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
1951
Spanish Captain
Prelude to Fame
1950
Newsman
They Were Not Divided
1950
Chris Lewis
Trottie True
1949
Hon. Bongo Icklesham
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
Saraband for Dead Lovers
1948
Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
Eugen Weidmann Execution Film
1939
Himself
- Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Robin Hardy's Script - The Lost Ending
Lord Summerisle
