Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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.

Movies Featuring Christopher Lee

Children of the Wicker Man

Children of the Wicker Man (2024)

as Self (archive footage)
Faces of Death

Faces of Death (2023)

as (archive footage)
Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions

Dark Glamour: The Blood and Guts of Hammer Productions (2017)

as Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Angels in Notting Hill

Angels in Notting Hill (2015)

as The Boss / Mr. President (voice)
Extraordinary Tales

Extraordinary Tales (2015)

as Narrator (voice) (segment 'The Fall of the House of Usher')
The Trail of Dracula

The Trail of Dracula (2013)

as Self (Archival Footage)
The Girl from Nagasaki

The Girl from Nagasaki (2013)

as Old Officer Pinkerton
Night Train to Lisbon

Night Train to Lisbon (2013)

as Father Bartholomeu
Hugo

Hugo (2011)

as Monsieur Labisse
Season of the Witch

Season of the Witch (2011)

as Cardinal D'Ambroise
Boogie Woogie

Boogie Woogie (2010)

as Mr. Alfred Rhinegold
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

as Jabberwocky (voice)
Glorious 39

Glorious 39 (2009)

as Older Walter Page
Triage

Triage (2009)

as Joaquín Morales
The Golden Compass

The Golden Compass (2007)

as First High Councilor
Corpse Bride

Corpse Bride (2005)

as Pastor Galswells (voice)
The Story of Star Wars

The Story of Star Wars (2004)

as Count Dooku (archive footage)
No Image

Best Ever Bond (2002)

as Self / Scaramanga
Jinnah

Jinnah (1998)

as Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Tale of the Mummy

Tale of the Mummy (1998)

as Sir Richard Turkel
The Mummy

The Mummy (1998)

as Self - Host
Soul Music

Soul Music (1997)

as Death (voice)
The Stupids

The Stupids (1996)

as Evil Sender
A Feast at Midnight

A Feast at Midnight (1994)

as V. E. 'Raptor' Longfellow
Funny Man

Funny Man (1994)

as Callum Chance
Death Train

Death Train (1993)

as General Konstanin Benin
Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood (1992)

as Count Dracula (archive footage)
Beauty and the Beast

Beauty and the Beast (1992)

as Monsieur Renard (voice)
The Miser

The Miser (1990)

as Cardinale Spinosi
Murder Story

Murder Story (1989)

as Willard Hope
Creepy Classics

Creepy Classics (1987)

as Franklyn Marsh - (archive footage)
The Girl

The Girl (1987)

as Peter Storm
The Disputation

The Disputation (1986)

as King James of Aragon
Jocks

Jocks (1986)

as President White
Mask of Murder

Mask of Murder (1985)

as Chief Supt. Jonathan Rich
No Image

New Magic (1983)

as Mr. Kellar
The Last Unicorn

The Last Unicorn (1982)

as King Haggard (voice)
Safari 3000

Safari 3000 (1982)

as Count Borgia
An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye (1981)

as Morgan Canfield
The Salamander

The Salamander (1981)

as Prince Baldasar, the Director of Counterintelligence
Once Upon a Spy

Once Upon a Spy (1980)

as Marcus Valorium
Serial

Serial (1980)

as Luckman Skull
Desperate Moves

Desperate Moves (1980)

as Dr. Carl Boxer
1941

1941 (1979)

as Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
Arabian Adventure

Arabian Adventure (1979)

as Caliph Alquazar
The Horror Show

The Horror Show (1979)

as (archive footage)
The Pirate

The Pirate (1978)

as Samir Al Fay
Caravans

Caravans (1978)

as Sardar Khan
End of the World

End of the World (1977)

as Father Pergado / Zindar
Airport '77

Airport '77 (1977)

as Martin Wallace
Meatcleaver Massacre

Meatcleaver Massacre (1977)

as On-Screen Narrator
Dracula and Son

Dracula and Son (1976)

as Le prince des Ténèbres
Killer Force

Killer Force (1976)

as Major Chilton
In Search of Dracula

In Search of Dracula (1975)

as Self – Host / Vlad Tepes / Count Dracula
Diagnosis: Murder

Diagnosis: Murder (1974)

as Dr. Stephen Hayward
The Wicker Man

The Wicker Man (1973)

as Lord Summerisle
Dark Places

Dark Places (1973)

as Dr. Ian Mandeville
Nothing But the Night

Nothing But the Night (1973)

as Col. Charles Bingham
Death Line

Death Line (1972)

as Stratton-Villiers, MI5
Horror Express

Horror Express (1972)

as Prof. Sir Alexander Saxton
I, Monster

I, Monster (1971)

as Dr. Charles Marlowe / Mr. Edward Blake
The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood (1971)

as John Reid (segment 3 "Sweets to the Sweet")
The Bloody Judge

The Bloody Judge (1970)

as Lord George Jeffreys
The Oblong Box

The Oblong Box (1969)

as Dr. J. Neuhartt
Eve

Eve (1968)

as Colonel Stuart
The Movie Orgy

The Movie Orgy (1968)

as Fu Manchu/Dracula (archive footage)
The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism

The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)

as Count Frederic Regula / Graf von Andomai
Theatre of Death

Theatre of Death (1967)

as Philippe Darvas
The Skull

The Skull (1965)

as Sir Matthew Phillips
Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians (1965)

as Mr. U.N. Owen (voice)
She

She (1965)

as Billali
The Gorgon

The Gorgon (1964)

as Prof. Karl Meister
Crypt of the Vampire

Crypt of the Vampire (1964)

as Count Ludwig Karnstein
Corridors of Blood

Corridors of Blood (1963)

as Resurrection Joe
The Devil's Agent

The Devil's Agent (1962)

as Baron Ferdi von Staub
Lolita

Lolita (1962)

as Kharis, the Mummy (archive footage) (uncredited)
Taste of Fear

Taste of Fear (1961)

as Doctor Pierre Gerrard
The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac (1960)

as Nero the magician
The City of the Dead

The City of the Dead (1960)

as Prof. Alan Driscoll
Beat Girl

Beat Girl (1960)

as Kenny King
Uncle Was a Vampire

Uncle Was a Vampire (1959)

as Baron Roderico da Frankurten
The Mummy

The Mummy (1959)

as Kharis, the Mummy
Dracula

Dracula (1958)

as Count Dracula
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities (1958)

as Marquis St. Evremonde
Manuela

Manuela (1957)

as Voice (voice)
Fortune Is a Woman

Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

as Charles Highbury
The Traitor

The Traitor (1957)

as Doctor Neumann
Ill Met by Moonlight

Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)

as German officer at The Dentist's office
Port Afrique

Port Afrique (1956)

as Franz Vermes
Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great (1956)

as Nectenabus (voice)
The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes (1955)

as Submarine Commander Alan Grieves
Moby Dick—Rehearsed

Moby Dick—Rehearsed (1955)

as A Stage Manager /Flask
Police Dog

Police Dog (1955)

as Johnny, a constable
The Dark Avenger

The Dark Avenger (1955)

as French Patrol Captain at Tavern (uncredited)
Cross-Roads

Cross-Roads (1955)

as Harry Cooper
The Awakening

The Awakening (1954)

as Factory proprietor (uncredited)
Innocents in Paris

Innocents in Paris (1953)

as Lieutenant Whitlock
Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge (1952)

as Georges Seurat (uncredited)
Paul Temple Returns

Paul Temple Returns (1952)

as Sir Felix Raybourne
Top Secret

Top Secret (1952)

as Russian Agent (uncredited)
The Crimson Pirate

The Crimson Pirate (1952)

as Joseph (attache)
Quo Vadis

Quo Vadis (1951)

as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Trottie True

Trottie True (1949)

as Hon. Bongo Icklesham
Hamlet

Hamlet (1948)

as Palace Guard (uncredited)
Saraband for Dead Lovers

Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)

as Herzog Anthony von Wolfenbüttel
One Night with You

One Night with You (1948)

as Pirelli's Assistant